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Hiring an iPhone Developer? Read This First.

Zak Dabbas — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:36:06 +0000

The Business Insider has posted an article titled How To Hire A Great iPhone Developer and it features a few quotes from our creative director, Ryan Unger. It’s a good read with some valuable insight, so feel free to give it a look.

Get Well Soon, iPhone 3G Network!

Zak Dabbas — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:12:18 +0000

When I first got my iPhone some two years ago, I rarely experienced connectivity issues. In fact, I was pretty proud of the fact that my phone and data service were so consistent. Flash forward to today, and I’ve moved from Cleveland (population: 500,000) to Chicago (population: 2.9 million), and the number of iPhone users [...]

Apple Leads Cell Phone Industry with 32% of the Total Industry Profit

Ryan Unger — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:32:41 +0000

Question: How does a newcomer introduce just one cell phone, and absolutely obliterate their competition with respect to profit? Answer: They build an iPhone.

Top Cell Phone Manufacturers' Estimated Revenues Compared to Apple's

[/caption] In the cell phone game, the Apple iPhone only accounts for 8% of the total industry revenue, but 32% of the [...]

3 Rules for Keeping My iPhone Applications Organized

Zak Dabbas — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:25:41 +0000

I can still remember the good ol’ days, when the iPhone had no downloadable content. You had one home screen with all of your Apple-bestowed icons in a single place–no organization skills required. Those days are long gone, and with a slew of amazing iPhone apps comes a puzzling question: How does one best organize the [...]

50 Useful iPhone Tips for Librarians and Researchers

Ryan Unger — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:48:56 +0000

College@Home created a list of 50 useful iPhone tips for librarians and researchers, and it actually brought up a few points directly related to mobile marketing… 2. Creating a texting service for patron questions. Giving patrons the option of texting in their questions to the library can make it easy for those who prefer to avoid [...]

The Rather Difficult Font Game

Ryan Unger — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:31:14 +0000

I just stumbled across a great game on ilovetypography.com called The Rather Difficult Font Game. If you’re a fellow typophile, you should check it out. And, should you have the hardware, there is also an iPhone version to play with as well.

Sign-up for the ‘iPhone Developer Program Acceptance Confirmation List’

Ryan Unger — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:48:10 +0000

Punchkick Interactive has officially been approved by Apple to become part of the Apple iPhone Developer Program, and we are curious as to the number of other developers who were also approved—so, we decided to start a tally. If you have been approved by Apple to participate in the iPhone Developer Program, then leave a comment. [...]

Adobe CEO Announces that iPhone Flash Player Development is Officially Underway

Ryan Unger — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:15:16 +0000

Adobe’s CEO, Shantanu Narayen, said Tuesday that Adobe has officially started development of a Flash player suitable for use on Apple’s iPhone and hopes to finish development by June. Narayen made the comments during a conference call with investors, explaining that Apple’s recent release of an iPhone software developers kit (SDK) has afforded his company the [...]

Open Mouth, Insert Foot

Zak Dabbas — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:00:22 +0000

Every once in a while—perhaps as often as the solar equinox or emergence of the breeding cicadas—I open my mouth and say something I later regret. And when I do so, I feel it is my duty to own up to my mistake. So, with my sneaker on my plate, I apologize to all of [...]

Teen who hacked iPhone trades gadget for new car

Ryan Unger — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:18:13 +0000

Via the Associated Press: AP—— The teenage hacker who found a way to unlock the iPhone so that the device would not be restricted to use solely on AT&T Inc.’s cellular networks will be trading his reworked gadget for a new car. George Hotz, of Glen Rock, N.J., said he had reached the deal with CertiCell, a [...]