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TheSonOfKrypton: GG Palm. It's been nice. more »
Graverobber: As long as they can get some great apps like Shazam and Urbanspoon on the Pre they'll be okay. Although if it can't run Paper Toss, it's dead to me. more »
PaddyDugan: Anybody else notice that the most cogent remarks on this discussion are unstarred? I'm gonna start keeping track. Maybe once you get a star you feel... more »
LancelotAristomachus: The internals aren't gimped, they just aren't being used. Palm could easily increase the polling rate for the accelerometer, allowing developers to u... more »
Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Cue statement from Pre Fanboi about how it's a business phone, and that it doesn't need games. (This is sarcasm.) more »
Tech-Hedz: This guy is an Iphone developer and doesn't work for Palm. He's just saying that you can't use opengl with the Mojo SDK to access the hardware. That d... more »
Nick: and now we know why they are marketing to women with their weird feminine hygiene ads. i figured this phone was doomed from the get-go because of it's... more »
ducttape38: Palm is making a really stupid move here. 6 out of the top 10 paid apps in the App Store are games. Customers like games because they're fun. Develop... more »
Identity (reclamation): I'm looking forward to this. more »
CassidyPlancus: As a fun fact Windows also requires Virtual Box. more »

#palmpre

Palm WebOS Mojo SDK Sadly Impotent: Badass Games Are Impossible
iPhone developer Craig Hunter confirms some of our fears about Palm's entirely web-language based Mojo SDK for WebOS—it's weak sauce, with pitiful access to the Pre's powerful hardware. More »
#palm

Palm Mojo SDK for WebOS Now Available to Anyone, App Submissions Start in Fall
Softening the blow that Apple struck yesterday, Palm has released its Mojo SDK for anybody to download. They'll start taking app submissions for the App Catalog from all developers in the fall. More »
#iphonesdk

iPhone 3.1 SDK Available Now
The 3.1 version of the iPhone SDK is available now, bringing a couple new fixes like having the OS simulator "more closely matching the device." There are also new Interface Builder, XCode and Dashcode changes. [iPhone Developer]
#palm

Palm Pre's Mojo SDK Leaked: Bring on the Apps
Palm's Mojo devkit has leaked to the web ahead of schedule—they had announced it would arrive in late summer, and instead developers are treated to the SDK right now. More »
#palmpre

Palm Pre's App Catalog Won't Get Really Open Until This Summer
Palm just posted an update on their developer blog telling developers—all of whom are anxious to make apps for the Pre and start making money—that the SDK won't be out until late summer. More »
#android

Android 1.5 "Early Look" SDK Now Available: Adds Soft Keyboard, Video Recording, and Way, Way More
Google has announced that the Android 1.5 "Early Look" SDK is now available to developers, and man, does it bring the features. Check out the list below. More »
#apple

Apple Developer Agreement Forbids Writing Jailbreak and DRM Cracking Apps
Developers signing on to the iPhone SDK program are now expressly forbidden from writing iPhone apps that can be installed via jailbreak, or any software for any Apple technology that messes with security or DRM. More »
#rumor

Kevin Rose On iPhone 3.0: Cut/Paste, Features Equal Palm Pre
Digg's Kevin Rose is again peddling his Apple rumors, this time in regards to the upcoming 3.0 preview scheduled for this Tuesday. He was dead on last time around—can he do it again? More »
#allgizwants

All Giz Wants: The One True Internet Pizza Ordering App Framework
Today was a very special day in pizza tech news. First, Dominos, oh boy Dominos: you've automated pizza ordering and delivery in a way that I never specifically thought about, but now that it's out, have already welcomed as a new sign that humans are making progress in this world. You can now order, pay for and track delivery of a pizza from a graphical menu on your TiVo. And on top of that, a free medium Papa John's pie can be yours via its now-painfully-antiquated web delivery system all for becoming a fan of PJ's on Facebook. More »
#iphone

iPhone Firmware 2.2 Beta 2 Goes Out to Developers: Still No Copy/Paste
So here's the deal. You don't get copy/paste. You don't get image or videos over MMS. And you still can't type your emails or text messages in landscape mode. BUT! If you've been dreaming about Google Street View, or, uh, walking directions... well, you're in luck, because Apple is listening to you and nobody else. One neat little tidbit, though: looks like the SDK is now supporting line-in audio devices, which could lead to some fun later on. Still, not a thrilling update. [Boy Genius Report]
#wozipodtodiesoon

