Apple’s been at the patent pot again, this time showing plans for hardware devices including sensors throughout the device – presumably with the aim of removing the need for physical hardware buttons. Could we be saying goodbye to our beloved home buttons? The theory is pretty simple. Place multiple sensors … Read the Full Story →
Spider-Man: Total Mayhem Rating: My relationship to comic books has only been with the old school form of British comics in the form of Whizzer & Chips and Buster while for the super hero’s of comics in the form of Superman, X-men, Batman and Spider-Man my relationship with them has been … Read the Full Story →
We just reported that Apple has seeded iOS 4.2 beta 1 for iPad to developers and now they have posted a press release which provides details about AirPrint wireless printing for all iOS devices. AirPrint will will not require any set up or configuration and will work with HP ePrint … Read the Full Story →
HYBRID 2: Saga Of Nostalgia Rating: Help hero Grey in his journey to search for his dearest fairy in HYBRID 2: Saga Of Nostalgia for iPhone. Battle through different dimensions fighting evil enemies until you find her. The game is brought to you by Gamevil and is a sequel to the … Read the Full Story →
Apple has been busy updating it’s iPhone developer agreement and app store review guidelines and it sure has made a lot of people happy. Sean Kovacs, developer of the Google Voice application for iPhone called “GV Mobile” recently updated his Twitter status saying: Good news: I did get confirmation back … Read the Full Story →
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have decided to clean house in the App Store and have started sending out notices to developers telling them that they will have their inactive app names deleted if they do not upload a binary within 90 days. The “problem” of App Store name squatting has been discussed … Read the Full Story →
In another surprise move today Apple has published what it calls a “living document” which attempts to clarify the current App Store Approval guidelines. The document is available for all registered developers to read and is written in a chatty human friendly way. The majority of the guidelines are common sense, … Read the Full Story →
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a raft of changes in its App Store Developers Agreement today. And the changes were both a surprise and a breath of fresh air to many. Historically, there have been three major bones of contention between developers and Apple. These were about some of the rules it imposes … Read the Full Story →
Master of Alchemy Rating: Other than reading the latest thoughts on Global Warming and watching the meteorologists on TV forecasting the weather the last time I did anything scientific was to burn some magnesium sulphate, I think that’s what it was called, over a Bunsen Burner during a school science lesson. … Read the Full Story →
Apple has filed a patent for methodology which allows iOS devices to be deactivate themselves, limit services, or completely wipe their storage based on set criteria. One of those criteria is loosely termed “hacking”. Which some take to mean jailbreak. Other impressive sounding options in Apple’s patent is the ability for … Read the Full Story →
To celebrate half a million games played, Phasic Labs Ltd. today announced that Hexius, the unique action-puzzle game from Phasic Labs, is now free for a very limited time. Hexius is a psychedelic action-puzzler, with 3 fun game modes, global/friends scores, weekly score challenges, achievements, regular updates, and more. To find out why players keep coming back for more, and to get your free copy, head over to the App Store and search for Hexius.
Read the Full Story →Many iPhone 3G users have been complaining of speed issues running iOS 4 on what is now the oldest iPhone model that Apple sells. But in reality, apart from some loss of graphics performance, the horsepower under the iPhone 3G’s hood should really be able to cope with what iOS … Read the Full Story →
Apple’s iAd has been a little slow at filling the available inventory and has been criticized for long production process. Mobile advertising is a new platform for Apple and they want to have complete control and offer the most interactive experience. Participating brands and developers who have integrated iAd into their apps have reported … Read the Full Story →
Brian X. Chen over at Wired has done another piece of excellent snooping and followed a trail of evidence to uncover some awkward truths about Apple’s own director of applications technology, Philip Shoemaker. Shoemaker has a whole host of iPhone Apps that he sells under his company name Gray Noodle … Read the Full Story →
Near Field Communications (NFC) allows the transmission of data between devices over short ranges. It is perfect for consumer financial and data transitions. And Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) very obviously intend that this kind of transaction will be able to be carried out from our iPhones in future. One of NFC’s leading lights, … Read the Full Story →
