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And while we're at it, why not hit us with some productivity apps. Or how about just some apps in general. I enjoy checking for new apps and finding a ton of $1 books I can get online for free.]]>Mar 9th 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/
Honestly, I agree though. I'm not all that concerned with the games in the App Catalog, I'm pretty much covered on that front for a while.

I'd love to see some examples of the PDK / SDK hybrid applications.

In other words, it's possible to now have a Javascript/CSS/HTML app that then calls a PDK native plug-in for the heavy lifting. I know there's been a few things like this in homebrew, but I'd love to see some productivity apps that take advantage of it.]]>Mar 9th 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/
Amen to doodle jump. ]]>Mar 9th 2010 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://bit.ly/the-palm-web-os-1-4-preview

Then I think it may not be that late for them to standout from their competitors..
]]>Mar 9th 2010 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/
Right on.]]>Mar 9th 2010 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/
But isn't this a little too late??? ]]>Mar 9th 2010 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/No. The phone has been out 9 months. This is right on time if not early.]]>Mar 9th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/
... Why would they be so eager to repeat that again?]]>Mar 9th 2010 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/
Funny. All these people 'rooting' for Palm, but none of them actually going out and buying one of their products.

It seems you're more interested than your nerd-cred on some message board, than actually putting your money where your mouth is.

Stop rooting for them, go and buy a Pre. ]]>Mar 9th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/
Apparently, my family represents about 32% of all Palm customers now. :-/]]>Mar 9th 2010 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/C/C++ + OpenGL ES = Video Game]]>Mar 9th 2010 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/
A lot of original first person shooter games were written in this format years ago. It is a powerful format that could produce some good games for those that want it.

]]>Mar 9th 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/As far as I know, most commercial games are still written in C/C++ (or Obj-C, if it comes to OSX/iPhone/iTouch/iPad). Only Android has a good lot of non-native games, and that's only because the NDK isn't as well-known as the SDK.
Performance of languages like C/C++, which aren't run through an interpreter like .NET or Java/Android's take on Java, simply is better.]]>Mar 9th 2010 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Makes sense, I'm an embedded programmer so I was little shocked to hear that games are developed in C/C++ after hearing things like openGL and directX. Live and learn :)]]>Mar 9th 2010 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/
Certainly a shame to see them squander a great idea and OS with a craptastic beta software release, terrible build quality and even worse advertising.

Don't disappoint with Elan palm or you will be looking for a buyer or bankruptcy. Don't squander what precious little resources you have left.

Developers need sales to drive the platform and 1.4 and the much improved SDKs are great but 6 months or so late. ]]>Mar 9th 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/
"Developers need sales to drive the platform and 1.4 and the much improved SDKs are great but 6 months or so late"

I'm sorry, what? 'Round these parts we don't put to unrelated thoughts in the same sentence without transition.]]>Mar 9th 2010 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/
The Pixi doesn't have a GPU that hasn't been put to use like the Pre did when 3D games came on board. They got different guts.. & I think battery life on the Pixi is fairly decent- esp. when compared to the Pre.]]>Mar 9th 2010 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/
I love the fact that webOS has a nice clean interface that isn't cluttered by widgets. If there's any information that I need to see, it's in the dashboard / notification area.]]>Mar 9th 2010 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/There is no "home screen". People that say it needs one don't seem to understand the WebOS. You can multitask and flick through as many app cards as you want and see weather/stocks/time etc., why would you need widgets and home screens? ]]>Mar 9th 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/
Widgets are for the weak. It's cards that we need. WebOS has been good on this from the very start.]]>Mar 9th 2010 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Why would u need widgets? To have information (from many programs not just one per page/card) available at a glance with a low-memory small program running (i.e. widget) instead of a full blown program running in the background. There's a reason why the Pre has horrible battery life incompatible with full day heavy duty usage.]]>Mar 9th 2010 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/
There's also nothing preventing a developer from creating an app that hosts widgets. Then you can keep this app in front and always running. If that for some reason floats your boat.]]>Mar 9th 2010 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/palm-unleashes-webos-pdk-beta-on-the-public/Mar 9th 2010 12:00PM