Palm releasing Mojo SDK to the public
Thu, Apr 2, 2009
It seems that Palm is ready to show what they are up to and release the Mojo software development kit for Web OS. Senior Vice President of Application Software and Services at Palm Michael Abbott announced at the Web 2.0 Expo that Palm is ready to release Mojo to all developers.
Mojo SDK was until now available only to closed circle of selected developers. He demoed the Mojo Messaging Service, basically a push notofication service that can be used to send status updates like IM notification, new mail arrival etc.
Mojo Messaging service is something similar to one presented by Apple few weeks ago in SDK 3.0. It seems that Palm has loaded his guns and is ready to take over all the developers available on the market. Anyone with a good knowledge of HTML, CSS and Javascript coding can become a developer, and that is Mojos biggest advantage over all other platforms.
The only problem that existed so far was the “old Palm developers” that were “neglected”. Problem was solved with a “Classic” emulator that allows older Palm OS applications to run on the Palm Pre, and all the future Web OS devices.
So if you are good at HTML, CSS or Javascript and have good ideas about inovative applications, hop on to Palm Developers page where you can register for Mojo release. Unlike Apple, Google, RIM and others Palm will not ask developers to join in any kind of association or charge a fee for it. So considering everything that developers need to go trough to become iPhone or BlackBerry developers we think that this is a great move.
Tags: Mojo SDK, Palm Pre, release
Wow, I wasn’t sure what to expect from the PalmPre, but I’m very impressed with how they’ve attempted to think outside the box and make a phone that’s a game changer. With all the major phone hardware companies, apps are becoming very important as a business model. Palm’s decision to use HTML, CSS, and Javascript will entice an even wider range of developers for their phone.
Two months on and the SDK is still MIA.