We now have natively installed iPhone gaming applications, exactly like we wanted! Google Code is hosting the iPhone NES emulation software, iPhoneNES. The application is not some web-app game that has been optimized for the iPhone – this is a native application brought to us by stepwhite. That means you don’t need a wireless connection…
First third-party native iPhone application developed – Mobile Terminal
It was bound to happen. It was just a matter of time. With the “Hello World” iPhone proof-of-concept application forging the way, a fully functional third-party native iPhone application was the next logical step. And, here we have it, folks! The first iPhone application to 1) not be a web-app, 2) be fully functional with…
Free UIQ 3.1 application testing
Developer of the UIQ software platform – UIQ Technology wants to push its non-touchscreen version forward. In that sense, they are offering the possibility to send your UIQ applications to them for free testing on a MOTORIZR Z8. Of course, they’ll send back a test report to you. Basically, UIQ Technology will report back whether…
Official AT&T Windows Mobile 6.0 ROM for Cingular/ATT 8525 (HTC Hermes)!
You’re eyes do not deceive you, you read it correctly. Thanks to the ingenious ROM “chefs” over at XDA-developers forums, an AT&T branded Windows Mobile 6.0 ROM upgrade is now available for all Cingular/AT&T 8525 owners! The ROM is really just the already available WM6 ROM for the European HTC TyTn (Hermes), but in AT&T…
Forum Nokia issues “Open C Challenge”; Wants more S60 developers
Forum Nokia in conjunction with Orange and the Symbian Developer Network today announced the first global contest for mobile application development for S60 on Symbian OS smartphones – “Open C Challenge“, to encourage open source and freeware developers to use Nokia’s Open C environment. The idea is to bring new, innovative mobile applications to Nokia’s…
Nokia wants to reach developers on their handsets; Launches ForumNokia.mobi
As you may recall, Nokia is one of the supporting companies of the .mobi domain initiative, which aims to bring the optimized web for mobile devices. Now, they’ve decided to extend the reach of its developer arm – Forum Nokia, to the mobile channel with the launch of ForumNokia.mobi. The new mobile website provides developers…
HTC pushes back Windows Mobile 6.0 updates for European lineup
Where the heck are our Windows Mobile 6.0 upgrades for our HTC handsets! HTC promised us incremental upgrades to the upper-end of their European lineup (HTC branded handsets) back in mid-April – and we’re all still anxiously awaiting the new-phone feeling that the WinMo6.0 ROMS are likely to give. According to an XDA Developers forum…
OpenMoko upgrades hardware; Releases more information
Last time we’ve heard about OpenMoko, they said the first Neo1973 units will be shipping to developers on May 25. Apparently, nothing happened on that day, and the company has just released new information. Good news is that the Neo’s hardware will be upgraded with the new CPU (a 400MHz Samsung, up from 266MHz in…
Apple iPhone web simulator provides developer with virtual iPhone platform for web development
Marketcircle has released an online simulator of the Apple iPhone screen, dubbed iPhoney. “iPhoney is not an iPhone simulator but instead is designed for web developers who want to create 320 by 480 (or 480 by 320) websites for use with iPhone. It gives you a canvas on which to test the visual quality of…
Final version of UIQ 3.1 SDK now available
UIQ Technology had announced the availability of the final version of the SDK for UIQ 3.1, the platform version used in the forthcoming MOTORIZR Z8 — unfortunately Sony Ericsson P1i and W960i use version 3.0, and it’s probably one of the reasons they lack HSDPA support. If you’re not much into UIQ, you should know…