iObama App
Posted by Jesse | Filed under News
An official Barack Obama iPhone App has just been released. What kind of features could an app like this have?
FEATURES:
Call Friends: A great volunteering tool that lets you make a difference any time you want by talking to people you already know. Your contacts are prioritized by key battleground states, and you can make calls and organize results all in one place.
Call Stats: See nationwide Obama ‘08 Call Friends totals and find out how your call totals compare to leading callers.
Get Involved: Do more. Find and contact your local Obama for America HQ.
Receive Updates: Receive the latest news and announcements via text messages or email.
News: Browse complete coverage of national and local campaign news.
Local Events: Find local events, share by email and get maps and directions.
Media: Browse videos and photos from the campaign.
Issues: Get clear facts about Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s plan for essential issues facing Americans.
Barack Obama’s compaign continues to reach out to the young tech-savy crowd with this iPhone app being just another great example. Whether you like him or not (or whether you like politics or not) you have to admit his campaign is reaching out to this crowd much more than John McCain’s campaign.
Apple Drops iPhone NDA
Posted by Jesse | Filed under News
Apple officially drops the iPhone Developer’s NDA.
Straight from the horse’s mouth:
We have decided to drop the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for released iPhone software.
We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes many Apple inventions and innovations that we would like to protect, so that others don’t steal our work. It has happened before. While we have filed for hundreds of patents on iPhone technology, the NDA added yet another level of protection. We put it in place as one more way to help protect the iPhone from being ripped off by others.
However, the NDA has created too much of a burden on developers, authors and others interested in helping further the iPhone’s success, so we are dropping it for released software. Developers will receive a new agreement without an NDA covering released software within a week or so. Please note that unreleased software and features will remain under NDA until they are released.
More coverage here:
CNet - Apple drops NDA for iPhone Developers
The Register - Apple scraps iPhone NDA
iTunes 7.7.1 Released
Posted by Jesse | Filed under News
Apple has released update the 7.7.1 update to iTunes, promising stability and performance improvements. Hopefully this will fix some of the iTunes crashing with iPhone syncs.
Now available via Software Update.
Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and more with iPhone 3G, and download applications from the iTunes Store exclusively designed for iPhone and iPod touch with software version 2.0 or later. Also use the new Remote application for iPhone or iPod touch to control iTunes playback from anywhere in your home — a free download from the App Store.
iTunes 7.7.1 includes fixes to improve stability and performance.