Review: Capcom Street Fighter IV (iLounge)
“The gulf between the gaming experience that Street Fighter IV provides and what we are accustomed to playing on the iPhone and iPod touch these days is too huge to fully explain. People who have played even the original Street Fighter, let alone II or any of the other sequels, know already that these titles are impossible on Apple’s devices until a proper controller is released.” Yet here we ...
News: EFF posts Apple’s iPhone Developer Agreement online (iLounge)
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has acquired a recent copy of Apple’s iPhone Developer Program License Agreement (PDF Link) and posted it online. Previously seen only by those applying to be a licensed iPhone developer, the EFF used the Freedom of Information Act to ask NASA, which distributes a free NASA App through the App Store, for a copy. Contained within the agreement is a section ...
As Ballmer Praises Apple, EFF Cites Stiff App Store Rules (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
With the stakes high in Microsoft's bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant's CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention.
News: Apple releases iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 4 for iPad (iLounge)
Apple has released the fourth beta version of its iPhone SDK 3.2 for iPad. First released in January following the introduction of the iPad, the SDK is tailored specifically to the device, including support for its 1024x768 resolution, other iPad-specific interface functions, and includes an iPad simulator application so developers can pre-test their apps in an environment similar to that of the ...
Survey: 75% of iPhone Users Have a Wholly Inappropriate Relationship With Their Phones (Fast Company Magazine)
Today in insane, hilarious push polls: Apple iPhone addiction among college students. Conducted by Stanford University researchers, this poll actually asked whether respondents feel that their iPods are jealous of their iPhones. However, it missed a golden opportunity to ask if the students felt that their iPhones are jealous of their 30-racks of Natty Light (my estimate: 13.2% say yes). The ...
All Your Apps Are Belong to Apple: The iPhone Developer Program License Agreement (Electronic Frontier Foundations)
The entire family of devices built on the iPhone OS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) have been designed to run only software that is approved by Apple—a major shift from the norms of the personal computer market.
Review: CableJive duaLink Sync Splitter Cable for iPod + iPhone (iLounge)
Unlike the other cables, which have been done before, duaLink offers something new—it combines a miniature two-port USB hub with twin Dock Connector cables, enabling a single USB port to provide power and synchronization capabilities to two iPods or iPhones at the same time. From metal end to metal ends, the cable is only one foot long, or roughly 1/3 the length of a standard Apple Dock ...
News: HTC responds to Apple iPhone patent suit (iLounge)
In response to an inquiry from iLounge, HTC offered its initial response to Apple’s lawsuit, which claims that HTC has infringed on 20 iPhone-related hardware and software patents. “HTC only learned of Apple’s actions this morning via media reports, and therefore we have not yet had the opportunity to investigate the filings,” a HTC representative told iLounge. “Until we have had this ...
Apple: Underage Workers May Have Built Your iPhone (Computerworld)
PC World - That iPhone you adore may have been built by a child. Nearly a dozen underage teens were working for Apple-contracted facilities in 2009, the company has revealed.
Apple: Underage Workers May Have Built Your iPhone (PC World)
Underage teens were working for Apple-contracted facilities in 2009, a new report reveals. Some of the factories also underpaid and overworked employees.