Archive for the ‘iPhone’ Category

Apple may charge for re-downloading apps to iPhone

Apple may charge users to re-download an app previously purchased, while re-downloading via iTunes would remain free. Rene Ritchie on The iPhone Blog writes that this appears to only effect some users using 3.0 Beta firmware. Ritchie says, “We’re guessing that with the on-device account management coming to iPhone 3.0 — where you can log [...]

Comic illustration of iPhone app approval process

Funny, but sad. Any one want to buy a flashlight app after seeing this graphic (click headline for graphic on Just Another iPhone Blog)?

Apps ready as iPhone OS 3.0 nears

App updates and online rumors are pointing to the launch of iPhone OS 3.0 quite soon. When Apple announced all the 3.0 features the company only promised a launch of the updated OS in summer. Officially, that starts June 21. BUT, the missing puzzle piece is the Palm Pre. That product launches June 6 and [...]

Make wiki on your iPhone

A mobile wiki server application is now available for the iPhone, the developer, Corporate SmallTalk Consulting Ltd., announced today. “Using WikiServer, it is possible to create a fully functional Wiki hosted on the iPhone or iPod touch. Company President John McIntosh indicates that content can be as simple as words, or more complex such as [...]

Developers launch app-generator service

Dave Swartz and his MEDL partner, Andrew Maltin, launched App Incubator, a service offering to turn great ideas into apps in return for a share of the profits.  Rob Shoesmith, a 27-year-old binman from Coventry, submitted one of the first ideas selected by MEDL for App Incubator development. Shoesmith says he has only had an [...]