The screenshot above is apparently from the new Palm Ares development tool , a Visual Studio type system that will allow easy and rapid mobile apps development. As previously reported there was no actual date of release for this tool, however it seems to be coming closer as Palm have announced that a select few will get their hands on it first.
PalmPreachers a Hebrew site about the shows a login screenshot from the Ares tool, the post is in Hebrew but from what google translate told me a few people are being allowed to use the system. It also states it is not allowed to show anymore because it has been asked not to, any correction to the Hebrew translation please let us know.
If anyone wants to get invloved and help Palm test the tool then all you have to do is follow the instructions here you will eventually get some kind of chance to take a look. The only way to solve the problem of too few apps is to develop more of them so here is a real chance to push webOS apps forward.
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We all know the power of WebOS and the simplicity of application development for WebOS, it is one of the stand out points for Palm. Despite all the articles about the lack of app’s for WebOS Palm are not sitting back and watching the world go by. With the announcement of speed improvements to WebOS 1.3.1, the innovative ways of engaging application developers in the UK and the announcement of the unique way of distributing WebOS applications Palm are re-defining mobile app development.
To add to the progress made Palm announced at the Open Mobile Summit conference in San Francisco on Thursday that they would be launching a entirely Web-based app development studio by the end of the year. It is named Ares and will allow easy application development through a drag-and-drop interface (a bit like Visual Studio).
The key features of Ares will be:
1. Totally web based
2. No downloads needed
3. Easy drag and drop development
4. Integrated debugger
5.Ability to share libraries and API’s
6. Phone emulator in both landscape and portrait views
7. Send your app’s to a phone and / or Palm’s app store
The power of Ares was demonstrated by a Palm engineer who created a search app for Flickr, using the drag and drop features to create search boxes and widgets, and demonstrating the use of Ajax for the communication with the Flickr API.
More news to come on this for sure and well done Palm for another clever idea.
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