Latest iPhone 3.0 Beta Allows 11 Pages of Apps (180 Apps)

Apple's second iPhone 3.0 beta that was seeded today offers the usual collection of bug fixes and improvements, but does introduce one new feature: users are now allowed 11 pages of apps (180 apps total) on your iPhone and iPod Touch.

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Happy April Fools’ Day: April 1, 2009

Today is April 1st, 2009 and represents April Fools' Day -- so readers should be wary of hoaxes and claims at both news and rumor sites today. Today also represents Apple's 33rd anniversary, as the company was founded on April 1st, 1976 by Steve Jobs...

iPhone 3.0 Wants: Peripheral Access + Lego Mindstorm = Robot Awesome

Dieter briefly interrupted his CTIA coverage to text us pretty much the headline you see above. What combination of Las Vegas and mobile phone pressers zapped iPhone controlled robot dreams into his cerebral cortex we don’t — and don’t want to — know, but the idea itself… Awesome indeed.

With the new iPhone 3.0 SDK, Apple has opened the door to peripheral access via both the 30-pin dock port and Bluetooth with zero-config. The above video is an ingenious work-around for direct control, but with the new functionality promised this summer?

He. Wants. And we do to.

Lego, start your integration program!

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iPhone 3.0 Wants: Peripheral Access + Lego Mindstorm = Robot Awesome

iPhone 3.0 beta 2 is available to developers

Filed under: Software, Developer, iPhone, SDK

Earlier today, iPhone OS 3.0 beta 2 was released to developers. The big news is that push notifications and in-app purchasing followed this release, giving developers a chance to try them out. Engadget has reported on significant instability with beta 1, so here's hoping that's been improved.

There's also good and bad news with this release. The good is that MMS and tethering are supported in beta 2. The bad news is that Apple asks developers not use them. It's like owning a Ferrari without wheels.

If you're a developer, you know how to get this. Let us know how it goes, and have fun.

iPhone 3.0 beta 2 is available to developers originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple Working on 32 GB High-End iPhone and Low End 3G Version?

iPhone 3.0 beta 2 released, push notifications are a go

The rest of the mobile industry might be gearing up for CTIA to start, but Apple's phone elves are toiling away -- iPhone OS 3.0 beta 2's just been released to developers, along with the go-ahead to start developing for push notifications. Thankfully, beta 2 also apparently includes a number of stability and performance enhancements, which will hopefully make our tester phone tolerable again -- we've been restarting beta 1 basically every day since we sacrificed it to the hands-on gods. Devs and beta testers know what to do to snag the upgrade, let us know how it goes!

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iPhone 3.0 beta 2 released, push notifications are a go originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Review: ABContacts for iPhone

While it requires some effort to get up to speed on ABContact's ins and outs, the powerful functionality of this contact manager more than makes up for it.

Apple Seeds Second iPhone 3.0 Beta to Developers

After only two weeks from its initial release, Apple has released a second beta version of their iPhone 3.0 operating system. The new seed is available only to registered iPhone developers. The iPhone 3.0 beta was first introduced earlier t...

Review: Smack Me for iPhone

Smack Me is an obnoxious but fun way to spend the time on your iPhone or iPod touch.

32GB High End iPhone and a Low End Version in Works?

Lazard Captial Markets analyst Daniel Amir believes that Apple is working on two new iPhones that will arrive in the coming months. These would include a high end 32GB iPhone with camera improvements as well as a low-end 3G version. Production for ...

iPhone 3.0 Beta 2 Now Available for Developers

Sneaking in just before the end of March, Apple has released iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 2, both SDK and firmware to developers. If you’re spinning apps for this summer’s big release, head on over to developer.apple.com and get your download on.

TiPB has already done a fairly extensive iPhone 3.0 walkthrough of the front-facing elements of Beta 1, but we’ll have to wait for the usual deep-code divers out on the internet to let us know if there’s anything new surfaced in Beta 2.

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iPhone 3.0 Beta 2 Now Available for Developers

Google bans tethering app from Android Market

Google appears to have banned a tethering application from the Android Market.

Watchmen: Justice is Coming is an impressive tech demo

Filed under: Gaming, iPhone, iPod touch

There's a whole lot of promise in the Watchmen: Justice is Coming game for iPhone/iPod touch. Unfortunately, the game is beset by some bugs and gameplay fumbles. The more I played, the more I got used to the quirks, but eventually there's a certain monotony to the game that left me rather unsatisfied. Hopefully, as Mike reported, Last Legion Games will take note and keep improving the experience. I'm not saying it is bad -- it is an amazing glimpse into the power of Apple's mobile platform -- but it's more a tech demo at this point than finished game.

