iOS

Apple does the unthinkable and changes its mind about the Orientation Lock on the iPad

> [![](http://images.macrumors.com/article/2011/01/12/165056-ipad_4_3_switch_500.jpg)](http://www.macrumors.com/2011/01/12/ios-4-3-beta-brings-software-option-for-rotation-lock-or-mute-on-ipad#) > One of the more controversial changes made with the release of iOS 4.2 late last year was a change in the functionality of the [switch](http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/15/ipads-orientation-lock-switch-becomes-mute-switch-with-ios-4-2/) on the side of the iPad, moving it from a screen rotation lock to a mute switch as seen on the iPhone. Apple CEO Steve Jobs had even reportedly [responded](http://www.macrumors.com/…

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Lima Sky pulls an Apple, attempts to trademark "Doodle"

I am as sick of the Doodle meme in iOS games as anyone – it’s unoriginal and quite simply boring. But trying to claim that you own the Doodle term or art style seems a bit absurd. Doodle Jump itself isn’t even unique – it just got many things right. It’s an old art style applied to a game type that’s been around forever. via 148apps.com This is the sort of thing where I wish people would just do the right thing, before the lawyers need to…

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Mac App Store - Developers underpricing again

> As for development time and cost, the group seemed pleased. The developers noted that Apple has made it easy to re-use code for a native Mac app. The panel reported that port time was less than four weeks, and that adjustments like the keyboard and HD support took most of that time. Additionally, the developers had created high-resolution graphics for the iOS apps, and were able to make them work with their Mac counterparts with minimal fuss. As Markus points out, the quick development turnaround contributed significantly to the 1:…

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The Unbearable Inevitability of Being Android, 1995 by counternotions

> As business models go, there are currently two dominant ones: either people like your product enough to purchase it or they don’t care enough to buy it but will overlook its deficiencies if it’s “free” in exchange for their personal browsing and purchasing info sold to advertisers. The former model is Apple’s, the latter is Google’s. via [counternotions.com](http://counternotions.com/2010/12/28/the-unbearable-inevitability-of-being-android-1995/)Great article, as usual, from Counternotions. Amazing to me how few people understand this fundamental difference between Apple and Google.…

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Apple TV and Games

> Wu estimates that about 40 percent of downloads from the App Store for the iPhone and iPad are games, and he believes that games could be a major selling point for the Apple TV. > > “This capability isn’t available today, but we believe it could be added fairly easily as Apple TV uses a similar A4 processor architecture as the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch,” Wu said. via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/22/1_million_apple_tv_sales_seen_as_positive_but_fairly_immaterial.html)…

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