Unfortunately there will not be any iPhone and iPad news updates for the next few weeks as I will be very busy completing a few different projects.
Definitely check my Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/lemonkey in the meantime as I may be retweeting iPhone and iPad related news from time to time.
Thanks for checking out the blog and see you soon!
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Thursday, July 1, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
This Week in iPhone and iPad News - June 25/2010
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Apple Now Stores and Shares Your iPhone's Location
BarMax, The $1,000 iPhone App, Is Profitable And Expanding With New York Version
Apple's Small Problem: iOS 4 And iPhone 4 One-Up The iPad
iPhone 3G Couldn't Handle iOS 4 Backgrounds
More than a quarter of iPhones break within 2 years
iPad Left Vulnerable After Record iPhone Patch Job
First 720p videos from iPhone 4 hit YouTube
iPhone 4 Teardown
App Store: 1% of Apple's gross profit
Statement by Apple on White iPhone 4
Wi-Fi iPhone Syncing Coming "Someday"
iPhone 4 News Roundup
Huge lines to pick up new iPhone
iPhone 4 + Gyroscope + Gaming = All Kinds of Awesome
The Top Four iPhone 4 Hardware Issues So Far
HOW TO: Use iMovie for iPhone
iPhone economics and lower barriers to entry
Here is iPhone 4 FaceTime Working on a Cellular Network
Friday, June 18, 2010
This Week in iPhone and iPad News - June 18/2010
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What's So Special about iPhone 4's Aluminosilicate Glass The glass coating on both sides of the new iPhone has some interesting properties.
Even With Pre-Order Failures, iPhone 4 Sells Out In Under A Day Did you successfully pre-order the new iPhone? If you didn't, you shouldn't feel so bad.
WWDC 2010 Session Videos The session videos from this year's WWDC are now available online (developer login required).
iPhone 4 Confirmed to Have 512MB of RAM (Twice the iPad and 3GS) While this is still a rumor, it would follow past iPhone upgrades.
Sleeping iPhones Send Phantom Data Large amounts of 3G data seem to be sent overnight from the iPhone according to some users. If true, this is significant now that AT&T is phasing out the unlimited 3G data plan.
Does The iPad Change Everything? Publishers Chime In Top publishers attending the Big Money Untethered conference in New York this week give their opinions on the iPad.
Sizing up the iPhone 4 for shutterbugs A great article summarizing the photographic capabilities of the new iPhone.
Friday, June 11, 2010
This Week in iPhone and iPad News - June 11/2010
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Week of the World Wide Developer's Conference Edition!
Phew. A lot has happened this week, most of which was the announcement of the new iPhone 4 at WWDC. The majority of this week's articles center around this announcement so I've gone ahead and grouped them together below. The normal iPhone and iPad news articles of the week come after.
Winning The App Store Lotto: What A Week At No.1 In The App Store Looks Like Interesting financial data concerning an iPhone app that made it to number 1 on the app store.
Did Appl Tell Times to Shove Its App-Takedown Letter? Just recently the New York Times told Apple to take down a popular iPad news-reading application "Pulse" but Apple has put it back up again. Speculation continues.
D8 Interview With Steve Jobs Steve Jobs was recently interviewed by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the D8 summit in Los Angeles. The video is insightful but it is 1 hour and 30 minutes!
Excellent: Mac Classic converted to iPad stand Here's a neat hack for an old Mac Classic: a holder for your iPad!
Apple's Worst Security Breach: 114,000 iPad Owners Exposed While this isn't technically a leak at Apple, AT&T had an exposed AJAX call that allowed hackers to feed it with a list of unique iPad identifiers that then returned emails associated with them.
It's real: iPad Arcade...well at least its not fake A really cool way to play games on your iPad that was originally an April Fool's item at Think Geek this year but it is now a reality (but not for sale?)
A Look Behind The "Words With Friends" iPhone Gaming Phenomenon The popular "Words With Friends" iPhone game is interesting since it focused on multiplayer functionality from the beginning, at a time when many iPhone apps were not.
How to Build iPhone and iPad Web Apps with Caspio A handy guide on how to build HTML based applications for the iPhone and iPad using the Caspio framework.
