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BlackBall
I released my first commercial application for the BlackBerry a few days ago. It’s called BlackBall and is an application that allows you to filter or block incoming calls based on a specific blacklist that you maintain. It’s on an introductory offer at $0.99 until the end of January 2010, so check it [...]
Emulating the BlackBerry Phone Call Log Field
While writing an application for the BlackBerry, I wanted to emulate the layout of the Phone Log. Typically, this looks like a set of rows laid out in a two-column or multi-column format. Since there was no available field to achieve this, I had to write my own. The way I did it was to [...]
Mice, Permissions and a Solution?
The BlackBerry default application permissions should be one of the most important things to a BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) user. But how can these application permissions be monitored and checked for those times when they are changed (creating a potentially risky situation) and the user forgets to revert to its original setting? This post will highlight a possible mechanism of checking for the most critical permissions. There’s also some sample program source code that users can download and play with.
