Friday, February 11, 2011

iPhone Dev News of The Week

  • Single Market Management: Japan Start Play rePlay Tokyo based team looking to partner with IOS developers to markets apps to Japanese users....
    • Apple has set up its first highlighted section for the Mac App Store, in which it displays "apps for the creative home." There are five apps featured in each of four categories (covering things from design to music and photography), and there are some good picks in there, from Apple's own apps to TUAW favorites like Pixelmator , djay , and a few others. To be honest, while apps getting featured tends to be good for developers and customers, the display section looks a little sparse. With only…
      • Apple doesn’t let app developers assign functions to the iPhone’s physical buttons. It’s easy to understand their point in the matter — those physical buttons are for system settings, not as function keys — but I’ve always wished Apple would make an exception when it came to camera apps. Using an onscreen shutter button just [...]
        • Hi there, I have read many of the recommended books for iPhone programming. I have also read through various books/guides on Cocoa. However, I find...
          • Here's some good (if obvious) news to kick off your weekend right. PopCap Games' Garth Chouteau says in a recent interview that yes, in case you were wondering, they will probably bring Bejeweled 3 to iOS. The latest version of the original gem-matching masterpiece was released on PC a while back, but many players held off in order to buy it on iPhone and iPad. Chouteau says that while "we're traditionally somewhat slow to adapt our games to other platforms after launching them on PC/Mac...…
            • Hello developers! I was wondering; is there a smart way of making my owl "class".. let me try to explain: I've this VERY long code and it's making...
              • If you're a jailbroken iPhone owner, we have some good news for you. Pretty soon, a new tweak that adds turn by turn voice navigation to the Google Maps app will be available via Cydia.
                Jailbreak Only: Turn By Turn Voice Navigation, Coming Soon To Google Maps is a story by AppAdvice.com

