Regarding Skyfire and proxied Flash on iPhone

Skyfire is a browser on other mobile platforms that was at one point purely proxy-based like Opera Mini (where everything was pre-rendered on a server then pushed out to the device via compressed files) but is now an all-grown up WebKit engine where Flash content is still proxied (processed server side and sent out as iOS friendly video).

They’re submitting it to the App Store — we know because, also like Opera, they announced their intent to submit — for iPhone ..read more

iOS 4.2 coming soon for iPad… and iPhone

If Steve Jobs announced that iOS 4.2 would be coming to iPhone during his keynote a the special music event yesterday, I missed it, but that’s what Apple.com’s new preview page says:

Look for iOS 4.2 coming in November for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.1

(That footnote reads “not compatible with all models” so likely iPhone 2G and iPod touch G1 miss out again).

What will distinguish iOS 4.2 on iPhone from iOS 4.1? Only a few things leap out at me:

Wireless printing, ..read more

Clearcam for iPhone Promo Code Giveaway!

We reviewed Clearcam for iPhone last week, and this week, the developer was nice enough to share some promo codes with us to give out to you guys! Since our review, the developer released an update to the app that fixed some of the issues I had, such as some shots coming out a bit blurry for an unknown reason. He’s also added a few tweaks that have made the overall image quality even better!

What do you have ..read more

Microsoft Releasing Final WP7 Dev Tools Sept. 16

Microsoft today announced that it has finalized the software developer kit for Windows Phone 7 and will make the final build available starting on September 16. The new version of the developer tools adds new features that developers can use to finalize their own applications for Windows Phone 7. Microsoft also said that the Windows Phone Marketplace will open in early October. Microsoft didn’t confirm that Windows Phone 7 devices would also be available in October. Microsoft has also adjusted ..read more

Nexus One Developer Phone Sold Out

Google has indicated that so many developers rushed to purchase the Nexus One Android handset via its developer channel that its entire inventory is sold out and the phone is on backorder from HTC.

Apple testing iOS 4.1 on iPod touch 4, iPad 2, and mystery device?

AppleInsider, quoting “people familiar with the matter” says iOS 4.1 is currently being tested by Apple not only on iPhone 4 (currently available to developers) but the upcoming iPod touch 4 refresh, iPad 2, and an unknown mystery device.

iPod touch 4 is pretty much a no-brainer at this point. For the last 3 years Apple has shipped a new iPod touch in the fall along with an x.1 software update, so we’ll consider that a done deal. The iPod 4,1 ..read more

BlackBerry App World 2.0 Exits Beta, Free for All

Research In Motion today announced that BlackBerry App World 2.0 is no longer in beta and is free for all BlackBerry customers to download and use. To start, developers will be able to offer applications for sale at the $0.99 and $1.99 price points. One of the key features of App World 2.0 is support for carrier and credit card billing. RIM is also making BlackBerry ID available as part of App World 2.0. BlackBerry ID lets users manage their ..read more

Facebook Updating iPhone App to Support Location Features

At an event at its Palo Alto headquarters today, Facebook unveiled its new location feature, Places. Places will work with existing location-based social networks Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp and Booyah, and will let Facebook users check in and share locations with their social circle. The feature will roll out first on an iPhone app which Facebook says should be available some time this evening. In addition, the new feature will work with Facebook’s smartphone-friendly touch.facebook.com site, so any user with an ..read more

Director of App Store for Apple also made fart and wiz apps

Wired did some poking around and discovered Phillip Shoemaker, Apple’s director of App Store — the man purportedly in charge of App Store approval and rejection — was or is the developer of fart and urination apps.

Shoemaker apparently had or has a company named Gray Noodle, whose titles include Animal Farts and iWiz. Although the social networking profiles and posts that led Wired to the discovery have subsequently been removed, they’ve retained archive copies. An Apple spokeswoman gave them ..read more

HTC Selling Nexus One Accessories

Though Google is no longer selling the Nexus One directly, current owners can still find accessories, like the desktop dock or car phone holder, on HTC’s own site. The phone itself is available to registered Google Android developers from Brightstar.

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