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Apple finally relaxes

September 9, 2010

It has been my experience that Apple almost never does anything like this without having a grander plan of some sort but for now anyway, developers win. Apple announced today that they are going to allow third party software to assist in iOS development. Given the relatively small community who was proficiently working in Objective C compared to everyone else, programmers who natively program in another language can not port their code over to iOS without negative ramifications from Apple. This is good for everyone. The biggest win here is the ability to use Flash, at least in a

Great Mashable post on mobile trends

August 26, 2010

I think everyone should take a look at a recent Mashable post on mobile trends. Many of our clients come to us to help them conceptualize what technologies would be best for them and what is working for others. This article I believe validates much of our current thinking. For those of you not willing to actually read the post I have recapped the cheat sheet here. [1] SMS – Everyone is texting. If you are not, you might just be one of the only ones. Don’t think just because it is low-tech that it is outdated. It still

Apple protecting its flock

August 25, 2010

As with all denizens of the digital age I am often left scratching my head when a large company comes out with a measure that somehow limits what I can do with their device. Aside from the frustration felt by not being able to actually use a device as I see fit, there is the almost embarrassed-for-you feeling I get when I look at the company like I looked at my grandparents trying to emulate my speech patterns. It is just painful. Such is the case with Apple almost as a habit now. We first saw this when Apple

Verizon iPhone has a code name

August 23, 2010

Since the dawn of time, er, well, since the dawn of the iPhone anyway, there have been rumors circulating about another carrier picking up the iPhone. Always Verizon, always “near” and, to date, always a rumor. However, now we appear to have either aggrandized the rumor or we have truly moved one step closer to this finally coming true. There are several news outlets around the web reporting this, here is one, and here is another. Let’s assume this is true for a moment shall we? First you have the sheer excitement of a new carrier. The concept of

Android takes over top smartphone spot

August 5, 2010

As we previously mentioned here, the writing has been on the wall for Blackberry for quite some time. Anytime the king of the hill stops protecting the peak, someone is bound to sneak up, whack them on the head, and unceremoniously push them down the mountain. Such is the case now as Android has officially passed RIM in US sales. According to the latest posts, the second quarter of this year has Android holding 33 percent of the market. Trailing behind is Blackberry at 28 and iPhones at 22 percent. This would be the first time since the fourth

Accessory time

August 4, 2010

As much as I love the iPad I have to say I have been a bit frustrated by the case. Sure, it is nice and it is functional but it was always a bit off in my opinion. Recently though we ran across this guy who has a very cool, very functional case that I think addresses most of my issues. To make this story better, this guy actually has an interesting story as well. Essentially he recognized the need in the market, sold his entire life to pay for a trip to China, sourced a product he invented

Apple’s antenna labs

July 27, 2010

I am certainly not picking on Apple because, of late, it has come to light that Apple is clearly not the only pony in the show with this problem; just the one getting the most attention. I do find it What I do find somewhat comical is that Apple has spent a bloody fortune to only end up where everyone else has ended up in this department. Take a look here at their incredible multi-million dollar antenna lab. It would seem to me that while we can all recognize the inherent problem here (there are only so many places