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This is more of a proof of concept but Raging Thunder shows what the iTouch is actually capable of. The game uses the accelerometer to move the car on the…

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iPhone SDK Beta 4 out

11:56 pm PDT • April 23, 2008

You can’t have it, but the iPhone SDK Beta 4 is out with OpenGL support. We are getting closer to world iPhone domination, people. I’ve played with the SDK and…

Hacker and developer types are finding clues in the latest release of the iPhone SDK about the next version of Apple’s magically popular phone. Notable inclusions are threads referring to…

Just grabbed a floater copy of the iPhone SDK and I just wrote my first application. It does nothing, but I’m so proud of myself. It’s almost as if I’m…

O’Reillly just published a book by Jonathan Zdziarski, the writer of NES.app for the iPhone and one of the premier iPhone hackers. It describes how to jailbreak and install BSD…

Fortune is reporting that Microsoft may be eyeing the iPhone as a potential outlet for their warez teams, including programming Office applications and voice control for Apple’s joy box. “It’s…

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iPhone version of 'Mario Kart'-ish game

8:21 am PDT • March 24, 2008

http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=32045 No telling how really real this is because it’s just a teaser video, but we have what appears to be a Mario Kart-like game for the iPhone. It’s apparently…

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Photos of the iPhone AppStore leaked?

9:52 am PDT • March 23, 2008

Take this with a grain of whatever delicious condiment you most enjoy but we have what appears to be a screenshot of the upcoming iPhone AppStore — the place where…

DF has a great discussion of permanence or “running in the background” in iPhone apps, showing us that even the applications that look like they’re running in the background will…

[photopress:iphonesdkroadmap.jpg,full,center] In the first four days of the iPhone SDK being available, over 100,000 copies have been downloaded. That’s one for every man, woman, and child on Earth. Ok, not…

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Ballmer on iPhone SDK: Who knows?

12:30 pm PST • March 7, 2008

Steve squeezes out a SBDlight. Steve Ballmer was surprisingly candid — yet still fairly quiet — about Microsoft’s plans to port Silverlight to the iPhone. He basically said “Yeah, maybe,…

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News of the World: The iPhone SDK

9:51 am PST • March 7, 2008

Remember this? Salon: Why Apple’s SDK finally justifies iPhone hype SvN: iPhone SDK, Apple’s Touch Platform, and The Next Two Decades Infoworld: iPhone SDK exceeds developer expectations Kleiner Perkins Announces…

Mike points out a few glaring deficiencies — protections? — in the iPhone SDK, namely the non-permanence of applications — only one third-party app can run at a time and…

Information, as they say, wants to be free. This was the driving force behind the effort to jailbreak and write software for the iPhone. It is my suspicion, but this…

Every SDK is a winding road… Our fearless leader Mike will be attempting to live-blog/SMS-blog the Apple event today, depending on the quality of his connection. Look for news on…

Electronista’s gotten word that applications developed for the iPhone for free might not get the same review process as for-pay apps. In fact, there may be no review process at…

[photopress:steve_jobs_iphone_opens_up.jpg,full,left]So here we are less than a week away from the release of the iPhone/iPod Touch SDK from Apple, and already people are getting cranky. The good people at iLounge…

“Please join us to learn about the iPhone software roadmap, including the iPhone SDK and some exciting new enterprise features,” The extravaganza is set to take place on March 6th…

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iMac, MacBook Pro updates in March (??)

9:43 am PST • February 25, 2008

9to5Mac is positing some pie in the sky stuff about multi-touch trackpads and full iMac/MacBook Pro overhauls. He’s pegging this prediction on the March event coming up and not much…

Reports are coming in that a February 26th Apple event has been postponed until mid-march. Folks are assuming this is the SDK announcement. Look for more info in weeks to…

We’re not one to cause a mass panic in the markets but listen — the iPhone SDK is late. People are already selling Apple stock in droves and this could…

[photopress:114.jpg,full,center] Remember, like, a few hours ago when you updated your iPhone or iPod Touch to version 1.1.3? And then, like, a few minutes later you Jailbroke it? Yah, that…

Don’t worry, guy who wants to make a Neko the Cat port for Android! There’s still time! Android has been delayed for a few weeks and the $10 million developer’s…

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iPhone SDK app key leaked?

5:56 pm PST • January 28, 2008

18 84 58 A6 D1 50 34 DF E3 86 F2 3B 61 D4 37 74 What does it all mean? In a Lost-esque move hackers have released the iPhone…

The guys over at iPhone Atlas have a pretty good point in today’s blog, namely that those of you rushing to Jailbreak your 1.1.3 iPhones and iPod Touches might just…

Hot on the proverbial heels of the news that Apple will use digital signatures to ensure quality and security in the forthcoming iPhone and iPod Touch SDKs, we get word…

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Scoble not too hot on Android

1:00 pm PST • November 13, 2007

Not too long after Google’s announcement of $10-million worth of prize money to Android application developers, Robert Scoble has weighed in with a few reasons (seven) why he’s not too…

Trolltech has done a lot in the past year for the world of developers. With its amazing Qtopia Greenphone, developers were able to have a completely open mobile phone that…

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iPhone SDK hits next February

12:26 pm PDT • October 17, 2007

Apple has officially announced an SDK for the iPhone. Now developers will easily be able to make uniform applications designed specifically for the iPhone. Thank goodness too, because I’m sure…

If the LX hadn’t come along I’d still be fondling my iPhone with a manic intensity. But after updating to 1.1.1 and fearing for my life and my $400, I…