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Devs on Apps: Charge Us More, Users Less

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Craig Hockenberry, the widely acclaimed Mac developer of Twitterific, has had extensive experience developing for jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touches. So, when he weighs in on the iPhone SDK, it’s definitely worth a read.

From the 70/30 split to the $99 publishing fee, the lack of information about distributing 3rd party apps to beta testers, the [...]

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Google’s Android Will Terrorize Proprietary Platforms, But Won’t Threaten Apple

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Unless you’ve been pinned under a bus for the past 24 hours, you’ve no doubt witnessed the unfolding drama from yesterday’s announcement by Google about its upcoming open mobile platform, dubbed Android. Opinions range from Android’s arrival heralding the end of the wireless world as we know it, to “Oh my God…targeted ads on a [...]

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iCrack: iTunes Wi-Fi Store Makes Music Purchase All Too Easy, Dangerously Addictive

With the release of firmware update 1.1.1 came something new to iPhone that I think may prove to be its most insidious feature yet; iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. Now I know that many of you don’t purchase music via iTunes, preferring instead to utilize certain ahem free source, but you may sing a different tune [...]

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Dvorak Slams Apple for iBricking, Threatens to Write More Crazy Editorials

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Tech curmudgeon John C. Dvorak (the C stands for cranky) points the spotlight of criticism on Apple for its blatant act of bricking unlocked iPhones. He points out that in many overseas markets unlocked phones are common place, and a lucrative business. Hey, John… I agree with you, but trying to get Apple to change [...]

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A Weekend of Restoration Provides a Painful Lesson In Patience and Haste

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Last week and the proceeding weekend I was on the receiving end of some terrible misfortune; the worst series of mishaps I have endured in… well, quite a long while. Fools rush in where hackers fear to tread. And I not only rushed in, I kicked in the door and set fire to the house [...]

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Reader Requests: What Do You Want Added to iPhone?

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I have setup a petition page to record every feature request made by my readers. This is your chance to speak out and be heard. What features do you want added to iPhone? Visit this link, and post your request in the comments section. I will then add your request to the list. I expect [...]

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Apple’s iPhone Price Cut Wounds Early Adopters, Wreaks Havoc on my Wallet

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Angry words and heated accusations were being flung at a certain well known product maker today, and I’m not talking about Mattel’s recall of lead-painted toys for tots. Early adopters who patiently stood in long lines on June 29 (including yours truly), eager to be first on the block to own iPhones, are being rewarded [...]

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Can the iPhone Double As a Laptop? MSNBC Thinks So

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MSNBC.com technology writer, Joe Hutsko, purchased an iPhone to replace his Treo 680 (a common trend it seems) and decided to put the much hyped gadget to the test, to see whether iPhone is road worthy as a laptop replacement.

Can I type as quickly on it as I can on my MacBook or any [...]

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Saying Goodbye to Palm

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As a mobile enthusiast, I own (or have owned) a cross sample of every major platform on the market today, ranging from Windows Mobile, Symbian, embedded Linux (well, one flavor anyway), and BlackBerry OS. I first cut my teeth on mobile technology with PalmOS way back in 1997 when a small startup named Palm Computing [...]

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Poll: Mac or PC? Which iPhone User Are You?

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So how many of you out there are syncing your iPhones with a Mac vs. PC? Are you using both platforms? Vote in the poll below.

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