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Apple Developers, Engage Your Users with Notifications

An update is available for those who read the News and Announcements section for Apple developers. Cupertino is encouraging all those who make a living in the App Store to delight their customers by adding local and push notification support in their software. “Engaging Users with Local and Push Notifications,...

8 February 2012
13:11 GMT

Apple Kindly Asks Developers to Play Ball

After pulling a number of fraudulent applications from iTunes, Apple is reminding iOS developers that if they want to do business in the App Store, they’ll have to play by the rules.Particularly, the Cupertino giant has issued a reminder to all those enrolled with the company’s developer program that they...

7 February 2012
02:39 GMT

iPad 3 Prototype Reveals Its Secrets via iBoot Utility

A prototype iPad 3 device has yielded a number of photos which contain enough information to confirm that the device is based on a quad-core A-series chip and that, at least in one version of the tablet PC, it will be capable of LTE connectivity. The images come from a person who claims to be in possession of an iPa...

2 February 2012
08:10 GMT

Apple Posts iOS 5.0.1 iTunes Connect Update

Developers working with iOS 5.0.1 now have the option to edit the default language for app metadata at any time, Cupertino has announced. On its Developer site, Apple informs developers that if they have multiple apps, they can now manage metadata localizations for each individual app. “Any localizations you ...

27 January 2012
05:31 GMT

Download OS X Lion 10.7.3 Build 11D50 — Developer News

Apple developers in charge with OS X testing have been handed a new beta build of the latest version of Lion - OS X 10.7.3. Build 11D50 has no known issues and should precede the final / public version of the software, or at least the Golden Master seed.Seeded to developers in almost identical increments bearing no k...

25 January 2012
08:03 GMT

Apple Takes iTunes Connect Back Online Early

Developers are signaling that iTunes Connect has reopened a day early. The service had been scheduled to go back online today, December 29th, but app makers have been able to use the backend since December 28th. iTunes Connect is a dedicated platform for submitting and managing iOS and Mac applications. The backend ...

29 December 2011
02:32 GMT

AppDesigner Is Your Winning Ticket to Apple’s App Store

AppDesigner, a software kit that enables anyone to make an application and send it to Apple’s App Store, is gaining traction thanks to Golfers Guide, a golf-teaching app developed by an instructor who had no coding skills whatsoever but needed to get his idea out. The app is now among the top 10 sports apps in ...

28 December 2011
06:01 GMT

Humble Indie Bundle 4 Sells 417,000 Packages

The developers behind the Humble Indie Bundle 4 have announced that they have managed to sell 417,000 game packages since the bundle was announced, creating more than 2.2 million dollars (1.68 million Euro) in revenue.The average sale price for the Humble Indie Bundle 4 was 5.36 dollars (4.09 Euro).The bundle include...

27 December 2011
10:34 GMT

Apple Kickstarted the Freemium Revolution, says ABI Research

ABI Research’s new study, “Mobile Application Tracker Database,” says that ever since Apple enabled in-app purchasing for free apps in October 2009, “developers have been remarkably quick to evolve their business models.”The report quotes Aapo Markkanen, senior analyst, consumer mobility...

21 December 2011
10:45 GMT

Apple Pushes Sandboxing Requirement to March 2012

Apple is announcing that developers looking to submit software to the Mac App Store are required to implement sandboxing, a security measure that keeps apps from affecting the entire system if compromised.A post on Apple’s News and Announcements area on its developer site says that “The vast majority of M...

3 November 2011
08:33 GMT

Apple Launches iOS 5 Tech Talk World Tour 2011

Apple is taking iOS 5 on a world tour and it wants devs to come along for the ride. Pit-stopping in nine major cities around the world, the mini-WWDCs will allow developers to leard from Apple experts and enhance their software with new technologies. Space is limited, and it’s almost fully booked already.&ldquo...

21 October 2011
02:49 GMT

VirtualBox Considered Garbage by Linux Kernel Developers

Oracle's VirtualBox Linux kernel driver has caused a lot or problems for users and a Linux kernel developer went as far as calling it garbage and crap.“The number of bug reports we get from people with virtualbox loaded are truly astonishing. It's GPL, but sadly that doesn't mean it's good. ...

12 October 2011
10:44 GMT

Bleszinki Talks About Possible Bad Results of Creative Freedom

Gears of War 3 is already being hailed as the best entry in the trilogy and fans are already asking about the future plans of the Epic Games studio that worked on it while its leader talked about how the constraints of the team development make the best out of his creativity.Speaking to Develop, Cliff Bleszinki, who ...

