Palm announces pre-release webOS 2.0 SDK

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    Today is a momentous day in the life of every Palm fan. The company announced the beta release of its SDK for webOS 2.0, which can only mean one thing - we are close to releasing devices with webOS 2.0 on board. Who knows, maybe it is on the basis of this OS that a revolutionary device will be created. The release stated that access to the SDK will receive a special group of developers, which will be able to first feel the SDK for the most important and advanced mobile operating system of the company. The new axis brings new interesting features to our lives, a brief overview of which is presented below.


    StacksIs one of Palm’s most important innovations, what they call “proper multitasking” (a nod towards other companies, with their vision of “correct multitasking”). The principle of multitasking is called Stacks ( card stacks ) - stacks that automatically group similar applications during operation. For example, if you followed a link from an email, then these two applications will be combined into a single stack element, as part of a single process. You can move the processes yourself, but the function will try to save you from such a need.

    Just type- Palm renamed the classic search from webOS to “Just type” (“just type”) and opened a special API for developers that allows you to connect external search engines, allowing you to search both inside the device’s applications and on the Internet. Using a new search, developers have the opportunity to use the so-called " Quick Actions ", allowing you to combine several actions using one command (a certain analog of aliases and pipes in unix-like systems). Using this technology, it will be possible, for example, to write a message, update twitter status and search your favorite sites without launching the application (or applications).

    Exhibition - the company mobilizes Touchstone-charging, giving it more useful properties, except for a pretty appearance. Using the 2.0 SDK, developers will be able to program individual components of their applications, which are included only when the phone is installed in the dock. This means that the user will be able to select several mini-applications (for example, photo slideshows, weather, clocks, as well as any combination of the above) that will be displayed on the device’s screen while charging.

    Synergy improvements - now developers have the opportunity to go directly to SynergyBy manually creating contact books, instant messaging services, and calendar events for the applications they create. Palm says that developers will be able to create instant messengers that can exchange data with existing profiles, opening up several interesting features for those who use several services at once. Developers will also be able to simplify the process of adding contacts and calendar calendar events that other Synergy applications generate.

    Improved support for HTML5 - Palm announces improved support for HTML5 in webOS 2.0, including improved support for image processing, gradients in Canvas, the ability to locally store session data, support for geolocation and application-level cache (for saving data offline).

    JavaScript Services- now node.js ( asynchronous server-side javascript ) environment will be available for developers , which means that developers can use the growing base of API methods and libraries that allow implementing low-level network functionality, access to system functions and binary data processing.

    PDK plugins - PDK plugin leaves beta stage and integrates completely into SDK / OS, making it easier for developers to port software logic from other platforms (according to the company). Developers will be able to combine PDK-based features with a large number of Palm Mojoelements, which means that you can apply PDK functionality when you need support for OpenGL graphics inside creating a mobile HTML / CSS application for Palm.

    As you can see, the new version of the OS carries with it a lot of interesting features and many of them have not yet been announced. The support for node.js, which is now trendy, looks very interesting, and PDK support seems to be tidbit. It turns out a real geek-oriented OS, which will be no less interesting to users. Let's see what happens.

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