The AppStore is like the new American Dream. It offers the promise of million-dollar successes to small developers without many resources. The reality of the AppStore, at least nowadays, is that it’s too crowded and most up-and-coming apps will never see the light of day as them compete with established developers cross-promoting their own apps.…
WWDC Happening June 28 – July 2, Cue New iPhone Rumours
Some poking around the calendar of Apple’s usual Worldwide Developer Conference venue, the Moscone Center, has folks guessing that the big iPhone and Mac event of the year is going down between June 28 and July 2. You might remember that the iPhone 3GS was announced at the last one, and the iPhone 3G before…
Rapid application development tool MobiForms adds Android support
Rapid application development tool MobiForms 5.0 now offers support for the Android platform, allowing mobile developers who want to make apps for Google’s mobile platform to do so without any Java programming, Eclipse IDE and the Android SDK. MobiForms replaces all of these with “one simple, intuitive, drag and drop interface.” In terms of database…
Palm Ares web-based SDK now in public beta
Ten days ago we talked about Palm’s web-based SDK, Ares, and that it’s available to select developers, only. Not any more – the Ares now lives in public beta, allowing anyone with not much technical expertise to make their own webOS app. The service is accessible through web browser (Safari, Chrome or Firefox) from ares.palm.com.…
Palm Spiffs webOS Developers With $100 Amazon Gift Cards
If you are a developer with login credentials to the Beta Palm Developer Program, chances are you’ve already received your ‘thank you’ from Palm… in the form of a letter and a $100 Amazon gift card. Now, how awesome is that? Good on Palm for thanking the developers from all over the globe, developers that…
Motorola DROID gets the Android 2.1 (Flan) treatment
What, did you expect any different? Following on the secret launch of the Nexus One (aka. Google Phone, aka. GPhone, aka. Passion/Dragon) this past week with the latest Android 2.1 (Flan) operating system in tow, a gaggle of Android developers has managed to port Flan to the Motorola DROID. The process isn’t exactly ironed out…
Red Foundry lets anyone make an iPhone app in browser
A new Seattle area startup Red Foundry has a cool service, allowing folks without tech background to make iPhone apps in minutes, using nothing but their web browser. The system/platform enables future app owners to choose from existing templates and pick only the components they require. And by “components” they mean such things as music…
Greystripe: With 300 million downloads, we are the largest mobile ad network for downloadable apps and games out there; We’re also bringing full-screen ads to Android
Greystripe, the company which is arguably the main competitor to AdMob (recently acquired by Google), announced that it has delivered ads into over 300 million ad-supported games and applications on the iPhone and Java platforms. This fact in turn makes Greystripe the largest mobile ad network for downloadable apps and games in the world. In…
Look Out – Verizon Dropping Droid Eris Updates On You Tonight
‘Tis the season for OTA updates from Verizon, it seems. Verizon Wireless just started rolling out Android 2.0.1 updates to its Motorola DROID fleet across the country, and now has the Droid Eris in its sights. Before you get all excited, this is a bug-fix and system enhancement update, not the Android 2.0/2.1 update that…
Google Puts A Stop To Google Maps Navigation International ‘Hack’
When a handful of Android modders managed to hack Google’s new Google Maps Navigation and its turn-by-turn GPS navigation service to work outside the US, DROID and MILESTONE users around the world threw up their hands in celebration. Who wouldn’t want to get free GPS navigation directions on their smartphone, after all? But, the celebrations…