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                • According to a report from Macworld , the iPad is about to get its own version of the popular Opera Mini web browser. The new iPad-centric version will supposedly be released at the Mobile World Congress event starting in Barcelona next week, along with updated versions for the iPhone , Android and BlackBerry mobile platforms. Speaking with Macworld, Opera CEO Lars Boilesen said that "Our developers have been hard at work building the mobile browser of the future for both consumers and mobile…
                  • Cult of Mac is reporting that Apple is planning a revamp to its iOS notification system . iOS's current notification system, which is used for everything from text messages to push notifications, has remained virtually unchanged since the introduction of the original iPhone in 2007. The current notification system uses a series of pop-up bezels which are sometimes cramped with information or, worse, fails to display adequate information in an easy to view manner. A good example of this is when you…
                    • I’m with Scoble on this one: the Nokia/Microsoft partnership is a pretty good idea. Here’s why: 1. Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 is actually pretty good. It’s certainly better than Nokia’s Symbian and arguably better than Android. 2. Microsoft gets massive hardware distribution, which will attract developers. 3. Apps: The platform will be too big to [...]
                      • According to insiders speaking to Techcrunch, Apple’s iAd service is underperforming relevant to their expectations. In fact, what was meant to be a service that would turn online and in-app advertising on its head has struggled to find many advertisers at all. According to Techcrunch, while developers are keen to embrace iAd, the business sector [...]
                        • So, the Verizon CDMA iPhone 4 is vulnerable to both GeoHot’s Limera1n bootrom based exploit and Chronic Dev Team’s GreenPois0n kernel based exploit which makes it possible to untethered jailbreak Verizon iPhone 4 running on iOS 4.2.6 using the recently release d GreenPois0n RC5.4. GreenPois0n RC5.4 is available for download for both Mac OS X and Windows users. so for those of you want to jailbreak the iOS 4.2.6 on Verizon iPhone 4, just simply follow the step-by-step guide posted below to discover the…
                          • Tyler Nettleton (also known as InfectionFX) launches a new Cydia tweak in Cydia App Store. This new jailbreak app is called Voice Notifications it was designed to enable your iPhone to speak to you. As the name as suggest, once installed, it will enable your iPhone to say anything as notification when you receive a text message or phone call. You can also set up Voice Notifications app in Settings.app to program the app to say anything as you wish. In order to save some spaces, there’s no icons added to…
                            • We know the original Palm Pre models and Pixi won't get upgraded to webOS 2.0 , and we also know all about the new Enyo app development framework . But what about running those apps written in the older Mojo framework on webOS 3.0 devices, like the TouchPad ? They'll be supported, so says HP Developer Relations and Framework Engineer Ben Combee. A first tweet indicated that "On webOS 3, Mojo apps will run in an emulation window with back and forward buttons at bottom." He went on to say…
                            • Four years after iPhone Jailbreak took the world by storm, iOS users the world over will gather in London on September 17, 2011 for the world’s first Jailbreak convention. The jailbreak convention, dubbed MyGreatFest , will teach iOS users how to make the most of their Jailbroken iPhones, iPads and iPod touches. Although a location and specific agenda have yet to be determined ( Update: The convention will take place at the Old Truman Brewery), the jailbreak conference planners are already boasting that…
                              • www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVGiNAs-QbY Researchers found that it’s pretty dangerous when you lose the iPhone to some strangers or bad guy. Those people can jailbreak your iPhone and steal all the passwords. The whole process is shown in the video above. They can view all the networks information and passwords after executing certain script. It’s actually an exploit [...]
                                • The guys at Future Games of London have just released Hungry Shark 3 for iPhone . The Hungry Shark series is one of my favorite games for iOS (you can read my review of Hungry Shark Trilogy for iPad here ). Hungry Shark 3 pits Hungry Shark against shark finners, mad scientists and leaking oil rigs. The latest edition of the Hungry Shark series also adds full HD support for Retina Displays, more than 25 new types of food (fish, crabs and people) and Game Center support. Hungry Shark 3 for iPhone is a steal…
                                  • A group of German researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology report that they've cracked the iPhone's keychain system, allowing access to the passwords saved on any phone in just six minutes. By jailbreaking the target phone and installing an SSH app on it, the hackers found they could access any information on the phone that they wanted, without the need to input a passcode or any other form of security from the user. In other words, if they can get their hands on…
                                    • Two more big companies have joined the flurry of sales popping up around Valentine's Day next week. Sega has jumped in with prices dropped on plenty of its titles, from US$2.99 down to 99 cents. Capcom has also joined the holiday celebration, bringing Street Fighter IV down to the incredibly low price of just 99 cents. As crazy as these deals are (and they are crazy, even though we saw lots of them in one form or another over the holiday season last December), I expect even more to show up by the end of…
                                      • Despite the fact that Apple’s iPad tablet is only geared with one camera, this doesn’t stop the revolutionary tablet PC to become one of the top selling device or computer in the world. And now, the Cupertino, California-based Apple is likely to out two cameras on the upcoming second generation iPad tablet, a front and rear facing camera. iPad users definitely wished that their 9.7 inch tablet PC has two cameras so that they can experience the Apple’s FaceTime video chat, which is originally…
                                        • The developer behind the TinyUmbrella tool (Notcom) has made an announcement via Twitter that the TinyUmbrella tool has been updated to version 4.21.07 to allow iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users to save the SHSH Blobs of the iOS 4.2.1 as well as numerous bugs fixes. you can download the latest version of TinyUmbrella for MAc OS X and Windows in the download link posted below. Here is the Tweet for TinyUmbrella v4.21.07 by its developer; “Minor update 4.21.07. I seemed to have forgotten iPad in the 4.3b3…
                                          • A lot of people have been wondering if the Verizon iPhone 4 can be jailbroken and we are delighted to be able to post today that yes it can. The CDMA version of Apple’s smartphone is actually jailbreakable on iOS 4.2.6 using existing software. If you follow a lot of the developers on Twitter you will probably have already read some of the messages that are being posted. If not you can read them below. @pod2g was the first person to post a message on Twitter and he was looking for people with the Verizon…
                                            • We are fully aware that the hackers behind the Chronic Dev Team already rolled out the Greenpois0n RC5 to untethered jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 that runs on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPod Touch 4G,iPod Touch 3G, and iPad. Though there were reports that some of them encounter minor bugs and errors during the jailbreaking process, this is still a huge progress and this is definitely good news for the entire iPhone jailbreak and unlock community. However, not all iOS device is invited in the iOS 4.2.1jailbreak…
                                              • The Cupertino, California-based Apple and Verizon Wireless already started sending out the Verizon-compatible CDMA iPhone 4 throughout the United States. And some of the ’blessed’ ones have received their new fourth- generation iPhone and today we can reveal that the new Verizon iPhone 4 can be jailbroken, and of course, you can also install Cydia App Store. Yesterday, some Verizon iPhone 4 user claims that they already rocking out a jailbroken iPhone with the help of the RC5 version of Greenpois0n…
                                                • Folks at AppleBitch have spotted that the Moscone center has been booked for a Corporate Meeting between June 5th and 9th. Since the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is typically a 5-day event, which Apple holds at the Moscone center, it is being widely speculated that this year’s WWDC will be held between June 5th and [...]
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