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Google Drive adds apps folders and customer properties for developers

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 5th, 2013)

Google realizes the importance of its Drive online file storage service in our always-on, always-connected world. To make Drive better for users and developers alike, Google has added two new features, app data folders and custom properties, to its Drive SDK. The app data folder serves as a ...

FlightPath from TestFlight features realtime analytics for developers

by Mike Schramm (Mar 21st, 2013)

TestFlight has long been known by developers as a very useful tool for testing iOS apps (even outside of Apple's distribution system), and for a while now there's also been a TestFlight SDK, which developers can insert into their app code to track various testers and their actions in the app. ...

Philips debuts iOS SDK for its light bulbs

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 11th, 2013)

No, that headline isn't a joke. You can tell we're living in the 21st century when even lightbulbs have SDKs. The new Philips SDK and APIs are for the company's Hue Connected lighting system. Hue lights are WiFi bulbs users can control with an iOS device. Philips is releasing an SDK and API for ...

PayPal introducing new iOS SDK, APIs at SXSW

by Mike Schramm (Mar 8th, 2013)

PayPal has announced that it's bringing a new iOS SDK and some new API tools to SXSW next week. As you might expect, the API will allow apps to use PayPal's tools to integrate payment information directly rather than having to go through a separate authorization page. As you can see on the ...

Facebook SDK 3.1 for iOS available to developers

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 25th, 2012)

Attention all you iOS devs, Facebook has just released its Facebook SDK 3.1 for iOS. Among other things, the SDK allows developers to easily code their apps to allow single sign-on through Facebook IDs. This means that if your app allows users to sign into it via their Facebook account, you ...

Growl 2.0 SDK available, adds Notification Center integration

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Aug 16th, 2012)

Growl has made its 2.0 SDK available, weeks after announcing that it planned to add a Notification Center action display to the program rather than letting it get Sherlocked by OS X Mountain Lion. The SDK also adds improvements to the Mist positioning system and various bugfixes. The 2.0 SDK ...

Leap suggests future of gesture-based computing

by Steven Sande (May 21st, 2012)

When techies try to think of the future of gesture-based computing, they often discuss 2002's Minority Report, a sci-fi thriller starring Tom Cruise. In the flick, Cruise controlled a huge transparent display by moving his hands and arms like an orchestra conductor. Now San Francisco-based Leap ...

Unity 3.5 available now, with new effects and performance updates

by Mike Schramm (Feb 14th, 2012)

There are quite a few ways to make and build iPhone and iPad apps and games, but one of the most popular tools to create iOS games is the Unity engine, and that system has released version 3.5. The new version offers a number of improvements and upgrades, with lots of new particle and lighting and ...

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 ...

iOS 5 Gold Master ready for download

by Erica Sadun (Oct 4th, 2011)

The iOS 5 Gold Master! Finally! Feels like we've been waiting all Summer and a bit of Autumn for this to happen -- of course, that's exactly how long it's been since WWDC. The release candidate SDK is now available for download by paid devs at the iOS developer site. As with the pre-RC betas, ...

You're the Pundit: Why hasn't there been a new iOS 5 beta?

by Erica Sadun (Oct 2nd, 2011)

When it comes to forecasting the next big thing, we turn to our secret weapon: the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is iOS 5. We last saw an iOS beta release back in August. That's well over a month ago, and as any developer can tell you, ...

TestFlight offers new SDK, adds feedback and enterprise support

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 13th, 2011)

We've covered TestFlight before, and I recently started using it to test a top secret app for AOL*. If you're a developer who wants to reduce the friction of testing beta apps for iOS, you absolutely must check it out. It makes beta distribution of your app a drop-dead simple process by ...

Rumor: Apple close to ordering a 2048 x 1536 resolution iPad 3 display

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 18th, 2011)

A rumor from The Korea Times suggests Apple may be close to signing a deal with Samsung and LG for a high-resolution tablet display. The new display will include a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, 4:3 aspect ratio and a retina-like pixel density of 280 PPI. This isn't the first time this ...

iOS 5 for iPad images suggest higher-resolution display

by Steven Sande (Jun 15th, 2011)

Although the displays on the iPad and iPad 2 are pretty darned nice, TUAW readers and bloggers alike have wished for a Retina Display-like screen on our magic tablets. Now a tipster at TechUnwrapped has pointed out that several images found in Newsstand -- an iOS 5 feature -- and the Twitter ...

iOS 5 beta 1 ready for download. Kind of.

by Erica Sadun (Jun 6th, 2011)

Developers, get your [REDACTED] on. iOS 5 beta 1 is now available for download from Apple's developer site. You must be a paid $99/year developer to gain access to this beta. Sign in with your dev credentials to gain access. The beta is, as always, released under the terms of Apple's NDA. For ...