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Palm’s PDK to be able to port iPhone apps with ease?

Palm’s PDK to be able to port iPhone apps with ease?

Before I begin this post, I’d like to offer you a little background info in case you’re not completely familiar with PDK. Palm’s WebOS  is written in the languages of the web–HTML, Javascript, and CSS.  If you were to download Palm’s Mojo SDK (Software Development Kit), you’d find that it’s filled with these different technologies. Despite these [...]

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gDial Pro Creator Removes App From App Catalog Because of Google APIs

gDial Pro Creator Removes App From App Catalog Because of Google APIs

GDial Pro was one of the best Google Voice applications for Palm’s WebOS.  Last week, Google updated their Google Voice APIs, rendering Palm’s Mojo framework (Palm’s SDK) unable to support further Google Voice applications.  As many of you know, WebOS  is a skin on top of the oh-so-powerful Linux, but WebOS is actually an extremely modified WebKit browser, [...]

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Nexus One Gets an Update & Multitouch

Nexus One Gets an Update & Multitouch

Earlier today, Google released an update for the Nexus One, its flagship mobile device.
Like in most firmware updates, a variety of safety improvements are included. Additionally, Google seems to have addressed (and corrected) the 3G glitch that plagued T-Mobile users.
However, most of the buzz that’s surrounding this update has to do with the highly anticipated integration of multi- touch capability into the [...]

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Techtrackr Weekly: Episode One

Techtrackr Weekly: Episode One

In this first installment of Techtrackr Weekly, I talk about the iPad, Quarterly Reports, and some other interesting news, as well as WebOS 1.4, and the Mobile World Conference in February.

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Palm WebOS can Handle Flash, Still Can’t Play it Yet.

Palm WebOS can Handle Flash, Still Can’t Play it Yet.

Well, in an interesting turn of events, I have found that Palm’s WebOS is ready to handle Flash at version 1.3.5, but doesn’t have the code to actually play Flash at this moment.  A Flash beta was expected to be in the App Catalog soon after Palm’s CES keynote, but has not appeared yet, and [...]

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Pre and Pixi Plus are out on Verizon

Pre and Pixi Plus are out on Verizon

Well, two days before Apple’s announcement of their ‘latest creation,’ Palm and Verizon had a reason to celebrate.  Palm released their own latest creations, namely the Pre Plus and the Pixi Plus.
Why ‘Plus’ you might ask?  Well, the Pre Plus has no center ball, which, as a Pre user and supporter, I can say is [...]

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Interview with Tapulous

Disclaimer- I am a beta tester for Tapulous.
Interview with Ed from Tapulous.
First Question-How are you?
Ed- Hey Josh. I’m doing great! Thanks
Josh- You work for Tapulous which makes Tap Tap Revenge. What Is Your Job There?
Ed- I do. As we’re a Start-Up, my job varies widely. I do much of the customer support,blogging,facebooking,etc. Then I manage [...]

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Palm Wows Once Again at CES

Palm Wows Once Again at CES

Today, Palm had their annual keynote at CES. Here’s a quick rundown of everything they announced as I work on the longer article:

Palm Pre Plus on Verizon
Palm Pixi Plus on Verizon
Tethering on the ‘Plus’ phones only on Verizon
Native app writing via PDK (plugin development kit) in C/C++
3D games written in C/C++ using the PDK, available [...]

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