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iOS 7's game controller support could be a real game-changer

by Steven Sande (Jun 12th, 2013)

Of all of the features of iOS 7 that have been talked about since Monday's WWDC 2013 keynote, probably none has more potential impact than the item circled in blue on the image above -- MFi game controller support in the iOS 7 SDK. Jeff Blagdon at The Verge took a closer look at what this means ...

New iOS SDK features for developers

by Steven Sande (Jun 10th, 2013)

Some of the iOS SDK features that were quickly touched on by Craig Federighi today sound fascinating, although we won't get details on some of them until later. Here are some that I found to be the most interesting: New multitasking APIs -- this should enable apps that you use most often to ...

Big Nerd Ranch Clash of the Coders: How BNR smote the NDA

by Erica Sadun (May 2nd, 2013)

The Big Nerd Ranch has conducted iPhone development courses all the way back to the very beginning, when the App Store first launched in 2008. Doing so had its challenges. At that time, Apple had imposed a nondisclosure agreement on all developers, with little indication if and when it would ever ...

iOS 5.1 beta ready for testing

by Erica Sadun (Nov 28th, 2011)

The iOS 5.1 beta 1 SDK is now available for download by paid devs at the iOS developer site. Sign in with your developer credentials to gain access to the updated SDK. You will need to download and install firmware via iTunes and cannot use over-the-air updating for this initial release. Because ...

Adobe Nav for iPad and Photoshop video demo

by Dana Franklin (Apr 17th, 2011)

John Nack, Principal Product Manager at Adobe, posted a video demo of Adobe Nav for iPad on his blog Saturday morning. Adobe Nav is one of the first apps to showcase the new tablet integration features included with the software maker's upcoming Creative Suite version 5.5 (CS5.5). The video ...