 IntoMobile (blog) | A peek at Unreal Engine on Palm Web OS CNET SAN FRANCISCO--While at the Game Developers Conference, we just got a peek at Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 running on a Palm Pre Plus. ... Demo shows Unreal Engine 3 playing on webOS Epic Media Briefing: Unreal Engine 3, UDK, and APB Unreal Engine 3 coming to Palm WebOS soon |
Everything Palm Pre, We Feed You!
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March 11th 2010 | Posted by Palm Pre - Google News
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March 11th 2010 | Posted by Palm Pre - Google News
 Stuff.co.nz | Home » The Palm Pre: Mobile Gaming's Underdog Contende... Platform Nation I imagine the people who happened to buy a Palm Pre when it was first made available last year sometimes feel a bit like those of us who owned Sega's ... Deep Palm Pre Plus Discounts at Walmart Verizon Palm Pre Plus Pricing Slips to a Modest $30 at Walmart Palm: Pre Plus Price Down To $29.99 On Wal-Mart.com |
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March 11th 2010 | Posted by Palm Pre - Google News
 IntoMobile (blog) | Apple's HTC Patent Suit Could Be Another Reason For Someone To Buy Palm The Business Insider There was some speculation that this was related to an IP issue but everyone kept pointing to the Palm Pre, which has multi-touch at launch, as proof that ... Apple warned smartphone makers before suing HTC Analyst: Apple “Disrupting” iPhone Competitors With Legal Threats Apple's lawsuit against Android already having effects |
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March 11th 2010 | Posted by Palm Pre - Google News
 PC World | Rumor: Multitasking coming to iPhone OS 4.0 CNET The Palm Pre does a nice job with multitasking, and a lot of people want the same for the iPhone. Sorry, that was just my excited utterance ... Multitasking Headed to iPhone 4.0 [RUMOR] iPad changes everything |
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March 11th 2010 | Posted by Palm Pre - Google News
Deep Palm Pre Plus Discounts at Wallmart Palm Infocenter Wallmart has dramatically lowered its price on a new Palm Pre Plus this week. Online bargain hunters can now find the updated version of the Palm Pre on ... |
tips
March 11th 2010 | Posted by Kevin
Want to maximize battery life for Palm Pre? Many users have complained about the meager battery life of Pre and Pre Plus. So, how to extend Palm Pre battery life? There are many ways to improve the battery life of your Palm Pre and here are some tips.
First, we all know that the Pre can do multitasking, but do you know that sucks up a lot of battery juice? Sure it’s convenient to jump from apps to apps without launching and relaunching, but leaving more than one app open slowly drain out your battery life.
Second, do you know that if you turn on GPS option, your Pre will keep tracking on your current locations - that alone can take up some battery life? Leave it off if you don’t use any location based applications.
Third, it’s a simple one. Don’t turn the screen to its brightest setting, especially when you are in a low lighting environment. The brighter the screen, the more battery life the device needs to use.
OK, one last tip. Don’t turn on Wi-Fi if you don’t plan to do some heavy web surfing. Your Palm Pre will constantly checking for Wi-Fi signals and will ask if you would like to connect. That message alert alone will take up some processor and battery power. So, leave Wi-Fi off so you can maximize Palm Pre battery life.
Developing on webOS, SDK
March 11th 2010 | Posted by Fred
If you’ve been wanting to get involved with game programming, but aren’t quite ready to dive into OpenGL yet, take a look at our exclusive new tutorial on Canvas game development. It was written for us by Frank Zammetti, author of “Practical Palm Pre webOS Projects.”
Frank’s article covers the development, from scratch, of a new Canvas game, “Far Out Fowl,” sparing no details. He describes coding techniques, game design decisions, and user interface considerations. He even takes us through his process for deciding on Canvas as the tool of choice for this particular game. The game includes sound effects, accelerometer-based controls, and alien chickens. What more could you want in a game? Have fun!
palmcast, podcast
March 11th 2010 | Posted by Dieter Bohn
Dieter and Derek are joined by Matthew Miller of Nokia Experts and ZDNet. Listen in!
- Download it directly with this link
- Subscribe via iTunes
- Subscribe directly to the Podcast feed with your favorite Podcatcher here
- Listen to it here with the player above
Thanks to everybody for writing and calling in!
GDC, Games, PDK, Plug-in Development Kit, apps, gdc19, news, unreal engine
March 11th 2010 | Posted by Dieter Bohn
As Palm reports on their blog, Epic Games has demoed their Unreal Engine 3 on the Palm Pre. Unreal Engine 3 is the 'gaming engine' behind lots of your favorite console style games - from Gears of War to Batman: Arkham Asylum to BioShock to, well, a lot of games. We humbly assume it's because we asked for this in December.
Naturally it would be a little overly optimistic to hope for console-level graphics and gamelength on a mobile phone, but if you were wondering if webOS had the potential to run with the big dogs when it comes to mobile gaming, the answer is yes. It's all possible, of course, because of the PDK. If you missed it, we've got a video interview with Palm discussion the philosophy and possibilities of the PDK.
UPDATE: The folks at Engadget were able to get a video demonstration (above) of Unreal Engine running on a Pre Plus at GDC, and it's pretty darned slick (though apparently not incredibly stable just yet).
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March 11th 2010 | Posted by Palm, Inc.
At the annual Game Developers Conference this week, Palm and Epic Games are demonstrating Unreal Engine 3 on Palm webOS. Unreal Engine 3 powers Epic's popular Unreal Tournament 3 and Gears of War along with many other titles from leading game developers. Licensees of Unreal Engine 3 will soon be able to build games for Palm webOS.
Earlier this week, Palm announced the public availability of the beta release of the Plug-in Development Kit [PDK] for developers seeking to expand their options for creating apps for Palm webOS phones. Together, the PDK and the Unreal Engine 3 will make it even easier for developers to bring visually rich games to Palm webOS phones.
Developers can download Unreal Engine 3 for free here. More information about Palm's PDK can be found here.
Jon Zilber