Mac and iOS app developer Panic pulled its Coda software from the Mac App Store last October amidst issues related to Apple's "sandboxing" requirements. Turns out that decision wasn't a bad one for the company, according to a new blog post. Panic co-founder Cabel Sasser recently posted a state of union address, of sorts, on the Panic blog, recounting the company's successes and...
Google has created a new web series that is hosted on YouTube titled Route 85 to show developers how to use Google APIs and tools to build apps for iOS. Despite releasing a number of different Google-branded products, like Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Search, for iOS, Google laments that it isn't viewed as an iOS company, and it is hoping to change that with Route 85. Source:...
Microsoft has today announced the acquisition of Stuttgart, Germany-based company HockeyApp, which provides iOS developers with detailed app crash reports, along with a way to distribute beta versions of those apps. The specific financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed in the announcement. This latest move is yet another example of Microsoft servicing app developers...
PDF Office is a new application that lets you create and edit PDF documents on your iPad. You can also download and add documents from iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Box, and Google Drive. You can use PDF Office to create a fillable PDF, making things like surveys, contracts, and time sheets. Your documents can contain information fields, drop-downs, checkboxes, and more. You can share your...
It's another Saturday, which means we're rounding up the very best games and best apps for iPhone and iPad that have been released in the last week. There are some really great apps for kids this go-around, as well as games for the adults, whether they're hardcore or casual players. We're always eager to hear what you guys have installed, so be sure to hit up the comments with your...
Developers need to know APIs, and Dash API Docs aims to bring them all into one place. Without knowing the APIs, it's incredibly hard to accomplish anything. But figuring out which API is going to do the thing you need it to do can be difficult task. So that's where the new app Dash API docs comes into play, bundling together the documentation for not one, not two, but 150 API...
Apple is informing developers that they will be taking the iTunes Connect developer portal down for maintenance on November 16. Developers will be unable to access iTunes Connect for around six hours beginning at 9am ET/6am PT. Content delivery will be unavailable during this window.
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Realmac Software has released RapidWeaver 6, the latest major version of their web design app. RapidWeaver now requires OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 or higher, and is completely ready for OS X Yosemite. A number of important new features have been added, like 64-bit support, site-wide code, and more. New features abound in RapidWeaver 6. There are five new themes to choose from. These new...
Apple began notifying developers today of some big changes coming to app submissions to the App Store. Listed on the developers news portal, Apple will require that all apps and app updates use the iOS 8 SDK and include 64-bit support starting in February of 2015. Writing against iOS' most current SDK is nothing new, as the company made similar demands for the iOS 7 SDK. What is new...