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We told you Samsung will release a dedicated SDK for Galaxy Note’s S Pen and voila – it’s here, allowing developers all around the world to use the tablet/phone’s stylus in their apps. Features in the S Pen SDK include Canvas View (basic background for drawing), Pen Setting Popup (panel for adjusting width, opacity and…
It looks like RIM is getting a head start on those ESRB ratings coming to apps. BlackBerry App World will soon have a system in place so devs can mark their creations as appropriate for general, teen, mature, or adult audiences. By default, apps will get a G rating, while a variety that fit a…
An exploit found in the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet a few months ago has begun to bear fruit for a trio of scrappy developers. The rooting application, which will be made publicly available within the next week, will be called Dingleberry, and lets you do a few cool things. Hulu, which had previously been blocked when…
After announcing a unique iPad rental program for inflight entertainment in February, Australian airline Jetstar is expanding the content available on those iPads. Gameloft is bringing twelve of its gaming titles for iOS specifically to Jetstar’s rental units. Of the twelve, five will be available starting in December: Real Football, Shrek Kart, Avatar, UNO, and N.O.V.A.: Near…
GetJar will be launching update notifications for Android apps allowing developers to notify their users when there’s something new with their app. For instance, users can be notified if there are new levels in a game, some new features are added, or simply bugs have been fixed. Additionally, GetJar suggests using updates as an engagement…
The latest report from Distimo is focusing on Windows Phone, partly as a celebration of its one-year birthday. Among their findings were figures for daily app downloads in the U.S., which includes 20,000 paid downloads each day, and 101,000 free apps each day. Distimo also agrees with other recent metrics that puts the total number…
Just when you thought the old BlackBerry platform was toast in preparation for BBX, RIM introduces a fresh feature to their old Java-based operating system. Given, FM radio isn’t what you’d call a mind-blowing new addition, it’s good to see RIM is starting to offer outside developers access to the near-field communications chips that we’ve…
While the U.S. is still patiently awaiting the official release of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, our favorite phone in Android-land at the moment has just received an Ice Cream Sandwich port. That phone would be the Samsung Galaxy S II and there’s even a video to show off that Ice Creamy goodness. To top it…
MobiHand, a prominent third-party app store, looks like it’s on the financial ropes. One developer is claiming that it is still owed over $160,000 in royalties dating back to July, while many others are chiming in that they’re past due on payments within the same timeframe. The folks at EasyTether did get an e-mail back…
Just when you think there are no more TouchPads available, more begin to pop out of nowhere. It turns out HP is giving registered devs in the US, Canada and Europe the opportunity to get their hands on a 32 GB HP TouchPad on the cheap for just $150, for a limited time and while supplies last. This…