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1) Breaking: Twitter acquires Tweetie, will make it official and free
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/breaking-twitter-acquires-tweetie-will-make-it-official-and-fr/
Filed under: App StoreTwitter founder Evan Williams has posted on the official blog that the company will be buying Tweetie, an iPhone app currently available in the App Store, from creator Loren Brichter. The app will be renamed Twitter for iPhone and released in the App Store for free. Williams says that Twitter users have looked for an official app in the store and haven't found one, so he says that they hope to solve that problem by providing an official App Store location for Twitter.
Brichter will be joining the Twitter team, and he'll be working with them to eventually provide a Twitter for iPad app as well. More information on the deal (as well as that price change) is coming soon, though Williams didn't say when the iPad app might be released.
So, wow. A little shakeup in one of the biggest app genres on the iPhone. There's no word yet on what will happen to the Mac version [...]
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2) OpenFeint's Jason Citron talks Game Center and Aurora Feint 3
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/openfeints-jason-citron-talks-game-center-and-aurora-feint-3/
Filed under: Gaming
The first thought on everyone's minds as we heard during the event yesterday that Apple would be forming their own social gaming network on the iPhone called Game Center, was probably, "What about OpenFeint?" Since almost the very beginning of the App Store, OpenFeint founder Jason Citron has been working hard to provide developers with a free and easy solution for implementing a social network and social features on their iPhone apps, and with one small announcement, Apple appeared to make all of that work obsolete. Quite a few unofficial social networks have spawned on the iPhone (OpenFeint is one of the first and definitely the biggest, with over 12 million users at last count), and with one fell swoop, it appeared that Apple's new official network would make them all unnecessary.
Not so, Citron told us in a quick interview today. Yesterday, he confirmed in a [...]
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3) Apple blocking Flash-built apps because of multitasking?
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/apple-blocking-flash-built-apps-because-of-multitasking/
Filed under: SDKFollowing up on news that the iPhone 4.0 developer agreement prohibits cross-compiled third-party apps, AppleInsider received info that multitasking in iPhone OS 4.0 is the reason for the change. According to their sources, apps built in environments like Flash CS5 won't co-operate well with Apple's multitasking scheme. "The system will now be evaluating apps as they run in order to implement smart multitasking. It can't do this if apps are running within a runtime or are cross compiled with a foreign structure that doesn't behave identically to a native C/C++/Obj-C app," according to AppleInsider. "Apple needs full access to a properly-compiled app to do the pull off the tricks they are with this new OS," one of their readers said.
So it's not a grand conspiracy to kick Adobe while it's down, not about arbitrarily restricting developers to Apple's own programming [...]
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4) AdLib: Apple's secret web app weapon
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/adlib-apples-secret-web-app-weapon/
MobileCrunch noticed something interesting about the iPad User Guide hidden in the iPad Safari's bookmarks. It's a web app, but it doesn't feel like a web app -- the views scroll independently and smoothly, "clicking" is exact, and the whole thing runs much more like a native iPad app than anything web app developers have been able to put together yet. Why? Apple's got a secret -- Done21 is calling it "AdLib," after a file found somewhere in the source code, and apparently it's a library that connects UIKit to HTML, CSS, and Javascript. It's a go-between framework that has no documentation in the code at all, and uses practically unlabeled variables. In other words, Apple is putting their own magic into web apps, and while the code is there to see, they aren't interested in sharing.
At this point, it's not much more than a novelty -- Apple obviously is depending on Xcode and the iPhone [...]
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5) AT&T announces expensive rebranding (sigh)
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/atandt-announces-expensive-rebranding-sigh/
Filed under: iPhoneStung by Verizon ads, and a slew of unhappy customers, AT&T is doing what most companies with image problems do: Fix their problems. Get a new logo. A new color scheme. New ads.
"All of our communications across all of these channels is 'Rethink Possible' and this integration of design," Esther Lee, AT&T's senior vice president for brand marketing and advertising, said in an interview with Advertising Age magazine. It's reported that AT&T, which is one of the country's five biggest advertisers, spent $1.87 billion on marketing and advertising last year.
The new company slogan, "Rethink Possible" is supposed to alert us that nothing is impossible if you are an AT&T customer. Right. I'm really enjoying that tethering. I guess "expanding the boundaries of 'can'" actually adds in a few values of "cannot."
One good outcome of all of this is that the Luke Wilson ads [...]
