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Glympse has been gradually spreading the reach of its location sharing platform, but mostly through special deals like those with BMW and Ford. It’s time to fling the doors open: the company has posted a public version of its Lite software development kit. Android, IOS and web app creators can now weave the core of Glympse’s real-time position broadcasting features into their work at any time, whether it’s to track a car’s journey or find a friend around the corner. Developers don’t have to pay a dime if they count fewer than 300,000 active Glympse users every month, which could give curious programmers a strong incentive to try the SDK first and ask questions later.

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After just shy of two months in private beta, TestFlight’s now ready to welcome any devs wanting to upload apps and put them through their paces. As mentioned when it first appeared, the Android version (which bridges the app gap with an identical iOS iteration) includes app management, tracking and distribution as well as centralized feedback, keeping all those improvements in one easy-to-manage pile. Crash reporting is promised in the near future, alongside the release of its own SDK — early adopters will get to try that out as soon as next week.

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While Google opened the door to packaged Chrome apps back in February, it’s been a largely one-way affair ever since — developers could upload the native-style apps, but they couldn’t find anything without a direct link. As of a dev channel update, the relationship is a little more two-directional. Both Chrome OS and Windows-based Chrome testers can at last search for packaged apps in the Chrome Web Store alongside the usual releases. Google is mostly holding back on wider access to give developers more time to polish their work. Us non-coders will have to be patient, then, but truly offline-friendly apps just came one step closer.

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Apple’s sell-out WWDC developer conference – tickets for which were snapped up in just two minutes – has prompted a “Tech Talks” roadshow, with the Cupertino firm taking its dev outreach mobile. The new events, set to be held in multiple – currently unspecified – cities, will presumably see a “mini-WWDC” staged for those developers unable to get tickets (either through scarcity or their $1,599 cost) to the annual conference.

Exactly what each Tech Talk will consist of is unclear at this stage, though if WWDC is to go by they could include opportunities to talk with Apple’s own software engineers about app best-practice, tutorial sessions about iOS and OS X, and a networking experience with other codes. WWDC has also traditionally offered a chance to get to grips with early versions of Apple’s mobile and desktop platforms, with the company promising to show off new OS x and iOS 7 code at this year’s show in June.

“Enthusiasm for WWDC 2013 has been incredible, with tickets selling out in record time. For those who can’t join us in San Francisco, you can still take advantage of great WWDC content, as we’ll be posting videos of all our sessions during the conference. We’ll also be hitting the road this fall with Tech Talks in a city near you. Hope to see you there” Apple

It’s not the first time Apple has done this sort of outreach, however. Back in 2011, the company began a multiple-city tour to show developers the new features of iOS 5, with locations in the US as well as Europe and Asia. Places on that tour were prioritized for those who had an app already in the App Store.

The Tech Talks aren’t the only concession Apple is making for developers unable to be at WWDC in person. The company has historically posted videos of the technical sessions after the event has concluded, but this year has committed to releasing the footage while the conference is still underway.

What most eyes will be on is the opening keynote, of course, where Tim Cook & Co. is expected to make software and hardware announcements. SlashGear will be there to bring back all the details as they’re announced.

[via The Next Web]

Apple takes developer Tech Talks mobile after WWDC sell-out is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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@Evleaks has been known to leak a number of devices in the past, which turn out to be completely true. But in this week’s case where they “leaked” a mystery Samsung smartphone, it turns out to be a false leak, according to SamMobile.

The image @Evleaks leaked was assumed to be a new Samsung product that might point to a new design for an upcoming Samsung device, but it turns out what they “leaked” was a Samsung Galaxy S4 developer prototype. SamMobile’s insider sent them an image of the prototype they just so happened to have on hand, and it seems to resemble the image of the device @Evleaks leaked. (more…)

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