Microsoft may be targeting the news at the Windows Phone Summit at developers, but there's a little new hardware on show, too, in the shape of a prototype Nokia handset. The Nokia-made device has a large, 720p resolution touchscreen along with a dual-core processor, both freshly supported in Windows Phone 8.
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Facebook App Center could launch today says source
The use of apps and social gaming of Facebook is been growing significantly over the last few years. Social games such as Farmville and other apps have been insanely popular on the service and have generated significant income for developers. Facebook is set to take apps on the social network even further according to a source claiming to be briefed by Facebook on a competitor to the App Store from Apple that Facebook plans to launch soon.
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Apple WWDC 2012 June 11 keynote confirmed : We’ll be liveblogging!
Apple has confirmed the WWDC 2012 keynote, taking place in San Francisco on June 11 at 10am PST, as part of the newly-published schedule for the developer-centric event. The subject of the keynote – which is expected to see CEO Tim Cook take the stage, as well as other luminaries from Apple’s executive team – is still a source of contention, with predictions of both iPhone 5 and new Mac news that day.
Samsung Tizen dev device caught on camera
Various Tizen smartphone developer devices, believed to be made by Samsung, have been brought out to play at the Tizen Developer Conference this week, giving us a glimpse of v1.0 Larkspur in action. The 720p HD handset runs a 1.2GHz dual-core ARM chipset, according to Tizen Talk, though neither developers nor Samsung is saying too much about specifications as this isn't a phone that will end up in users' hands. Instead, it's intended to spur adoption of the open source OS.
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Oracle vs Google verdict to drop Monday
As it stands today, the jury has delivered note to the judge in the case of Oracle vs Google which says that all but one count has had a unanimous decision made on it. The case at hand has been going on for a little over a week here in the spring of 2012 and has been ramping up for over a year. Google and Oracle are certain to continue this battle with or without a full verdict into the near future as the stakes are so very high they absolutely cannot be denied.
Samsung opens AllShare and outs DLNA dongle
Samsung has confirmed that it will be offering third-party developers access to its AllShare functionality in the Galaxy S III, allowing apps to tie into the company's new cloud access system. Hot on the heels of the Galaxy S III launch in London, Samsung announced that there would be open APIs and an SDK for the AllShare Cast and AllShare Play.
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BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha freebies can’t save RIM’s stock
RIM may be handing out BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha devices to all and sundry at BlackBerry World 2012, but the company is stressing hard that consumers shouldn't expect to see the pixel-dense prototype on store shelves. Intended to give developers a real-world device on which to trial their BlackBerry 10 SDK efforts on, the Dev Alpha may well end up being significantly different to what goes on sale later in 2012. The absence of any hard news on RIM's commercial launch plans has seen shares in the company take a dive.
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Ticketless indie devs plot unofficial WWDC 2012
Apple's WWDC 2012 was an astonishing sales success for the company, with tickets selling out within two hours, but developers who missed out now have another option for some communal coding action. Indie Developer Lab promises to bring some WWDC-style iOS and OS X collaboration to an unofficial event just around the corner from Apple's official venue.
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WWDC 2012 sells out in two hours: Resales forbidden
Tickets for WWDC 2012 have already sold out, just two hours after going on sale, dramatically beating last year's record for the coveted Apple developer event. Put up for sale earlier today, Apple has now updated its WWDC site with the news that all the tickets have gone. Meanwhile, the company has also banned ticket resales , modifying its terms & conditions to prevent scalpers from reselling developer access at last year's ridiculous mark-ups.
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Apple WWDC 2012 takes place June 11-15
Apple has confirmed dates for WWDC 2012, the company’s annual developer conference, throwing open ticket sales today. The developer event will take place between June 11 and June 15 in San Francisco, with Attendee Tickets priced at $1,599. Demand for tickets is likely to be very strong, based on previous years, with supplies expected to disappear in short order.
Facebook’s Asana initiates paid Premium
It appears that the folks once responsible for pieces of Facebook's original development have taken their next project, Asana, to the next level. This task assignment and list-making environment is now able to work with more than just its first set of teams of 30 people and moves to a "Workspace" that'll cost users cash. Higher tiers include up to 50 members, 75, and 100, all starting at $300 a month. This update also includes Priority Support and Project-level Permissions for NDA and non-public sharing.
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Pebble breaks Kickstarter record; Broad dev features detailed
E-paper smartwatch Pebble continues to set Kickstarter records, breaking the $3.6m barrier with a month left to run, while the team responsible fleshes out its developer support. The free SDK will be available prior to Pebble itself shipping, with a simulator to test out apps-in-progress; there'll also be a web service so that online apps can send notifications to Pebble without a local app on the watch or paired smartphone being required.
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