It’s not often you notice Apple hunting about for a specific task. In fact, judging by the job listing found by the good folks at MacRumors, one can tell exactly what Apple has in the hopper… They want to take the built-in Maps App to the ‘next level’. Groovy. A snippet from the job posting:…
Microsoft Bringing Silverlight to iPhone?
Nobody’s really holding their breath to see Flash on iPhone, but of all companies, Microsoft might be the one to offer a reasonable alternative. Microsoft UX Platform Manager Brian Goldfarb was demoing Silverlight working on an iPhone to wirelessly stream H.264 video at the Professional Developer Conference ’09. Now, it’s a bit of a mis…
Greystripe unveils 99 cents per download program for iPhone developers
In its efforts to compete with AdMob (now part of Google), Greystripe has introduced a 99 cents per download program to guarantee iPhone application developers downloads of their free apps. The problem is that current CPC system leads to low conversions because there are a significant number of accidental clicks on banner ads that do…
Mobile ad network ZestADZ launches Android SDK
Mobile advertising network ZestADZ doesn’t want to miss the Android boat, hence they’ve launched the Android SDK Beta Program, allowing Android app developers to monetize their work by displaying ads. Apparently the code ZestADZ is providing is super optimized and will take only a fraction of memory. Developers can request up to 5 ads at…
Droid’s Google Maps Navigation hacked to work outside USA
One of the Motorola Droid’s headlining features is its Android 2.0 OS and the Google Maps Navigation app. Sure, the Droid’s huge display and geeky-cool design make it one of the coolest Android phones on market, but the turn-by-turn GPS navigation feature allowed the Droid to truly stand apart from the crowd. Not anymore, though.…
Gameloft selling 400 Times More Games on iPhone than Android
Gameloft had previously been very excited about Android, jumping into the market with twenty titles last February, but they have since changed their tune, and are pulling away from Google’s mobile platform. Gameloft’s director of finance, Alexandre de Rochefort, had this to say about their performance on Android at a recent investor’s meeting: “We have…
Global IP Solutions to power-up Android VoIP apps
Provider of IP multimedia processing solutions, Global IP Solutions (GIPS), announced its Android offering, allowing developers to build VoIP-enabled clients with GIPS VoiceEngine Mobile. And they already have the first customer — the folks behind the popular mobile social messaging app – Nimbuzz. I’m not sure whether this will drive the explosion of VoIP-powered apps…
Rhomobile adds Android 2.0 support to its Rhodes smartphone app framework
Rhomobile announced that its Rhodes smartphone app framework now supports Android 2.0, allowing interested companies to utilize their HTML and Ruby skills and create native applications for the Android platform. As a result, using the company’s RhoHub, development costs can be reduced by up to five times. Among the RhoHub features we highlight: Support for…
Sony Ericsson Launches WebSDK for Android and Symbian
In preparation for the incoming X10, Sony Ericsson has opened up a new tool for developers called WebSDK. As you might imagine, it allows developers to write mobile apps in web languages like HTML, CSS and JavaScript, not unlike Palm’s webOS or BlackBerry’s recently-launched widgets. The system is all based around the open-source PhoneGap project…
New Version of Flash Released, Ready for Mobile
As expected, Adobe has announced that the latest versions of Flash and air are packed with APIs for mobile, like multi-touch, gestures, accelerometer, mass storage, peer-to-peer, and UDP networking. Lately BlackBerry has been pretty vocal about their upcoming Flash support, but webOS, Android, Symbian, and Windows Phones are all a part of the Open Screen…