Google hasn’t yet released the source code for Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. But that hasn’t stopped independent developers from working to port Google’s latest operating system to run on existing hardware. The Android 4.0 software developer kit includes an emulator that lets you explore Ice Cream Sandwich on a desktop computer. The idea is that app developers can see how their apps work… Read more »

The good news is that as promised phone-maker HTC has launched a new web tool that you can use to unlock the bootloader on selected Android smartphones. The bad news is that right now selected smartphones means the European version of the HTC Sensation… and that’s it. Soon HTC plans to add the HTC Evo 3D and HTC Sensation 4G phones from Sprint and T-Mobile… Read more »

As promised, HTC has opened a developer portal that will allow third party developers to access a range of tools to write apps for HTC’s Android smartphones and tablets. The OpenSense platform includes support for digital pen input for devices such as the HTC Flyer or stereoscopic 3D for the HTC Evo 3D and other 3D devices. The plan is to allow developers to create… Read more »

Research in Motion is opening up some new tools for developers, namely BBM Social SDK 1.0 for BlackBery Java and BBM Social SDK 1.0 for BlackBerry WebWorks. The new software developer kits give developers access to new API’s (application programming interface) so they can deeply integrate BBM’s new social features in their apps. That means you’ll soon be able to access and update fields in your… Read more »

HP has started accepting webOS 3.0 apps designed for the upcoming HP TouchPad tablet. The company released an SDK (software developer kit) for the operating system in February, but now developers can submit apps for including in the webOS App Catalog which will allow TouchPad users to find and download apps using the on-device app store. HP is also opening its in-app purchasing program. This… Read more »

The HTC Magic (also known as the T-Mobile G1) was the first Android handset to hit the market. Smartphones have come a long way since the G1 launched in 2007. But you know what? While official support for the G1 is dwindling, every single time Google has released a major update to the Android operating system, someone has figured out a way to get it… Read more »

It’s been about a month since Google released the first preview software developer kit for Android 3.0 Honeycomb. In that time we’ve seen people do some amazing things with it such as running the operating system on the NOOKcolor tablet or Google Nexus One smartphone. Of course, that’s not really what the SDK is for. Instead, it’s a platform that lets developers dig into the… Read more »

Google released the Software Developer Kit for Android 3.0 Honeycomb today, as well as some screenshots and details about the upcoming tablet-friendly version of the Android operating system. The SDK includes an emulator, which lets you run a test version of Honeycomb from a PC. Right now the emulator is in the very early stages and it’s clunky and slow as all get-out, and therefore… Read more »

Update: After spending some time with the emulator, I’ve posted some hands-on impressions and additional photos. Google has released the first preview version of the Software Developer Kit for Android 3.0 Honeycomb. While Honeycomb isn’t expected to actually ship for at least another month or two, the preview SDK gives developers a chance to see what their apps will look like on the new tablet-friendly… Read more »

Palm is releasing the software developer kit for WebOS 2.0 to a limited group of developers starting today. Today, the company is spilling the beans on some of the new features you’ll find int he SDK, which build on the things that makes the WebOS mobile operating system special. There’s a Stacks feature, that builds on the “cards” feature WebOS uses for multitasking. Previously you… Read more »