Taiwanese site Digitimes, whose track record regarding rumours is actually quite good, is reporting that OmniVision, the company who makes the CMOS image sensors that go inside the iPhone 3G and 3GS, is expecting to supply with 40 to 45 million cameras for iPhones during 2010. An unknown percentage of those will be 5 megapixel…
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Apple using RSS to keep iPhone developers up to date on review process
While Apple’s AppStore might be brimming with all kinds of iPhone apps, the iPhone maker itself is struggling to keep up with the flood of new iPhone apps being submitted to the AppStore. Developers are hitting the internet en masse, complaining of rejected apps and apps that are taking longer than the standard two-week review…
Apple posts AppStore Rewind 2009 – The hottest iPhone apps of 2009
The iPhone AppStore may be brimming with tens of thousands of iPhone apps, but most of them end up dying a slow death of iPhone-neglect. Some apps, though, shine like the Sun and end up performing incredibly well on the AppStore. It’s these apps that Apple is highlighting in their year-end AppStore Rewind 2009 list…
Apple Rejected Me gathers iPhone app developers rejected by Cupertino
By now, you’re probably aware of questionable practices involved in Apple’s iPhone application approval process. Apparently, there are quite a few apps that were rejected by Jobs & Co, hence a dedicated website was created to share the pain and, I guess, help in lobbying for more open procedure. The site is called “Apple Rejected…
Apple bans iPhone developer and pulls 1000 apps for faking app reviews on AppStore
With something like 100,000 apps now available for the iPhone, the AppStore is a solid target for iPhone developers without scruples looking to scam the system. The good news is that Apple isn’t going to stand by and allow these kinds of iPhone devs to sully the AppStore’s good name. One iPhone dev house has…
Apple Looking to ‘Spice Up’ Built-in iPhone Maps App?
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:…
Apple looking to start making their own iPhone games?
Apple is looking to hire a “Game/Media Software Engineer” with “3-4 years of video game development experience” that has “shipped at least one AAA title” according to a job listing discovered by AppleInsider. Is this a sign that Apple is looking at becoming a first party developer? Maybe, maybe not. In all likelihood the fruity…
CoPilot Live iPhone app update – also top grossing app on Apple App Store
ALK Technologies have just released another update to their hugely popular navigation app for the iPhone. The latest update brings a number of improvements, including enhanced GPS performance as well as iPod controls within the application. This means that users can now control their iPod through the CoPilot Live application, making the application even more…
Hacker cracks latest iPhone OS, Apple starts looking for iPhone security manager
The cat-and-mouse game between Apple and would-be iPhone hackers is about to get a little more interesting. Following the recent release of “blacksn0w,” an iPhone unlocking tool capable of unlocking new iPhone 3GS’s running the latest iPhone OS, Apple has posted a new job listing for an “iPhone OS Platform Security Manager.” Apple is apparently…
Classic Apple II game Transylvania ported to iPhone
Here’s one for hard-core back-from-the-days Apple dans – the Apple II classic text adventure Transylvania has been ported to iPhone! Those not familiar with the game should check out a dedicated Wikipedia page for all the details. I’ll only point out key facts about the iPhone version: The game was remade in collaboration with Antonio…