iPhone 4.0 to remove controversial "rate on delete" prompt
The next revision of the iPhone OS will remove the rating prompt that users see when they delete an app from their device.
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Adobe evangelist lashes out at Apple over iPhone 4.0
Changes in Apple's iPhone 4.0 developer agreement have sparked passionate outrage from a Flash evangelist which was so intense that Adobe redacted some of his blog comments.
Apple's iPhone 4 SDK license bans ported Flash, Java, Mono apps
Apple has updated its iPhone Developer Program License Agreement in the iPhone 4.0 SDK to specifically prohibit the development of apps using "an intermediary translation or compatibility layer or tool," which would include Adobe's Flash, Sun's Java, or Microsoft's Silverlight/Mono.
Apple iAd program to monetize iPhone apps with interactive media
Tied into iPhone OS 4, Apple's new iAd program will allow developer to include richly interactive ad experiences into their apps and earn a 60% cut of the advertising revenue.
Apple adds seven major features, 100 minor features in iPhone 4.0
iPhone OS 4 will introduce seven major "tentpole" feature and a long list of minor enhancements this summer, Steve Jobs has announced at Apple's release preview event. The top seven features are multitasking, app Folders, Mail improvements, Enterprise features, a Games Center, and Apple's new iAd network.
Apple iPhone OS 4.0 to ship this summer with multitasking support
Due this summer, iPhone OS 4 will deliver multitasking as a way to run background apps that the user can quickly switch between.
iFixit's iPad teardown finds huge dual battery, 256MB of RAM in A4 [u]
Investigative work by the team at iFixIt has revealed a series of interesting details about the iPad's internal details, including a large battery and RAM incorporated within its A4 System on a Chip.
Amazon Kindle iPad app approved, Netflix working on iPhone app
Apple's mobile devices are cross-pollinating: Amazon's Kindle ebook reader was just approved for iPad, while Netflix' iPad app for viewing Instant Streaming videos is being ported to the iPhone and iPod touch.
Apple retail to hold 7AM training, all staffers may get iPads [3u]
Exclusive: Apple is reportedly calling all of its retail store employees to a top secret, all hands on deck meeting tomorrow at 7AM to train them on the iPad, and will possibly involve each team member receiving a 16GB WiFi iPad.
Research in Motion ships record 10.5M BlackBerries, shares slide
BackBerry maker Research in Motion reported strong sales for its fiscal Q3 2010 but saw its shares slip some 7% as both revenues and shipments fell short of Wall Street's expectations.
Apple's iPhone 4.0 to support multitasking via Expose-like interface
The upcoming 4.0 reference release of Apple's iPhone OS will deliver new support for running multiple concurrent third party apps, and allow users to switch between them using a windows management mechanism similar to one made popular on the company's Mac OS X operating system.
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iPad attracts developers to App Store, distracts from rival markets
The launch of the iPad is helping Apple's iTunes App Store to retain developers' interest while preventing them from exploring alternative marketplaces for mobile software.
iPad licensing agreement specifies paid annual OS updates
Apple has posted the terms of its firmware licensing agreement for the iPad, which restricts free operating software updates to the current major reference release.
New Office 11 for Mac sports dense ribbons of buttons
Screenshots of Microsoft's 2011 version of its productivity suite for Mac have appeared, highlighting a more serious user interface appearance and the Vista Ribbon.
Apple pre-loading iBook Store with 30,000 free eBooks
Apple has reportedly filled up its upcoming iBook Store for iPad with a wide variety of free ebook titles curated by Project Gutenberg, heading off any attempts by third parties to profiteer on literature in the public domain.
Advertisers quick to invest money in new iPad publications
While tech pundits have stoked fear, uncertainty and doubt about the prospects for Apple's upcoming iPad, major advertisers are confident about investing in significant new sponsorships of high profile iPad publications.
Bluetooth 4.0 among 10 mobile features to watch - Gartner
Gartner Inc has identified ten emerging mobile technologies the firm thinks will be significant to companies over the next year, nearly all of which are iPhone features from two or three years ago.
Palm's failure to take on iPhone casts doubt on Nokia, Microsoft
The high profile failure of Palm's efforts to revitalize its flagging smartphone business with the Pre's new webOS has analysts casting doubt over parallel phone platform reinvention efforts by others, including Nokia's Symbian and Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.
Valleywag details iPhone feud between Steve Jobs and Google CEO
A Silicon Valley rumor site has detailed the history of growing tensions related to the iPhone between Apple chief executive Steve Jobs and Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
iPhone, iPod touch carve 19% gaming share from Sony, Nintendo
Over the last year, Apple's share of the US video game software market has jumped 500%, eating into the growth of console games while also putting pressure on mobile gaming leaders Nintendo and Sony.
Apple's iPhone 4.0 software to deliver multitasking support
Apple this summer will go a long way towards silencing critics and catering to one of the most prevalent demands of its iPhone user base, when it introduces a multitasking solution through the handset's 4.0 software update that will finally allow several third party apps to run concurrently and in the background.
Former Sun CEO: Steve Jobs threatened to sue us over patents too
Former chief executive of Sun Jonathan Schwartz has accused Steve Jobs of threatening patent action against his company in 2003, related to desktop OS technologies, in a long blog post that highlights a series of tech patent squabbles.
Apple posts surprise ad for iPad during the Oscars
Apple captured the attention of movie buffs and the entire film industry by publishing a new teaser commercial for the iPad during the Academy Awards presentation Sunday evening.
Reader: Steve Jobs says no tethering between iPad and iPhone
Steve Jobs appears to have fired off a tersely worded email reply to a user in Sweden who asked whether the WiFi-only iPad could be tethered to the iPhone: "No."
Transparent House creates "Anatomy of Apple Design" iPad tribute
San Francisco 3D design and visualization studio Transparent House has created a visualization entitled "Anatomy of Apple Design" as a tribute 34 years of Apple design, starting from the Apple I and leading up to the new iPad.
