GDC: Firemint wins four Pocket Gamer AwardsPosted March 12th
“Firemint was honored with four awards from handheld gaming Website Pocket Gamer at a ceremony held at the annual Game Developers Conference.
Review: Tripod Camera for iPhonePosted March 11th
“This app add some nice options to the iPhone's camera -- most notably an anti-tilt feature that keeps your shot level no matter what -- and makes a nice addition to any shutterbug's tool-set.
Opera’s Mini 5 browser comes to AndroidPosted March 11th
“Opera has released a beta version of its Mini 5 web browser for Android based smartphones, the company said on Thursday.
More suggestions of multitasking in iPhone OS 4.0Posted March 11th
“Filed under: OS, Software, Developer, iPhone
Developers have found further evidence of multitasking support for 3rd party iPhone apps in the latest beta (3.2 beta 4) of the iPhone SDK, and suggest that it will become a reality this summer.
9to5 Mac reports on a new line found deep within the latest iPhone SDK. Specifically, SpringBoard.js has a reference to a "multitasking dialog box" that did not appear in version 3.1.3 of the SDK; it seems that it's new to version 3.2. Of course, there's no assurance that this refers to 3rd party support for multitasking, but it is new.
Additionally, Appleinsider's souces with "proven track records" state that Apple has developed "a full-on solution" for 3rd-party multitasking which will be a part of iPhone OS 4.0. No specifics were given on how it will be pulled off or how it will address the two main concerns: battery life and security.
Let's assume that Apple's plan addresses the security issue, but battery life still presents a problem, one that was supposedly addressed by Push Notifications. Apple's remote notification service allows applications to offload polling processes to web servers. By keeping the update algorithms working off the device, the iPhone's battery is spared. Certainly the iPhone itself must take on the task of keeping all of those apps up and running.
It should also be noted that iPhone OS does not use a paged memory model. That means, multi-tasking applications must compete for the same memory space, making it more likely that apps will receive memory warnings and even crash when they use too much memory. That's not an issue in the one-app-at-a-time space, but a real problem with multitasking
Of course, the iPhone OS is already fully capable of ...”
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Novothink debuts solar charging case for iPhonePosted March 11th
“Novothink on Thursday released its Apple-certified hybrid solar charging Surge cases for the iPhone and iPod Touch, along with Solar Planner, an app for estimating charging times.
Review: Tank Raider for iPhonePosted March 11th
“Tank Raider is a retro tank arcade game by Sunday Solutions that puts you at the controls of an arcade tank pitted against three crafty computer-controlled tanks. Your mission is to capture and hold more gems than the other tanks.
Motorola to put Bing search on Android phonesPosted March 11th
“Motorola will start loading Microsoft Bing search and map services onto its Android smartphones in China, and possibly elsewhere later.
Review: Knights of Charlemagne card game is simply simple, and we like it like thatPosted March 11th
“Filed under: iPhone, iPod touch, App Review
The clever 2006 card game Knights of Charlemagne has made it to the iPhone and iPod touch as a simple little number placing app [$1.99, iTunes link]. We don't mean simple in that it's easy to beat or uninteresting. We mean that the game is clearly designed and plays quickly. While the beginner level (the Squire) is really only worth playing through once or twice with the tutorial minstrel on to learn the rules, getting to and beating the AI at Knight, and then the King level (which is supposed to be Charlemagne himself) is a good challenge and provides plenty of game for two bucks.
There's a whole lot of math and bluffing in the game. That is something which is better experienced in person and using real cards, but board games on the iPhone are their own experience. So, when you want some light brain-burning with a medieval theme, look no further than this simple app. Read on to find out more.
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GDC 2010: Canabalt postmortemPosted March 11th
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MacRumors: More Claims of Multitasking in iPhone OS 4.0Posted March 11th
“ AppleInsider reports that it has received information from sources claiming that iPhone OS 4.0, likely scheduled for release later this year alongside new handset models, will support multitasking by allo... ” Tagged as Uncategorized | Comments Off | Continue