Apple is now offering iAds for Developers

July 29, 2010

Apple is now allowing iOS developers the ability to create iAds to advertise their own iOS apps.

http://developer.apple.com/iad/

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New Features in Xcode 4

July 28, 2010

If you want to learn about some of the new features in Xcode 4, check out the following link on Apple’s developer site.

http://developer.apple.com/technologies/tools/whats-new.html

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Does Xcode 4 have a future in HTML 5 content creation

July 27, 2010

I found this article in my RSS reader today. Could Xcode 4 have a future creating HTML 5 content?

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/26/apples_new_xcode_4_could_portend_new_html5_development_tools.html

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Nexus One vs iPhone4 Benchmarks

July 26, 2010

I gathered these numbers from the following links.

Android link:
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2010/07/android-22-froyo.ars/5

iPhone link:
http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2010/06/iphone-4.ars/9

Sunspider – measured in secs (lower is better)
Google V8 (higher is better)

Nexus One – Android 2.1
Sunspider – 14,256
Google V8 – 65

Nexus One – Android 2.2
Sunspider – 5,795
Google V8 – 287

iPad
Sunspider – 10,100 (was listed as 10.1 millisecs)
Google V8 – 101 / 86.3

iPhone4
Sunspider – 10,900 (was listed as 10.9 millisecs)
Google V8 – 83.4 / 66.6

iPhone 3GS
Sunspider – 14,200 (was listed as 14.2 millisecs)
Google V8 – fail / 49.3

iPhone 3G
Sunspider – 41,400 (was listed as 41.4 millisecs)
Google V8 – fail / 23.0

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Great iAds Coding Tutorial

July 22, 2010

This is a very good and simple tutorial on adding iAds to iPhone application.

http://bees4honey.com/blog/tutorial/how-to-add-iad-banner-in-iphoneipad-app/

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So, how sharp is the screen on the iPhone4

June 13, 2010

I bought a 4GB iPhone 2G a month after they first came out at the discounted price. Then a few months after the 3G model came out, I picked up a 8GB model and have been using it since. I am planning to pre-order a iPhone4 16GB model next week. I have wanting to see some high res photos of the new and old screens side by side, so you can get a goo idea of the true screen resolution, not all the blog crops that keep coming up.

Well, Robert Scoble has a very high resolution image of the new iPhone4 screen and it is pretty impressive.

Article:
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/06/13/iphone-4-display-all-high-resd-up/

Link to the image:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scobleizer/4695267529/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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iPhone 4 with more 3G bands, whats up??

June 11, 2010

A small thing about the new iPhone 4 that was not mentioned during the keynote on Monday, and was not really noticed until the next day. And I did not see many blogs or analysts talking about it until yesterday was that the new iPhone support new 3G bands, 900MHz and maybe 1700MHz. In the USA, AT&T uses 850MHz and 1900MHz and T-Mobile uses 1700MHz and 2100MHz.

Apple’s own website only lists 800, 900, 1900 and 2100, but the FCC also lists 1700. Having 1700 would be a big plus in the US, as that is the main 3G band that T-Mobile uses. The addition of 900 will be a big plus outside of the US, and from a few blogs I have read, many people appear to be very happy about this.

Here is just one article I found mentioning this as well.
http://www.edibleapple.com/iphone-4-support-for-900-mhz-umtshsdpa-leaves-many-jumping-for-joy/

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My thoughts on Xcode 4 and Safari 5 rumors

June 6, 2010

I have come across several articles with small mentions of Xcode4 and Safari5 features being announced at WWDC during the keynote tomorrow, or later in the week. I think this may be a little bigger than everyone is thinking. As, I have a theory that Xcode4 if announced, will include a whole suite of web development tools.

I feel with all the exposure Apple is putting on HTML5 and CSS3 on their site, and also their beta projects of desktop like website like iWork.com and Me.com. Apple is about to announce some new web based frameworks and APIs, where developers can write COCOA and/or UIKit based applications in the browser. They even have one you can use on the iPhone, it is the “iPhone User Guide” that comes in the bookmarks on every new iPhone you buy.

It is just my opinion, but I think something big will be announced related to this….

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How to launch a UIWebView URL in Safari on iPhone

May 31, 2010

If you have a UIWebView control in your iPhone, iPad or iPodtouch app, you can use the following line of code to open the URL currently viewed in the UIWebView in the mobile Safari.

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:theWebView.request.URL];


Google Voice on iPhone without Jail Breaking

May 31, 2010

I have been using this for the last month or so and it works.  The UI matching a few of the built-in iPhone native apps.  There is a free version with ads and a paid version that is ad free.  This app requires you have an existing Google Voice account, and I do not have any invites left.

http://voicecentral.riverturn.com/