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Objective-C’s Programming History Revealed
An analysis of why C is so important in programming reveals the sordid history and origins of Objective-C. In his blog, Steven Vaughan-Nichols walks us through the use of C in almost every phase of developer history. Objective-C has roots in Smalltalk, an original message-based language that is a predecessor to event-driven programming. While gaining in popularity over the past few years, Objective-C is still not in the top-ten programming languages used. But nevertheless, Objective-C Programming is here to stay with the saturation of the iPad into the market, even at this early phase. The iPad and the iPhone usage statistics (upwards of 4 million devices), and the advent of the App Store and developer profit-sharing, Objective-C will continue to grow and eventually crack the TIOBE top 10. Other languages are quickly gaining … Read entire article »
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Nickelodeon Joins Disney Apps on the iPad
Nickelodeon announced the release of two new iPad apps available in the App Store that are targeted to kids using the iPad. The two applications, Dora the Explorer and Daily Jigsaw for $4.99 and .99 respectively. Of the two apps, Dora looks to be the better (hence the higher price) with a lot of fun, creative things for kids to do on the iPad. Last week, Disney’s iPad announcement was that it would launch several paid and free applications for the iPad. Nickelodeon, bastion of all things kid-oriented (and purveyor of awesome sitcoms like Roseanne at night) are releasing two new iPad apps. … Read entire article »
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Lonely Planet iPad App: 1000 Ultimate Experiences
Another big name launches another application for the iPad as Lonely Planet releases it’s travel companion app, 1000 Ultimate Experiences. An image from Apple’s Website showing the Lonely Planet App 1000 Ultimate Experiences, based off the successful Lonely Planet title, is an iPad-ready applicationthat goes beyond typical travel guides. Lonely Planet packed this iPad app with tons of rich photos, video from Lonely Planet TV and all revolving around 1000 travel ideas for the avid venturer. True … Read entire article »
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MuscleNerd Releases Spirit Jailbreak For iPad, iPhone OS 3.2
On Monday, MuscleNerd announced their successful jailbreak of the iPad and iPhone 3G devices called Spirit. A jailbreak is a way that developers actually “hack” into the operating system of the iPad tablet pc and remove the protection that forces owners to only go through the App Store for their software. A device that has a jailbreak applied will then be allowed to have their own software or bootleg songs and software without going through iTunes or Apple’s store. It also allows a device to be “unlocked” and usable outside of the mandatory AT&T carrier service. Jailbreaks are nothing new to the iPhone OS, the first version of the OS was cracked within a month. However, the fact that a new product like the iPad runs on the same operating system as … Read entire article »
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