MACJust bought a new Apple iPad 2 and want to prep your old iPad 1 for resale? You might be lucky and sell it to a relative (or be really nice and give it to them, for that matter), in which case it isn’t a crisis if some of your information remains on the device,
By Dave Taylor
March 24, 2011
MACOfferMobi, 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
By Mike Sachoff
February 24, 2011
MACMy 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?
By Dave Taylor
February 10, 2011
MACiPhone 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
By Mike Sachoff
January 04, 2011
MACPut 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?
By Michael Marr
December 30, 2010
MACThere has lately been enough pressure from three corners of the technology world on Apple, which has coerced it to change its policy control over the development of applications for its iPhones and iPads. At one corner of the ring is the developers’ community which has been highly dissatisfied with Apple’s strict policy on developing application software; at the other two corners are external forces, namely the Federal Trade Commission conducting a US antitrust investigation on the technology firm and Competition rising from rival Google’s Android software which plays a huge role in powering several mobile devices (Smartphones) other than iPhone.
By Brajeshwar Oinam
December 17, 2010
MACDevelopers who are interested in going in a different direction from all the usual wallpaper apps and games have a new opportunity to do so. Alibris and Mashery have launched an API developer portal for the sake of letting devs build apps to access the Monsoon Commerce Solutions network. If that sounds a little random,
By Doug Caverly
December 14, 2010
MACAccording to Apple, I can now use the “Find my iPhone” feature to make sure that I never lose my new iPad. Nice, but for the life of me, I can’t figure out how to turn it on, even with the latest iOS iPad firmware updates. What’s the secret, Dave?
By Dave Taylor
December 02, 2010
MACApperian has introduced the Enterprise App Service Environment (EASE) that allows enterprise developers to build, secure, and mange applications for the iPhone, iPad and other mobile devices. EASE helps enterprise developers build secure mobile applications that improve company productivity, while maintaining control for IT departments. With EASE, companies can focus on the development of business-focused
By Mike Sachoff
November 08, 2010
MACiPhone, iPad, and iPod developers are in luck; the Gold Master version of iOS 4.2, along with the corresponding SDK, is now available to registered devs. This should allow everyone to get their hands on the finished product that consumers will soon see. First impressions have been pretty positive. One of the most talked-about features
By Doug Caverly
November 02, 2010