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6) iPhone Dev conference exclusive promo code for TUAW readers
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/iphone-dev-conference-exclusive-promo-code-for-tuaw-readers/
Filed under: iPhone, SDKThe Pearson Education's Voices That Matter Conference series will be holding their second iPhone Developers Conference on April 24-25 in Seattle. Leading authors and experts (including our very own Erica Sadun) will converge for two days to share their knowledge about developing for the iPhone OS. Development for all iPhone OS devices -- iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad -- will be covered and with the release of the iPhone OS 4 SDK yesterday, you can bet there'll be a lot to learn.
Conference registration includes admission to all education and networking sessions, continental breakfast, lunch and breaks, a conference guide, and access to speakers' slides. The price of the conference is normally $695, but Pearson Education has been good enough to offer a $150 discount to TUAW readers. To take advantage of the discount, go to the conference registration page and use [...]
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7) Apple rejecting apps with "Pad" in the title
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/apple-rejecting-apps-with-pad-in-the-title/
Filed under: iPadApple is extremely protective of its trademarks, and has begun rejecting App Store submissions with "Pad" in the main title.
9to5 Mac notes that Jesse Waites, the developer behind ContactPad, has recently had an update for his app rejected because of its name (note that ContactPad is currently available; it's the update that was rejected). Apple has established a policy meant to eliminate confusion over which products were actually produced by Apple. Among the criteria is "...You may use Apple, iPad or any other word mark provided that...the Apple word mark is not part of the product name."
True, "Pad" isn't "iPad," but it's close enough in Apple's opinion.
This isn't the first time we've seen Apple request such a change. Website iLounge was previously named iPodLounge, and several years ago the makers of the iPed iPod stand were asked to reconsider their device's [...]
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8) Stick It for iPad: Beautiful "To-Do" notes application
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/stick-it-for-ipad-beautiful-to-do-notes-application/
Filed under: iPadThere's not a lot of apps that make me sit up, take notice and go "yes!" Stick It for iPad is one of those apps. Introduced to me by Mark Peterson, a developer who hangs out in the same #iphonedev channel that I do on freenode, his app ticks a lot of the boxes that I have been looking for for free form note making.
Stick It combines sticky notes with a cork board metaphor. You can create new notes, edit their text (and adjust their color, fonts, and so forth), and paste them onto one of five separate boards. This allows you to work with an "immediate" to-do board, a "grocery shopping" board, and so forth. You organize and name these boards, however you wish.
Peterson has provided a wide range of note choices. You can use standard Sticky shapes, paper attached by "tape", talk bubbles, Rolodex pages, and more. It's visually stunning, with a lot of creative options that [...]
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9) Five ways Keynote for the iPad badly misses the mark
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/five-ways-keynote-for-the-ipad-badly-misses-the-mark/
Filed under: iPad
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My new iPad hasn't left my side since launch day. I love it -- the wonderful iBook reader, the incredible speed and fluidity of the web browser and the rich colors and sharpness of the display. I've also been wowed by the quality of many of the third party apps in the App store. For example, both the to-do list Things and the Bloomberg News applications demonstrate the potential of the iPad to introduce exciting new ways of interacting with a computer.
With that said, there's definitely still some lemons in the iPad App Store. But, with iPad apps being a brand-new enterprise, it's reasonable to expect that third party developers who only recently got their hands on their own iPad just some need time to learn how best to utilize the iPad's form [...]
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10) Real-life iPad: Presenting with an iPad, Keynote, and VGA connector
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/real-life-ipad-presenting-with-an-ipad-keynote-and-vga-connec/
Filed under: iPadWhen I'm not having fun as a Mac consultant and TUAW editor, I teach community education classes at the Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado. Last night was the scheduled night for my blogging class, so I decided to see if I could teach the class from my iPad.
I had mixed results. Normally, I use my MacBook Air to show my Keynote presentation, then occasionally bring up a web browser to demonstrate some of the finer points of WordPress or some other blogging engine. To move the Keynote presentation to the iPad, I had to sync it over via iTunes. It would be nice to see a way to grab that presentation from Dropbox, where I store it, and just open it in Keynote, but that's not currently possible.
Last night (see photo at right), I plugged in the Apple Dock Connector to VGA adapter, plugged that into the PC projector in the room, turned on the iPad, and [...]
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11) The iPad rent-a-date
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/the-ipad-rent-a-date/
Filed under: iPadYou can go tickle an iPad for free at any Apple Store. You can caress, stroke, and otherwise test out the "magical" touch-based interface. However, if you want to go further, second base for example, be prepared to pony up $50.
