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I will continue with my next part of launching Google Map after getting a GPS fix. Honestly, with so much power given to a developer, doing this is a piece of cake (I guess even easier than baking a cake). Codes: gps_latitude = inResponse.latitude; gps_longitude = inResponse.longitude; this.controller.get('txtLatitude').mojo.setValue (gps_latitude); this.controller.get('txtLongitude').mojo.setValue (gps_longitude); this.controller.serviceRequest("palm://com.palm.applicationManager", { method: "open", parameters: { id: "com.palm.app.maps", params: { location: {lat: gps_latitude, lng: gps_longitude} } } });

This is a very basic webOS app that shows your current GPS location. At times, when indoor, the GPS will not give an accurate geolocation, so my suspect that this issue has been embedded in the framework and not the GPS. Perhaps, this is the issue that was reported earlier and was supposedly fixed in webOS 2.0 and webOS 2.1. This is the value that I am getting and similar to Foursquare, Gowalla, etc. Latitude = 392.584986 (this is the culprit) Longitude = 174.865368 (this is correct) assistant.js: WAIAssistant.prototype.setup = function() { /* this function is for setup tasks that have to happen when the scene is first created */ /* use Mojo.View.render to render view templates and add them to the scene, if needed */ /* setup widgets here */ /* add event handlers to listen to events from widgets */ // Set up Spinner for the scrim when getting a GPS fix this.controller.setupWidget("divSpinner", { spinnerSize : "large" }, { spinning : true }); thi...

iPhone has been the cream of all smartphones few years back and I am shock that it has even gain the buying power of uncles and aunties across the world! Perhaps the iOS is quite fluid as compared to other OS. Bada is pretty new and Samsung is pouring millions into getting developers to develop for them. Android has been influencing the market with its share of smartphones and sales begin to take off exponentially especially you can get them from eBay. webOS has been playing a catch-up games and wasted lots of time (2 generations). I am sure with HP taking over Palm, webOS will begin to compete with the rest of the smartphones. Windows Phone 7 is another new contender and it seems that it is quite fluid in term of UI. Nokia will be putting this OS into their future devices and made Meego obsolete! With all these smartphones - old and new, what will the new generations of smartphones will bring? For the time being, what do you think is the average boot-up time for these 1GHz smartphone?...

This evening, I am trying to package my 2nd round of webOS development as an app. Unfortunately, when I try to follow the step defined by webOS , it didn't work as it says it cannot find the folder! I will have to figure out how to do this in Debian. Perhaps it is different in Debian as compared to Windows and Mac OS. While in terminal (root terminal), type the following command to make a build (.ipk) file. Once this is bundled, you can then install this app onto Pre 2. Usage: palm-package -o output_folder app_folder_which_consists_of_valid_appinfo.json_file Command-line: # palm-package -o /home/peter/workspace/apps /home/peter/workspace/HelloWorld Once the above command is executed, I got my 1st app in webOS. I can then use my earlier step to SFTP the .ipk file to my Pre 2. Then install the .ipk file through Internalz Pro by Jason Robitaille. Mission accomplished.

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With the power of shh and FileZilla, you can remote into your Pre 2 and you can find this in  http://forums.precentral.net/palm-pre-tips-information-resources/250011-ftp-access-your-pre-using-filezilla.html  Also, I have extracted part of the steps from  http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Accessing_Linux_Using_Novaterm The only issue is my installed Terminal is not working on my Pre 2, not sure why though. I will bypass step 1 and 2 from PreCentral. You will need OpenSSH and Terminal/SDLTerminal before proceeding. This is the only step that is different from others. This is a proven method which I have tried previously. Step 3: a. Connect the USB cable to Pre 2, then switch on the Developer mode. Select USB Drivemode so that you can see it in "Root Terminal" of Debian. b. Go into "Applications" - "Accessories" - "Root Terminal" and you will be at your default folder. c. Type the following while you are in root and you will see all the ...

After removing certain apps from my Pre 2, unfortunately, the removal causes instability to my webOS. All the  steps here are taken from those URL highlighted in the steps, therefore all credits go to the creators. This is what you will need to do in Pre 2 before doing anything: a. Goto into Developer Mode by typing "webos20090606", select Developer Mode Enabler. b. When the Developer Mode card is opened, set the switch to "On" and select "Just Charge". In Debian, do the following a. Download webOS Quick Install (WebOSQuickInstall-4.04.jar) from  http://forums.precentral.net/canuck-coding/274461-webos-quick-install-v4-04-a.html   b. Download PreWare (org.webosinternals.preware_1.5.0_arm.ipk) from  http://get.preware.org/  which is listed in  http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Application:Preware#Installing_Preware_on_webOS_2.0 c. Select "Applications" - "Accessories" - "Root Terminal" and you will need to enter your passw...