What Will The Next iPhone Mean For Gamers? Now that the features of the next iPhone have been revealed, Kotaku takes a look at what impact it will have on future games and gamers.
With hours before the new iPhone announcement, AT&T shift upgrade eligibility forward Now that it has been revealed that for the time being there will be no iPhone on carriers other than AT&T, many people are wondering what sort of a plan they're going to have if they want to upgrade to the new iPhone. AT&T now has a website that lets you check.
Adobe to Bring Flash-Based Ads to iPhone Adobe and the ad company Greystripe have combined forces to deliver Flash-based advertisements to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
Bow to your new lord and master, the iPhone 4 Another summary of the features of the new iPhone 4 at WWDC.
The iPhone 4 Supports 3D Motion Gaming One innovative feature that was announced for the iPhone 4 is a gyroscope, allowing the phone to behave like a Nintendo Wii device, able to sense movement along 6 axes when combined with the existing accelerometer.
iPad By the Numbers The latest stats concerning how the iPad is doing in the marketplace are nicely laid out in an infographic.
Everything you need to know about the iPhone 4 More analysis of the new features in the next iPhone.
Apple's iOS 4: Here's What's New The iPhone isn't all hardware. There is an operating system that runs underneath it all which got an upgrade as well. Here are some of the new features.
The iPhone 4 WWDC keynote is live For those that weren't able to go to WWDC, the keynote is now watchable online.
Apple's Amazing "Hyperwall" of 10,800 Apps There was a neat display of falling App Store icons on multiple monitors at WWDC. Check out the video.
An iPhone Lover's (Initial) Thoughts On iPhone An iPhone fan ruminates on what they like most about the iPhone 4 so far.
Setting the Record Straight on Google, AdMob, and Apple's TOS With the new iPhone comes a new iPhone developer agreement that many people are interpreting as blocking ad companies like AdMob from the iPhone. Steve Jobs says it's not true. Read on to find out the truth.
What's Missing From iPhone 4 Is Part Of What Makes It Great An interesting take on the missing features in the new iPhone 4.
WWDC Keynote WiFi woes may have been due to iPhone 4 drivers One hiccup in an otherwise smooth presentation at WWDC this year was the network connectivity causing problems while Steve was demoing Safari. It was initially blamed on all the WiFi traffic going on by the live-bloggers, but someone has another possible answer.
Resolving the iPhone resolution Steve Jobs has been criticized for how he has been portraying the amazing quality of the display in the new iPhone 4. Here is an explanation which supports his claims.
With hours before the new iPhone announcement, AT&T shift upgrade eligibility forward Now that it has been revealed that for the time being there will be no iPhone on carriers other than AT&T, many people are wondering what sort of a plan they're going to have if they want to upgrade to the new iPhone. AT&T now has a website that lets you check.
Adobe to Bring Flash-Based Ads to iPhone Adobe and the ad company Greystripe have combined forces to deliver Flash-based advertisements to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
Bow to your new lord and master, the iPhone 4 Another summary of the features of the new iPhone 4 at WWDC.
The iPhone 4 Supports 3D Motion Gaming One innovative feature that was announced for the iPhone 4 is a gyroscope, allowing the phone to behave like a Nintendo Wii device, able to sense movement along 6 axes when combined with the existing accelerometer.
iPad By the Numbers The latest stats concerning how the iPad is doing in the marketplace are nicely laid out in an infographic.
Everything you need to know about the iPhone 4 More analysis of the new features in the next iPhone.
Apple's iOS 4: Here's What's New The iPhone isn't all hardware. There is an operating system that runs underneath it all which got an upgrade as well. Here are some of the new features.
The iPhone 4 WWDC keynote is live For those that weren't able to go to WWDC, the keynote is now watchable online.
Apple's Amazing "Hyperwall" of 10,800 Apps There was a neat display of falling App Store icons on multiple monitors at WWDC. Check out the video.
An iPhone Lover's (Initial) Thoughts On iPhone An iPhone fan ruminates on what they like most about the iPhone 4 so far.
Setting the Record Straight on Google, AdMob, and Apple's TOS With the new iPhone comes a new iPhone developer agreement that many people are interpreting as blocking ad companies like AdMob from the iPhone. Steve Jobs says it's not true. Read on to find out the truth.
