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WWDC 2010 Preview
Today, Apple will present several new products to its third party developer community…and through the tremendous press scrunity — not to mention what Steve Jobs recently called (an undesirable) “nation of bloggers” (ahem) — by extension the larger world of its users, enthusiasts and curious potential ‘switchers.’ Some of them will be software, some will [...]
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iPhone OS 4.0 Summary
Today’s iPhone OS 4.0 preview included plenty of new features that have been requested by developers and users alike. We’ll run through a quick summary of the major additions to the operating system and go in-depth as more information becomes available. One of the biggest features that Apple has now added to iPhone OS 4.0 [...]
Also posted in App Store, Apple Events, Apple Software Tagged game center, gamekit, iphone os 4, multitasking 4 Comments
MacHeist 2010 nanoBundle is now live….
The timer on the MacHeist website hit zero tonight at 7PM EST, and though the initial launch was a bit delayed due to heavy site traffic, the new nanoBundle is now live.
Posted in 3rd Party Software Tagged clips, coverscout, flow, macheist, macjournal, rapidweaver, ripit, tales of monkey island 2 Comments
Apple pulls “sexy” apps from app store
A post over at TechCrunch details what may be a new policy change for iPhone Apps containing sexual content. The developer of the “Wobble iBoobs” App claims to have received a letter from Apple explaining that the app has been pulled from the store due to customer complaints. Update: A reader has pointed out that [...]
What’s next for iPhone & other iDevices?
While we continue to wait for the next two major 2009 iDevice roll-outs -- an iPod Touch "S" with specs similar to the iPhone 3GS and an entirely new large-screen device often referred to as "iTablet" -- rumor and speculation about 2010 iDevices has already begun to ramp up with a vengeance. One of the rumors with the greatest backing evidence is that of 1080P HD video recording capabilities, followed closely by new, slightly larger iPhone/iPod Touch displays with higher resolutions.
Also posted in App Store, Apple Hardware, Apple Software Tagged 1080P, 3G, 3GS, Apple Hardware, camera, GPUs/Graphics Cards, HDTV, iDevice GPU(s), iDevices, iPhone, iPod Touch, iTablet, Netbook, new iphone, rumor, touch, Uncategorized, video 4 Comments
Multitasking for 3rd-Party Apps?
One of the hottest topics on the grapevine this weekend has been an emerging rumor based on multiple leaks (including more than one of our own sources) regarding the ability of 3rd-party apps being able to run in the background -- rather than just displaying "background notifications" as announced for iPhone OS 3.0 this summer on all supported iDevices. New reports from our sources have shed much more light on this and how it relates to the evolution of iDevice hardware.
Also posted in App Store, Apple Software Tagged 2009 iPhone, 2010 iDevices, 3rd party, App Store, ARM, background, beta, developers, iDevice Platform OS 3.0, iDevices, iPhone, iphone os 3.0, iPod Touch, iTablet, Mac OS X, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion", Many Bothans Died to Bring Us This Information, multi-core, multitasking, Netbook, snow leopard, WWDC 2 Comments
Will iPhone OS 3.0 fix Apple’s broken App Store approval process?!
Will the release of iPhone OS 3.0 bring with it a change to the widely criticized App Store approval process?
Also posted in App Store, Apple Software Tagged 3rd party, adult content, App Store, Apple Inc., censorship, developers, iDevice, iDevice Platform OS 3.0, iDevices, iPhone, iphone os 3.0, iPod, iPod Touch, iTablet, iTunes, Latest Chatty, mature, NIN: Access, Nine Inch Nails Leave a comment
Pre-Release Review of Twittelator 2.0 for IPA
Two members of the team that runs Rumors for Xerces Media have had the opportunity to participate in the recent beta test of Twittelator Pro 2.0 and in the hours before it hits the AppStore at long last, we wanted to show the world this remarkable piece of software for the iDevice platform -- read on for our first "pre-release" review
iPod Touch 2nd gen jailbreak released
Earlier today, the iPhone Dev-Team released a limited but usable jailbreak for the 2nd generation touch.
iStat for iPhone review
Bjango gave us a chance to test and review iStat for the iPhone and iPod Touch, read our review and our thoughts on what they did right, and what features would be nice to have in the future.
Also posted in App Store, Articles Tagged iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, Macs, OS X, Third Party Applications Leave a comment
Google Chrome (TestShell) for Mac nightly builds coming along nicely
Recently, the Chrome core engine has been wrapped in a basic user interface, minus nearly all normal user-level functinality and lacks any plug-ins but nonetheless allows adventurous users to enjoy the incredible speed of the V8 Javascript engine.
Posted in 3rd Party Software Tagged Apple Inc., Apple Software, Chrome, Google, Safari, Third Party Applications 5 Comments
Microsoft seeks to steal Apple’s thunder, Windows 7 Beta @ CES
Xerces affiliated bloggers & tech-TV anchors attending CES 2009 are streaming the news back to Rumors HQ that Microsoft has made a strong, headline-grabbing announcement at the opening of CES with Steve Ballmer's announcement of a Windows 7 Beta to be made available for download tomorrow (Friday, January 9th).
iDevice gaming “set to explode,” say game industry insiders
If you think that the little arcade games on the Classic iPods (5G class) distributed by Apple are about as far as iDevice gaming is ever going to get, think again!
Posted in 3rd Party Software Tagged Apple Hardware, Apple Software, AppleTV, iDevices, iPhone, iPod, iPod 5G/Classic, iPod Nano, iPod Touch, Macs, OS X, Third Party Applications, Windows Leave a comment
The iPhone SDK, Hackers, and Malware
With the upcoming release of the iPhone SDK, users will be able to run 3rd party applications with Apples blessing. However, much of the hacking necessary to do so without the SDK has already taken place, which may have given malware developers a head start.
Also posted in Apple Software, Articles Tagged 3rd party, apple, iPhone, iphonedev, jailbreak, malware, Safari, sdk, Third Party Applications 3 Comments
Apple announces iPhone 4, iOS 4, iMovie