Developer Shed Showcase: Blackberry and GPS Webcast

Hi folks! We here at the Shed have gotten wind of an exciting opportunity and decided to share it with you, our loyal readers. We have decided that, periodically when we hear about something we think our audience might be interested in, we would like to send them an email. Don't worry – that doesn't mean we are going to bombard you with emails. We value our readership, and simply wish to continue our effort to bring you the best tools for geeks from across the web! This issue we are showcasing a free webcast from AT&T's devCentral Program and the good folks at Research in Motion. Presented by Brent Thompson, Technical Channel Manager for RIM, the presentation will teach you how to build LBS applications using the Blackberry Java Platform and the Blackberry browser. Keep on reading to find out what else the webcast has to offer. And let us know what you thought. We always enjoy your feedback.

Who Should Attend? Experienced mobile software developers interested in learning how to build LBS applications for the BlackBerry® platform. When: July 10th, 1:00 pm EST Access instructions will be sent to registered attendees prior to the start of the Webcast event. What You Will Learn: How to build LBS applications using the BlackBerry Java platform and the BlackBerry browser. Topics Covered: Introduction to BlackBerry Device GPS Capabilities Building browser-based applications that leverage the GPS capabilities of the BlackBerry smartphone Building Java-based applications that leverage the GPS capabilities of the BlackBerry smartphone Registration is required - REGISTER NOW!   Speaker Bio: Brent Thornton is a Technical Channel Manager for Applications with the Research In Motion (RIM) AT&T Business Unit. Brent works with AT&T customers to help them understand their options for building BlackBerry applications. We are giving away a BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8110 smartphone from AT&T to two lucky webcast attendees! Don’t forget to sign up now!

As you can see, there are quite an array of benefits to this webcast, including informatiive introductions to Blackberry GPS Capabilities and how to build browser-based applications that leverage them. And if that isn't enough to entice you, two Blackberry Pearl 8110 smartphones from AT&T will be given away. We hope you enjoy this unique experience. As always, thanks for reading. Until next time, Developer Shed Staff