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iPhone Development Discussions (23)
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iBeaconsHave you heard of them? They look cool, but EXPENSIVE. I think they're too expensive for the average consumer. Estimote is an iBeacon manuf… Started by Michael Levin |
0 | Jan 29, 2015 |
Anyone had experience with time-saving toolkits for Mobile Development?I've done both iOS programming for iPad/iPhone and Android programming. All in the native platforms - Objective-C for iOS and Java for Andr… Started by Kevin Neelands |
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May 28, 2012 Reply by Jackie Gleason |
Insanely Great Social Hooks and Innovation on this iPhone/Android AppEveryTrail impresses as a well thought out app with GPS, multimedia and social integration. Not only is it well coded and solid, but th… Started by Michael Levin |
0 | Dec 13, 2010 |
URL -> IP AddressI'm working on an iPad app, and I need to go from a URL such as www.mysite.com to the IP Address and port, 12.34.56.78 port 123 or so. Ha… Started by Kevin Neelands |
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Oct 14, 2010 Reply by Kevin Neelands |
Orlando Mobile Programming ClubMeets at DeVry U! Started by Michael Levin |
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May 1, 2010 Reply by Walt Sellers |
iPad promo codesFor those of you getting a iPad, I highly recommend these two apps: First, a FREE nifty version of the Periodic Table Of Elements: http://i… Started by Kevin Neelands |
0 | Apr 2, 2010 |
Backtracking to iPhone OS 3.0Has this happened to anyone else?I got a notification recommending I let apple automatically upgrade the software on my iPhone, so I clicke… Started by Kevin Neelands |
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Feb 17, 2010 Reply by Kevin Neelands |
Backtracking to iPhone OS 3.0Has this happened to anyone else?I got a notification recommending I let apple automatically upgrade the software on my iPhone, so I clicke… Started by Kevin Neelands |
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Feb 17, 2010 Reply by Walt Sellers |
New Linkedin Group: iPhone Developer Connection - Jacksonville, FLHi All,I recently released my first iPhone App, Party Twacker, and would love to connect with other iPhone developers. Please go to :http:… Started by Kevin Collins |
0 | Feb 2, 2010 |
iPhone & Mac Developers GOTO Conference in Atlanta Feb 21 to 24, 2010The Mac Developer Network (a Europe-based group) is hosting a convention in Atlanta in cooperation with the Big Nerd Ranch (a programmer tr… Started by Walt Sellers |
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Jan 27, 2010 Reply by Walt Sellers |
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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