If you're interested in developing apps for the HP TouchPad, now's the time to get on board with HP. At the WebOS CONNECT event in London today, HP announced that they are releasing the WebOS 3.0 Beta SDK to their Early Access developers.
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Unreal Development Kit Demo, “Samaritan”
What do a scene of urban decay, a blowtorch on a piece of chain, a half smoked cigarette, rain falling down a stubble clad cheek and muzzle flashes have in common? They're all images featured in "Samaritan", a technology demo from Epic Games showcasing all of the new features included in the UDK. Epic just released the UDK Beta this month. They dropped this beautiful little piece of eye-candy at GDC last week. Epic's demonstration video is a showcase of the newest of the new in graphics rendering tech. It's also a great little scene that's fun to watch in it's own right, even if you're not a rendering-geek like me.
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Blackberry Analytics SDK 0.9 Beta Release
Research In Motion just dropped a Beta version of an Analytics package for Blackberry Developers. This new SDK is going to add a number of features, behind-the-scenes. Developers can now analyze how users are actually using their apps statistically. This system allows developers to tailor their apps to their userbase over time based on a range of information collected. The SDK includes a web portal to help developers organize and view the information so they can make their design decisions with the actual user data in mind.
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Finalized Honeycomb SDK released for Android 3.0 developers
The Android 3.0 Honeycomb SDK has been finalized, with Google pushing out the polished version on the eve of the Motorola XOOM's retail debut. Accompanied by an updated set of developer tools - that includes more accurate previews of how final apps will look on-device - the new SDK has the finalized 3.0 APIs.
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BlackBerry PlayBook simulator updated with browser: Flash & HTML5 Video/Audio
RIM has pushed out an updated version of the BlackBerry Tablet OS simulator, complete with a fully embedded BlackBerry browser so that would-be PlayBook devs can test out their web-apps, Flash 10.1 and general site performance. In addition to the Adobe support, the PlayBook will also handle HTML5 Video and Audio (though the simulator doesn't have the full range of codecs that the final hardware will).
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Android 2.3 headed to AOSP imminently confirms Google; custom ROMs ahoy!
Google has promised to release the Android 2.3 Gingerbread source shortly after the Nexus S ships today, with developer Jean-Baptiste Queru confirming that the new version is headed to the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) imminently. The news means that we can soon expect custom ROMs from the homebrew community, bringing handsets like the Nexus One, the Galaxy S and others up to speed with the new OS.
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PlayStation-style gaming controls found in Android 2.3 Gingerbread SDK
Sony Ericsson's PlayStation Phone looks another step closer to likelihood, with the discovery of what could be Sony-style gaming controls in the new Android 2.3 Gingerbread SDK. In among "android.view.KeyEvent" there are the following input keys: A, B, C, L1, L2, Mode, R1, R2, Select, Start, ThumbL, ThumbR, X, Y, and Z, which would certainly fit in with PlayStation controller nomenclature.
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Android 2.3 SDK Released, Download Now [Video]
For Android users, waiting for an update can be an event in of itself. Especially when it's an update that has generally brought plenty of rumor, and anticipation all the way up to its official release. While Gingerbread may not be the biggest release in Android's history, it's certainly an update that many people have been craving. And, with Samsung's Nexus S device official, Google has pulled the curtain off the Android 2.3 update.
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RIM Releases BlackBerry PlayBook Simulators for Mac and PC, SDK Included
While Research In Motion's first tablet device, the BlackBerry PlayBook may not be ready for the prime time quite yet, that's not stopping the company from releasing the things developers will need to get a head start on creating new and interesting things for the tablet by the time it does launch, in early 2011. RIM has just announced the immediate availability for the Software Developer Kit (SDK), as well as simulators for the PlayBook. What's better, though, is that RIM has released the tools necessary for developers not only on PCs, but also Macs.
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Ford unveils mobile app dev kit for Sync compatibility
One of the coolest and most useful options that can be had on most Ford vehicles is Sync. The Sync system offers hands free integration with mobile phones and other controls of the car like the entertainment systems and the AC system among others using Bluetooth and the driver's voice.
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Qualcomm Augmented Reality SDK for Android released
Qualcomm's augmented reality photo frames were perhaps the most memorable demo from the company's IQ 2010 event last month, and as promised they're releasing the necessary SDK for developers to do something similar themselves. The Qualcomm Augmented Reality SDK for Android uses vision rather than GPS to anchor on-screen graphics to real-world objects, as with the company's Rock 'Em Sock 'Em robots game.
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RIM launch BBM app plugins, in-app Ads & payments and WebWorks dev tool
It’s day one of RIM‘s DevCon 2010 event, and while the company hasn’t announced a BlackTab tablet – at least so far – they’ve perhaps done something more important for the long-term success of the platform. The key unveils this year is the new version of BlackBerry Messenger - complete with support for third-party plug-ins – the introduction of commercial services for apps, such as in-app payments and custom ads, and the BlackBerry WebWorks platform, a web-based app creation tool
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