Posts by Akac

As we've been working on mobile for 10 years on Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, iOS, and now Android I can tell you that there are interesting aspects of Android dev. Yes, many things I'm just shocked about (rotation being one - didn't iOS...

It depends on the studio. Apple TV has always had some HD versions that the iTunes store on a computer doesn't.

Quote: Originally Posted by kpluck Actually, what he said was that he wished he had time to "show more". This could have meant simply going into greater detail for the features they quickly went through during the demo. He...

Most distribution mechanisms where the developer doens't have his own merchant account (most don't) take anywhere from 10-50%. So Apple's 30% isn't bad. Its not great, but not bad. And I'm writing this with insider knowledge having been...

The problem with printer drives on iOS is that printer drivers suck. Apple doesn't write them. Printer mfgs do. And they have shown that most of their drivers are crap. Apple doesn't want that on iOS and I agree with them. Even if...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hiro OP also said he was using a router, not a switch Um, most routers have switches built-in. And the routing only occurs when routed from local to non-local networks. I am assuming he is transferring...

Quote: Originally Posted by Newtron Cut and Paste too. You would have thought it was some sort of innovation instead of a standard feature to listen to the hype. Its not about the feature, its the implementation. And the hype had...

Apps have 10 minutes of background time to run and that's for long running tasks. So no, apps won't be downloading ads or refreshing news feeds in the background.

Quote: Originally Posted by oneaburns It's there within iPhoto, but you can not see your folders in finder. For example, open finder, go to Pictures and then you'll see an icon that says iPhoto Library. Clicking that just opens up...

So here is what I do: Development - iPhone, iPad - 90% of my time, BB, Android, WM (using VMWare): - mostly tests from my PMs and final gold masters to upload to our distributors VMWare w/W7 Photoshop ProHobbies: Aperture 3 - all...