What's Missing From iPhone 4 Is Part Of What Makes It Great An interesting take on the missing features in the new iPhone 4.
WWDC Keynote WiFi woes may have been due to iPhone 4 drivers One hiccup in an otherwise smooth presentation at WWDC this year was the network connectivity causing problems while Steve was demoing Safari. It was initially blamed on all the WiFi traffic going on by the live-bloggers, but someone has another possible answer.
Resolving the iPhone resolution Steve Jobs has been criticized for how he has been portraying the amazing quality of the display in the new iPhone 4. Here is an explanation which supports his claims.
Winning The App Store Lotto: What A Week At No.1 In The App Store Looks Like Interesting financial data concerning an iPhone app that made it to number 1 on the app store.
Did Appl Tell Times to Shove Its App-Takedown Letter? Just recently the New York Times told Apple to take down a popular iPad news-reading application "Pulse" but Apple has put it back up again. Speculation continues.
D8 Interview With Steve Jobs Steve Jobs was recently interviewed by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the D8 summit in Los Angeles. The video is insightful but it is 1 hour and 30 minutes!
Excellent: Mac Classic converted to iPad stand Here's a neat hack for an old Mac Classic: a holder for your iPad!
Apple's Worst Security Breach: 114,000 iPad Owners Exposed While this isn't technically a leak at Apple, AT&T had an exposed AJAX call that allowed hackers to feed it with a list of unique iPad identifiers that then returned emails associated with them.
It's real: iPad Arcade...well at least its not fake A really cool way to play games on your iPad that was originally an April Fool's item at Think Geek this year but it is now a reality (but not for sale?)
A Look Behind The "Words With Friends" iPhone Gaming Phenomenon The popular "Words With Friends" iPhone game is interesting since it focused on multiplayer functionality from the beginning, at a time when many iPhone apps were not.
How to Build iPhone and iPad Web Apps with Caspio A handy guide on how to build HTML based applications for the iPhone and iPad using the Caspio framework.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
No iPhone and iPad news this week
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Due to the memorial day holiday I am quite behind on things. Look forward the next installment of iPhone and iPad news next Friday, the week of WWDC.
Friday, May 28, 2010
This Week in iPhone and iPad News - May 28/2010
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Watch the skies for the Air Force's secret space plane...with your iPhone! Track a new Air Force space plane and any other satellite with this neat iPhone app.
Firefox Home Coming to iPhone, Browser Next? A new Mozilla iPhone application "Firefox Home" allows you to share your Firefox history, bookmarks and tabs from your most recent browsing session onto your iPhone.
Friends Around Me iPhone/iPad app lets you interact with friends or strangers, just like they were really there Another location based app for the iPhone and iPad allows you to socialize with other people who may be in your vicinity virtually.
Friday, May 21, 2010
This Week in iPhone and iPad News - May 21/2010
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Apple claims 'huge' loss over iPhone leak While it's not really a secret a new iPhone is coming, Apple claims the leak of the prototype has hurt potential sales as people may now wait for the new version.
Yes Folks, The Official iPhone Twitter App Is Here After Twitter acquired the makers of the popular iPhone Twitter client "Tweetie", they have release the official Twitter client for the iPhone.
The original Prince of Persia coming to iPhone I'm personally looking forward to this game being ported to the iPhone. While I'm curious how the touch controls will be, I know it will be a great way to pass some time.
Apple release iPhone OS 4 Beta 4 SDK to developers Historically, beta 4 versions of iPhone OS releases signal that we're close to having the real thing.
Usability of iPad Apps and Websites: First Research Findings This free copy of the Nielsen Norman Group Report on iPad application and website usability is an interesting read.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
This Week in iPhone and iPad News - May 7/2010
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Apple Quietly Fixes iPad's Broken App Store Revealing 1,422 Games A recent change to the iTunes App Store has uncovered a large collection of previously unseen games for the iPad.
Apple Is Pushing A Secret "VIP" Ad Program for iPhone Apps Apple has released new information regarding their new iAds program a part of which is aimed at developers who will use iPhone ads to drive downloads/purchases for their own apps.
iPad Is Destroying Netbook Sales Recent financial figures is showing how profound of an effect the iPad is having on netbook sales.
