Thirdly, partners -- we think there's going to be 100, 000's of devs on this platform.
Other devs who received letters but have not yet been sued can also do the same.
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Tomorrow, that service goes into private beta, with a variety of mobile devs already signed on.
Devs can now also have Watson analyze photos and video from social media.
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Beyond working to entice devs to OUYA, Santiago said on Twitter that she'll still be making games.
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The larger screen will send devs scrambling to update their apps to make use of the extra real estate.
Not only can devs upload and crowdtest their games, but players can test out their own builds on the fly through sideloading.
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The job of course includes courting devs, even if that means OUYA assists in the funding and publishing of those devs' games.
Now heading to Blizzard to meet the Starcraft devs, could he end up working for the company he was such a massive fan of?
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Oh, and its API is wide open, so devs can tailor the hub to house notifications from any and all apps of their choosing.
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Palm also limits devs to a 4Hz sampling of raw accelerometer data, far short of the 20Hz minimum required for games utilizing tilt control.
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Sure, it may encourage a few more devs to think about writing apps for the platform, but it's not going to magically change the industry.
Nike Support's Twitter account confirmed as much today, saying its devs are focused on iOS and web and are not working on an Android app.
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Sure, some services can cache data locally for offline use, but that's a feature of HTML5 that has yet to be widely embraced by devs.
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Granting that this is very early material which the devs admit has a long ways to go, I would say my early impressions are mixed.
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Sony has already shown a strong commitment to more artistic, independent games, and more flexibility on pricing gives those small devs more room to play.
Hmmm, is that a mad rush of Android devs we hear?
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Something for devs to get potentially get back on board with?
Amusingly, you also get to see all the comments left by the devs in the code, guaranteeing a few good chuckles from others who can relate.
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The lives of devs eager to take advantage of storage in the cloud are about to get a whole lot easier thanks to Dropbox's new Sync API.
In case you weren't aware, the Accelerator startup incubator's run by TechStars, the same folks who also provide seed money and business guidance to aspiring Kinect devs.
Even more promising is the plan to pump TV Everywhere to iOS and, down the road, to provide an API for other devs to write their own apps against.
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There's no guarantee your favorite app will magically have cool new S Pen features, but the option is there for devs to put in a little extra spice if they're interested.
The folks at PowerA say this issue can be overcome by developers should they choose to invest in a solution, but we're not so confident that devs will make that investment.
Canonical is seeking help from the community to make the CoreApps project a reality, so those devs interested in helping may want to click the source link below to learn all the nitty-gritty.
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Google first gave some leading developers the ability to reply to user comments on Google Play last year, but it looks like it's now letting considerably more devs in on the act.
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Indie developers turned to the Web hours after receiving warning letters from Lodsys last month, but larger devs took a more traditional approach, leaving the communication and finger-pointing to lawyers instead.
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The API is designed to play nice with Android's existing location-based API, but it's unclear if the ease of transition will be enough to convince devs to take a chance on Amazon's offering.
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The company thought it would attract more development (and thus more apps) by offering so many different development options for QNX, but early indicators tell us that it's serving more to confuse devs and users alike.
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Aside from the automotive features, OUYA devs sound off on the pros and cons of the console while we put both the HP Spectre XT TouchSmart and Microsoft's Surface Pro through their respective paces.
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