Let
the PDK Games Begin
 Now that Sprint has released Palmฎ webOS 1.4.5 (and more
carriers are coming soon), users can experience the rich, immersive apps
made with the webOS Plug-in Development Kit (PDK) a feature of the webOS
1.4.5 SDK. The PDK lets developers build 3D games and dynamic apps using
C/C++ and OpenGL. It also makes porting titles from other platforms quick
and easy.
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more
Leaderboard
Goes Live
 Palm
Hot Apps Leaderboard is
back as our latest promotion heats up. And right now developers with free
PDK apps have a golden opportunity, as there are open spots on the free
apps side. So if you have a demo game or lite app, submit it now! PDK Hot
Apps rewards developers of the top paid and free PDK apps with their share
of $1 million. New to the program is an extra tier at $50,000, as well as
the bottom tier, which has the option of $1,000 credit atHP.com or a brand new HP ENVY 17 premium
laptop. Program ends Sept. 30.
Learn
more
And
The Winner Is
 Congratulations to the winners of our first Hot Apps Promotion,
which was a great success. We were impressed with both the level of
developer participation as well as your many innovative and creative apps.
The $100,000 winners were YouView Visual Voice Mail client (Paid App) and
Pandora Radio (Free App).
See
all our winners
Palm
Sponsors jQuery Mobile Project
 We just announced our sponsorship of the jQuery Mobile project.
Given our loyalty to advancing good Web developer products especially
those that focus on device form factor we wanted to help the jQuery
team, which recently started supporting their great library on
devices.
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more
Short
Port to webOS
 Yet another developer proves that 3D games can be ported to
webOS in less than 24 hours. Check out Phil
Hassey's blog for a
firsthand account of what it took to bring his space-themed strategy game,
Galcon, to webOS. Hassey's blog chronicles each step, from opening his
Palm Pre box to submitting the app for review. Check
out his finished product. Questions about porting your app? Contact a
PDK team member atpdk@palm.com
Center
Stage at MobileBeat
 HP executive Phil McKinney and our own Ben Galbraith spoke at
MobileBeat 2010 last month. McKinney,
the featured speaker, shared his insights about the purchase of Palm and
the potential of webOS. Galbraithsat
down for a fireside chat, in which he talked about webOS for Enterprise
users and the ease of creating custom corporate apps.
Join the
Discussions
Palm's Developer Center promotes our interactive developer community
through our forum boards.
Join
the discussions now
webOS
Buzz
- Looking for ways to keep up with the webOS community? Fire up your
browser and check out these podcasts:
- webOsroundup
podcast talks about
new and interesting apps and issues of interest to webOS developers.
Senior Developer Relations engineer Ben Combee was featured there on
Aug. 11 talking about webOS 1.4.5 and our PDK Hot Apps
Promotion.
- Precentral.net also does a weekly podcast
calledPalmcast
Live that covers
webOS, development, app reviews and other webOS-oriented
material.
- Interested in learning more about webOS development? Here are a
couple of must-reads. If you're planning to develop with the PDK, you'll
need to know all about SDL -- view
the tutorial. On the JavaScript side, check out this
interesting discussion
of jQuery.
- New to writing webOS programs? Project Ares is a great way to get
started and we've found a new Ten
Minute Guide to Ares that will get you started.
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Events
09.21 - 25 | Web
DirectionsAtlanta, GA
Ben Galbraith and Dion Almaer will
give the keynote. Palm will also sponsor a free webOS Amped Hack
Event for developers as well as an after party that night. Learn
more
09.25 - 26 | JSConf.eu
Berlin,
Germany
Ben
Galbraith and Dion Almaer will present a session on solving device
fragmentation and cross platform development. Palm will also sponsor
the after hours party at the HomeBase Lounge. Learn
more
10.19 - 20 | Mobile Apps
WorldLondon, UK
Ben Combee will present "Using Web
Technology to Solve Device Fragmentation". Palm will host a webOS
developer workshop. Register for this free hands on session, space
is limited! Learn
more
Conference Comp Passes Available!
We have a few
complimentary passes for two upcoming conferences: JSConf.eu in Berlin and Mobile Apps
World in London. If you are a member of the Palm Developer Community
and interested in attending one of these conferences, check out
ourJSConf.eu or Mobile
Apps Worldpages for details. Deadline is Aug.
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Blog
07.30.10 | Handling multiple lists and a command menu - Tips from
the Facebook App View
07.13.10 | Here's a quick PDK submission checklist to make sure
your app doesn't get rejected. View
07.13.10 | The awesome webOS101 crew has a code snippets area
that you should know about. View
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