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Developers now can use private API for screen capture on iPhone, says Apple

by Joachim Bean (Dec 15th, 2009)

As Apple seems to be lightening up and accepting more applications using private APIs (including Ustream and others that stream video from the iPhone 3G), word comes that the review team is now officially allowing the UIGetScreenImage() function to be used in applications distributed in the App ...

3.0 update brings Street View, 'Find' functionality to iPod touch

by Robert Palmer (Jun 18th, 2009)

iPod touch users are finally getting a taste of what iPhone users have had since iPhone OS 2.2: Google Street View. iPhone 3.0 Software Update for iPod touch includes an update to the Maps application that enables Google Street View, and it works just like it does on the iPhone. Additionally, the ...

Google: Yeah, we did use an undocumented API. So what?

by Mike Schramm (Nov 26th, 2008)

On last Sunday's talkcast, we all speculated on the situation behind Google's voice app using undocumented API calls on the iPhone. Either Google just went and did it themselves, or they got special permission from Apple to dive into places that most developers aren't really supposed to go. And it ...