Evidence Shows iPhone HD's Ability to Shoot in...HD More details surrounding the next iPhone reveal the possibility for HD image capture.
Future iPhone Might Include Heart Rate Monitors Apple has applied for a patent that would allow for an integrated sensor to send cardiac activity to the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
Friday, April 30, 2010
This Week in iPhone and iPad News - April 30/2010
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Lost iPhone prototype spurs police probe The stolen iPhone prototype story keeps evolving as the Silicon Valley police have begun to investigate.
How The iPad Will Change The iPhone Game Industry While the iPhone and iPod touch have changed how people have thought about games on their portable devices, the iPad stands to bring in more casual users than before.
4 Reasons the iPhone Is a (Video) Game Changer More thoughts about how the iPhone is changing the gaming landscape.
Playing Games on the iPad...with 11 Fingers With the iPad being a new type of touch device for most people, playing games on it introduces new ways of interacting.
The iPad POS system, coming soon to a restaurant near you A neat use of the iPad as a point-of-sale (cash register) tool in restaurants.
5 iPhone Apps to Boost Productivity
WWDC 2010 announced for June 7th through 11th While it is rumored that the next generation iPhone will be announced at this event, AT&T did recently show that they're not allowing their employees to take vacation during the month of June, lending credibility to the rumor.
New iPhone Could Hit Stores During Apple's Developer Conference
Gowalla Checks-In To The iPad Before Foursquare Can this hurt FourSquare?
Before The FTC Blocks The Google-AdMob Deal, Maybe It Should Read Apple's iPhone Licensing Agreement Details concerning Apple's iPhone Licensing Agreement with respect to its new iAds may need to be considered when dealing with the potential Google-AdMob deal.
Person Who Sold the iPhone Prototype Revealed The story regarding the "lost" iPhone 4 prototype continues.
iPad 3G Hits Mailboxes and Retail Stores The iPad 3G is now available. While this makes it more portable in the sense that you don't have to rely on having a WiFi signal, there is the added cost of this version of the device and the data plan from AT&T.
Friday, April 23, 2010
This Week in iPhone and iPad News - April 23/2010
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This Is Apple's Next iPhone If you haven't heard about the "lost" iPhone 4 prototype that Gizmodo eventually got a hold of, well, take a look at this article. It's pretty much agreed that it is a real prototype of the next iPhone device considering Apple wants it back.
What The New iPhone Could Mean For Gaming Now that it's pretty guaranteed that there will be a front facing camera on the next iPhone, this article considers what the next iPhone could mean for next generation games on the device.
How Apple Lost the Next iPhone A follow-up article from Gizmodo summarizing how they came into possession of the iPhone 4 prototype.
Apple sold 8.75 million iPhones last quarter, 51.15 million since launch Apple's latest earnings report was very positive, most of which is due to the success of the iPhone.
Adobe tosses in Flash towel after Apple limits iPhone dev Adobe has officially decided to stop work on the tool that allows the porting of Flash applications to the iPhone and iPad after the recent update to the iPhone SDK agreement.
Apple's Wall is Tumbling Down Due to the loss of the iPhone 4 prototype, some people are wondering if it may be in Apple's best interest to intentionally leak information.
Where do developers draw the line with Apple? A nice summary of the reactions to the recent iPhone SDK agreement update.
Wooden iPad Kiosk For Square at Sightglass A neat stand being used for the iPad to make it into a point of sale register for a coffee shop.
Rana Sobhany Demos Her iPad DJ Setup An interesting application of the iPad for making music.
Android - Now On The iPhone Video evidence of being able to run Android on the iPhone.
Google to Bring FREE Turn-By-Turn Navigation to iPhone In a press conference on April 22nd Google announced that it will bring free turn-by-turn navigation to smartphone platforms, including the iPhone.
Unity and the iPhone OS 4.0 The head of Unity technologies addresses the concerns around the latest update to the iPhone SDK agreement with respect to 3rd party development tools.
