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Raspberry Pi Goodness
One of the really great things about an all like FlipBoard is its ability to bring cool and interesting things to your attention that you might not have spotted. RaspberryPi is one such thing. These guys are making an ultra low-cost...
Converting OS Grid References to Latitude/Longitude on iOS
One of the really cool sources of free but useful data on the net if you’re in the UK is the government’s Open Data site. There is a wealth of information here covering the nation’s health, wealth, policing, housing and environment....
The Shift In Portable Gaming
This from MacRumours this morning: Mobile analytics firm Flurry today reports on the continuing shift in portable gaming from dedicated devices to smartphones and other multipurpose devices. According to results compiled by Flurry from NPD market research and Flurry’s own mobile app data,...
Adobe Killing Flash Mobile Browser
Steve Jobs’ final victory? Adobe announced yesterday that they are to cease their mobile flash plugin browser. From ZDNet: the e-mail briefing to Adobe’s partners has been summed up as follows: Adobe is Stopping development on Flash Player for browsers on mobile....
iOS Video Support – Challenges & Quirks
There are a great many good things to be said about handling video on the iOS platform: Live Streaming works remarkably well, the playback quality is excellent and the programming interface is, for the most part, easy to use. This works...
AVFoundation with streamed media
I’ve run into a few problems with AVFoundation media management not correctly synchronising video and audio playback when drawing on streamed media over the net. The problem seems to have arisen from two things: having more than a single AVPlayer object...
What does iOS5 mean to you?
Yesterday’s first public outing of Apple’s latest mobile operating system, iOS 5, gave us the chance to see some of the exciting new features coming our way later this year. With an overhauled notification system, revamped messaging and the introduction of...
Google Wallet & What It Means For iPhone
It was revealed recently that Google has finally taken the plunge into the rather large, unexplored ocean that is NFC (Near Field Communication) payments, with the introduction of Google Wallet and Google Offers. From IGN: Google Wallet builds on the technology...
Apple’s Mobile Devices Clean Up Profits
An interesting article appeared on IGN on Monday, detailing Apple’s domination of the Global Mobile Phone Market. Or so it seems… According to a new market study from Asymco, Apple generated only 5-percent of global phone sales in Q1 of this year,...
In-App Purchasing: Do’s and Don’ts
Two really simple rules to keep in mind when considering in-app purchasing for your iOS app. First of all, it has to be something that can be used actually within the app – if you wanted to use it to buy...
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