apakah kita semakin dekat mendapatkan BBM di Android bang Agus? On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 6:15 AM, Agus Hamonangan <[email protected]>wrote:
> http://goo.gl/ljVcW > > When the long-awaited BlackBerry > tablet<http://mashable.com/2011/03/22/blackberry-playbook-available> hits > the U.S. and Canada on April 19, Research in Motion (RIM) has a surprise up > its sleeve: support for Android apps. > > The company announced today that in addition to its new native SDK, the > BlackBerry PlayBook will support apps written for Android > 2.3<http://mashable.com/2010/11/25/nexus-s-android-2-3/> and > BlackBerry Java. RIM also announced that it is bringing the Airplay and > Unity 3 game engines to the PlayBook. > > Android support on a BlackBerry-branded device is a big deal. Rumors about > this sort of arrangement have been ongoing since early 2011, but it seemed > an unlikely development until now. In a statement, RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis > said: “The upcoming addition of BlackBerry Java and Android apps for the > BlackBerry PlayBook on BlackBerry App World will provide our users with an > even greater choice of apps and will also showcase the versatility of the > platform.” > > The technical details surrounding Android-compatibility aren’t clear. We > assume RIM is using a virtual machine that can support Android code. This > method is likely similar to what the QNX-based tablet will do to run apps > written for older BlackBerry handset devices. > > RIM says developers will just need to repackage, code sign and submit > existing Android apps to the Blackberry App World. > > For developers that want to create native apps for the PlayBook, RIM says > its BlackBerry Tablet OS Native Development Kit will be in open Beta by this > summer. It seems odd to release a device to consumers before the native > development kit is even in open beta, but we guess that’s why RIM is > expanding its options to also include apps written for BlackBerry Java, > Android and Adobe Air. > > The big question is: how will Android apps be presented on the PlayBook? > Our guess is they will appear in home-screen widgets with a full-screen > option, given the differences in orientation and resolution. That could > actually be an interesting experience, depending on execution. > > To be clear, the apps that the PlayBook supports will be Android 2.3 — not > Android 3.0. So this means that developers that want an easy port of a > utility or basic game will have an easy time moving to the PlayBook. > Developers building new tablet apps from the ground-up for Honeycomb, > however, will still need to consider alternate development paths for > PlayBook. > > What do you think of the PlayBook and its Android app compatibility? Does > it make the device more attractive? Let us know in the comments. > > -- > Salam, > > > Agus Hamonangan > > Founder Indonesian Android Community > http://forum.android.or.id > > Indonesian Android Community > http://groups.google.com/group/id-android > > Gtalk : id.android > Follow : @agushamonangan > E-mail : [email protected] > > -- > =============== > Indonesian Android Community, join: http://forum.android.or.id > > HTC Android Phone with HTC Sense and HTCsense.com > http://www.htc.com/DesireHD/ > --------------------- > Unlimited Data XL Mobile Broadband > http://www.xl.co.id/XLInternet/BroadbandInternet > -------------------- > i-gadget Store - BEC Bandung > E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0812-21111191 > -------------------- > Toko Gila Original Surabaya > Email: [email protected] Ph. (031) 91555898 > -------------------- > Toko EceranShop - BEC Bandung > E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0815-56599888 > -------------------- > > Aturan Jual/Kloteran ID-Android http://goo.gl/azW7 > -- *former BlackBerry user, now a proud Android owner* -- =============== Indonesian Android Community, join: http://forum.android.or.id HTC Android Phone with HTC Sense and HTCsense.com http://www.htc.com/DesireHD/ --------------------- Unlimited Data XL Mobile Broadband http://www.xl.co.id/XLInternet/BroadbandInternet -------------------- i-gadget Store - BEC Bandung E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0812-21111191 -------------------- Toko Gila Original Surabaya Email: [email protected] Ph. (031) 91555898 -------------------- Toko EceranShop - BEC Bandung E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0815-56599888 -------------------- Aturan Jual/Kloteran ID-Android http://goo.gl/azW7