5 October 2011
17:31 GMT

Next Brothers in Arms Game to Be Detailed Soon, Developer Says

The next Brothers in Arms game is set to receive its first details in the following weeks, as Randy Pitchford, the boss of its developer, Gearbox Software, stated that a new game in the franchise is already in development. Gearbox Software has been involved in quite a lot of projects, not only in the upcoming Duke...

13 May 2011
14:21 GMT

IT Camp Conference Focuses on Microsoft IT Pro and Dev Technologies

IT Camp is an extremely interesting initiative for IT professionals and developers leveraging Microsoft technologies. Now in its first year, the IT Camp conference is just a couple of weeks away, so this is something of a last call for IT pros and devs interested in participating. Scheduled to take place between Ma...

10 May 2011
06:49 GMT

First GTA Game Was Almost Canceled

Rockstar has not yet officially announced the existence of GTA V, but fans of the series are presuming that it is already in development and it will be on the biggest launches of 2012 when it comes to video games. But for all the success of the GTA franchise, it seems that the first title in the series was very cl...

1 February 2011
15:01 GMT

Mac App Store Titles Will Be as Cheap as iOS Apps, Devs Suggest

Developers are starting to become vocal on the topic that is Apple’s forthcoming Mac App Store. Their initial impressions are interesting. Their pricing plans are even more intriguing, as revealed in a blog post by one such developer. Markus Nigrin, head of Windmill Apps, a studio creating apps for iPhone, A...

5 January 2011
06:03 GMT

iTunes Connect Is Back Online

iTunes Connect, the suite of web-based tools that allows Apple developers to submit and manage their applications for distribution on the App Store, is now back online. Apple has started notifying members of its Developer Program that iTunes Connect is live again, following a temporary shutdown for the winter holi...

29 December 2010
09:28 GMT

Apple to Devs: Get Your Mac App’s Name Right Before Submitting

Apple not only allows developers to name their mobile and desktop apps the same, but downright encourages programmers to do so, in order to maintain the consistency of the brand, and make the app easily recognizable. “Using the Same App Name for Mac and iOS Apps,” the latest update to Apple’s Dev...

8 December 2010
09:43 GMT

Developers: iOS Is Attractive, But Android Has Long-Term Benefits

Appcelerator, a developer of iPad applications, and analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC) announced results from a joint Appcelerator-IDC survey of nearly 2,400 app developers around the world, revealing that “developers favor Android over iOS in TVs and other embedded devices.”The survey reve...

28 September 2010
09:22 GMT

Apple Relaxes iOS Terms & Conditions on Third-Party Developer Tools

Apple has lifted its ban on intermediary development tools for iOS, paving the way for third-parties to port their software to iOS, instating a condition saying the App Store software must not download any code.The news may come as music to Adobe’s ears, after being blocked by Apple to leverage its Creative Sui...

9 September 2010
09:38 GMT

Apple Plans to Acquire Chinese Game Developer Handseeing

Apple is reportedly eyeing Handseeing Information Technology Co., Ltd., a company concentrated on working "rich internet" applications with a focus on online gaming, according to an executive with the Chinese studio, Computerworld reveals.Tian Bo, deputy general manager with Handseeing reportedly confirmed that talks...

6 August 2010
10:48 GMT

Apple Bringing iOS 4 into Parity with Snow Leopard

A story based on details provided by developers familiar with Apple’s plans reveals that Apple had good reason to focus primarily on the iPhone platform at this year’s WWDC. The company reportedly sought to make iOS catch up with its desktop operating system on a feature level, in order to bring the two p...

18 June 2010
02:47 GMT

iPhone Developers Tell Their Story, Again

Apple has posted another one of its typical videos featuring high-profile developers telling their success stories. The footage (embedded below) features a few indirect digs at Android, touting the iPhone OS and the iPhone SDK as a "mature" platform for programmers to work with. Six highly successful developers are ...

14 June 2010
09:54 GMT

Steve Jobs Shows Sympathy to iPad-Robbed Developer

Stone, a Chinese Apple developer from Tencent, the company responsible for ¬¬¬China’s most popular IM software (QQ), was robbed of his iPad on the way to Apple’s WWDC10 event. He managed to escape with a broken rib, and the tablet device itself, although it too was damaged. Upon receiving a re...