Friday, April 16, 2010
This Week in iPhone and iPad News - April 16/2010
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Video Chat Coming To The Next iPhone? All Signs Are Pointing To Yes With a new version of the iPhone hardware most likely coming sometime this June, there has been a lot of speculation as to its features. One often wished for item is a forward facing camera that would allow video chat.
A Calm, Reasonable Argument Supporting Apple's Anti-Flash SDK Language Seeing how last week's announcement of the updated iPhone developer SDK 3.3.1 caused such a commotion, it's not unusual to see so many articles on-line about it. Here is one possible explanation as to why Apple chose to exclude Flash and other 3rd party development tools.
10 Amazing Musical Instrument iPhone Apps Since the App Store doesn't have a dedicated section devoted to musical instrument apps, this article offers a sampling of some of the more amazing ones.
Apple To Drop Support For The First-Generation iPhone From a personal reply from an email sent to Steve Jobs himself, it seems that Apple will no longer be supporting nor updating the iPhone 2G in the future.
A brief assessment of Job's iPhone defense Another article weighing in on the motivations behind the recent update to the iPhone developer SDK 3.3.1.
AppsFire Hands Out iPhone / iPad App Star Awards (Videos of the Winners) At the recent 360iDev conference in San Jose, AppsFire awarded developers of unlaunched iPhone and iPad applications.
Opera Mini iPhone App Gets Apple's Stamp Of Approval Since Apple has long held the stance that applications that duplicate the functionality of built-in applications on the iPhone were verboten, it came as a surprise to many that they would approve the Opera Mini iPhone web browser application.
John Gruber: Apple Was Right, Adobe Get Over It [Video] In yet another article covering the fallout from the recent changes to the iPhone developer SDK 3.3.1, the developer whose original posting about it which was then referenced by Steve Jobs himself in an email discussion is interviewed.
The 8 best iPad apps -- so far Seeing how the iPad is fairly new, here is a list of some of the better applications that are out for it so far.
Beat the crap out of fruit with Fruit Ninja on iPhone This innovative new game that uses the touch controls of the iPhone in an interesting way will be out on the App Store April 21st.
The iPad isn't a computer, it's a distribution channel More insightful analysis on the direction Apple is taking with the iPhone and iPad going forward.
iggy investigates an iPad It may be expensive for a cat toy, but this cat sure seems to be interested in the iPad.
Ars Technica Reviews the iPad A VERY in-depth analysis of the new iPad. Highly recommended if you're deciding on whether or not to purchase one.
Follow-up video interview with Dan Grigsby on the end of Mobile Orchard While I'm sad to see Dan leaving iPhone development and shutting down Mobile Orchard, especially since it was his main source of income, I look forward to what he'll be doing next. Based on his past history, he has always been working on cutting edge stuff. In this interview he elaborates on his post from last Friday where he announced his decision to leave.
iPhone Development: Can We Stop with the "Evil" Thing? Jeff LaMarche, a leading iPhone developer and author, weighs in on the controversy surrounding the recent update to the iPhone developer SDK 3.3.1.
The world waits on iPad 'cause we bought them all Due to the unexpected demand for the iPad here in the United States, the rest of the world is going to be getting their iPads a little later than originally scheduled.
GDC Online Organizers Announce iPad, 3D, iPhone, Game Narrative Summits GDC Online (aka GDC Austin) has announced the iPad, 3D, iPhone, and game narrative summits that will be taking place this October.
Rally Up Brings "Real Friend-Focused" Location Based Social Network To The iPad For the more privacy minded user, Rally Up provides an alternative to existing location based services that only shares your location with people you know personally.
TouchArcade 360iDev Game Jame - A Night to Remember 360iDev recently held an overnight "game jam" where iPhone developers got together to work on their game ideas from scratch. The following article describes what it was like and highlights some of the games that came out of it.
Awesome c64 iPhone App Stays Free, Gets Update The popular Commodore 64 iPhone app will now be free without reverting back to being a paid app and it will be getting an update soon.
"Glee" Gets an Addictive iPhone and iPad App Smule, makers of the popular Magic Piano app, have launched a new karaoke-like application that allows you to sing along with popular songs that have been featured on the popular "Glee" television show while allowing other users from around the world to listen in.
