Posts Tagged ‘iphone’
Best UDID alternative (so far)
March 27th, 2012 / 1 Comment » / by Ashar
You guys might have already got the news that Apple is now rejecting apps that access UDID. No comment about the decision, but as a developer I had to figure out solution as close to as orignal UDID. CFUUID could be an alternative but it has few issues. Mainly the UUID won’t be unique for device but unique in ‘space and time’. This means you have to create it and store it (locally + server) to identify the particular instance of the app. But if user take a backup of this device, and restore on new device, he would have two devices with same UUID and you don’t want that. (for example if you want your app to work on a single device at a time)
Apple vs Apples – Infographic
January 11th, 2012 / No Comments » / by Faizan
Did you know China produces 100% of world’s Apples and 44% of world Apples (The Fruit)? This cool infographic compares Apple (The Fruit) with Apple (The Tech Giant).
Some cool facts are:
- There are over 7500 varieties of apple fruit and around 400 varieties of apple tech products.
- 1 in 3 people in San Francisco Bay are owns an Apple product.
- The average apple weighs about the same as an iPhone 4s around 5 oz.
Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 is Available!
December 27th, 2011 / No Comments » / by Faizan
Thanks to iPhone dev team, untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 is out now. You can jailbreak your iPhone 3gs, iPhone4, iPhone4-CDMA, iPad1, iPod Touch 3g and iPod Touch 4 running iOS 5.0.1 using RedSn0w. So if you were waiting for iOS 5 jailbreak before updating your device, now is the time to upgrade and enjoy all those cool new features like iMessage, Wi-Fi sync, iCloud etc that iOS5 offers. Jailbreaking processes is simple, enter your device into DFU mode run RedSn0w and follow the instructions.
From iPhone-Dev Blog
- The untether is for iOS 5.0.1 on iPhone3GS, iPhone4, iPhone4-CDMA, iPad1, iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 4G
- If you have one of those devices and are not on 5.0.1 yet, update now! The SHSH window is still open for 5.0.1 If you unlock via ultrasn0w or gevey, make sure you only get to 5.0.1 via a custom IPSW! See the guides at places like iClarified.com if you don’t know how. Once you’re at 5.0.1, use the latest redsn0w 0.9.10 to both jailbreak and untether.
- If you’re already at 5.0.1 with a tethered jailbreak, you have two choices: either run redsn0w 0.9.10 over your current jailbreak (deselect “Install Cydia” if you do that), or install the Cydia package prepared by the chronic devteam. The patches are the same regardless of which you choose.
- Some of you are using a hybrid 5.0/5.0.1 configuration. If so, do not attempt to install this untether over that setup! You will most likely get into a reboot cycle. Do a sync and fresh restore to 5.0.1 then install the jailbreak + untether.
Enjoy!
[via iPhone-dev blog]
iOS 4.3 Now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
March 10th, 2011 / 2 Comments » / by Faizan
Apple has released iOS 4.3 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices 2 days earlier than scheduled March 11 release. This update brings new version of Safari web browser, Personal Hotspot feature for iPhone, new Facetime icon for iPod Touch, AirPlay feature for 3rd party apps, that let you stream your digital content to an Apple TV or other AirPlay enabled devices and other minor improvements.
Smartphone Wars Continues – infographic
October 1st, 2010 / 4 Comments » / by Faizan
No matter how popular is iPhone but still its looser in worldwide Smartphone Market share. Recently Nokia introduced their new smartphones C6, C7, E7 and HTC introduced their Desire HD and Desire Z as smartphone war is heats up.
This infographic shows some interesting facts about smartphones and their users, some of them are:
1. 89% of current iPhone users will buy iPhone as their next phone.
2. 71% of current Android users will buy an Android device.
3. 42% of Blackberry owners will buy blackberry.
4. only 17% of world’s mobile phone are smartphone.
5. Nokia still leads world wide mobile phone market share with 40% and Apple has only 2%.
6. only 25% of American phones are smartphones.
Meet your DESIRE | HTC Desire Reviewed
May 27th, 2010 / 15 Comments » / by Faizan
Three days back I received my HTC Desire. This is my upgrade to Nokia 6120c after 2.5 Years. I forgot to take pics at time of unboxing so I’ve to box it again and take pics after two days.
It runs Android 2.1 with HTC Sense UI on 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 576 MB of Ram and a vivid 3.7-inch AMOLED touch-screen. Android 2.2 Froyo is rumored to be released in June for this phone and will make it even more faster as demonstrated in Google IO 2010.
The Flash War – Apple vs Adobe – In Depth Analysis
May 14th, 2010 / 2 Comments » / by AF8AB
If you have not yet, Read Steve Jobs “Thoughts on Flash”, an Open letter to Adobe on Why Apple isn’t supporting Adobe Flash for its hand-held gadgets. Apple banned the use of applications that were made in Flash. In Short here is what Steve Jobs said
Steve Jobs claims Flash drains the battery of mobile devices; it’s not very good for multi-touch operation; and its performance, reliability and security are all shoddy. It’s also a proprietary system, and while Jobs admits that their mobile OS is also proprietary, he claims that web standards should be open, like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript.
Most importantly Apple doesn’t want “a third party layer of software [to] come between the platform and the developer.” Finally, Jobs concludes, Flash is a relic. “Flash was created during the PC era –- for PCs and mice,” he says, “but the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards –- all areas where Flash falls short.”
Apple’s decision to ban applications developed in Flash from its products has sparked a furious war of words with Adobe – but it still isn’t clear which company has the most to lose. The restrictions were slipped into the license agreement for the iPhone OS 4 developer kit and demand that "applications must be originally written in Objective-C, C, C++ or javaScript", with "intermediary translation or compatibility layers"explicitly prohibited. The announcement coincided with the launch of Adobe Creative Suite 5, which includes a packaging toot that allows Flash developers to port their apps to the iPhone. Adobe has confirmed that it has abandoned development of the feature, with feelings running high within the company.
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