14 June 2010
06:23 GMT

Apple Reminds iPhone Devs of Gifting Feature in the App Store

Apple has updated the News and Announcements section of its iPhone Dev Center with a reminder that App Store users can gift an application using a recently introduced “Gifting Feature.” During the past few months, Apple has implemented multiple changes to the iTunes App Store interface, including the iTun...

19 May 2010
04:13 GMT

Developer Scrubs Mac Coding Conference Because of Apple

Apple’s recent move to include additional restrictions to the iPhone Software Development Kit have prompted an independent developer to cancel a conference devoted to Mac programming and computer science, according to a report by CNet news (via its DeepTech blog). Earlier this week, Jonathan “Wolf”...

13 May 2010
06:08 GMT

iPhone OS 4.0 IPSW Beta 3 & SDK Available for Download - Developer News

Apple has issued a third beta release of iPhone OS 4.0 and Software Development Kit (SDK). Available only to developers registered with Apple, the new software fixes bugs and debuts a new iPod playback feature. An orientation lock has also been incorporated, to name a few noteworthy changes. iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 3 is ...

5 May 2010
03:20 GMT

Apple Excludes Mac Apps from 2010 ADAs

The Apple Design Awards 2010 is set to recognize iPhone OS applications that demonstrate technical excellence, innovation, technology adoption, and quality, Apple has announced on its website. Nothing about Mac apps whatsoever is mentioned, an aspect that has boggled the minds of many developers, TUAW reports. The w...

29 April 2010
09:51 GMT

We Can Activate OS 4.0 on Your iPhone, Registered Apple Devs Say

Claiming to be able to provide “iPhone OS 4.0 Beta Early Access,” a website advertises its offerings by saying, “We are registered Apple developers looking for beta testers. As a beta tester, you will get access to all our beta applications under development for the upcoming iPhone OS 4.0 firmware!&...

14 April 2010
04:39 GMT

Apple Blocking More Adult-Oriented iPhone Apps

ChilliFresh, an iPhone developer, claims to have received an email from Apple indicating that its Wobble iBoobs application had been pulled from the App Store. The reason was too much transparency, as far as the adult content was concerned. Apparently, it was the very people that downloaded the app that complained. ...

19 February 2010
05:55 GMT

Apple Posts Updated Developer Guide (PDF)

Apple has posted an updated iTunes Connect developer guide on its iPhone Dev Center, which contains advanced instructions on creating Demo Accounts, additional explanations, new recommendations and information on export compliance, to name some of the key changes. A suite of web-based tools created for submitting an...

17 February 2010
02:53 GMT

Developers Offered to Download SDK 3.2 Beta 2 (iPad)

On January 27, in tandem with the iPad announcement, Apple released a new Software Development Kit (SDK) especially aimed at the tablet device. At the time, the Mac maker told devs they could employ the new SDK 3.2 to create new applications designed to take advantage of the iPad’s distinct features, like its h...

10 February 2010
03:00 GMT

Apple Tells iPhone Devs to Carefully Specify Device Compatibility

In December 2009, Softpedia revealed how some applications’ descriptions didn’t include the necessary information regarding the respective supported devices. Moreover, apps that aren’t supported on a certain device for their main functions were still allowed to run on unsupported devices, wasting ou...

9 February 2010
04:01 GMT

Developers Suggest Mac OS X 10.6.3 Is Coming Soon

People familiar with Apple’s Snow Leopard development cycles are telling AppleInsider that a comparison between the latest two beta builds shows very few differences, in what is a clear indication that development is wrapping up. While January’s Mac OS X 10.6.3 build 10D538 listed just one known issue &n...

8 February 2010
06:58 GMT

Developer - iPad UI Is Hard Evidence of Imminent Success

Software developer Fraser Spiers is making notes on the iPad UI conventions culled from public sources (mostly Apple promotional videos), concluding that it’s going to provide a great experience, for any kind of user. “Look at what’s in here: a full stylesheet engine, multi-column page layout, a co...

5 February 2010
05:08 GMT

Developers Get iPhone SDK 3.1.3

In a routine move, Apple has updated the iPhone Software Development Kit to version 3.1.3, following the release of a new iPhone OS carrying the same version number. Multiple versions of the iPhone SDK now exist, with the most prominent of the bunch being SDK 3.2 for the Apple iPad, and now SDK 3.1.3, for developers ...

