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Republishing from my personal website. See the original post here.

There’s a lot of reason why you should develop a native app for BlackBerry 10 but personally here’s my top 10 reasons why i develop native apps for BlackBerry 10. I made it short just for you not to get bored.

1.) BlackBerry is committed to its developers

From the start BlackBerry is committed to its developers. Developers asked for a testing device to test their BlackBerry 10 apps and BlackBerry responded by giving them a Dev Alpha devices. While developers are working really hard to bring awesome native apps for BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry in return launched a trade up program by offering a BlackBerry Limited Edition device by trading up the Dev Alpha device. You get the actual BlackBerry Z10 phone in a limited edition color made only for developers.

And since BlackBerry is confident enough that your awesome app will have a knack in BlackBerry World, they launched a 10k commitment program for eligible apps! What does that mean? It means BlackBerry will pay the difference between $1,000 to $10,000 if your app reached more than $1,000 in sales!

Though 10k commitment program is now closed, you can still submit your app for the “Built for BlackBerry” program.

Quoting from the site:

Vendors with apps carrying the Built for BlackBerry designation may have a higher profile to consumers in the following channels:

• BlackBerry World

• Social media

• Digital media

• Direct marketing

• Channel marketing

How cool is that? That’s commitment made right!

2.) Truly an open platform for every developer

Are you a C++ developer? An aspiring Web Developer whose interest is to make mobile apps using HTML5? Do you code in AIR? Well.. Good news! You can still use your existing skills to make apps for BlackBerry 10! You don’t have to get stuck in one programming language to get your dream app rolling!

3.) Need help for your app? There’s BlackBerry Dev Rel or a local developer group near you!

In dire situation, you need someone to help you get your code running. We all need help, and that’s why the BlackBerry Dev Rel (@BlackBerryDev) is here to support you! Just send them a tweet and they shall answer your questions!

It’s awesome to hack with your fellow countrymen! Join a local developer group near you! Here’s a list. If you’re residing from the Philippines, you can join us at PinoyBBDev.com! Follow us on twitter (@PinoyBBDev) !

4.) Get tools and BlackBerry World account, all for free!

Got that killer app idea and wanted to translate it to an actual app? Make it happen with BlackBerry 10! Get started by choosing your platform and download the tools needed to build your app!

And once your app is ready for prime time, you can deploy it to BlackBerry World by getting a BlackBerry World Vendor Account for… FREE! Yes, you read that right. FREE! No annual fees! No One time payment! No joke! Just sign up and get verified and submit your app to BlackBerry World! How awesome is that?

5.) BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 is amazing!

At the time of this writing, BlackBerry announced they have sold 1 Million Z10‘s all over the world in just a couple of months! Plus the dawn of seeding the Dev Alpha C to eligible developers, developers can then test their apps to support the upcoming BlackBerry Q10 smartphone, also an amazing BlackBerry 10 device with the BlackBerry signature qwerty keyboard! Imagine your app running on a beautiful hardware on a full touch screen + touch & qwerty smartphone to millions of happy Z10 and future Q10 owners! Imagine the possibilities!

So don’t miss the opportunity to change the world with BlackBerry! Get your hacker hats on and start making apps for BlackBerry 10! There’s a lot of reason why you should make apps for this platform and i believe you can discover it personally, and if you have found a reason to believe in BlackBerry 10. Share it here.

Have you started creating your apps for the PinoyBBDev Challenge 2011? Or do you intend to join the challenge? or have an existing app in App World?

If so, send an email to the official PinoyBBDev Challenge 2011 email address challenge2011@pinoybbdev.com with subject “PinoyBBDev Challenge 2011 Entry” with the following information to join the challenge.

1. Your PinoyBBDev username/full name
2. E-mail address

Please include these additional information below if you’re finished developing your apps and already submitted an app to the App World.

1. App World Vendor Name
2. Application Name and URL to your app in App World (e.g. http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/3729?lang=en) — for multiple entries, just list down all your apps with their corresponding URL, as long as it’s under one vendor

You still have 16 days left to submit your app as an entry to the competition. Good luck devs!

For more questions, send a email to the official challenge email address or to pinoybbdevmgr@pinoybbdev.com.

Finally! Our forum section is now up! Providing you another channel to discuss BlackBerry Development. Special Thanks to Irwin Tabisora(oyabun) and John Bibal III (johnbiiibs) for helping us out here. This forum shares the same account with the Blog. So once you’re “logged-in” the blog, you’re also “signed-in” in the forum.

So, make the most of out it!

Visit PinoyBBDev Forum now!!!

To all group members and anyone interested in attending pinoyBBdev’s next meet-up, please answer the survey form (see link below) to help us decide on the final date of our next meet-up.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEtvWGIwM1VGaERSZXp6NUtTbDE4Zmc6MQ

Correction: The choices on the week should be 3rd and 4th weeks of September, and 1st and 2nd weeks of OCTOBER (not August)

Last meet-up, we have discussed why we need to consider OS 7 when creating apps. And for us to be able to test our applications (regardless if it’s a new one or old apps), we need something that we can run it to. Given the fact that OS 7 devices are not yet within our reach, Perfecto Mobile can be a good alternative or maybe the best way to go.

Perfecto Mobile, a global provider of cloud-based testing, automation and monitoring solutions for mobile applications, is starting a special limited-time offer to test your applications on BlackBerry 7 OS smartphones, using Perfecto Mobile’s cloud-based mobile application testing solution. The exclusive promotion offers you a free 2 hour testing trial period on Perfecto’s MobileCloud™ for BlackBerry 7 OS smartphones and additional testing hours can be purchased at a discounted rate of $4 USD plus tax per hour beyond the initial 2 hour period.

So try this out and check if your apps will run on OS 7. This is also a good place to test NFC capable applications. Take note that most users that buys applications in AppWorld uses OS 5 and above so you’ll have a bigger target market.

Try it out now!

For more information visit Perfecto Mobile