The developer essentially will gain access to two sets of information: in-vehicle APIs and remote APIs. In-vehicle APIs include general information about the car such as its position, its VIN number, its current location, navigation tools, communication tools, speech recognition, and audio and video controls. Remote APIs include three kinds: vehicle data, subscriber data, and vehicle commands. Vehicle data describe vehicles under that subscription, including telemetry data. Subscriber data detail the subscriber(s) to OnStar under that account. Vehicle commands include code to lock or unlock a car, remotely start it or develop a route to a destination.

Article source: http://www.directionsmag.com/articles/gm-releases-sdk-for-the-internet-of-cars/309389

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The Challenge: New Runtime Promises Much

What is particularly noticeable with app development for the Windows Store is the language possibility. On the one hand there is Microsoft’s own programming languages C, C++, C# and Visual Basic. On the other hand the web-known, JavaScript.

The opportunity to have both these options is made possible by the new run-time environment ‘WinRT’. WinRT is the platform used for Windows Store apps and ensures they are supported on both the classic x86 and x64 desktop processors, as well as on the mobile ARM processor.

It is extraordinary that only one platform is required to run apps on all Windows 8 compatible devices (whether desktop or mobile device). This opportunity excited us so much that we bet we could make our own great game app for the Windows Store, using the existing code of our current HTML5 version of “Solitaire Harmony”.

Multiple Input Options and How to Tame Them

Casual games are excellent examples of the use of applications across various devices. Casual games have simple controls and intuitive gameplay and generally, are controlled either by a touch of the finger or with a mouse. It is essential that both input devices and touch screens are recognized.

The new “Chakra” engine is essential for rendering Windows Store apps. The same engine is used for Internet Explorer 10, through which browser API’s are ready for WebSockets, CSS3 and family.

JavaScript allows for both touch and mouse events for gesture control. As a games developer for cross-platform online games it is essential to react to both events. Thanks to IE10′s browser APIs we have MSPointer settings. MSPointer settings mean that individual mouse, touch or pen events can be merged into one single event. Thus, mouse, pen or touch movements can be restricted to only one event reaction. While the event handling code reduces the input possibilities for users increases. The use of MSPointer solved the issue of touchscreen and tablet compatibility for Solitaire Harmony.

Code example:

// Without MSPointer: var box = document.getElementById(‘box’); var onAction = function(event){ alert(‘There was an action!’); }; box.addEventListener(‘touchstart’,onAction,false); box.addEventListener(‘mousedown’,onAction,false);

// With MSPointer: var box = document.getElementById(‘box’); box.addEventListener(‘MSPointerDown’,function(event){ alert(‘There was an action!’); },false);

Great Features with WinJS

The adjustment of input options for browser games does not necessarily make it an app. The use of a platform’s ecosystem is essential in making an app. Here we are able to do something very special with Solitaire Harmony, integrating high-scores and rewards, while storing data in roaming storage.

This allows users to take their scores from device to device. Users can use load their saved data on various devices as scores are automatically synchronized with a Windows Live account. The functionality that WinJS offers means that continuing game progress in no longer an issue.

Roaming Settings

Thanks to WinJS, Windows platform native properties are available, such as saving individual game data in roaming storage. Loading high-scores, for example, can be done as follows:

Code example:

var roamingSettings = Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.current.roamingSettings; if(typeof roamingSettings.values['highscore'] != ‘undefined’){ var highscore = roamingSettings.values['highscore']; }

Toast Notifications

To make the most of WinJS, we have integrated some WinJS elements from the new Windows UI to blend our own harmonious design with Windows 8. For example, upon completing a level, the so called ‘Toast notification’ will show new achievements:

Live Tiles

In addition, current high-scores will be shown directly on the app’s icon. In Windows this icon is referred to as the ‘Live Tile’. This high-score example, which is shown through tile updates, can be created with JavaScript:

// Get highscore from roaming settings var highscore = roamingSettings.values['highscore'];
// Use the Windows.UI.Notifications namespace var Notifications = Windows.UI.Notifications; // Get a tile template: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh761491.aspx#TileWideImageAndText01 var tileXml = Notifications.TileUpdateManager.getTemplateContent(Notifications.
TileTemplateType.tileWideImageAndText01); // Edit the given template var tileImageAttributes = tileXml.getElementsByTagName(‘image’); tileImageAttributes[0].setAttribute(‘src’, ‘ms-appx:///images/windows_8/logos/widelogo.png’); var tileAttributes = tileXml.getElementsByTagName(‘text’); tileAttributes[0].appendChild(tileXml.createTextNode(‘Highscore: ‘+highscore)); // Create a new notification from the template var tileNotification = new Notifications.TileNotification(tileXml); // Update the title of your app with your information Notifications.TileUpdateManager.createTileUpdaterForApplication().update(tileNotification);

Application View States

Our HTML5 version of Solitaire Harmony has been developed to work flawlessly with the Retina display iPhone and on the iPad. Moreover the game looks fantastic on full HD resolution desktop displays.

With Windows 8 we had to deal with a further adjustment, size. The operating system allows users with a minimum resolution of 1366×768, the possibility to run two apps simultaneously. Therefore users can have various application view states.

When an app is placed on the side of the screen it finds itself in ‘snapped’ mode, while the second app, reduced to partial screen view, is in ‘filled’ mode. Solitaire Harmony looks great in ‘filled’ mode, as this screenshot demonstrates:

Advanced Control Options with Charms

Achievements are more enjoyable when you can share them. We knew that it was necessary that our Solitaire Harmony users have the possibility to share their high-scores and level-ups. In order to achieve this with our HTML5 version we integrated services from Twitter and Facebook. This is no longer necessary with the Windows Store app.

Microsoft offers a new control element with Windows 8 and Windows RT, the Charm Bar. The so called ‘Charm Bar’ comprises five key elements or ‘charms’, these are: Search, Share, Start, Devices and Settings. As an app developer you then have the option to register your own game content for sharing. One click of the ‘Share’ button shows users services, from which they can share files and information, for example with a Twitter app.

This has many advantages for developers, as services such as Email, Twitter or Facebook no longer need to be implemented. Therefore it is now only necessary to configure the app’s Share Target Contract. With this option, we could dispense with the JavaScript files for processing Facebook and Twitter requests and streamline the Solitaire Harmony code.

Conclusion

Last year it seemed like a skeptical move when we decided to build our HTML5 version of Solitaire Harmony. Many in the industry did not believe that HTML5 was ready, particularly for games.

Windows 8 and Windows RT will now prove that HTML5 can be used to make cool games. Thanks to the Chakra JavaScript engine, graphic animations are, by default, driven by hardware acceleration. This provides the necessary performance for even the more complex casual games that can now be played at a comfortable speed and without lag.

Not only were we surprised at this performance boost but also with the development time required. Trusting in HTML5 paid off. Our comprehensive experience with JavaScript and CSS3 allowed us, without too much difficulty, to convert our existing browser game to a successful running app. From the beginning we have run our code with Visual Studio. We have only had to adjust to the diverse input options that Windows 8 has to offer.

The most demanding part of this project was to understand the concept and user interface behind Windows 8 and how we should integrate our app in accordance. We believe that Solitaire Harmony has turned out remarkably.

And even if Windows 8 and its store can’t fully live up to what was expected from them, tablet users and users that access our own platform GameDuell.com on their tablet, will be more than happy to see that there are games they can play directly in their browser.

To make Windows 8 store a success it must make developers and innovators happy by returning a proper profit to them for their work. In order to achieve, it needs to return to the spotlight – but when will a big tech site or blog finally feature a Windows 8 app that is not a game?

Article source: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BennyNeugebauer/20130212/186434/Developing_Windows_Store_Apps_with_HTML5__A_Showcase.php

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The Sync API lets your app work with Dropbox as if it were a local filesystem on the device. You can quickly list the contents of a folder, or move, delete, and create files and folders locally and see the results immediately. The Sync API handles caching for you, retrying uploads and downloads, and quickly discovering changes, leaving you with a simple view of files and folders.

Because the Sync API caches locally, your app will work even without an Internet connection.

