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New Developer’s Resource Documents from Apple

Apple Developer’s Resource – What’s New in iPhone OS .::. .::. .::. .::. .::. .::. .::. .::. .::. .::. .::. .::. .::. .::. .::. .::. .::. Apple Developer’s Resource – Over-the-Air Profile Delivery & Configuration

An intro to RSS and how you can use it to do awesome things with mobile

We often get clients who want to create mobile applications such as walking tours, location-sensitive audio tours, or the like. We’re going to, in this post, show you how you can do this, and help you ensure you have the skills to be successful in the endeavor. The first thing that clients typically forget is that the data has to come from somewhere. If you want to make a walking tour of a city, there… Read more »

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Acquiring Location With the PointAbout Springboard

You can easily acquire location by using the PointAbout Springboard using JavaScript. First import the interface script: [sourcecode language="jscript"] [/sourcecode] please make sure to change the X.X with the correct version number which has been given to you.  You code should look similar to the one below: [sourcecode language="jscript"] [/sourcecode] The javascript interface allows PointAbout’s Springboard to communicate with your webpage by passing messages using JavaScript.    Next we’ll create callbacks so that when the Springboard… Read more »

Getting the Test App On Your Phone

iPhone Application Testing Requirements: You must be running iTunes 8.0 or greater. Your application can be tested on any iPhone, First Generation or 3G. Your iPhone firmware must be up to date We need your device id to load a test copy of your application. Here are steps to find your device id (you can SKIP steps 1-5 below by downloading an app called UDID from iTunes which will grab your ID and email it… Read more »

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