Mobiletor.com Palm's Apps Catalog Breaches 1000 Apps InformationWeek (blog) When the Palm Pre first launched, the Apps Catalog beta had just several dozen apps. That was in June 2009
Okay, so this is quite the lag from October’s North American availability , but at least when the paid portion of Palm’s App Catalog rolls out across Europe it shouldn’t experience the stuttering start it suffered back in the US of A. Palm has excitedly blurted out the news on its developer network blog, but not without the requisite garnishings of buzzwords like “leverage,” “freedom,” “choice,” “control,” and “speed,” as well as something about “faster cycle times” — all of it designed to get more developers onboard
According to Juniper Research’s new report – ‘Mobile Coupons & NFC Smart Posters: Strategies, Applications & Forecasts 2009-2014,’ consumer usage of mobile coupons will see users exceed 300 million globally by 2014, principally in developed markets, with the apps revolution triggering the growth of new mobile coupon services.
Filed under: Software , Palm , webOS Currently, mobile entrepreneurs wishing to hawk their wares on the Pre (or Pixi , or unnamed webOS device of the future) use a software development kit from Palm called Mojo , a stack of Java-based tools that must be installed, studied, understood, loved, and respected before serious development can get underway. Palm sees that as a barrier of entry for web-oriented developers who want to make the leap to mobile apps, though, which is why they’ve crafted a new SDK called Ares that’s based entirely on web technologies — in fact, there’s no install at all, apparently. Much of the interface is said to be drag-and-drop with enough JavaScript exposed to make your local .com designer feel right at home, potentially opening the app landscape to a whole new set of folks — and considering that the App Catalog is tens of thousands of goodies behind the App Store and Android Market, they can use every loyal dev they get.
Well we know an update is due any day now, we know the Pixi is coming November 15th, and we know that Palm is working on the speed of WebOS.
Well we know an update is due any day now, we know the Pixi is coming November 15th, and we know that Palm is working on the speed of WebOS. Could things get any better for WebOS users right now
[ This post talks about how app developers and development studios can advertise their apps and services here. You may safely skip this post if you're not interested in this subject. ] You may have noticed various different ad formats on this site over the last few months
There have been mentions of odd limits on how many apps you can install on your Palm Pre . Now there are whispers that Palm is ignoring this issue entirely
Filed under: Software , Palm , webOS The release of webOS 1.2 got all of the stars aligned for a barrage (or, at the very least, a trickle) of paid applications to start hitting the Pre , and the word on the street is that the first of those will be dropping tomorrow, October 2 — for users in the US, anyhow (Canadians apparently need to wait a while longer, a problem that Android users up there are all too acquainted with). The company will smartly be tying purchases to users’ Palm Profiles, meaning you’ll be able to redownload previously bought apps on any device you choose as long as your account is currently tied to it
A big day for Palm® webOS™ developers: Palm announced the next webOS device, the Palm Pixi™ phone, which will be shipped to Sprint customers later this year. What this means for you, the developer, is greater visibility for your apps
Electronic Arts knows that we can’t wait to get our Tetris fix on the Palm Pre , so instead of making us wait until the October release of Tetris Mania , they’ve released a thirty second demo. A thirty-freakin’-second demo. Some of us managed to survive boring high school math lessons by playing Tetris on TI-89 calculators, yet we can’t get more than 30 seconds on a Pre for another month?
Get your credit cards ready , cause Palm just announced that they are accepting pay and free apps submission today for the e-commerce beta that is to land in mid-September. The e-commerce beta will only be opened to the US, initially. So it won’t be ready in time for both the Canadian launch nor UK
What a sad story Palm’s App Catalog has been so far: never more than a few dozen apps, a near-closed submission process, and no way for developers to make any money. Today, a sliver of light: Palm is accepting a handful of paid app submissions as part of a closed e-commerce system beta, which means a wide release, though no necessarily coming soon, is imminent. Terms are predictable: 70% cut for devs, US-only for now, and no carrier payment system yet.
My Pre Palm's Mojo SDK for the Pre mixes simplicity with rough edges InfoWorld Palm's new webOS places classic JavaScript, HTML, and CSS in the driver's seat for the apps for the Palm Pre . Borrowing the tools from browsers makes it …
My Pre Palm's Mojo SDK for the Pre mixes simplicity, rough edges InfoWorld Palm's new webOS places classic JavaScript, HTML, and CSS in the driver's seat for the apps for the Palm Pre .
