May

26

One of the Coolest iPhone Applications Ever

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May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This video is so cool, it almost speaks for itself. I stumbled upon this over at the Google Earth Blog. It is a proof of concept, tech demo of an Google Earthlike application for the iPhone.
Here is the video:


I am particularly excited by the the tilt control.  I […]

Mar

23

Is the iPhone the Next Gaming Platform?

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March 23, 2008 | 3 Comments

Have you heard of the N-Gage?  It is / was a Nokia platform telephone that was designed to play video games.  What about the PSP, have you heard of that?  It is a gaming hand held that now makes Skype telephone calls. Is the iPhone the next cross-over telephone gaming device?
Roughly Drafted Magazine has writen […]

Mar

14

iPhone SDK and iPhone Development

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March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

There is good news and there is bad news. The good news is that Apple is reporting that in the first four days of availability, there were over 100,000 downloads of the iPhone Software Development Kit. Think about that, it is staggering.
That means that well over 100,000 people will be developing software and […]

Mar

11

iPhone Games Are-A-Comin’

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March 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

For those of you who voted for games as the number one requested iPhone application, there is good news. 
Michael Guillemot, CEO of Gameloft, has  promised that his company will produce no less than 15 titles for the iPhone this year.  Sounds great you say.  15 games is a lot you say.  Well, Gameloft happens to […]

Mar

8

What iPhone Applications Are You Wanting?

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March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The iPhone SDK is official.  There are games announced (more on this later), JAVA support promised, and Flash is unknown.  With the the only limitation at this point being the imagination of the developers, anything is possible.
I have a list of things I want to see.  What about you?  Let me know on the poll […]

Mar

7

iPhone SDK FAQ Available.

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March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Have you pondered downloading the iPhone SDK? I tried, but the site was down yesterday.  I am going to try next week once the hoopla dies down.  While I was waiting, I did brainstorm some questions, and I found answers online. 
If you have any of the following questions, then you should check out the SDK […]

Mar

6

Apple iPhone SDK – It’s Official and it’s Free!

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March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

At Apple’s software development kit release event today, there were plenty of details and lots of good news.  Here are the highlights:
The SDK itself

You need Mac OS X Leopard
It only runs on An Intel-based Mac
It features a modified version of Xcode
It is free, but the fee to set-up a application distribution chain will set you […]

Feb

29

More on the iPhone SDK

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February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

With an official Appple announcement coming next week, iPhone SDK news rumors are flying.
iPhone Lounge is rumoring the following details:

iTunes Store as hub: iPhone applications will apparently be released through the iTunes store.  This is the same as iPod applications are handled currently.  There is no surprise here.
Apple as application picker: Apple is might be […]

Feb

27

Apple iPhone SDK News

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February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

Reuters is reporting that Apple is sending out those golden tickets to all of the major media and technology outlets for a press conference on March 6.
Here is a snippet from the invitation:
“Please join us to learn about the iPhone software roadmap, including the iPhone SDK and some exciting new enterprise features,”
The announcement is only […]