Any developers who are members of the Mac Developer Program and want to learn a little more about the next big version of the Mac operating system can now do so. Today, Apple released a developer preview of Mac OS X Lion through the Mac App Store. In the event you aren’t part of the
OfferMobi, a performance marketing network for mobile ad campaigns, has launched its Beta App Discovery Network. The Beta is open for developers to register today for 50 free installs of their iPhone and iPad apps. OfferMobi is also adding Android support later this quarter. OfferMobi says its App Discovery Network is aimed at helping developers
My kids keep sneaking my iPad and playing games on it without my permission. I know, I know, it’s a parenting issue, not a technology issue, but I just feel that if in addition to talking with them about honesty, trust and honor, if I can add a password to the iPad to prevent easy access, I’d have a backup if they were still being sneaky. I’m sure I can set a password up on my iPad, but how?
Google has nearly caught up to Apple in smartphone popularity and is closing the gap in tablets, according to a new report from Appcelerator and IDC. This year, developers and businesses expect to triple their app development and the average developer is now building for four different devices. Highlights from the report include: *Tablet interest
If you work with applications that utilise the webcam in Flash you may have noticed some recently introduced issues with some Apple iSight cameras on Mac OSX.
Anyone who’s questioned Apple’s generosity in the past might want to take a look at some new calculations. Granted, the company’s market cap is in the neighborhood of $320 billion, so it hasn’t gone broke giving cash away, but one analyst thinks Apple’s paid more than $2 billion to app developers. Horace Dediu based that
At a conference last week i saw someone make some sort of finger motion on his MacBook Air trackpad and have the screen “zoom in” and get bigger, so he could explain something to his listeners. Awesome. I want. How do I do this? Dave’s Answer: I know what you’re talking about and it’s one
Apple saw the most growth in 2010 in terms of the absolute number of applications, but the runner-ups had more growth in terms of percentages, according to a new from Distimo. The Apple App Store for iPhone doubled it’s total during the past year to almost 300,000 applications, while the total number of applications available
iPhone discovery platform FreeAppADay.com released its “FreeAppADay Store” application over the Christmas week and reached 1.5 million downloads since its debut. Since January 2009, the platform has promoted hundreds of Free and Paid applications from iPhone application developers ranging from Capcom’s Smurfs and Disney’s Tron to EA Mobile’s Scrabble and Pogo Games. “The launch of
Put your BeDazzler away. Rhinestones will never always be in fashion, including when being used on your iPad’s cover. If I were in the business of making covers and cases for tablets and other mobile devices, I’d always make sure I’m the first to push out some wicked awesome rhinestone designs. However, there’s more to this story than just rhinestones. As the mobile application market expands, the need for accompanying accessories is equally expanding. How will accessories (beyond the rhinestones) play a part in maintaining Apple’s dominance in this market?
