Apple has released iTunes 10.5 Beta 9 for Mac. The updated version of iTunes 10.5 Beta 9 has been seeded to developers. iTunes 10.5 beta 9 includes several performance enhancements and bug fixes, and is a required update for all subscribers to iTunes Match beta. Registered developers of the iPhone Developer Program can now download iTunes 10.5 beta 9 by logging in to the developers portal. If you are not a developer and still want [...]

Good news for Windows Phone 7 users, now they can enjoy custom Roms on their WP7 devices just like Android users.Few months ago, Microsoft announced that the next version of Windows Phone, codenamed ‘Mango’, had been finalized, yet no devices running earlier versions of the system have officially obtained ‘Mango’. Official HTC ROMs have been leaked and made their way onto the Internet, enabling users of the HTC HD7 to run ‘Mango’ right now. In [...]

So Facebook feeling the heat of Google+…:) They have launched facebook for everyone phone application. It will support almost 2,500  feature phones. Some Features of the application; 1. News Feeds. 2. Inbox 3. Photos 4. Photo Uploading Feature 5. Search for Friends from Contact Book. Moreover, they have also collaborated with various carriers for limited time, list of those; • Aircel (India) • Airtel (India) • Banglalink (Bangladesh) • Beeline (Russia) • Celcom (Malaysia) • [...]

Nokia N9 is probably the pioneer and also the last one to use Meego the opensource Linux platform. Application development is done using QT Platform. Nokia also provide some N9 Specific interfacing.  Analysis of Nokia N9 can be viewed in our earlier post. Lets check what Nokia N9 has to offer for Developers.   –  MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan – QT Powered Development Support. API Details: – A set of UI elements to build quick UI [...]

It seems that RIM is finally finding the fate of what Nokia is getting on. Just that they are not conflagration but smouldering. The BlackBerry maker’s shares fall down below $28 the lowest level in last five years as mentioned by Reuters   RIM delaying their launch of touch screen model of their bold series and another product till august.  Guardian shares some numbers to show the trend with respect to the vendor: 1. Revenue up to 16% [...]

Samsung will become largest smartphone making vendor in the current quarter, overthrowing Nokia’s Dominance of 14 years. In next quarter, Apple is also expected to lead pass the Nokia making struggling vendor to reside at no 3.  Nokia has lost their way when they didn’t take the initiative as compared to the Apple Iphone & Google’s Android Devices.   Nokia has been leading the market since 1996 with the launch of its communicator device. Nokia [...]

Apple finally unleashed the iOS5 at WWDC 2011. Some Salient features are;   Twitter iOS5 is default ‘socialized’ with the twitter integration across platform. It includes Photos, Locations, Youtube Videos, Safari Bookmarks sharing. Camera Updates A shutter button is no there for quick snapshots, this can be achieved by assigning this feature to volume up & down button additionally. Some photo editing features i.e. crop, rotate, red-eye reduction and auto enhancements. iMessage Messaging service with the [...]

After the great successful of last year’s Android Developer Challenge 1 this year again Google announced an Android developer challenge. Submission period of this year’s Developer Challenge ends at 11:59:59 P.M. Pacific Time (PT) Zone in the United States on August 31, 2009. So hurry up and submit your entry now by visiting Android Market Place Page

Also take a look at Terms and Conditions before submitting your entry.

Best of luck to all the Android Developers from TechFlipper team.