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AppleInsider | 56% of developers support Apple's iOS, 90% are single-platform

[![Media_httpphotosapple_wedrx](http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jcieplinski/otBzgnJJaiknphgamBBCJfkhsfifDersGFDcvcAdiHBHBxHhhtCxuBktdmEB/media_httpphotosapple_weDrx.jpg.scaled500.jpg)](http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jcieplinski/otBzgnJJaiknphgamBBCJfkhsfifDersGFDcvcAdiHBHBxHhhtCxuBktdmEB/media_httpphotosapple_weDrx.jpg.scaled1000.jpg)via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/18/56_of_developers_support_apples_ios_90_are_single_platform.html)Finally, some numbers to back up my theories. With 90% of iOS developers not writing for other platforms, I’d say that all this flak Apple gets about developer dissatisfaction is completely overblown. Developers are…

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Palm: 'we don't know what the hold-up is' on mobile Flash | Electronista

> Adobe hasn’t given any signs that it’s close to porting Flash to webOS, Palm said in an AT&T online app development seminar on Thursday. When asked about the multiple delays, a representative said that Palm didn’t ‘know what the hold-up is’ with getting it ready. Adobe itself hasn’t commented on the state of the webOS version or of other platforms. > > The absence of updates on the status of Flash for webOS casts some doubt on Adobe’s plans. Officially, devices from all platforms should have…

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Coincidence? You be the judge.

> Citing an “AT&T insider,” *Gizmodo* on Tuesday said that an allegedly faulty [server software update](http://gizmodo.com/5564262/apple-iphone-4-order-security-breach-exposes-private-information) may have caused the problems that users faced in attempting to preorder iPhone 4. Customers throughout the day were frustrated as online orders failed to [confirm eligibility](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/15/apples_online_phone_order_systems_struggle_with_iphone_4_demand.html) for existing AT&T customers. via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/15/iphone_4_preorders_rumored_to_involve_another_…

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Does the iPhone 4 have a true Retina display? Who cares?

> So is seeing believing? This is where it gets sticky. Wired’s Brian X. Chen, who was also present at the Apple event and [saw the device for himself afterward](http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/06/gallery-hands-on-iphone-4/5/), wrote a piece with the surprisingly definitive headline, [“iPhone 4’s ‘Retina’ Display Claims are False Marketing.”](http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/06/iphone-4-retina/) The story’s lead sentence: “The iPhone 4’s screen may be the best mobile display yet, but its resolution does not exceed the human retina,…

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Google reacts to Apple's iAd

> Google’s strategy includes creating tools that help developers embed videos and make ads more interactive, similar to what Apple’s iAd can do. Google also wants to sell more ads tied to a user’s location and deliver coupons for nearby deals, said Steib, Google’s director of emerging platforms. via [sfgate.com](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/10/BUS51DSOQO.DTL&feed=rss.news)That’s all well and good, but if none of Google’s ads end up on iOS devices…

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