With all the “happy, happy, joy, joy” iPhone OS 4.0 sentiments hitting the web today, we thought it might be refreshing to hear how Apple’s latest iteration of the iPhone operating system will quite possibly hurt non-native iPhone developers. The new Terms of Service (ToS) agreement mentions that iPhone apps which call on official iPhone…
Manually install Android 2.1 on your rooted Samsung Moment
If you’re a Samsung Moment owner who’s rooted your device, you have an idea of what root means, obviously. Rooted devices have access to system files, which can enable a user to apply modifications, themes, and yes, custom ROMs. With the Android 2.1 update for the Moment possibly days away, for those who can no…
Global IP Solutions unveils GIPS VideoEngine for Android
Provider of HD voice and video processing solutions Global IP Solutions (GIPS) unveiled GIPS VideoEngine for Android, which provides mobile developers the vital building blocks for integrating video conferencing/video chat capabilities into their apps. GIPS’ engine deals with a number of obstacles associated with processing video such as delay, packet loss, bandwidth limitations and echo…
Medialets Ad SDK comes to Android
Medialets, who provides a rich media advertising, and mobile analytics platform, has released an Ad software development kit for Android, making it the first cross-platform, network independent, rich media solution for mobile devices. The new Ad SDK makes it possible to deliver rich, mobile specific ads to the iPhone, and little green robot devices like…
XDA Devlopers app now available for Android
For those who might not know what XDA Developers is, it’s a site for HTC phones (with a couple of exceptions), and the forums hold all the hacks and mods you could think of. There are many more Windows Mobile phones in the XDA forums than anything, but Android also has a great presence, and…
BlackBerry Java and Web Developer Tools Updated
RIM’s suite of BlackBerry developer tools, including the Widget SDK launched not too long ago, have all been updated with a variety of new features. First up, the Java plug-in for Eclipse now allows you to run modified apps immediately without having to reset the device or simulator, which I could imagine would normally take…
WES 2010: BlackBerry WES Mobile Guide App Now Available
WES 2010 is coming up fast (April 27-29 in Orlando), in fact, if you want to register online you’ll need to do so by April 25th. If you plan to hit up the event, you’ll want to download and install the WES 2010 Mobile Guide, put together by the folks at RIM and Sweet Caesar.…
Skyhook Wireless’ Local Faves allows iPhone developers to make their apps location-aware
Skyhook Wireless is out with another SDK, Local Faves, which this time allows developers to add location tagging, community and check-in functionality to any iPhone app. Here’s how it works and what it does (their own words): Local Faves helps developers create engaging communities within apps, driving user loyalty and more opportunities for monetization. In…
Video: iPhone Dev Team jailbreaks the iPad – Fully jailbroken iPad inevitable!
We haven’t even spent 48 hours with our iPad, and wouldn’t you know it, the iPad iPhone Dev Team goes and posts a video demonstrating a working iPad jailbreak technique. It was inevitable that the iPad would be jailbroken in due time, but we didn’t expect its file system security to topple so fast. The…
Distimo Monitor is a free application that gives developers an insight into performance of their apps in the AppStore and Android Market
App store analytics company Distimo announced the public beta launch of Distimo Monitor, a free app store analytics tool for mobile developers. The new service collects all relevant statistics about mobile applications across all app stores and provides developers with a comprehensive dashboard that includes the total daily downloads, revenues and rankings worldwide of their…