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iPhone vs. Android development: Day 5

Today is the last day of a 5-day course on iPhone programming class led by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I've been taking notes on how development for the iPhone compares to development for Android. By the way, BNR also offers Android courses if you're interested....

Tags: Program, Apple iPhone, Web Service, Android, iPhone API, Settings App, Android Preference, Cloud Computing, Web Services, XML, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-21

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Web Help Desk Pro 9.2.3.1 (Mac)

This help desk software Pro edition of Web Help Desk for Mac OS X Server offers an industry leading web-based help desk software that empowers IT help desk technicians with iPhone web-app access, email-to-ticket conversion, trouble ticket email notifications, self-service knowledge base, track billable time & materials, LDAP & AD...

Tags: Asset, Web, Apple Macintosh, MacsDesign Studio, Web Help Desk, Help Desk, Call Centers, Asset Management, It Operations, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Finance, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-11-25

Apple's app approval revolt: Will it matter? Maybe

Once somebody matches the ease of the App store,Create a desktop application which makes it brain-dead simple to buy, install, arrange, and sync software and multimedia content with the Droid and it will take off like crazy. That's about the only thing the iPhone has over the Droid at this...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Digital music, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, developer

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Twitter and web forgery

Last evening as I was winding down after a long journey imagine my surprise when I started to receive a tsunami of @ replies on my Twitter account. Apparently I was direct messaging a stack of people I don't know with a link to something that...

Tags: Web, Password, Twitter Inc., Robert Scoble, Security, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Google defines its focus in Apps in 2010

Chrostopher: the need for detailed formatting as we know it is going away.Actually, the detailed formatting is moving to making it look like you want on computer screens, NOT on paper, which is quite different.All of those baroque features for printing on 8.5x11 paper are looking more stupid every day.Interesting...

Tags: OpenOffice, Document management, Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Microsoft's Courier tablet: A Franklin Covey planner on steroids?

I'd buy one instantlyThe Courier embodies everything I've wanted in a portable device for well over five years now - essentially an electronic pad/binder that works very similar to the physical counterpart. Notebooks are too cludgy (being clam-shells) and tablet PCs far too heavy (and still basically clam-shells), not...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Microsoft Corp., Franklin Covey

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Sprint announces the Samsung Instinct HD

If it is anything like the original InstinctIf it is anything like the original Instinct, this is just a marketing throw-away. The original Instinct showed some promise as a platform, but it was left out to dry as soon as the steam was out of sales. Do yourself a...

Tags: Palm Pre, Keyboards, Smart phones, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Instinct, Pre, Sprint Communications

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

iPhone's anti-phishing protection offers inconsistent results

Apple's iPhone OS 3.1 update includes a new fraud warning feature which is at least theoretically, supposed to warn users when visiting fraudulent websites in Safari Mobile. However, due to a flawed implementation in the update mechanism, the feature -- enabled by default -- is offering inconsistent...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, Mobile, Fraud, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Litigation, Smart Phones, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-10

Thieves: Beware the iPhone

For those smart enough to buy a real smartphone[i]Apple?s ingenious Find my iPhone feature[/i]LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!! There are many programs out there that don't require you to pay an annual Apple tax and came out [b]long[/b] before Apple even thought about including this type of functionality. Oops, I guess you can't get...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, smug

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Developer calls for Apple to eliminate App Store review process

Good ideaWe do not have app stores for computer software. There are no such stores for PCs nor Macs nor Windows Mobile phones. I guess apple wanted to ensure that iphone experience will be always safe and clean but at this point they should just give up and maybe create...

Tags: Smart phones, app store, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, T&C

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Is this the Apple tablet?

I agreeThat thing looks pig ugly. If you zoom in and look around the screen it looks cheap and poorly built. I would be surprised if this was real but maybe this is Apples attempt to build to a price e.g. $5-600.Oh it's awful :(It's like a giant iPod. In...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Apple Tablet, Snow Leopard, tablet, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Analysts: Sales of Palm Pre have slowed, could drag down company

Ah, nothing like leveraging one monopoly to destroy the competition!!!Ah, good old Apple! By leveraging its PMP / downloadable media monopoly to destroy the competition in the cell phone market, they are able to increase their profits at the expense of consumers. This is highly abusive, highly illegal, and I'm...

Tags: Operating systems, sales, Palm Inc., Pre, Apple Inc., less-restrictive, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Palm Pre

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

A look at On2 Technologies and why Google wants it

A look at On2 Technologies and why Google wants itWasn't an earlier version of an On2 codec released as open source which morphed into Theora?Unless you are talking 2X reduction or better at the same "quality" we need fewer codecs, not more.It could still be copmtetition for AdobeReplace Flash on...

Tags: Corporate communications, On2 Technologies, codec, H.264, video, Google Inc., Google Wants

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

The Windows Mobile-Windows continuum: The plot thickens

The Windows Mobile-Windows continuum: The plot thickens"3 screens and a cloud"This is a phrase that we will hear more and more from Microsoft. From a developers perspective the goal is one code base that compiles for Mobile, Web and desktop. The basis of that is Xaml/silverlight/wpf. We...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, ARM Processor, Windows Phone, ARM, netbook, Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile-Windows, Windows Mobile-Windows continuum, continuum, plot

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Google Latitude arrives for iPhone, wither Loopt?

I've been a fan of the social-location app Loopt since it was announced for the iPhone about a year ago. It provided a fun way to keep friends in the loop during my travels. It also had a feature allowing me to "find friends" close to my...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Web Application, Dell Latitude, Google Latitude, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-23

News to know: Intel; Oracle, Microsoft patches; Azure; Mourning a dead laptop

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel shines: Earnings, revenue, margins well above estimates; Outlook better Andrew Nusca: PC sales to see biggest drop...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Mobile, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Windows Mobile Customizability, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-15

How Amazon killed Delicious Library for iPhone

A quirky change in Amazon’s Product Advertising API is having a huge, negative impact on Apple developer Wil Shipley. It looks like Shipley will have to scrap eight months of development on the iPhone version of his killer app Delicious Library, because of this sentence in...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Amazon.com Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-07

iPhone OS and SDK 3.1 betas distributed to developers

Apple made betas of iPhone OS 3.1 (build 7C97d) and iPhone SDK 3.1 (build 9M2736a) available to developers today on its iPhone Developer Connection Web site. According to QuickPwn.com changes include: The baseband has been updated to 5.08.01 - ultrasn0w...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Operating System, SDK, Video, Beta, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Mac users suffer Safari 4 woes

Mac users suffer Safari 4 woesNo Mac issues hereIt works well.Now on Windows, Safari is a PIG - memory, CPU, etc.Works great on my MacNo issues to report here. Nice and fast. The new UI changes here and there take a little getting used to. Overall, I'm very satisfied.RE: Mac...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Web browsers, Safari 4, Apple Safari, Safari 4 woe, Mac-user, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

GPS Tracker 1.2.2 (Mobile)

Use InstaMapper to track an iPhone online, share your location with friends and family, and record tracks for later analysis. InstaMapper tracks your phone on Google Maps from the Internet, positions are updated as often as every five seconds, record up to 100,000 positions per device, embed a map with...

Tags: Mobile, Position, Location, InstaMapper, GPS, Internet, Blogging, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-06-11