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iPad’s AdLib HTML5 Framework Unearthed
Nicknamed the AdLib Framework after the name of a file found when digging around on his iPad (it’s AdLib-ug-ipad.js for the trivia buffs out there), a developer by the name of Jim Hoskins is credited as discovering Apple’s key to HTML 5 through its SDK and tools. This is not the first web toolkit or framework that Apple has released, though this one was rather quietly and hidden. Previous iterations include PastryKit for the iPhone/iPod Touch series of devices and another for the iTunes album content called TuneKit. This could be considered PastryKit for the iPad as the Ajaxian coined. AdLib may not even be called that by the Apple Glitterati, it’s simply nicknamed that based on files found and the AD prefix in front of the API calls. The iPad AdLib Framework … Read entire article »
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Apple Promotes iPad-Ready Websites
Apple is keeping a list, and checking it twice, and going to know if your website is iPad ready, naughty or nice. As of Friday before launch, the list touted 16 websites and has grown to 20 major websites that are now iPad designed. The sites featured cover a smattering of topics for everyone’s flavor. The fact that the list grew by 4 in under 2 days (and that everyone and their brother is now announcing an iPad website version) means that the list is going to grow astronomically over the next 3 months. For a site to be considered an iPad website, it needs to employ three technologies and not employ one. The ones that it needs are HTML5, CSS and Javascript. If you have Adobe flash or any other plug-in … Read entire article »
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iPad-Ready Porn Site Ready At iPad Launch
When you unbox your new iPad after it either delivered to your home or you picked it up in stores, and after you’ve powered it up and tooled around for a few hours, then what? One site knows what you want, iPad Porn…and they have readied their site just for you. Don’t expect to see Pink Visual posted up on the list of iPad Ready websites, but they have employed ever technique to ensure that your viewing “pleasure” is not impinged upon whether looking at their site on a tablet pc/iPad or a regular computer. Pink Visual spent about a month readying their website and vast, extensive collection of full-length DVDs on their site. According to the site’s Product Manager, Kim Kysar, the team at PV are, “total Apple product nerds here.” This … Read entire article »
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iPad Websites Slated for NPR and WSJ
With iPad sales briskly moving along, the market for iPad related sites is going to grow by at least 175,000 people after the initial shipping date. With that in mind, and with an eye towards the future of tablet pc computing, the Wall Street Journal and National Public Radio have each announced that they will be developing iPad-specific websites to entice users. When the iPhone launched, a similar frenzy erupted in creating sites for the iTouch and iPhone. WSJ and NPR are definitely ahead of the media curve on the iPad now, and this opening salvo from both show a commitment to grow with the iPad user base. According to Peter Kafka at MediaMemo, users will be able to fire up the iPad’s browser, visit NPR.org or WSJ.com, and it will automatically … Read entire article »
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