Hey! Look who stopped by today for a quick exclusive interview with pivotCE! Leo Apotheker!
Some might say it’s a far stretch to call him a developer but oh nonono! He is much more of a developer for webOS than you give him credit for! Don’t believe me? For shame! Read on and you’ll see just what he gave the fans in the way of his webOS “development”.
If you’re one of the lucky ones to own an HP TouchPad Go and are like me, opening up the box and getting your hands on this rare piece of technology left you with the sudden realization that you had absolutely no way to protect it. After the shock subsided, I ran to the computer to search options. It seems there were in fact cases made but were manufactured in such low quantities that enthusiasts are at a loss for how to get their hands on one. Then I found a TouchPad Go Case for sale. Turns out webOS Nations forum user, John Steffes, has been custom making cases for almost a year. Considering my lack of options, I contacted him and got myself one. Hit the break for my review.
What’s that? You want to know who else is still dev’ing for webOS? Well, my friend, you have come to the right place. Next up in our Developer Highlight series is…Donald Kirker!
I’ve really been struggling about how to cover LG webOS and their SmartTV news lately. pivotCE isn’t my personal blog so I want to make sure that what I cover aligns with what webOS fans are eager to read about. And while I want to write about webOS, I haven’t been able to bring myself to draft up the news about LG and their TVs. It’s taken me this long to even sit down and put my thoughts together.
LG recently showcased their version of webOS running on TVs at AppsWorld in San Francisco. They hosted several talks on Enyo and app development for their new flagship SmartTV OS. All well and good, yeah? I mean, I love Enyo and am very appreciative of LG giving webOS a chance, so why have I been in such a funk? Then it hit me…I don’t care about webOS on TVs.
Wow, do we jump on problems quickly as a community around here or what? On Thursday, forums user aexellent reported an API change from the folks behind Foursquare. Foursquare is a popular location based social networking service (if you’ve been living under a rock). The update to the API effectively broke Foursquare for webOS but not for long!
Similarly to how YouTube functionality was restored within 48 hours, Foursquare was gone and then restored in only 24 hours. Who should we thank? Forums user and meta-doctor expert, Herrie, came to the rescue. But this wasn’t the typical patch solution. Oh no no no! The great news is that Foursquare for webOS creator, Zhephree, open-sourced the app and uploaded it onto github. This made the fix that much “easier” to come by. Not only is the app back to life and available for download on the forum thread but Herrie also added the solutions to github which should generate the request to update it for the HP App Catalog as well.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…I’m consistently blown away by the amazing webOS community. Thanks Herrie!
#webosforever
Image: zhephree.com
