http://www.jeffdepascale.com Blogging on and developing web and mobile technologies Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:10:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [dtse][/dtse]The initial impressions are just about done flowing in on Apple's new tablet device, the iPad. Developers in the iPhone dev program were granted access to the new development SDK immediately after launch, but one area that is still largely in the dark is web development for the iPad. The iPad ... http://www.jeffdepascale.com/index.php/general/why-the-ipads-user-agent-string-presents-a-problem/ [dtse][/dtse]Following Apple's iPad announcement today, the latest version of the iPhone SDK is now available in the Apple developer center. As predicted, Apple has not announced OS 4.0, nor has it acknowledged any new functionality for the iPhone. However, a glance at the launch date for the iPad, March, does tie ... http://www.jeffdepascale.com/index.php/mobile/iphone-os/iphone_sdk_32_bet_and_ipad_simulator_released/ [dtse][/dtse]Over the past two years, mobile apps have redefined the way we are productive on mobile devices. And as more and more apps flood the market, more niche needs are being filled by developers desperately seeking to find that killer app that hasn't been developed yet. The net result is ... http://www.jeffdepascale.com/index.php/mobile/website-management-the-mobile-way/ [dtse][/dtse]Lenovo announced the new Ideapad S10-3t convertible netbook (engadget) at CES last week, and it is now available for purchase at lenovo.com. Featuring a first of its kind capacitive touchscreen on a convertible netbook, it is priced between $549 and $649, and runs on Intel's new Pinetrail Atom processors with ... http://www.jeffdepascale.com/index.php/hardware/lenovo-ideapad-s10-3t-convertible-netbook-now-available/ [dtse][/dtse]Well, that was quick. Adobe has pulled the plug on the previously planned for Flash CS5 public beta, initially announced at MAX in October. So much for getting iFosfr rolling before final release. Official statement from Adobe after the break. You subscribed to be notified about the Adobe® Flash® Professional CS5 ... http://www.jeffdepascale.com/index.php/flash/flash-cs5-public-beta-cancelled-by-adobe/ [dtse][/dtse]Microsoft launched a fantastic iPhone app today. That sentence really says an awful lot, and what's more first blush impressions of this app are very impressive. Echoing the functionality of the web portal itself, the app offers a fantastic image search system, maps and navigation, news, and local business and ... http://www.jeffdepascale.com/index.php/mobile/bing-app-launched/ [dtse][/dtse]Nuance has reacted quickly to the initial negative response towards the required upload of a user's contact names to their servers, releasing a 1.1 update to their Dragon Dictation app today that makes the upload optional, and allows existing users to remove their existing data from Nuance's servers if they ... http://www.jeffdepascale.com/index.php/mobile/nuance-removes-contact-upload-requiremen/ [dtse][/dtse]If you've ever considered the switch from PC to Mac or vice-versa, you've undoubtedly faced a slew of decisions before opting to take the plunge. One of the biggest that is not readily apparent to many is the cost of software purchased for your platform. Depending on computing needs, the ... http://www.jeffdepascale.com/index.php/mobile/how-paid-apps-increase-platform-loyalty/ [dtse][/dtse]If you haven't heard of the Nexus One yet, you will. Over the past 48 hours, tweets started rolling in of a potential first party 'Google phone', flying directly in the face of previous statements from Google themselves of staying strictly a platform developer. Actually, Google still hasn't moved into ... http://www.jeffdepascale.com/index.php/mobile/googles-nexus-one-and-the-future-of-android/ [dtse][/dtse]Google's recently launched real-time search functionality, which pulls data from a number of real time data sources, including the now publicly accessible Twitter firehose, is enhancing search functionality across the board. It seems that hyperlinks contained inside the microblog posts are being immediately indexed, and in turn is speeding up the ... http://www.jeffdepascale.com/index.php/social/google-real-time-search-accelerating-crawls/