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Abu Dhabi/Salzburg, January 16th 2013. Today, WSA-mobile Chairman Peter A. Bruck has announced the official program for the WSA-mobile Global Congress that will take place in Abu Dhabi from February 03rd to 05th 2013. The congress will be hosted by the Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Centre (ADSIC). It will offer a platform for high level experts, industry leaders and government representatives to discuss innovation in mobile content. “With app stores becoming the world’s most vibrant marketplaces, the question of quality content is getting crucial. WSA-mobile seeks to foster the richness of mobile content and showcase local apps with global relevance.”

Angry Birds nest in Jumeirah Hotel
This year’s conference program will include panels, keynote-sessions and hands-on work-shops about multiscreen marketing, mobile game design and mobile learning. Renowned experts such as US star-author Janine Warner, mobile visionary Tomi Ahonen and Angry Birds co-creator Harri Koponen will be among the speakers. Furthermore, high ranking representatives of the Abu Dhabi government and the United Nations will attend the con-gress, which will take place in Jumeirah hotel at the Etihad towers.

Mobile Cure for Teenagers with Diabetes
To showcase the huge potential of mobile content, 40 outstanding app developers from all over the world will present their products to the congress participants. Applications for Alzheimer patients and Diabetes self-care will be presented as well as mobile banking services and augmented reality apps. Furthermore, five from out of the 40 app producers will be awarded WSA-mobile global champions 2013.

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

EMINENT SPEAKERS
Tomi Ahonen - Mobile visionary and author, consultant and motivational speaker, Hong Kong / Singapore
Harri Koponen – COO Rovio, Finland
Gary Schwartz – President & CEO, Impact Mobile, Canada
Ralph Simon – Chairman Emeritus & Founder, Mobile Entertainment Forum-Americas, UK
Jari Tammisto - President, Mobile Monday, Finland
Janine Warner – Media Executive, Creator of DigitalFamily.com, USA

CONFERENCE: CONNECTING LOCAL CONTENT WITH GLOBAL INNOVATION
WORLD SUMMIT AWARD MOBILE c/o ICNM – International Center for New Media Moosstrasse 43a | 5020 Salzburg | Austria +43-662-630408 | wsa@icnm.net www.wsa-mobile.org
The battle of the screens: enabling multiscreen platforms
Thank God, it’s Mobile: Networking for Mobile Success
War of Platforms: Mobile Ecosystem
Playing with the Angry Birds: Reaching Millions of Gamers
The Sound of Mobile: Enriching the Audio Experience

AWARD GALA – THE NIGHT OF EXCELLENCE
Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony
Announcement of the 8 WSA-mobile Global Champions 2013

BEST MOBILE CONTENT EXHIBIT
Explore the best mobile content solutions from all over the world

About WSA-mobile
WSA mobile is a global initiative that awards local apps with global relevance. It selects outstanding mobile content and promotes it on a global congress in Abu Dhabi. All activi-ties of the World Summit Award are conducted within the framework of the United Na-tions’
World Summit on the Information Society
(WSIS), mandated by the WSIS Plan of Action and executed in collaboration with UNESCO, UNIDO and UN DESA GAID.
WSA Media Contact:
Matthias Gruber, gruber@icnm.net
+43 662 630408 35

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The Firefox OS developer phones are being developed by Geeksphone in partnership with Telefonica and are likely to be available in February.

If you’re a developer interested in web technologies and mobile, learn how easy it is to create an app based on HTML that has access to all of the APIs on your device. Using the same web technologies you are used to, you can make your app give alerts by vibrating the phone, take a picture with the camera or more. Play with it, experiment, try out your website, create an app.

For more details, visit: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefoxos/

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• Windows Phone 7.8 emulator: This OS image emulates your app running on a 512-MB device running Windows Phone 7.8 (build 8858)
• Windows Phone 7.8 256MB emulator: This OS image emulates Windows Phone 7.8 (build 8858) running on a 256-MB device
• If you’re running a Windows Phone SDK 7.1 installation, the update will also download and install the Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 update onto your machine as part of the update
  (again, only applicable to Windows Phone SDK 7.1 installations)

Along with what is installed, it’s also worth calling out what isn’t in the Windows Phone SDK update:

• The update does not change your existing Windows Phone OS 7.1 emulator images—you can still develop and debug your apps on a phone running the standard Windows Phone 7.5 image
• There are no new APIs available to Windows Phone apps in Windows Phone 7.8

Most importantly, any Windows Phone apps that you build using the Windows Phone SDK (with this update installed) still target and run on Windows Phone 7.5. This update simply makes it easier to test how your apps appear on devices running Windows Phone 7.8.

