Audience seems pleased with RIM’s new operating system, smartphones and developer tools
Software developers attend the Blackberry 10 Jam in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont. on Thursday, where Research In Motion Ltd. gave them a preview of its next-generation smartphones.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Research in Motion's Brian Zubert leads app developers in their 'lightening pitches.' RIM is courting the developer community before the launch of its next-generation BlackBerry 10.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Developers pitch their application ideas to a voting audience in Kitchener-Waterloo.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Developer Ritesh Patel, with taab, explains his ideas.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Rob Williams signals to the presenters at the BlackBerry event that they have two minutes left on their pitch.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Developers wait to pitch their ideas. RIM executives spent much of their time at the event explaining how easy it is to build apps for their newest devices.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
An attendee at the Blackberry 10 Jam World Tour stop in Kitchener-Waterloo wears a T-shirt outlining the company's tour dates.Geoff Robins/The Canadian Press
Developer Kory Fong pitches his ideas to the voting audience.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Audience members assess RIM’s new hardware, as well as the ideas of other developers.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail