Cascades Demo: Rich UI Development for BlackBerry Apps

Introducing Cascades, the rich UI development platform for the development of BlackBerry apps.

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[Andy Turfer]

This isn't really a demo of 'apps', it's a demo of what can be achieved quickly using the new Cascades framework. In any event, show me another OS that has a gallery that's 'the same' as the one in this demo! Show me another OS that has a gallery where the video thumbnails actually play the videos!! Do a YouTube search for 'BlackBerry Cascades' and learn something.

[Chromeo90]

so awesome

[akirafactor]

I'll take a Linaro Android system over this any day.

[Andy Turfer]

Apparently some clever cookie already managed to hack Skype onto a PlayBook. I believe it's a port of the Java version (the Android version). RIM would not be able to distribute Skype on BlackBerry unless they paid Microsoft (licensing deal), and I doubt this would even happen (Microsoft would ask for too much, RIM are not financially healthy at the moment, and Microsoft don't want another competitor in the mobile space so won't do RIM any favours).

[Andy Turfer]

RIM have confirmed that the current PlayBook will receive an upgrade to the new BB10 operating sysyem (Google for it).

[Andy Turfer]

They will, so long as they (RIM) can stay in business long enough. At the recent BB World they issued alpha dev BB10 handsets to attendees. Just do a YouTube search for "BB10 Alpha". BB10 will be orders of magnitude better than the competition.

[Andy Turfer]

This isn't really a "feature demo". If anything, it's showing what can be created with the new BB10 development tools. To create such a UI using Android would be near on impossible due to Android's lag and poor development tools. Developers will get much of what is in this demo for free, thanks to Cascades. Jerky laggy Java and the Dalvik VM will never be able to compete with C++ and Cascades.

[TheHusky9]

Okay, but where is it

[Dhika Wikibi]

this is probably showing the similar app like other OS has but integrated with BB apps, just my two cents

[matvait]

So we will be getting Skype?

[Djdroid29]

Its so smooth :O