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Apple rules the short term but Android holds more promise in the long term. A survey released by SiliconValley.com says that majority of the 2400 polled developers believe that Android will be the platform for the future. Few key points in the survey - 72% of developers say Android “is best positioned to power a large number and variety of connected devices in the future” – while only 25% said iOS will rule the new device world Nearly 56% of developers said they favored Android’s long-term outlook as a platform for them to make money, while 37% picked iOS 76% said iOS presents the best moneymaking opportunities, while 19% chose Android 88% said Apple has the best app store, while only 10% said that of Android

When you first hear about the ability to Jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch – you are probably thinking – Why should I do this? The two main reasons are to allow programs to run that Apple doesn’t approve of and to customize the look of your device. The following are some of the top reasons for you to Jailbreak your iDevice - Take power of Cydia. When you jailbroke your iPhone or iPod Touch, the Cydia application was automatically added to your device....

What is Jailbreaking? If you just heard of the iPhone or iPod Touch, chances are you never heard about Jailbreaking or unlocking your device. Technical Definition of Jailbreak: The iPhone, iPod touch & iPad hack that allow users to gain access to the entire Unix filesystem. In Unix terms, this refers to changing the root of the directory tree to /. Common Definition of Jailbreak: A hack that gains access to areas of the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad that users aren’t supposed to mess with....

Responding to Apple’s announcement that it is easing a number of restrictions on App Store app development including the use of third-party development tools, Adobe has indicated that it will resume work on its Packager for iPhone tool in Flash Professional CS5 that allows developers to export their Flash projects in native iOS format. Here is the relevant blog post from Adobe: “Apple’s announcement today that it has lifted restrictions on its third-party developer guidelines has direct implications for Adobe’s Packager for iPhone, a feature in the Flash Professional CS5 authoring tool....

All cool New stuff from Apple Today - iOS 4.1, new iPod Shuffle, new Multitouch iPod Nano, iTunes 10 with Ping, new Apple TV

Yes, the rumours of a mini iPad are rife once more, thanks to a stated sighting of the so-called iPad 2 by a Taiwanese newspaper. This follows reports last week in a different Taiwanese newspaper, of a similar Apple story. The Economic Daily News, a Chinese-language newspaper, has reported that a smaller version of the current iPad will be available in time for Christmas. The new Apple device will be built along similar lines as the iPad but with a 7 rather than a 9....

Floppy disks, trackballs, serial ports, dial-up modems… All gone. Now it’s time to kill the mouse. Apple unveiled the new Magic Trackpad. Essentially, it’s a larger version of the trackpads that ship with each MacBook and MacBook Pro. But it’s a stand-alone product, meant to be used with desktop computers. It uses the same Multi-Touch technology you love on the MacBook Pro. And it supports a full set of gestures, giving you a whole new way to control and interact with what’s on your screen....

After iPhone 4 reception issues and free cases chronicle – so called ‘Antennagate’, Apple posted an article in its website. It says every smartphone has a cellular antenna and can lose signal strength if you hold it in a certain way. It compared iPhone 4 alongside other smartphones – BlackBerry Bold 9700, HTC Droid Eris, Samsung Omnia II Understanding attenuation and signal loss: The opposite of amplification, attenuation happens whenever a signal is obstructed....

This now-famous iPhone 4 Antenna Song was played before Steve Jobs took the stage to address the ‘reception issues’ at the iPhone 4 Press Conference. Lyrics of the song, followed by the video: “there’s an awful lot of hoopla around the iphone 4 anttenna when you grip it with the death grip and you’re call slips away the media loves a failure in a string of success the facts won’t ever matter...

According to a press release issued by the company, Apple admits iPhone 4 reception problems as ‘Incorrect Signal Display’. The iPhone 4 doesn’t have a hardware design flaw – it has a software bug. “We were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong,” says Apple. “Our formula, in many instances, mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength....