iPhone Developers ’round the world can breathe a sigh of relief today. Seven months after the release of Apple’s iPhone SDK, the restrictive NDA that Apple placed on the SDK has officially been dropped.
We have decided to drop the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for released iPhone software.
We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS [...]
From a blog post that launched a thousand rumors, comes confirmation that Adobe is, in fact, creating a way to bring Flash content to the iPhone.
Here is an excerpt from their official statement during a recent “town hall”:
“Upon a direct question from the audience, Paul Betlem for the first time publicly confirmed that Adobe is [...]
Fortune has an article on an upcoming ruling by the Copyright Royalty Board where artists are proposing a 6 cent (66%) hike in the per-track royalties they receive for digital music retail sales. Needless to say, Apple is not happy with this situation and has indicated that the continued operation of the iTunes store would [...]
Reuters is reporting that Nokia is going to release a touch-screen phone on October 2nd. The new device is code named “Tube” and will be a cheaper device focused on their hot growth markets such as India. Read the full article on GigaOM →
iPhone 3G Heads to Lithuania and Latvia - Starting this Thursday (Sept. 25), Lithuania and Latvia will be able to bask in the goodness of the iPhone 3G. TeliaSonera will be providing the telecom muscle to pull it off.
Remix Radiohead - For a mere $0.99 you can download pieces of different instrument tracks used in [...]
Recently, Apple has started offering would-be iPhone 3G buyers an opportunity to save time in the store and purchase an iPhone 3G online for in-store pickup (and AT&T activation).
You first tell them whether this is a new single- or dual-iPhone purchase for either a new account or an existing AT&T account. You then either enter [...]
Whether you’re one of the cutting-edge photo enthusiasts who have already jumped on the wireless memory card train or just on the fence waiting for that one additional feature to make you a believer, the folks over at Eye-Fi made some announcements that are sure to please.
First up is an across-the-board speed improvement that doubles [...]
Adobe introduced their Creative Suite 4 (CS4) product family to the world today, almost sixteen months since the announcement of Creative Suite 3. With six editions to choose from, ranging in price from $999 to $2,499 (upgrades from $399 to $899), and thirteen standalone applications costing $199 to $999, it’s important that you have an [...]
WARNING: If you’re having a good day, in a good mood, or are generally happy with the world, you might want to avoid this post, as it addresses a blood-boiling, migraine-inducing, hot-button issue that is likely to alter your otherwise happy-go-lucky day.
We’ve probably all been hearing the hubbub over Apple’s refusal to lift the NDA [...]
This past week the Associated Press announced that their Mobile News Network received some 16 million page views for the month of August. How does this relate to Apple? 95% of those 16 million page views originated from iPhone and iPod touch users via Mobile Safari and the AP Mobile News Network iPhone/iPod touch app.
The [...]
Today Apple released a statement recalling all iPhone 3G ultracompact USB power adapters.
It seems a small percentage of the adapters have a predisposition for the metal prongs to snap off in the electrical socket, potentially having some unfortunate side effects.
The ultracompact USB adapters were only sold with the iPhone 3G in the following countries: [...]
Google Maps continues to improve their mobile version, and this week they announced some nice new features. Alas, just like last time, these aren’t immediately available for the iPhone. You may remember the iPhone 1.1.3 update in January 2008. Google Maps got a few new features, including the cell tower triangulation location approximation, a feature [...]
iPhone Dev Process - Some really great insight from developer Mike Ash on the whole development and app store submission process for NetAwake.
Zero-Day Exploit Code For Quicktime Posted - Supposedly Apple has ignored a submitted vulnerability and in turn the person who found the vulnerability has published it online.
Jobs and his turtleneck out in public [...]
The very first panel at today’s Mobilize Conference was on the economics of mobile development.
The iPhone was thrown around a bit (and more specifically, the distribution format of the App Store), but the overall topic was a bit more broad.
Representatives from Microsoft, Adobe, RIM, and others were on the panel to talk about the future [...]
Microsoft, what are you thinking? Seriously.
Crispin Porter, the agency behind Microsoft’s seemingly failed ad campaign (and if not “failed”, then certainly “confusing”), has been kept on board for “phase two” of Microsoft’s $300 million ad campaign. The angle they are taking for phase two is a direct response to Apple’s successful Get A Mac ad [...]
CrunchGear is reporting that after only 2 commercials, Microsoft is giving Jerry Seinfeld the boot.
The general consensus on the two ads that have shown has overwhelmingly been that people just straight out don’t get them. Both ads mention next to nothing about Microsoft or Windows.
It’s reported that Microsoft will make an announcement shortly about this [...]
Just a quick heads up that tomorrow we will be providing coverage of the Mobilize Conference in San Francisco.
There will be a couple of cool iPhone specific companies presenting as well as almost a dozen other mobile companies. Hopefully we’ll be able to bring you guys some breaking news on new apps!
I’m really excited about [...]
Get iTunes 7’s Album View back in iTunes 8 - Think the album view from iTunes 7 is gone? Think again.
iPhoneModem - If you’re the jailbreaking type and want to share your iPhone’s internet connection with your computer, check this out. This unsupported app will set you back $10.
Remote 1.1 Released - Use your iPhone/iPod [...]
Yesterday, VMWare released Fusion 2.0 as a major update to their virtualization software. It’s a free, downloadable upgrade for any VMWare Fusion 1.x customer, and it packs some great new stuff.
The update adds over 100 new features:
The UI is dramatically improved, with lots of nice little touches like a welcome screen and coverflow support for [...]
Today, Smule released a really cool (or hot, if you want to be go that route) app for the iPhone called Sonic Lighter.
Sonic Lighter is an iPhone-only app (sorry iPod touch users), that makes use of the accelerometer and sound to affect the flame it shows. Simply flick the flints on the screen to light [...]