Friday, April 9, 2010
This Week in iPhone and iPad News - April 9/2010
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Welcome to the new home of "This Week in iPhone and iPad News"! If you haven't already heard, Dan Grigsby from Mobile Orchard is no longer going to be involved in iPhone development nor the website going forward. I am grateful for all the opportunities that Dan has presented me and I wish him well.
Like its previous home at Mobile Orchard, I hand pick what I find to be the most interesting iPhone and iPad related news stories of the past week (Friday to Friday). I welcome any link submissions, so please send them to urls@aribraginsky.com.
How the iPad is Already Reshaping the Internet (Sans Flash) A piece on how the decision by Apple to not support Flash on the iPad is affecting existing heavy hitter websites like CNN and The New York Times.
Tapulous Looks To Repeat Tap Tap Revenge's iPhone Success On The iPad With 'Radiation' Tapulous, makers of 'Tap Tap Revenge' have recently revealed their next big game titled 'Tap Tap Radiation', targeted for the iPad.
Aurora Feint Debuts Social Gaming App For The iPad Aurora Feint 3, a free to play massively multiplayer social gaming app which is based on virtual goods is now available for the iPad.
Loopt Pulse Bets That Location On The iPad Is About Planning Loopt has an interesting take on location based applications for the iPad where they think users will be more likely to plan where they're going to be on it than actually check in at their current location.
iPad Apps: The Next Gold Mine or Just Fool's Gold? Since the iPad has only been out for less than a week, only time will tell if we're going to see another "gold rush" as developers flock to this new platform.
Ustream to Bring Live Video to iPad With the lack of Flash on the iPad, there are still many applications that will allow you to view streaming video, including Ustream.
Technology Review: Rethinking Apps for the iPad An informative piece on how things are different when developing for the iPad vs. the iPhone.
TweetDeck for iPad Hits the App Store TweetDeck, the popular Twitter client, is now available for the iPad.
Episodic Gaming Invades the iPad with Sam & Max The hilarious point and click adventure "Sam & Max" is now available on the iPad.
What's new iPhone SDK 3.2 Now that the NDA has been lifted on the previously announced iPhone SDK 3.2 (for iPad), here are some of the details.
Developers Rush to Buy iPads and Test Their Apps The creators of Doodle Jump are profiled as they prepare to update their popular game for the iPad.
iPadPeek Want to know how your website looks on the iPad? Check out this site.
'Intellvision' Released for iPhone and iPod Touch The classic console from the early 80's now has an iPhone and iPod Touch app.
How Publishers Plan to Monetize iPad Content With the launch of the iPad, many publishers are wondering how they can monetize their content on this new device.
Unboxing the iPad Data A neat infographic covering the new iPad.
Top 20 iPhone Games That Work Great On An iPad A great collection of games for the iPad.
Gamers of the iPhone, Your Attention Please What the new Game Center feature of iPhone OS 4.0 means for iPhone gamer.
iPhone OS 4.0 Brings Multitasking, Ad Framework for Apps Apple announced iPhone OS 4.0 this past Thursday, revealing some pretty impressive new features which have wide ranging consequences. The following are just some of the articles that have come out which cover these new features:
Apple versus developers - this time it's personal With the recent update to the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement, Apple has dropped a pretty big bombshell for anyone planning on using 3rd party development tools to build iPhone apps. This article is just one of many that have started to come out this week:
Like its previous home at Mobile Orchard, I hand pick what I find to be the most interesting iPhone and iPad related news stories of the past week (Friday to Friday). I welcome any link submissions, so please send them to urls@aribraginsky.com.
How the iPad is Already Reshaping the Internet (Sans Flash) A piece on how the decision by Apple to not support Flash on the iPad is affecting existing heavy hitter websites like CNN and The New York Times.Tapulous Looks To Repeat Tap Tap Revenge's iPhone Success On The iPad With 'Radiation' Tapulous, makers of 'Tap Tap Revenge' have recently revealed their next big game titled 'Tap Tap Radiation', targeted for the iPad.
Aurora Feint Debuts Social Gaming App For The iPad Aurora Feint 3, a free to play massively multiplayer social gaming app which is based on virtual goods is now available for the iPad.