3 February 2010
03:18 GMT

VLC for Mac Finally Receives Some Attention

Last time we talked about VLC for Mac, the popular media player application was in desperate need of developers, with the people behind the VideoLAN project signaling that development had come to a halt at version 1.0.3. Whether or not anyone has stepped up to the challenge remains to be confirmed, but something posi...

1 February 2010
10:05 GMT

Apple to Devs: ‘Start Developing iPad Apps Today’

With Apple’s confirmation that iPhone SDK 3.2 is now available for those enrolled in its iPhone Developer Program, the company encourages these code-savvy individuals to waste no time, and download the new tools right away. Available free of charge (as usual), SDK 3.2 also contains the iPad simulator, which all...

28 January 2010
08:55 GMT

Updated iPhone Developer Agreement Mentions New iPhone OS

According to those enrolled with Apple for the iPhone Developer Program, an unintended update to the License Agreement was released following Tuesday’s outage with a placeholder referencing a Jan. 27 launch. The altered agreement suggests an updated iPhone OS will be presented around Apple's tablet unveili...

27 January 2010
08:23 GMT

Survey Shows Devs Have High Interest in Apple’s Tablet

Appcelerator has disclosed findings gathered from a poll of application developers about their plans to build software for the impending Apple tablet computer. Some 554 developers offered their point of view on the matter and revealed their plans, interests and preferences surrounding the device, Appcelerator says.Ap...

26 January 2010
10:47 GMT

VLC for Mac Now Has Zero Developers

Over at the VideoLan forum, a post titled “VLC is looking for MacOS X developers” reveals that there are currently “zero” developers handling the Mac version of the popular media player. “As an immediate consequence, the 64-bits releases for MacOS has already been put on hold,” Vid...

12 January 2010
05:51 GMT

Apple Reminds iPhone Devs to Use Keywords

Via its iPhone Dev Center section dedicated to News and Announcements for iPhone Developers, Apple has issued a reminder regarding the use of keywords when submitting an app. According to the Mac maker, Apps that do not have keywords assigned to them are only searchable by title, making it more difficult for the app ...

9 January 2010
05:40 GMT

Apple Encourages iPhone Devs to Push iTunes Links to Customers

Using the News and Announcements section for iPhone devs, Apple has confirmed that developers can provide users of an application with an easy way to access other apps directly from their website or marketing campaigns. Devs can create an iTunes link and have customers check out a single app, or their portfolio&rsquo...

7 January 2010
08:26 GMT

New App Status Indicators for iPhone Devs

Apple has announced, via its iPhone Developer Connection, the addition of new App Status Indicators to help track binaries submitted in iTunes Connect. A developer-centered service, iTunes Connect provides access to tools and resources for the distribution of iPhone and iPod touch applications through the iTunes App ...

5 January 2010
09:13 GMT

Apple Devs Already Handed SDK for Tablet Application Demos (Rumor)

Reportedly scheduled for January 27, a major Apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco will witness the introduction of Apple’s long-rumored tablet computer, tipsters say. More recently, according to these people, select programmers have already been equipped with the appropriate devel...

5 January 2010
08:22 GMT

iTunes Connect Adds New App Search Capability

Using the iPhone Dev Center’s section for developer News and Announcements, Apple has confirmed the availability of a new feature in iTunes Connect – application search. The function lists the last ten modified apps and provides information like name, Apple ID and status. The search function also lets dev...

22 December 2009
03:35 GMT

WWDC 2010 Kicks Off on Monday, June 28th (Rumor)

A quick glance over the Moscone Center's summer schedule shows that, between June 28th and July 2nd, Apple is likely to host its Worldwide Developers Conference, an event that attracts la creme de la creme of developers worldwide, as well as all major tech publications and papers. The people at 9to5Mac point out...

21 December 2009
08:02 GMT

Development on VLC for Mac Suspended

VideoLAN is sad to announce that all work on the Mac OS X version of VLC may come to a halt. The open source media playback application is most notable for bridging the gap between official playback solutions developed by Apple and Microsoft, delivering support for a wide range of file formats. The software is being ...

17 December 2009
06:55 GMT

iTunes Connect Gets Additional Language Support

Soon after announcing that iPhone developer news had become available via RSS, Apple issued a new announcement saying that additional language support had been added to iTunes Connect, the service providing access to tools and resources for the distribution of iPhone and iPod touch applications through the App Store....

11 December 2009
03:19 GMT


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