This Week in iPhone News – July 24/2009
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Contacting Apple over the App Store Review Process Try this tip if you have any issues with your recent iTunes App Store submission.
Chillingo unveils Crystal, the social gaming platform for the iPhone targeting Xbox Live Another option for those wanting to integrate social gaming platforms into your next iPhone game.
iPhone Recipes Book Help this author by submitting your own handy iPhone recipes.
Augmented Reality Subway App Help find the nearest subway line in New York using this innovative augmented reality app for the iPhone 3GS.
Memory Management Basics Tutorial Video Always the bane of the iPhone developer’s existence, brush up on the basics of memory management for Objective-C.
Universal Studios to Launch iPhone Features for Blu-ray Discs
Tonetable Audio App Control your digital vinyl system from your iPhone. Handy for DJs.
App Store Doubts More ruminating on issues developers have with the current iTunes App Store.
How Apple’s App Review is Sabotaging the iPhone An inside look at the frustration iPhone developers have when trying to distribute their applications through the iTunes App Store.
Help Raise Money for Cancer Research Mac/iPhone developers wanted to help raise money for cancer research.
Apple Questioned About Netbook (Again) and App Store Pricing and Rank Lists
Can’t Get Approval for your App? Sell the Source Code An interesting alternative to relying on the iTunes App Store for revenue.
OpenGL iPhone Class. Superstar Instructor. Conference Discount. Definitely try and make it to this class. Noel is a great speaker and is very well versed in 2D and 3D OpenGL application development on the iPhone.
Podcast Including Mono on the iPhone via the Unity Game Engine
Apple to Overhaul the App Store Rumors regarding the redesign of the iTunes App Store.
The iPhone Story The history of the development of the iPhone.
iPhone App Design Mistakes: Over-Blown Visuals Good advice on effective iPhone design.
Google Latitude for the iPhone Google announces support for their recent Latitude service on the iPhone.
Bike Mount for the iPhone and iPod Touch Need a way to mount your iPhone or iPod Touch onto your bike? Try this.
I’m not sure why people are making a big deal regarding the first item on your list – the email address to use for contacting Apple about iPhone reviews. It’s the standard email address Apple uses to send you rejections or “your app is delayed forever” messages. Sending email to that address is not at all helpful. Best response I ever received from it was: “there is no additional information to share at this time.” Usually sending to that address, even when you have a valid “follow-up” number for your case, results in no email reply at all.
It highlights one of the biggest problems with Apple’s review process. If your app is rejected or delayed in the review process, that’s when you need communication from Apple the most. And that is where Apple totally fails.
I have to agree with Brian. Been using that address from the beginning and it is just the same as all Apple emails…automated answer and no response ever.
The “Bike Mount for the iPhone and iPod Touch” link is incorrect, as pointing to the previos one (Google Latitude). Can you please update it?
Thanks
Carlo: fixed! Thanks.