Occasionally while developing, you get the urge to add a little personal flavor in your application. Let’s spice up one of the more under-appreciated widgets on the platform: the spinner. Since we should be providing the user some visual feedback while waiting on a response from a service/device, many apps make use of the spinner [...]
We have some exciting news to share with webOS developers everywhere and we’re going across the pond to get the word out. Richard Kerris, our new VP of Worldwide webOS Developer Relations, will be speaking at the first-ever webOS CONNECT event in London on Wednesday, March 30 at 6 PM. We’re looking forward to joining [...]
The webOS 2.1 SDK has officially exited the Early Access program and is now available for download from the HP webOS Developer Center. Using the 2.1 SDK, you can now: Take advantage of unique webOS features like Just Type, Exhibition and Synergy. Build and distribute hybrid apps, combining HTML, JavaScript and CSS with C/C++. Develop [...]
After announcing the next exciting chapter of webOS at February 9’s Think Beyond event, we took our show on-the-road, hosting a webOS App Developer Conference at Mobile World Congress. The excitement and buzz around webOS and upcoming devices like the HP TouchPad were incredible. We had an awesome time meeting with everyone and hope everyone [...]
To our valued community of webOS developers: Throughout my career at companies like Silicon Graphics and Apple, I’ve had the pleasure of working with incredible developer communities. Most recently, during my past three years at Lucasfilm, I worked with some of the most advanced technologists in the world developing groundbreaking special effects for films and [...]
As we make the transition to Enyo, developers can still take advantage of Mojo, especially with the upcoming releases of the HP Veer and Pre 3. And while you’re probably very familiar with Mojo, perhaps you aren’t aware of how you can take advantage of the many existing JavaScript libraries that work seamlessly with Mojo. [...]
Couldn’t make it to our developer event at Think Beyond? Watch the session with Matthew McNulty, Director of Frameworks and Tools for webOS, who provides a closer look at Enyo, our next generation application framework. Like what you see? What else would you like to know? Post your questions and comments and we’ll tackle as [...]
This has been quite a week, with the announcement of an incredible lineup of devices in the Veer, Pre 3 and the TouchPad and a closer look at the next generation of webOS development with our new Enyo framework. Now, I’m sure many of you are wondering where that leaves apps you’ve developed or want [...]
Even with all the exciting news from this week, a lot of questions have been floating around about our plans and how they affect you and our customers. As such, we recognize that we need to do a better job communicating developments in a more timely, detailed and thoughtful way. For now, we want to [...]
My Favorite Apps: Sean Lindo
This new series gives members of the HP team a chance to talk about the apps they love – not just the popular ones you hear about all the time, but awesome apps that showcase the creativity of webOS developers and the power of the webOS platform. Hey everyone! For those of you that didn’t [...]