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YouTube launched its Data API to let developers integrate online video into their apps, but the modest caps on daily use have limited the potential of those apps. As of today, YouTube is offering much more breathing room: developers now have 10 times more transaction units each day, and uploads require 10 times fewer units. The extra headroom should lead to apps that not only include many more YouTube videos, but also call more frequently on clip data. While it will likely take some time before we see software that takes advantage of the higher limits, we wouldn’t be surprised if our favorite apps become multimedia extravaganzas in the near future.

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Via: TechCrunch

Source: YouTube for Developers (Google+)

With over 50 million note-taking users, Evernote has a lot of traffic on its hands — enough so that the company is now rate-limiting third-party software that relies on its API. As of today, new apps can only sync a certain amount of information with Evernote in a given hour. While the caps aren’t clearly defined and are likely to change, Evernote will start throttling all existing apps on November 1st. This isn’t necessarily the prelude to a Twitter-style crackdown on third-party clients, however. As many apps sync their data sparingly, Evernote doesn’t foresee many companies running into the API limit. It primarily anticipates problems with apps that sync everything, and it’s offering to chat with affected developers to minimize trouble. Evernote’s promises aren’t guaranteed to reassure app designers, but they suggest that end users might not notice the difference.

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Via: The Register

Source: Evernote Techblog

The Apple Developer Center has come fully back online today. This all connects back to the end of July when the system was taken down following an attempted intruder attack. The attack brought the possibility of “developers’ names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses” being accessed however Apple had had said that “sensitive personal information was […]

OUYA has launched its promised fund-matching campaign to spur development of games for its recently launched Android console. Now known as the Free the Games Fund, the effort rewards successful Kickstarter campaigns with a matching $50,000 to $250,000; OUYA will back as many games as its $1 million pool allows. There are a few conditions, of course. Producers have to meet that $50,000 minimum, end their campaigns within the next year and agree to a six-month OUYA exclusive. The console maker will also stagger payments across the development cycle, although the company promises an additional $100,000 to the most successful project. If you’re looking for help in building a game and are willing to take a chance on a young platform, full details of the fund await at the source link.

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Source: Free the Games Fund

The Amazon Appstore is no longer just for native Android apps — starting now, the retailer will also take HTML5-based web apps. Developers can build content using any off-the-shelf tools; Amazon wraps whatever they create in a format that’s friendly to those using the Kindle Fire or other Android devices. Publishers who want to integrate more closely with Amazon can also integrate the retailer’s in-app purchasing through JavaScript code. Only a handful of web apps are available at launch, including TreSensa’s Happy Tree Friends: Run & Bun, an IGN video game news app and Spil Games’ Dream Pet Link, but web app developers who want to bolster Amazon’s catalog can visit the source link.

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Via: Amazon Mobile App Distribution Blog

Source: Amazon