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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All Palm Pre fans know the lack of apps around at the moment there are some 400 odd in the app catalog. Gizmodo recently found that there were 3 paid apps to make your Palm Pre fart which is quite sad that despite their being a lack of apps out there people cant come up with original ideas of how to use the Palm Pre.
My real frustation is the fact that as a UK user all I get is 93 apps and no access to paid apps , also there has been no update to the app catalog for days now. Franky speaking i’m getting a little bored of this and I don’t need an app for everything I’d just like to have aceess to some of the damned things Please.
So I am almost seeing why people would want an iPhone just for all the apps because I cannot use my phone for half the things I’d like to at the moment.
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The one thing iPhone users always turn their noses up at Palm Pre owners about is the lack of games on the Pre, not only that but the lack of support of the current SDK for good games development. So when the video above showed it’s head on the web , there were many that said straight away that it’s a hoax others said maybe it wasn’t as it came from a reliable source. You can read the full story here, personally I think it could be some kind of elaborate leak from Palm to show the possible power of upcoming versions of the SDK. On the other hand it could just be a hoax, who knows I am hoping that it isn’t a hoax.
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Without spoiling the video for you, everyone knew Palm’s plans for their app catalog were going to be different. The fact that Palm only has about 300 apps in it’s catalog compared to the 85,000 odd apps available for the iPhone, some really clever thinking was needed to make up the ground.
With ex-Mozila coders Ben Galbraith and Dion Almaer making the announcement at Sprint’s developer conference it all looks very exciting for Palm WebOS developers.
So go check out the video and get all excited about Palm, listen out for the random applause from the audience.
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