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. 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. 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). 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. 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.
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