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Getting around Apple’s app store policies with easter eggs
There was a time, back when boys were boys, that the Mac OS was littered with fun and quirky easter eggs, which are essentially little messages or images from developers that can only be seen if a user knows how to access them, usually via a sequence of keystrokes or desktop actions. The ubiquity of […]
Continue reading...Free iPhone development course from Stanford nets over 1 Million downloads on iTunes
Monday, May 18, 2009
One of the cooler things about iTunes, though perhaps not widely known, is iTunes U, an area within iTunes that lets users download educational content such as lectures and lab demonstrations from Universities much in the same way you would download a podcast. Naturally some of the content is restricted to students who attend a particular University, but much of the content […]
Continue reading...Apple looking into possible solutions to allow third-party apps to run in the background
Monday, May 18, 2009
It’s been nearly 2 years since the original iPhone launched, and since then, Apple has done an impressive job of slowly but surely addressing many of the initial complaints levied upon the device (i.e no SDK, lack of 3G). Now, rumors are starting to spread regarding steps Apple might take to remedy one of the […]
Continue reading...Gene Munster: Don’t expect a new iPhone at WWDC
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The keynote address at this years WWDC will be presented by Phil Schiller and an all-star lineup of other Apple executives. Notably missing from the cast of characters, however, will be Steve Jobs. And if you believe Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple also won’t be introducing a new and upgraded iPhone model at this years WWDC. […]
Continue reading...Apple locks up Snow Leopard’s API’s as launch nears
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
AppleInsider reports: Apple this past weekend distributed a new beta of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard that altered the programming methods used to optimize code for multi-core Macs, telling developers they were the last programming-oriented changes planned ahead of the software’s release… This means developers can now press forward with Snow Leopard versions of […]
Continue reading...2 Seventh graders create an iPhone app
Monday, May 11, 2009
2 enterprising 7th graders from Chicago, Sam Kaplan and Louis Harboe, recently completed a Math-centric iPhone app called Mathmaster that is now available for download on iTunes. The Chicago Sun Times reports: The Mathmasteris pretty straightforward. For 99 cents per download, the application is marketed to parents as a fun tool to get their children […]
Continue reading...Apple rejects BitTorrent control App for the iPhone
Monday, May 11, 2009
It seems that we have yet another addition to the growing list of rejected iPhone apps, with the latest rejection being a BitTorrent control App called Drivetrain. In its rejection letter to the developer, Apple wrote: …this category of applications is often used for the purpose of infringing third party rights. We have chosen to not publish […]
Continue reading...Apple profiles iPhone developers ahead of WWDC
Monday, May 11, 2009
With Apple’s WWDC just around the corner, Apple has posted some interesting video profiles of prominent iPhone app developers and their experiences developing for the iPhone. The featured developers include Dr. Ge Wang of Ocarina fame, Werner Jainek, a developer who worked on Things, Steve Demeter who was the brain behind Trism, and Christina Wick […]
Continue reading...The Success of novelty apps in the App Store
Friday, May 8, 2009
The Wall Street Journal on the abundance and success of crap-apps in the iTunes App Store: A classical piano player in Christchurch, New Zealand decided to see how quickly he could make an app for Apple’s iPhone. Reuben Bijl, 22 years old, took 30 minutes and came up with a pointless one called “Sound Grenade.” […]
Continue reading...Nokia app store to debut with 20,000 titles
Friday, May 8, 2009
Nokia is planning to roll out its Ovi Store later this month as it tries to emulate the success Apple has had with the iTunes App Store which reached its 1 Billionth downloaded app just a few weeks ago. Forbes reports: As the world’s largest handset maker, Nokia is used to big launches. The store, […]
Continue reading...Apple approves NIN iPhone App
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Apple created quite a stir in the blogosphere when it recently rejected an update to NIN’s iPhone app due to “objectionable content.”
Continue reading...Apple seeds iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5 to developers
Thursday, May 7, 2009
MacRumors reports: Today’s release is a bit of a surprise, coming just eight days after the release of the fourth beta when Apple had consistently been releasing beta versions to developers at two-week intervals. With only a month to go until Apple’s sold out Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco where the iPhone OS 3.0 […]
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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