BlackBerry launches new Dev Alpha C handset with physical keyboard

BlackBerry has just launched a new Dev Alpha C program and dev handset at its BlackBerry Jam Europe event in Amsterdam to help coders build apps for BB devices with physical keyboards. It also announced the WebWorks SDK, which will support apps for the recently launched Blackberry Q10 handset. That software kit will let physical keyboards work "just as if (input) came from the virtual keyboard on a BlackBerry Z10," according to the blog, including triggering actions when not entering text. The new handset will join BlackBerry's Dev Alpha B model for touchscreen smartphones and the freshly announced red Special Edition Z10, letting devs create applications for both with "very little effort," according to the company. Want more info? See the sources below.

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Source: Blackberry Developer Blog, Blackberry Dev (Twitter), @paradosky (Twitter)