At the 2009 Lotusphere RIM is showing off some new tools based around the Lotus platform due later this year: Symphony document viewing, Quickr team collaboration, Domino Designer and XPages. RIM initially touted Lotus Connections compatibility at last year’s Lotusphere, but it’s getting a few additional features such as blogs, communities and activities. The whole…
Update your HTC Touch Pro and Diamond with the HTC Touch HD’s TouchFLO 3D UI
Aside from having the distinction of featuring the largest touchscreen display in all of HTC’s smartphone lineup, the HTC Touch HD’s high-resolution display bests its smaller-screened brethren with an improved version of HTC’s TouchFLO 3D interface. The HTC Touch HD’s TouchFLO 3D interface sports more panes, offering access to stock prices and a pane manager.…
BlackBerry Application Storefront Opens Doors for App Submissions
Waiting patiently for the Blackberry Application Storefront to launch? You’re not alone. Berry users and developers alike are patiently waiting for the App Store to open its doors. Today I’ve got some good news on the developer side of the equation. Today, RIM has broke the news and opened the doors for BlackBerry developers worldwide.…
Offerpal Media brings its “Managed Offer Platform” to the iPhone/iPod Touch
Application developers for Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, hi5 have already probably heard about Offerpal Media, which is one of the leading monetization solution for the apps running on popular social networking sites. Now they’re bringing their solution to the “iPhone world,” hence providing developers with another solution to generate revenues from their apps. Offerpal Media’s platform…
‘Android Camera Hat for Complicated Televisions’ Makes Troubleshooting a Breeze
Do you ever get those calls from a family member or friend that might not be so ‘tech savvy’ and wish you could see exactly what they were seeing on their screen? What if things were even worse, and the person you were trying to help did not have an internet connection? This is where…
Palm Invites Input on App Catalog, Creates New Blog for Suggestions
After posting an innocent bit of outreach to the developer community in his blog, Andrew Shebanow, Web Services dude at Palm, found himself not only overwhelmed with ideas about how to handle the App Catalog, but also at the forefront of Palm’s developer PR strategy. The recently-launched Palm Developer Network Blog promises to be a…
Qt 4.5 to be offered under LGPL 2.1 starting from March; Nokia hopes for increased adoption
Nokia announced that its Qt cross-platform UI and application framework for desktop and embedded platforms will be available under the Lesser General Public License (LGPL) version 2.1 license from the release of Qt 4.5, scheduled for March 2009. The idea is to entice developers to adopt the platform by providing them with more permissive licensing.…
Skyhook Wireless SDK Upgrade Includes Android Support
Skyhook Wireless has just announced an upgrade to their publicly available Skyhook SDK… and it includes Android support! Android developers will now be able to offer iPhone-quality positioning within apps that make plot a users current positioning. The upgrade to the SDK also offers hybrid positioning that combines WPS cell tower triangulation and GPS… This…
MobileMe trial users beware – Protect your iPhone’s contacts and calendar data
The MobileMe push-data service from Apple is starting to really come into its own. With patches and updates fixing security holes and other bugs, Apple’s MobileMe service has become a decent push email and data service. But, MobileMe trial-users should take care to backup their contacts and calendar events before terminating the trial service. A…
iPhone App Development: Tools and Resources That Will Help You Along the Way
Earlier this morning you may have noticed my post on Joel Comm’s new app/service featuring ‘MSS’. This got me thinking. I was sure there would be more than one of you out there looking to produce your own iPhone applications… But you simply don’t know how. Perhaps you want to create your own games, or…