Facebook is everywhere. Everyone uses Facebook. If you’re not on Facebook, you’re either rebelling or living in a cave. Or both. So, what better platform is there to help mobile application developers pimp their wares than through Facebook’s own mobile offerings? Facebook today announced Facebook Connect for Mobile Web, which allows Facebook users to log…
Sony Ericsson embraces XPERIA devs with Panel SDK
With the unveiling of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2, the Swedish-Japanese handset maker has launched the Panel SDK to encourage developers to do what they do best for Sony Ericsson’s Panel UI. Using the Panel SDK, which includes a tool called “Panelizer,” developers can turn their mobile app into homescreen panel’s for the XPERIA X2…
Changes in store for Android Market?
The Android Market has been open for long enough that people have become used to its look and feel. But, that may soon change. New photos have popped up that show a refreshed Android Market design. The photos come from an Android user with access to one of Motorola’s unreleased Android-powered Motorola Sholes smarpthones. The…
Flash custom ROMs to your Verizon Ozone
If you’re the type that likes to customize their smartphone, and you have a Verizon Ozone (HTC Cedar) in your pocket, we’ve got some good news. Thanks, yet again, to an XDA forums user, there’s a new unlocker utility that will allow you to flash custom ROMs onto your VZW Ozone. That means you’ll have…
Twitter to Add Location API
Twitter, the long-standing mobile social network of choice, will soon be able to pull your GPS coordinates if you’re tweeting from a supported device and opt in for the service. This means individual tweets will be geolocated, allowing you to easily see who’s tweeting what around you. There are already a few augmented reality apps…
Video: Updated HTC Hero ROM shows improved Sense UI
The HTC Sense UI might just be the best thing to happen to Android since, well, since Android was launched. The HTC Hero comes packed to the gills with smartphone hardware, like it’s 5-megapixel camera, 3.2-inch capacitance-based touchscreen, GPS, WiFi and smudge-resistant Teflon coating, but it’s the HTC Sense UI that makes the Hero really…
Palm starts accepting premium WebOS apps
Well, it’s finally happened. Palm recently pushed their WebOS Mojo SDK to all developers, so it was only a matter of time before the App Catalog was opened for business. Palm is firing up the WebOS App Catalog with an invitation to all WebOS developers to submit their premium (paid) or free WebOS apps for…
Motorola Announces ‘MotoDev Summit’
Motorola needs to kick start things when it comes to Android… and kick start ’em in a big way. That’s why it comes as no surprise to me that a ‘MotoDev Summit’ has been announced by the company. Commencing October 6th in San Diego, the MotoDev Summit will be a showcase allowing developers to check…
Verizon launches “Apply Your Ideas” contest for app developers
As Verizon is gearing toward launching its app store, they organized the “Apply Your Ideas” contest for developers. The contest started on August 14th, and it allows developers to submit applications in five categories: Connect, Entertain, Guide, Save Time, and Enhance Living. The only requirement is that submitted applications are new to the BlackBerry platform,…
Android roadmap dead-ends for T-Mobile G1, myTouch 3G
As the Android OS continues to evolve and take on new features, Android smartphones around the world will continue to improve. Various Android development branches, colorfully named “Donut” and “Eclair,” are being prepped to bring new features to the Android users everywhere. That is, unless you’re using a T-Mobile G1 or any of the other…