iPod and iPhone

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Creating Web App Content for the iPad

Speaking of web app content for iOS devices, here’s a video where Sal Soghoian shows Alex Lindsay how to automate the creation of rich web content for the ipad using Automator and actions from Padilicious.com.

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Open Web Apps for iOS Are Fully Supported by Apple, Folks

Mike Masnick, on OpenAppMkt:

Overall, this fascinates me for two reasons. First, it’s good to
get more people realizing that HTML is already pretty damn good at
creating app-style experiences, without having to create special
compiled code and, second, it’s a really clever way to totally
route around Apple as a gatekeeper [...]

Android Wallpaper App Developer Defends Data Collection

Jackeey Wu, developer of the controversial Android wallpaper app that collects user data, defends himself in a message to Android Tapp:

In my applications I collected some device data, not user data. I
collected the screen size to return more suitable wallpaper for
the phone. More and More users emailed me telling that they [...]

Dan Frakes Reviews Apple’s Free iPhone 4 Cases

All of them except for the one from InCase, which hasn’t shipped yet. Here’s my own review of Apple’s iPhone 4 Bumper.

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RIM ‘Blackpad’ Coming in November, Reports Bloomberg

Hugo Miller, reporting for Bloomberg:

Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, plans
to introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple
Inc’s ipad, according to two people familiar with the
company’s plans. […]
RIM plans to call the tablet Blackpad, according to one of the
people familiar with [...]

OmniFocus for iPad 1.0

I’m drawing a blank trying to think of another long-standing Mac development shop that’s so strongly committed itself to the ipad.
You want a review? <a href="http://www.macsparky.com/blog/2010/7/30/ipad-omnifocus-review.html”>See MacSparky for a detailed one.

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Fred Vogelstein: ‘Doing the Math on Android vs. Apple’

Smart piece by Fred Vogelstein for Wired:

The true comparison is between Android and iOS, Apple’s mobile
operating system. Android’s activation numbers are not device
dependent. Apple’s shouldn’t be either.  If we are going to
truly compare the two mobile OSs we need to include sales of ipads
and iPod Touches. Add them [...]

You’ll Never Get a Story Like This With an E-Book

Kevin Guilfoile finds a ticket in an old book at his parents’ house. (Via Jim Coudal.)

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PCalc 2.2 for iOS

Still the best calculator for iPhone and ipad.

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NEWS: APP OF THE DAY: Color Splash for iPad

Add a little beige into your life…

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It’s Friday and, truth be told, it’s hard to get enthusiastic about an App of the Day when the weekend is breathing its hot, sticky [...]

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