Loopt Pulse Bets That Location On The iPad Is About Planning Loopt has an interesting take on location based applications for the iPad where they think users will be more likely to plan where they're going to be on it than actually check in at their current location.
iPad Apps: The Next Gold Mine or Just Fool's Gold? Since the iPad has only been out for less than a week, only time will tell if we're going to see another "gold rush" as developers flock to this new platform.
Ustream to Bring Live Video to iPad With the lack of Flash on the iPad, there are still many applications that will allow you to view streaming video, including Ustream.
Technology Review: Rethinking Apps for the iPad An informative piece on how things are different when developing for the iPad vs. the iPhone.
TweetDeck for iPad Hits the App Store TweetDeck, the popular Twitter client, is now available for the iPad.
Episodic Gaming Invades the iPad with Sam & Max The hilarious point and click adventure "Sam & Max" is now available on the iPad.
What's new iPhone SDK 3.2 Now that the NDA has been lifted on the previously announced iPhone SDK 3.2 (for iPad), here are some of the details.
Developers Rush to Buy iPads and Test Their Apps The creators of Doodle Jump are profiled as they prepare to update their popular game for the iPad.
iPadPeek Want to know how your website looks on the iPad? Check out this site.
'Intellvision' Released for iPhone and iPod Touch The classic console from the early 80's now has an iPhone and iPod Touch app.
How Publishers Plan to Monetize iPad Content With the launch of the iPad, many publishers are wondering how they can monetize their content on this new device.
Unboxing the iPad Data A neat infographic covering the new iPad.
Top 20 iPhone Games That Work Great On An iPad A great collection of games for the iPad.
Gamers of the iPhone, Your Attention Please What the new Game Center feature of iPhone OS 4.0 means for iPhone gamer.
iPhone OS 4.0 Brings Multitasking, Ad Framework for Apps Apple announced iPhone OS 4.0 this past Thursday, revealing some pretty impressive new features which have wide ranging consequences. The following are just some of the articles that have come out which cover these new features:
- Apple Game Center: 3 Reasons to Get Excited
- Everything you need to know about iPhone OS 4.0
- What iPhone OS 4 means for you
- Is Steve Jobs Ignoring History, Or Trying To Rewrite It?
- iChat coming to iPhone OS 4.0?
- Reading Between the iPhone OS 4.0 Lines
- Gamers of the iPhone, Your Attention Please What the new Game Center feature of iPhone OS 4.0 means for iPhone gamer.
- New 4.0 Features You Might Have Missed: Bluetooth Keyboards, Spell Check, Digital Zoom
Apple versus developers - this time it's personal With the recent update to the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement, Apple has dropped a pretty big bombshell for anyone planning on using 3rd party development tools to build iPhone apps. This article is just one of many that have started to come out this week:
- The Apple-Adobe War Escalates: Using Flash to Build iPhone Apps Banned
- New iPhone Developer Agreement Bans the Use of Third-Party Analytics and Services
iPhone and iPad News
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Due to recent events related to Dan's position on Apple's new SDK agreement and resulting decision to discontinue the Mobile Orchard website, I will be posting my weekly "This Week in iPhone and iPad News" column here going forward.
In the event that the Mobile Orchard website does go dark in the future, I am working to archive my past postings and they will be available here soon.
In the event that the Mobile Orchard website does go dark in the future, I am working to archive my past postings and they will be available here soon.
Friday, April 2, 2010
This Week in iPhone and iPad News - April 2/2010
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iPhone App Developed To Control NASA Robot Want to drive a NASA robot on Mars? There's an app for that.Star Wars Cantina: Your Own Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy, In Your iPhone Coming soon to an iPhone near you, "Star Wars Cantina", a Diner Dash-like game set in the Star Wars universe.
How to Make an HTML5 iPhone App A nice tutorial on how to use HTML5 in your next iPhone app.
Apple Launching iPad with Explicit Content in App Store Apple has recently segregated explicit content into its own category on the App Store.
Apple to Launch New Mobile Ad Platform? "iAD", Apple's own mobile ad platform, is set to launch on April 7th, 2010.
Facebook | App Store Now you can browse the App Store from the comfort of Facebook. Includes the ability to share your favorite apps with your friends among other features.
