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Explicit
Thursday, 25 February 2010
New iPad SDK comes. And goes: Apple yesterday released, then pulled, an update to its iPhone OS 3.2 software development kit. The SDK made it easier ensure iPhone and iPod touch applications will work on the forthcoming iPad.
The third beta for the iPad mobile operating system allowed "existing iPhone projects to include the necessary files to support" the iPad. It was released to developers under a non-disclosure agreement Tuesday afternoon. AppleInsider has more.
Freeverse absorbed by ngmoco: iPhone publisher and developer ngmoco has acquired long-time Mac software developer Freeverse, according to Freeverse's website and Twitter feed. The terms of the deal are still unknown, but it appears that Freeverse will continue doing business as an independent entity with its current management.
Freeverse has been a mainstay in the Mac software world since before the days of Mac OS X and has published numerous games, utilities, and productivity software for the platform ever since. The company has also published for Windows, as well as XBox 360 Live Arcade. In recent years Freeverse has also published for the iPhone OS where it has seen moderate success with its 25+ applications, the most popular of which are the Flick series of games and Skee-Ball.
Explicit section to be added to App Store? Though it is not yet in use, Apple has added a category for developers to label their applications as "explicit" software in the App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch.
A developer revealed to Cult of Mac that the new category is available for selection on the iTunesConnect Web site. However, applications with the "explicit" distinction have not yet appeared in the App Store.
Apple's Tim Cook talks about iPad: Apple COO Tim Cook yesterday spoke about a variety of topics, including the iPad and business strategy, during his keynote at Goldman Sachs' technology conference in San Francisco. The executive claims he has been using the iPad for six months and "can't wait" for it to begin shipping.
MacNN reports Cook saying "What you are seeing with Apple is that the Mac OS is amazingly scalable," Cook says, referring to its use "from the iPod touch, to the iPhone, to the iPad, to the Macintosh." He went on to slam both Microsoft (for the new stores) and netbooks.
TaskPaper for iPhone: TaskPaper is a to-do list with a paper-like user experience for NZ$6.49.
There's more info at developer Jesse Grosjean's Hog Bay Software site.