TUAW has realized that for that low, low price, you can bring that baby home with you and enjoy her in the privacy of your own home for up to two weeks. Return her back to the store, none the worse for wear (don't forget to use "protection"), and you'll be assessed a mere 10% of the purchase price as an, ahem, "restocking fee."
Of course, your mileage may vary, so buy at your own risk -- this is just an idea we're throwing out there, in case anyone wants to catch and run with it. But then again, why deny yourself the temporary love of an iPad while you're waiting for the 3G of your dreams? There's no need to deny your basic desires until the [...]
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12) hacksugar: Using your iPad as a second monitor
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/hacksugar-using-your-ipad-as-a-second-monitor/
Filed under: iPad
Looking for a novel way to put your iPad to work? How about using it as a second monitor for your desktop? Last week, I got a first look at iDisplay. It offers a system hack that extends your desktop space onto your iPad or iPhone. One big problem: although clever, the app remains at pretty much at alpha release. It's buggy, it's slow and it's not going to be ready for day-to-day use for a while.
So readers asked if I could hunt down some alternatives. After spending some time researching the issue, I stumbled across Screen Recycler. Patrick Stein, its developer, was kind enough to send me a promo license to test it out and you can see it running in the screen shot at the top of this post.
Screen Recycler provides the same kind of desktop space expansion that iDisplay is aiming for but pulls it off in a completely different way. Instead of using a dedicated [...]
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13) Review: here's hoping the Kachina board game app gets some serious kinks worked out
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/review-heres-hoping-the-kachina-board-game-app-gets-some-serio/
Filed under: iPhone, iPod touch, App Review
The tile game Kachina came to the iPhone/iPod touch platform in waves. First, the app appeared as a single-player puzzle game using the Kachina rules. Then, an upgrade with in-app purchase allowed you to spend US$2.99 to get multiplayer functionality. Now, the Kachina app [$2.99] that you can find in the App Store is the full-featured version that includes both the puzzle and multiplayer modes. The developer, Gourami Games, has posted a mea culpa of sorts, saying:
The in-app upgrade has been removed and all copies are now enabled to play 2,3,4,5 player games. Now with an option to chose the computers difficulty level. Those of you that have made the in-app upgrade purchase, Thank you for your support, and we will make it up to you in a future update that will automatically detect the sale.
We like the idea behind the Kachina game, which [...]
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14) Video walkthrough of iPhone OS 4.0 shows up
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/video-walkthrough-of-iphone-os-4-0-shows-up/
Filed under: iPhone, SDK Who knows how long this will stick before Apple's lawyers learn to speak Polish, but Makowe ABC has uploaded a walkthrough video of an iPhone running beta OS 4. The captioning should help you figure out which features are being discussed.
We're still working through all the new facts and features of the upcoming software release; more updates throughout the day today.
[Via The Mac Observer]TUAWVideo walkthrough of iPhone OS 4.0 shows up originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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15) Hands-on: Savant shows off their iPad interface
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/hands-on-savant-shows-off-their-ipad-interface/
Filed under: iPad
Savant AV brought their iPad road tour to a location that happens to be pretty close to me in Irvine, California. So, I headed down there to take a look at their brand new iPad app, an interface for wirelessly controlling their high-end home automation systems. The company helps dealers put together home automation and home theater solutions, and because all of their software is designed around Mac OS X, they've jumped headlong into using the iPhone and iPad as control units for their automation systems. With a full Savant setup installed, you can control your climate systems, audio and multimedia, lighting, and even security cameras all around your home directly from your iPhone or iPad.
The systems aren't cheap; even the low-end systems will run you from five to ten thousand dollars, and of course, the sky's the limit on how luxurious you want to get. The good news, [...]
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16) iPad 101: Customize your wallpaper
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/ipad-101-customize-your-wallpaper/
Filed under: iPadUnlike the iPhone,* the iPad lets you customize wallpapers for, both, the lock screen and the home screen. While the default image is beautiful (unless you think the stars resemble scratches), many users will want to replace it with something personal. Here's how.
Tap the Settings app and then select Brightness and Wallpaper. There, you'll find two options. First, you can enable auto-brightness, which adjusts the display's brightness by monitoring the environment's ambient light.
Tap the images below to bring up the wallpaper settings. At the top of the page, you'll find the iPad's default images followed by your own pictures (if you've synchronized photos). Tap any image to bring up the full-screen view. Now, you've got three options: set the lock screen, home screen, or both. You're done!
There are two things that you should note. The first thing is that your [...]
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