Woz: iPod to Die Soon
In an surprisingly frank and fresh exclusive interview with the Daily Telegraph, Steve Wozniak has left us some new gems of wisdom regarding the past, present, and future of Apple. Among his thoughts on Apple's fanboyism, stock overvaluation, upcoming products, and the iPhone limitations, the most surprising is his prediction that the iPod success will die soon, just like the Walkman and transistor radio did: More »
#iphone

iPhone Will Get Adobe Flash Soon, If Apple Says OK
If you're still clamoring for Adobe Flash support to get Hulu on your iPhone, I've got good news and bad news. The good news is that Adobe Senior Director of Engineering Paul Betlem says that as soon as Apple approves it, it would be out "in a very short time." More »
#iphone22

iPhone 2.2 Beta 1 Seeded to Developers (2.2 Details Soon!)
Well, that was speedy. Not too long after iPhone 2.1 arrived to fix most of iPhone 2.0's most damning problems, Apple has seeded OS 2.2 Beta 1 to developers. No one's had a chance to dive in yet to see what's new, but some mo' bug fixes, push notifications (finally) and added GPS features sound like a good bet, now that most of the bigger bugs are squished. [Gear Live]
#android

Download Android 1.0 SDK...NOW
Google made the Android 1.0 SDK available today, following the announcement of the G1 phone yesterday. The 1.0 signification means it's technically out of beta, and you can develop without fear of major changes to Android's core programming. According to Mobile Whack, the only changes from the 0.9 release are some bug fixes and API inclusions. Download it here. [Mobile Whack]
#iphone

Apple's iPhone Developer University Program Hits, Will Cost Unis Nothing
Apple's recently revealed its iPhone Developer University Program: it's aimed at higher educational institutions who wish to introduce an iPhone/iPod touch developer curriculum, and supplies the iPhone SDK free of charge for up to 200 students. Basically it'll mean that a class is a small developer company, able to share development apps within the team as they learn programming skills. Ultimately the school can also publish them through the App Store. You can either see this as a kind-hearted attempt by Apple to aid higher education, or a way of tapping into a rich vein of imaginative developers for new apps for the App Store. Either way, it's interesting stuff, though for now it's limited to accredited schools in the US. [Program page via AppleInsider]
#sonybravia

Sony Japan Releases SDK For Bravia TV Apps
Sony became the latest to jump on the app trend bandwagon, but not with a product you'd automatically equate with downloading itty bitty widgets. The company has released an App development kit for its line of Bravia television sets. It expects people to create things like small multiplayer online games, weather and news data aggregators and anything else you can program onto 1.3MB of memory. More »
#iphoneapps

How Apple Picks Which Apps Make It to the App Store
Apple's rejection of the Podcaster app for duping "the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes" was a more dramatic blow to developers than we implied in our coverage, throwing the capriciousness of the approval process into the starkest relief yet, especially from the dev standpoint. Joy of Tech, thankfully, gives us some insight into Apple's innovation-killing process for the first time. Also check out John Gruber's argument about what's so wrong here. See also: NYT's coverage. [Joy of Tech]
#tmobile

T-Mobile's App Program Will Not Include Android, Sidekick at Launch
Last month mocoNews revealed that T-Mobile was gearing up to launch an open app development program that would be similar to the one created by Apple. Initially, the plan was to have Android and the Sidekick on board, but since then the plans appear to have changed. MocoNews now reports that T-Mobile reps have informed them that the program will focus initially on basic programs. No Android, no Sidekick, no API access and free apps will not be allowed to feature advertising to help with costs. More »
#sony

SDK for Sony xPeria X1 Phone Launched, Doesn't Cost a Penny
Sony's just come up with the software development kit for the xPeria X1, designed to let programmers create new "panel" apps for the phone's funky one-touch panel interface that sits on top of its Windows Mobile 6.1 OS. The idea is to create stuff that will "meet the consumer’s demand for a rich, individualized multimedia experience on their phone"—everything from search engines to social networking apps, all easy-access through the panels, or so says Sony anyway. If you're keen to get to grips with making software for this phone, you'll be able to get hold of the SDK for free here. Otherwise, check out a video of the panel interface at the Sony link. Press release below. [Sony] More »
#android

First Android Release Will Have iPhone-Style Crippled Bluetooth, No Google Talk
Over on the official Android Developers Blog, Googler Dan Morrill has news of what won't be making it into Android 1.0—a full featured-Bluetooth stack and data messaging via Google Talk API. Android 1.0 will work with Bluetooth headsets, but won't do other things like send files or link up to a PoGo printer, just like the iPhone. Google Talk will be missing completely. Thankfully, the reasoning behind both decisions seems to make sense: Google Talk's security is nowhere near where it needs to be in order to function as the core IM service for a huge mobile platform as intended, and a full Bluetooth API simply isn't done yet, but both should show up in future iterations. Apparently any frameworks in the 1.0 SDK would be impossible to greatly change down the road, so it sounds like Google's taking the smart route and not rushing out inferior code. [Android Developers Blog via PC Mag]
#android

