Many people we talk to are concerned about developing software that targets newly-released or pre-release OSes. What if most customers are still running iOS 5? Isn’t it taking on unnecessary risk? No. By far the bigger risk is supporting old version of the OS like iOS 5. For the vast majority of new software development, it’s a critical strategy failure … Read More
Don’t support iOS 4
Many clients mistakenly believe that supporting previous versions of iOS software is important. But almost universally, supporting iOS 4 and earlier is a bad investment. Most iOS users can upgrade Unlike other platforms where software updates are provided for very limited windows, Apple’s updates run on devices up to two years old. Apple works hard to make new versions of … Read More
iPhone 4S announced
Apple announced today the release of the iPhone 4GS. Some of the major improvements, from an app developer point of view: The new A5 chip will give mobile developers new opportunities for complex calculations. More than just the gaming examples Apple demonstrated in the keynote, productivity and business applications can also reap large benefits from the new chip. The new … Read More
iOS 5 announced for October 12th.
Apple announced the public release of iOS5 on October 12th today. We have been testing iOS5 for several months now, and we are very excited about many of the new features: Twitter Integration & Game Center improvements – Integrated properly, this can make apps more discoverable which translates directly into improved app rankings and sales Newsstand – this is an … Read More
