Last Day for Developers to Submit Apps for Free PlayBook Offer – Have You?

What I am hearing now is that RIM may have screwed up in the email they sent to developers that made us think the free PlayBook offer was extended. With that extension not happening that makes today the last official day to submit a BlackBerry PlayBook app to be eligible for the offer of a free BlackBerry PlayBook at launch. If you are not already in the submission process with an App World vendor account and signing keys I doubt you can still make the deadline. I am curious how many of you have already submitted apps or plan on submitting them today. Let me know in the comments along with what kind of app you submitted.

In the same vein I submitted a WebWorks app I created on March 23rd and it still is “pending review” over a week later. Maybe RIM is getting inundated with submissions? Either way they better approve it or I will have a conniption.

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Developers: App World Questions Answered by RIM today at 2PM

RIM is hitting off their second (as far as I know) #AskBBDev session today on Twitter for developers. They will have Alex Kinsella, RIM’s App World Project Manager, on hand to answer any of your questions about becoming a vendor or the App World submission process. Feel free to give him a hard time about the still overly complex (yet improved) App World submission process so he can pass the heat back to his team to get cracking.

To join the conversation simply head on over to #AskBBDev on Twitter or search for #AskBBDev from your BlackBerry Twitter client. Alex steps up to the plate at 2PM EDT.

If you want to throw him a curve ball for me ask him how we can allow developers to SHOW change logs in the product description. App World already provides developers the ability to put a changelog for each release but that is only shown when you receive an update notification on your BlackBerry. If you just browse to the page or somebody sends you a link you are on your own. Personally I think they should model the features after the way WordPress.org does it for plugins. Each one has a tab for description, FAQ, other notes, changelog, and download stats.

Another good question is if App World will ever show users the number of times an app has been downloaded over time or in the last week. We know RIM has the data since that is how they power their Top Free section so why not share the wealth!

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RIM Shipping Developers Free PlayBooks Before Release Worldwide

With the April 19th date almost upon us many developers have been waiting to get their hands on the device to test their apps. This includes many international developers including a few who asked the question on RIM’s #AskBBDev session yesterday. The thing is the BlackBerry PlayBook is not really set to launch internationally until later though RIM did initially set the international launch date to sometime in calendar Q2. These PlayBooks in question are the free ones offered in the promotion RIM has going for apps submitted into App World before March 31st.

 @Ddluc specifically asked:

 

Here is what RIM responded:

@BBThemes1 them followed up asking:

 

To which @BlackBerryDev responded:

I then checked the original wording from RIM’s terms and conditions on the offer and it says:

3.4 Subject to the Application Criteria outlined below, if the Application qualifies for the Offer, the Participant will be deemed eligible to receive a free BlackBerry PlayBook (“Eligible Participant”), subject to the notification and delivery conditions below. Each Eligible Participant will receive one (1) 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook; one (1) USB charger; and, one (1) North American wall outlet charger (collectively, “Device”). However, be advised that the distribution of the Device will not begin until the Device is commercially available to the public in the Eligible Participant’s country of residence (as provided to Sponsor during initial registration at the Vendor Portal).

Then I noticed that RIM has added a new line to the bottom of the contest page:

The launch date of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet has been announced. All qualifying vendors for the free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet are on a priority list to receive their shipment.

I guess its good to be a PlayBook developer!

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