An In-Depth Video Tour of Android 0.9, an (Almost) Great (Almost) OS
Earlier today Google released the Android 0.9 SDK r1 Beta, boasting of a pile of API updates and a visual refresh that moves it one solid step closer to actually, you know, showing up on a phone. A long changelog and a few screenshots are great, but we've fired up the SDK's emulator for a guided tour of Android's salient features. More »
#android

Android 0.9 SDK Beta Now Available: Includes Major UI Update
The Android 0.9 SDK r1 Beta represents the first formal release on the path to Android 1.0 and it is available now for download. Outside of the normal bug fixes, users will notice some major UI updates—including a new widget-enhanced home screen, a tab to pull up apps, a camera and a media player. There are also a whole slew of API upgrades that should significantly enhance usability. Any further changes between this version and the final release version are expected to be small, but keep in mind that apps created with this version may not be compatible with 1.0. UPDATE: Check out our extensive video tour of the OS. Screenshots of the new UI added. More »
#iphone

Doom 2 and Wolfenstein RPGs May Be Heading to the iPhone
I don't think John Carmack had a version of the Doom 2 and Wolfenstein RPGs in mind when he recently said that id Software was bringing something "very special" to the iPhone, but CEO Todd Hollenshead has revealed that he would like to bring both of these games to the device, which he claims is more powerful than a DS and PSP combined. The software is already being worked on for other platforms, but Hollenshead admits that it is too early to tell whether the games will be ported to the iPhone. More »
#facebook

Facebook Connect for iPhone Will Links Apps to Your Facebook Account
At Facebook's annual f8 conference this afternoon it was revealed that iPhone app developers will be able to integrate apps with Facebook Connect—in other words, apps will be able to link up to and share data with your Facebook account, so your identity will be consistent and linked across apps through your Facebook account (and you won't have to create separate accounts for every app). Think of it like this: More »
#iphoneapps

iPhone App Devs Still Gagged by Non-Disclosure Agreement, Mad as F'n Hell About It
As we covered in our case for still needing the iPhone app black market, developers are gagged by a non-disclosure agreement that keeps them from talking about actually programming the iPhone with anybody, even though sharing info would help app development. Surprise, developers don't like that. So now we have Fucking NDA, which aggregates their rants and musings, turning them into a single stream of angst about, well, that fucking NDA. Here's a gem collected from Twitterific's Craig Hockenberry: More »
#iphoneapps

Why We Still Need the iPhone App Black Market
A year ago, we said that no iPhone SDK meant no killer apps. It came, and the apps are here in staggering numbers. But many of the amazing apps and concepts we grew to love as unofficial apps aren't here, and only about 100 of the 500+ apps at launch in the official store are really useful or desirable—the rest are dupes or just bad. There are no less than five apps to turn my iPhone into a flashlight, yet I can't turn it into a 3G-powered Wi-Fi hotspot. Why? Because the SDK has more restrictions than Guantanamo—devs can't integrate with the OS and have to steer way, way clear of copyright and trademark issues—so the most innovative, game-changing apps might not ever make it to your squeaky clean iPhone. That's why we need more than Apple's official app store—we still need jailbreaking, Installer.app (now Cydia) and the best unauthorized third-party apps to make the iPhone an ultra-powerful open platform we really want. Here are the roadblocks: More »
#storage

Drobo Open SDK Makes Apps for DLNA Devices, Bittorrent, Media Players Possible
Drobo, the storage enclosure that monitors up to 4 HDDs, now has an open SDK to go with its ability to protect and share your data. What does this mean for Drobo users? They can expect apps that will allow them to stream data across DLNA devices, work as a bittorrent client, interface with wi-fi devices like the Eye-Fi or set up a simple FTP. The SDK is available now and can be found at [Drobo].
#contests

Gizmodo's iPhone SDK App Contest
We saw a number of iPhone SDK applications demoed during the WWDC keynote last week, some of which—like the physics-based game Enigmo—were fantastic. With over 250,000 kits downloaded and 4,000 admitted to the iPhone beta program, we're sure you guys have come up with something as good, or even better than that. That's why we're holding our own Gizmodo iPhone App Contest. More »
#iphone3g

TomTom on the iPhone May Not Be Completely Dead
In an interview with TomTom spokesperson Yann Lafargue, French site Mac Generation hit on a few interesting tidbits about 3rd party navigation software on the iPhone. During the interview, Lafargue confirmed that there was a version of TomTom software running on the iPhone but he does not know if they will ever actually ship the product. You would think that the major reason for not shipping would be the clause in the SDK agreement that states "applications may not be designed or marketed for real time route guidance," but Lafargue insisted that is not a problem. More »
#windows7

