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Jun 15 2010

iTunes 9.2 feature: edit iOS 4 folders

iTunes 9.2, currently in beta on the Mac, will be required to install iOS 4 for iPhone and iPod touch when it becomes available on June 21, and here’s likely one of the reasons why [...]


Jun 14 2010

Cocoia icon resource updated for iPhone 4

Working on an icon for your new iPhone 4 or iPad app? Fresh from WWDC 2010, Cocoia have updated their PSD resource file to include not only the original iPhone/iPod touch and iPad dimensions, but [...]


Jun 14 2010

iOS 4 features: iPod touch Wi-Fi stays connected when asleep — iPhone too?

One of the more interesting notes on Apple’s iOS 4 for iPod touch page is persistent Wi-Fi connectivity, so Skype calls or push-notifications can come through even when your iPod touch is in sleep mode:

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Jun 14 2010

iOS 4 walkthrough

Complete feature guide to Apple’s latest iOS 4

iOS 4 (previously iPhone OS 4 or iPhone 4.0) continues Apple’s relentless yearly mobile OS cycle. If 2007 was the mainstreaming of the multitouch user interface, 2008 all [...]


Jun 12 2010

Apple Slightly Changes Terms in Section 3.3.2 Dealing With Cross-Compiling and Use of Interpretors

The iOS 4 GM seed (gold master) released during WWDC 2010 once again made changes to Section 3.3.2 of Apple’s licensing agreement — specifically the part that deals deals with the use of cross-compilers.  The [...]


Jun 12 2010

1Password on Safari 5 extensions, designing for iPad, and iPhone 4 – TiPb at WWDC 2010

During WWDC 2010 I had a chance to sit down with the team from Agile Web Solutions — Roustem, Dave, Jamie, Dan, and Chad — to talk not only about their newly launched 1Password for [...]


Jun 12 2010

Apple’s magic developer numbers: 100, 100 million, and 1 billion

We’ve all heard huge numbers thrown around as measures of iPhone and iPad App Store success — over 200,000 apps and 5 billion downloads being some of the most recent and most impressive. There’s a [...]


Jun 11 2010

iTunes App Store begins accepting iOS 4-compatible apps for review

Apple has sent out a notice to developers advising them that the iTunes App Store has begun accepting iOS 4 binaries for submission and review:

Submit your iOS 4 apps for review so they [...]


Jun 10 2010

Are iOS 4 background API really the best solution to multitasking?

Multitasking was widely rumored to be coming to the iPhone with iOS 4, but instead of a traditional “leave full apps running in the background” approach, Apple instead chose to implement a more restricted but, [...]


Jun 10 2010

US government investigating Apple’s AdMob exclusion

The US government is reportedly now investigating Apple for the terms in the iOS 4 GM license that restrict rival ad networks owned by competing platforms — i.e. Google’s AdMob. Independent ad networks are not [...]


Jun 9 2010

TiPb at WWDC 2010 – day two round up

WWDC 2010 day two saw sessions jump into high gear as developers learned more about Game Center (which is comforting considering it was strangely MIA from the Keynote) and what’s going on with that monster [...]


Jun 9 2010

TomTom talks iPhone, iOS 4 multitasking – TiPb at WWDC 2010

Tom Murray, SVP of Marketing, TomTom sat down with me to discuss their turn-by-turn navigation app for the iPhone. Announced at WWDC 2009, over the last year TomTom has managed to get the app to [...]


Jun 9 2010

iPhone live podcast #103 – WWDC 2010

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Special post-WWDC 2010 Keynote edition! Apple introduces iPhone 4, rebrands iPhone OS to iOS, shows off Farmville, Netflix, [...]


Jun 8 2010

iOS 4 device compatibility – can your iPhone and iPod touch be upgraded?

During yesterday’s WWDC 2010 keynote, Steve Jobs announced that iOS 4 will be a FREE update for all devices, and the iPhone and iPod touch version will be released on June 21 (iPad version is [...]


Jun 8 2010

Will you be spending some FaceTime with iPhone 4?

Steve Jobs brought back the “one more thing” bump for FaceTime, Apple’s new iPhone 4 feature that promises no setup, Wi-Fi only, one-on-one video calling. You start a call or choose a contact and you’re [...]


Jun 8 2010

Apple posts WWDC 2010 keynote video stream, iTunes download

Apple.com has posted streaming QuickTime video for Steve Jobs’ WWDC 2010 keynote, where he introduced the new iPhone 4.

Update: a higher quality version is now available via iTunes download as well.

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Jun 8 2010

TiPb at WWDC 2010 – day one round up

WWDC 2010 certainly starting with a bang — or boom in Apple parlance — with almost more iPhone 4, iOS 4, and related news than we could keep up with. Almost. Here’s a quick round [...]


Jun 8 2010

iOS 4 GM seed now live, app submissions begin June 10

Apple has released the 378MB Gold Master (GM) seed for iOS 4 (formerly iPhone OS 4) and it’s now available to developers via developer.apple.com (after you agree to the new terms of use). Apple has [...]


Jun 8 2010

WWDC 2010 – What We Didn’t Get

Now that the WWDC 2010 keynote’s over and the dust settles, we know what we’re going to get in the coming weeks. iPhone 4 with a brand new look and tons new features, iOS [...]


Jun 7 2010

iOS 4 Gold Master seed available today

Apple has announced as part of their WWDC 2010 keynote that iOS 4 (previously iPhone OS 4) will go Gold Master (GM) today. That means devs should be able to get it via developer.apple.com and [...]