For more details, visit: http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2013/01/22/now-available-windows-phone-sdk-update-for-7-8.aspx

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Technology in active interfaces have proved to drive car purchasing decisions, and the market for infotainment systems alone is set to grow 7.3% year on year to $35.89 billion in 2013, and as a consequence the telematics value chain is currently investigating how companies can take advantage most effectively of this growth in this vertical.

The Consumer Telematics Show is the premier B2B forum and the key start of year event created specifically to answer the crucial tech and business strategy questions set to unlock the value of telematics innovation in the US market and beyond. High quality, seamless and personalized end-to-end connected driver experiences are at the top of the agenda.

John McLaughlin, National Manager for Cross Car Line Planning at Toyota, declared “CTS is your one stop shop to get on board with the latest technological innovations driving change in telematics”. Now in its 11^th year, CTS is the largest forum dedicated to automotive infotainment and HMI in the USA and is once again set to feature exclusive keynote OEM announcements of brand new services for 2013. 

The race to merge the consumer’s out-vehicle and in-vehicle lifestyle

At this lucrative tipping point for connected vehicle services, The Consumer Telematics Show 2013 (Jan 7, Las Vegas) marks the start of a critical year in the development of the consumer telematics industry. Indeed, with embedded connectivity on the horizon, it is imperative that the ecosystem unites at the start of 2013 to engage and maintain consumer loyalty through bridging the gap between life outside and inside the car.

Senior-level speakers  at CTS 2013 including Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Audi, Chrysler, Toyota, Subaru, Honda, Porsche, KIA and many more will address key infotainment and HMI focused topics such as:

• CREATE YOUR APP DELIVERY STRATEGY: Assess how the availability of apps will influence consumers’ device-related purchasing decisions and debate their form and function in the vehicle: through a tethered solution, embedded, hybrid, or cloud
• THE ARRIVAL OF HTML5 AND ITS VALUE TO THE AUTO WORLD: Harness the full capability of an HTML 5 ecosystem to create a flexible, cross-platform, non-proprietary solution which enables developers to build a host of profitable applications for the automotive environment

• BALANCE NEXT-GEN HMI WITH D.O.T GUIDELINES: Discuss innovative HMI technologies such as touch, gesture and audio to ensure the compliancy of your solutions in a landscape fraught with fears over driver distraction

• BRING CLOUD-BASED APPLICATIONS UP TO AUTO STANDARD: Render apps to the high-quality and robust specifications which customers expect, and ensure a seamless transition for the driver when it comes to cloud-based integration in the vehicle
• A BRAVE NEW WORLD OF M&As: Hear directly from Hughes Telematics and Verizon Wireless as they speak out on the telematics industry’s first major acquisition and forecast its impact on the market’s development from 2013 to 2020

With exclusive OEM presentations, 350+ exec delegates, 25+ senior-level telematics speakers and 10+ businesses-focussed sessions, CTS 2013 is the premier business intelligence and networking forum for the CE, telematics, digital, mobile and wireless industries.

For the complete CTS 2013 conference program and speaker line-up, access the e-brochure at

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/cts/conference-event-brochure.php, or contact the Telematics Update team at cts@telematicsupdate.com

Register today to join the 350+ senior delegates already registered, via the secure link below: https://secure.telematicsupdate.com/cts/register.php

About Telematics Update:

Telematics Update Conferences are the most prestigious in the industry. We produce the largest telematics events in North America, Europe & Asia, and attract the most influential speakers providing a rich environment for establishing strategic relationships and networking.

Contact:

Rory Menage

Conference Director | Telematics Update

T: (UStf) 1 800 814 3459 ext 7546 | (Global) +44 (0)20 7375 7546

E: rmenage@telematicsupdate.com

W: www.telematicsupdate.com/cts

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