Friday, 03 December 2010 00:40
To promote a more consistent user experience, Mac apps submitted to the App Store must write files in the appropriate location. This avoids users being confused when applications store data in unexpected areas of the file system (e.g., storing databases in the user"s Documents folder or storing files in the user"s Library folder that are not recognizably associated with your application).Learn more about file system usage
Friday, 03 December 2010 00:39
Your website is the best place to provide demos, trial versions, or betas of your software for customers to explore. The apps you submit to be reviewed for the Mac App Store should be fully functional, retail versions of your apps.
Friday, 03 December 2010 00:38
The Mac OS X Aqua user interface provides users with a consistent visual and behavioral experience across applications and the operating system, and provides an aesthetically refined use of color, transparency, and animation.If your application requires an element or behavior that doesn"t already exist, you can create your own custom controls, provided that your element or behavior supports Apple"s interface design principles. Review the Extending the Interface section of the Apple Human Interface Guidelines for details.
Thursday, 02 December 2010 21:57
Beginning in December, iAd rich media ads will be available for apps on the UK and France App Stores, with Germany to follow in January. And apps on the Japan App Store will be able to serve iAd rich media ads beginning in early 2011.If you are not already part of the iAd Network, don"t miss this growing opportunity to create a significant new revenue stream. Apple sells and serves the ads and you receive 60 percent of the advertising revenue generated. Join the iAd Network.
Thursday, 02 December 2010 21:55
iTunes Connect will be temporarily unavailable from Thursday, December 23 through Tuesday, December 28. iTunes Connect access will resume on Wednesday, December 29.Do not schedule price changes or availability dates during the shutdown. Pricing changes scheduled during the shutdown will not be reflected on the App Store and will result in your app becoming unavailable for purchase. If you select an availability date that occurs during the scheduled holiday shutdown, your app will not go live on the App Store until iTunes Connect resumes business on December 29. Please plan your releases accordingly.
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Friday, 12 November 2010 16:10
Venkatesh Hariharan reports:
After three years of continuous running battles, India"s Department of Information Technology has finalized the national policy on Open
Standards. Over the last three years, we worked with our friends in government, academic, civil society and the media to push the Indian government in favor of a policy that mandates a single, royalty-free standard. With this, India becomes another major country to join the growing open standards movement.
India"s e-governance standards portal is at http://egovstandards.gov.in/ and this is the link from which you can directly read the policy document.
Of particular interest is Clause 4.1.2:
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Thursday, 04 November 2010 17:07
The Mac App Store will be opening soon. You can get ready by submitting your Mac apps for review now. Log in to the Mac Dev Center for details on setting up an iTunes Connect account, creating Apple-issued Mac Distribution Certificates, and preparing your apps for the review process.
Thursday, 04 November 2010 17:05
Mac Developer Program members who plan to distribute their apps on the Mac App Store can now log in to iTunes Connect and create their account. This suite of web-based tools allows developers to submit and manage their apps, check the status of contracts, set up tax and banking information, and obtain reporting on sales and downloads.Mac Developer Program members who are also enrolled in the iOS Developer Program can use their existing iTunes Connect account and do not need to create a new account to submit Mac apps. However, all developers who are submitting paid apps for the Mac App Store will need to click through the Paid Applications Agreement in iTunes Connect.
Tuesday, 02 November 2010 18:55
iOS 4.2 SDK GM seed and iOS 4.2 GM seed are now available from the iOS Dev Center. Build, test, and compile your apps with these new releases and submit them for review so they can be ready when iOS 4.2 is available to iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch users.Learn how you can add exciting iOS 4.2 features to your apps including the capability to print directly from iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. iPad apps can now take advantage of multitasking, Game Center, iAd, and more.
Wednesday, 20 October 2010 19:09
Mac Developer Program members can visit the Mac Dev Center now to learn how to get their apps ready for the Mac App Store — with resources on how to prepare apps for distribution and how to sign apps with Apple-issued Mac Certificates.
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