isli.de takes off!
January 5, 2011
iSlide Camera went free yesterday, and signups took off like a rocket.
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iSlide Camera went free yesterday, and signups took off like a rocket.
Well, that about says it.
My money says this chart will be dominated by Android in 3-5 years by volume. Apple will dominate by revenue. See the full story.
Here’s what I get when I just type a given, single letter of the alphabet on Google’s new Google Instant search:
a – aol.com
b – Bank of America (!)
c – Craiglist
d – Dictionary
e – Ebay
f – Facebook
g – Gmail
h – Hotmail
i – Ikea
j – Jet Blue (!)
k – Kmart
l – MTA Long Island Railroad
m – Mapquest
n [...]
Photos reveal that Justin Bieber was, in fact, born on Mars. Here we see him standing next to the Voyager 3 spacecraft which landed on Mars on September 3, 1976. I thought you’d appreciate this original photo on the anniversary of this important voyage to another planet.
Now I understand why my daughter is [...]
The pace of innovation in App land is incredible. Apps are appearing a week, or sometimes just a few days, after a story breaks. One of my favorites is “Ask the Octopus,” a comical take on the famous octopus that correctly guessed the outcome of the World Cup.
I’m equally amazed by [...]
Thomas Edison is rolling over in his grave. Never before has the phone system been so abused. Welcome, Vuvuphone, the world’s first Vuvuzela Phone.
Scott created a little hack now available for free in Apple’s iTunes Store. Its called “iSlide Camera.” He uses it for sharing photos instantly, a crude approximation to FaceTime from an iPhone to a Blackberry or iPad.
Eric Wing put together this video to help promote our Beginning iPhone Games Development Book from APress. The video shows a live version of Ben Britten’s Asteroids Game in OpenGL. Note the use of sprites, particle effects, Core Audio, and more. The chapter I wrote on Quartz 2D shows how to write [...]
Tonight I read that Android’s market share has outpaced iPhone in the US. Thought so.
Google wants to see an ad on every screen, just like Microsoft saw a PC on every desktop 30 years ago. A well engineered, free O/S is highly addictive to the carrier and mobile phone companies. They’re [...]
Hardcopy editions are now available for our best-selling book, “Beginning iPhone Games Development” with APress.