Tuesday, April 20, 2010

iPhone Firmware 1.2.0 unlocking announced

Apple have announced that future release of an unlock for iPhone Firmware 1.2.0 that comes with the iPhone SDK. This will allow any application to be installed (jailbreaking) and any SIM card from any operator to be used (SIM unlocking).

The launch of iPad has also opened up windows of opportunity for developers and app development firms to showcase their products. Autodesk Inc is one such app developer, who has made record sales of its app - SketchBook Pro. Autodesk Inc. is also one of the first app developers to release sales figures for its iPad product.

The SketchBook Pro app priced at $7.99 is currently positioned at no. 6 on the list of paid iPad apps; and according to company reports has sold 10,000 copies in the first few days of the iPad launch. The sales trend is encouraging taking into account the fact that it was a breakthrough decision taken by Autodesk developers in January (at the time when Apple announced the iPad).

More about SketchBook Pro app for iPad

The SketchBook Pro app designed exclusively for the iPad is a drawing and painting application that dallows iPad users to create and color images with their fingers. This app is however, not one of those apps which have been upgraded from a popular iPhone app by just adding a larger interface but have undergone the complete design process.

Although, there has been much apprehension revolving the user experience iPad would offer for its app, Sketchbook Pro app for the iPad is unique. One such example has been provided by comics artist Jim Lee, who has shown off Sketchbook Pro for the iPad. The iPad app offered all smoothness of reading comics in a completely new dimension, which was a refreshing break from the monotony of typing a blog post or an email.

App developers scuttle for space….

Similarly, many other developers are also scuttling to strike gold with iPad apps. Even though many developers have spent weeks working on applications for Apple’s new tablet device, only a few had the opportunity to test their software on the iPads. The stakes are high for small developers as it requires great skill and appreciation to feature as a coveted Apple product.

Have you bought any app for your iPad; how was the experience like?

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Good post..I would like to extend that there are unlocking service like,
Prounlocking.com which are permanent and does not rely on the baseband of the phone.I have used their remote unlock service for my iPhone 4 and now free to swap networks.