The Ultimate Gamer's Guide to Apple's iPad With the iPad coming out this weekend, take a look at some of the games that are being targeted for the device (updated frequently).
New iPhone This Summer; Verizon Model Could Be Ready By Fall In addition to the new iPad, it looks like the iPhone is going to be ready for a new hardware refresh later this year and we might possibly also see the iPhone becoming available on Verizon for the first time.
Medialets Rolls Out Universal SDK for iPhone and iPad Ads Now publishers and developers of iPhone and iPad applications can use a new SDK to switch between ad networks and first-party ad servers.
MapQuest Brings Free Voice Navigation to the iPhone MapQuest 4 Mobile is a free GPS navigation app for the iPhone that includes "basic voice guidance".
Flash Comes to the iPad...At least for Advertisers iFlash Ad Units from Greystrip ports Flash ad units into a format the iPad can display.
Starbucks Now Letting You Pay For Your Coffee Fix Via iPhone in 1,000+ Target Stores
ScoreLoop Launches White Label Service for iPhone App Monetization ScoreLoop is a white label social platform helping developers add social features to their iPhone and Android apps and it now includes support for monetizing their apps.
WolframAlpha Drops iPhone App Price by 96% to $1.99, Offers Refunds The powerful website WolframAlpha recently deployed an iPhone application at an initial price of $49.99 but has recently reduced the price to $1.99. They are now offering refunds for those users who purchased it at the original price.
Friday, March 26, 2010
This Week in iPhone & iPad News - March 26/2010
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Wikipedia Gets Pretty with Articles iPhone App Take a look at some of the interesting features in a new Wikipedia app for the iPhone.iPad Developers Code Their Apps in the Dark While Apple says that iPad applications can be submitted next week to coincide with opening of the iPad App Store, most iPad developers only have the iPad simulator to work with until then, except a select few who actually received the device early.
Valgrind Phil Hassey, the author of Galcon for the iPhone, mentioned this memory management and debugging tool at GDC 2010 and it's definitely worth a look.
Corona Now Supports iPad Busy week for these guys.
Apple Stores Now Able to Sell Unlocked iPhones [update] While the original article mentioned that the phones were unlocked, it turns out that they are just contract free.
Flurry: iPhone Games Are A $500 Million Industry In The U.S. And Taking Share Insightful data from Flurry about the state of the game industry and the impact the iPhone has had.
App Store Approvals Slow As The iPad Land Rush Begins Some iPhone developers have noticed that their approval times have increased just as the date for the iPad launch nears.
Better Late Than Never, Justin.tv Comes To The iPhone The popular video streaming service Justin.tv now has an iPhone application that has some innovative features.
You Can Now Gift iPhone Apps A feature has been added to the App Store that allows you to gift an iPhone application. One interesting side-effect to this is that some developers are noticing that others are gifting large numbers of their application and shooting up the rankings where they would normally need to sell a certain number.
iPad Launch Looks to be Dominated by Gaming Apps Flurry has data on applications being tested on the iPad and they've broken it down by category. It turns out the majority of them are games (surprised?).
Urban Airship: Developer Preview Release for AirMail "AirMail is the next generation of push notification for mobile apps. It’s media-rich (think video and HTML), has the ability to do return-receipt, an in-app inbox and all sorts of cool features."
Buzz Aldrin Portal to Science and Space Exploration for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad Buzz Aldrin has created a Portal to Science & Space Exploration to unite people and technology for the purpose of educating and entertaining the world on this interesting and critically important subject.
iPhone Is Eating Sony PSP and Nintendo DS' Lunch Another perspective on Flurry's recent stats regarding the iPhone's impact on the game industry.
Digg's iPhone App Is Now Available The much anticipated Digg iPhone app is now available, with a new Digg site redesigning coming soon.
Further Tests Confirm iPhone Touchscreen Superiority An interesting study on the accuracy of the touchscreens on various mobile devices shows that the iPhone is superior.
AdMob Registers 50% Market Share For iPhone OS Based On Smartphone Traffic Admob recently announced that smartphones accounted for 48% of its worldwide traffic last month, with the iPhone still being the dominant device.
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