Android developers can qualify for a free BlackBerry PlayBook in February

Summary: The 2.0 update for the BlackBerry PlayBook will provide Android support and to promote this functionality RIM is holding a developer promotion.

By Matthew Miller for The Mobile Gadgeteer | February 3, 2012 -- 04:30 GMT (20:30 PST)

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Alec Saunders, VP of Developer Relations at RIM, posted a Tweet yesterday about an upcoming developer promotion for Android devs. As you can see on this RIM developer's blog page you will be able to qualify for a free 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook.

There are some obvious requirements, including that you be a registered BlackBerry App World developer and convert your Android app with a submittal to the BB App World between 2 February and 13 February. Visit the Runtime for Android apps page to see how you can repackage your Android app for the BlackBerry PlayBook.

RE: Android developers can qualify for a free BlackBerry PlayBook in February

I noticed the lack of comments. Maybe no one is interested in the playbook.

davidmpaul

3 February, 2012 08:24

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RE: Android developers can qualify for a free BlackBerry PlayBook in February

Seems a little cheesy not to give them the high-end Playbook.

ancillaDomini

3 February, 2012 11:13

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RE: Android developers can qualify for a free BlackBerry PlayBook in February

Wow, a (near) defunct device with no future. Welcome to the HP TouchPad world. Now if they threw in a Acer or Samsung tablet...

Jaytmoon

4 February, 2012 06:47

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Surprise me !!!

Even though we thought we wouldn't like the Playbook, it has become our favorite.
We really like the UI.
And, it does everything we need & want it to.

ChoMlo

7 February, 2012 02:47

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RE: Android developers can qualify for a free BlackBerry PlayBook in February

This is a smart move on the Blackberrys part. This would be benefiting both parties but more so Blackberry. As an effort to keep up with the mobile times, they are doing a good job of keeping up with all of the other high level competition. Thanks for posting this!