The gallery will take you through most everything in the game that I've found thus far. Essentially you start with a male or female character, do a cute "personality test" and your stats are generated. Your bikini-clad crimefighter is born, and aside from a username/password for accessing the server, there's not much customization you can do -- yet. As you go through the streets you're able to check dumpsters, where you'll pick up more costume parts. As you fight more bad guys (there are preset NPC's throughout, but you can also challenge other human-powered characters -- this is a MMO, after all), you'll get more experience and you can eventually level up and enhance various skills.

Life in the game is simple, but there's a story too. In fact, the game has a point system based on your random adventures as well as points for the story. So you can ditch the story and wander around, or you can focus on finding your sister. I won't spoil any more of the story, but it's not bad, and the progression is well done. If you're a fan of the GTA series, where you can wander around or go on missions, you may be a little disappointed. There aren't missions, really. Just one story arc and a bunch of random encounters to be had.

I haven't finished the game, but I will say that, after I rebooted my iPhone to stop the incessant crashing, I find myself playing Watchmen every other day or so. Keep reading for more about the good, the bad, and the ugly in Watchmen: Justice is Coming.

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Watchmen: Justice is Coming is an impressive tech demo originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yet Another Next Gen iPhone Concept — The Super-Thin!

Gizmodo has been on a next-gen iPhone concept craze as of late, and now they may have just gone too far… er, too thin! A more modest redesign, this one just sharpens the edges off the current model and adds a touch of inset ear-speaker flourish.

It doesn’t thrill my design-sense personally, but what do you think? Should Apple continue minor evolutions given how popular the iconic iPhone remains, or do they need to shake us up with something revolutionary again, already?

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Yet Another Next Gen iPhone Concept — The Super-Thin!

How-To: Create an iTunes App Store account without a credit card

Apple has helpfully created a knowledge base article describing the process for creating an App Store account sans credit card.

The process involves making sure you’re not already logged in with another account, then choosing App Store from the menu, downloading a free app, choosing “none” for the payment type, and responding to the confirmation menu.

While this might also work for people stuck in countries where antiquated licensing agreements prevent apps from being available (like Skype in Canada! Ahem!) Apple probably intends it for users in the US without a credit card, not for cross-border hopper-shoppers. Right?

[Via iphoneincanada]

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Review: Tetsuki for iPhone

Kris Van Bael’s Tetsuki lets go players connect to the IGS server -- ideal for fans of the strategic board game who want to play when they're away from their computer.

Review: SmartGo touch for iPhone

If you’re a go player looking to improve your skills at the strategy game (or record games you’ve played for later review), SmartGo touch is an excellent tool.

Smartphone Experts at CTIA 2009 — Got iPhone News?

TiPb is just one cog — elegant and perfectly balanced though it may be — of the mighty Smartphone Experts network, which also includes Android Central, CrackBerry.com, PreCentral.net, NokiaExperts, TreoCentral, and WMExperts. Editor-in-Chief Dieter Bohn is now on the ground, live an in-person at CTIA 2009 and will be bringing back all the news, for TiPb and almost all the other sites. Almost, because CrackBerry Kevin seems to have stowed away on the trip as well. We don’t really expect any iPhone news other than the launch of apps like Skype, but if there is any, our daring duo will bring it home for us.

If you want to keep up with their adventures, keep your browsers tuned to the above sites, and follow them on the Twitter via @backlon and @crackberrykevin.

And if there’s anything at the show you want them to check out, let them — and us — know!

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Skype for iPhone: Tip to Fix Crashing Issue on Jailbroken iPhone; Make VOiP Calls over Data Network [Updated]

Mobclix beefs up metrics, iPhone devs make money

Filed under: Developer, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch

Mobclix has been providing an impressive amount of usage information to iPhone developers for only about six months now, but have already made it into the 2008 TechCrunch 50, won SeedCamp 2008, and been recognized as a leading provider of metrics and analytics reporting. According to Mobclix, 75% of the applications in which the analytics are implemented have made the Top 100 Free App list. When TechCrunch reported on Mobclix shortly after they launched in September of 2008, it was noted that "more aggregate data would be welcome." Well, that wish has been granted.

Mobclix announced a major upgrade to their analytics and yield optimization advertising system for iPhone (and other mobile) app developers today.

For the end user, it may come across as a little scary. Beyond just standard usage statistics, developers can create unlimited metrics, gathering information on everything from favorite colors to what level you last conquered in their game. The data is all gathered anonymously, and your consent is required, so don't worry about Big Brother yet. The benefit to the average user of ad-supported iPhone applications is that highly targeted advertising may actually yield a connection between the user and a vendor in whom they'd actually be interested. Mobclix also provides an in-app comment system to directly connect users with developers, providing feedback which is exponentially more useful than App Store comments.

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Mobclix beefs up metrics, iPhone devs make money originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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