If you’re pumped about the new Android OS update (OS RC33), first off make sure you give Will some thanks for those handy instructions on how to force the update if you haven’t received it already. Second, if you’re a developer you will be pleased to know that the Android Software Development Kit version 1.1…
Force your T-Mobile G1 to update to Android OS RC33
We have it. In fact, it came in this morning. But, there are likely a lot of G1 users out there still waiting for RC33 to come their way. Thankfully, xda-developers forum member hetaldp has made the Android OS RC33 update available for T-Mobile G1 users looking to force the software update themselves – it…
Grassroots preDevCamp coming a week after the Palm Pre starts selling
We’ve seen this happening with the iPhone (iPhoneDevCamp) and now Palm Pre is following the suit. Fans of the device, who are not officially affiliate with Palm, are organizing events for application developers called preDevCamp. I said “events” as in plural, meaning there will be not one but few events organized to support Pre software…
NS BASIC adds support for Symbian S60 5th Edition!
There’s a new version of NS Basic available with included support for Symbian S60 5th Edition. What this means is that developers can make touch-enabled apps optimized for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and the upcoming Nokia N97 smartphones. As a result, we’re hoping more apps will be released for Nokia’s touchscreen platform in the coming months.…
Nine-Year Old Develops iPhone App: Doodle Kids
So, what were you doing when you were nine years old? Me, I probably got up early to watch cartoons before school… went to school, then ran home with much anticipation for hot soup at lunch. Yeah, those were the days my friend. Nine-year old Lim Ding Wen from Singapore looks to be a cut…
Apple to allow user-selectable iPhone application to run in background?
For months now, we’ve been waiting for Apple to make good on their promise to bring push background notifications to the iPhone. Apple announced the iPhone push notification feature back in the middle of last year, but has since gone silent on the development of the technology. The release of the iPhone 2.2.1 OS without…
Adobe coming to Mobile World Congress with Flash for iPhone?
We’re looking forward to big things at Mobile World Congress, which kicks off in just a couple weeks time. There’s a lot of hardware that we’re dying to get our hands on (not to mention some choice software), and we’ll be bringing it to you live from the Fira Barcelona show-floor. Mobile World Congress is…
PyS60 1.9.1 adds support for Symbian S60 5th Edition!
The new version of PyS60, Python for Symbian S60, is out and it includes support for the latest, touch-enabled S60 5th Edition, ensuring apps can run on the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and the upcoming Nokia N97! Just like its predecessor, version 1.9.1 is based on the new Python 2.5.1 core, bringing more opportunities for mobile…
HTC Footprints app ported to HTC Touch (Vogue) – Photo geo-tagging for the rest of us
With the release of the HTC Touch Diamond and the more recent HTC Touch Cruise (Lolite), there are probably a fair number of HTC Touch owners feeling a little left behind. Worry not, early Touch-fan, the always capable folks at xda-developers are on top of it. Forum member NFSFan has posted a new Windows Mobile…
iPhone Dev Team cracks iPhone 2.2.1 OS – PwnageTool 2.2.5 jailbreaks iPhone and iPhone 3G!
Well, there you have it, folks. It took the iPhone Dev Team no more than a few days to crack the new iPhone 2.2.1 OS. Apple went official with their new iPhone 2.2.1 OS firmware update for iPhone and iPhone 3G users just a few days ago, and The Team has already managed to jailbreak…