Windows 7 Multi-Touch SDK Slated For an October Release
Details on the multi-touch functionality in Windows 7 are only a couple of days old, but it appears that Microsoft is already looking ahead with a multi-touch SDK slated for release at this year's Professional Developers Conference in October. At that time, Microsoft is expected to "highlight the new multi-touch gesture APIs and explain how you can leverage them in your applications." [PDC via tabletpctalk]
#iphonesdk

iPhone SDK Beta 6 Now Available, OS X 10.5.3 Needed
iPhone's sixth SDK has just been released, adding support for the latest iPhone OS and fixing various bugs. You'll have to update to Leopard 10.5.3, which was released earlier today. That's right, you HAVE TO. Not sure why, but that's what Apple's saying. [Apple]
#iphonesdk

iPhone SDK Beta 5 Now Up: Bug Fixes, Updated OS Support
Besides supporting the latest iPhone OS version, beta 5 doesn't do a whole lot else besides throwing in small tweaks to the UI, tweaks to the developers tools and some bug fixes. No big feature addition like last time, but you gotta update if you're making iPhone apps. You just gotta! There probably won't be very many more of these before the next iPhone's out. More »
#software

iPhone Getting iTunes Remote Control App?
TUAW's tipsters tell it that, based on code found in the latest iPhone SDK beta, Apple's working on an app called iControl to hook up with iTunes libraries. Their guess is that it'll enable your iPhone to connect wirelessly to your iTunes and play back music, videos and podcasts (supposedly on the phone). That's interesting and all, but we're hoping it's more of an actual "controller", as specified in TUAW's headline and image. This way we can use the iPhone as a remote to adjust playback on our iTunes and Apple TVs. This is the one that makes sense to us. [TUAW]
#iphonesdk

iPhone SDK Beta 4 Hints at Support for Background Tasks
According to MacNN, support for the UI Application delegate class on the newly released iPhone SDK build could indicate that running background processes is possible. That would be cool, but nothing has been made official yet. [macNN]
#iphonesdk

iPhone SDK Beta 4 Now Available, Comes with OpenGL ES 3D Graphics Support
The latest iPhone SDK is now available, and unlike last time, it actually comes with an awesome new feature: OpenGL ES support! Now the iPhone simulator can render OpenGL ES that "mirror behavior on the iPhone and iPod Touch." The ES in OpenGL ES stands for embedded systems, and is the official graphics API in both Symbian and Android as well. As a side note, Open GL ES 2.0 is also supported by the PS3 as "an official graphics API" according to Wikipedia, in case you're playing the world's nerdiest game of Trivial Pursuit. [iPhone]
#apple

iPhone SDK Beta 3 Now Available
iPhone Devs should go grab the newest SDK release, which comes with a new tutorial and extends the beta 2.0 firmware. It also has various bug fixes and "support for the latest iPhone OS." [Apple]
#software

iPhone SDK Beta 2 Now Available
Potential iPhone developers should go and grab the latest release of the SDK, beta 2, and revel in the new Interface Builder. Make your own fancy UIs for your iPhone game, or maybe just make an improved iFartz. We're cool with either. [Apple via Macworld]
#informedspeculation

Microsoft Developing Native Office Apps for iPhone
The iPhone is definitely turning into an enterprise heavyweight. Tom Gibbons, head of Microsoft's Specialized Devices and Applications Group (which houses their Mac developers) confirmed to Fortune that Microsoft is looking at bringing native Office apps to the iPhone with the SDK: "To the extent that Mac Office customers have functionality that they need in that environment, we're actually in the process of trying to understand that now." And why wouldn't they? More »
#iphone

Adobe Developing iPhone Flash Player, No Word on Safari Plug-In
Despite Steve's "HELL NO!", Adobe is developing a Flash player for the iPhone. Adobe's CEO, Shantanu Narayen said to the WSJ that they have evaluated the software developer tools and they think they can develop an iPhone Flash player on their own. A Flash player plug-in for Safari, however, would be much more difficult, if not impossible with the current SDK. But there are other possibilities, from a development point of view, which could actually be better for iPhone users. More »
#exclusive

First Video of Hacked iPhone 2.0 In Action

Here is our exclusive video of the iPhone with hacked 2.0 firmware, running on a T-Mobile network instead of AT&T. Despite what other reports have erroneously stated, this is not a jailbroken iPhone with firmware 2.0, but a completely hacked version of the firmware that allows you to run any app and use any compatible carrier you want in the world. As we explained yesterday, it's going to be very difficult for Apple to close this hole, almost impossible, according to iPhone Dev Team sources. Update: changes on first sight: More »

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