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  • The Golden Age of iPhone Icon Design

    I sometimes think we underestimate just how good the original iPhone icons were.

    Not because they were technically complicated. Quite the opposite. They were small, instantly recognisable pieces of design that somehow managed to give an entire operating system a personality.

    This was the golden age of skeuomorphism — when digital things were deliberately made to resemble things from the physical world.

    And Apple was exceptionally good at it.

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  • Over-The-Air (OTA) Updates For iOS Devices – [CONCEPT]

    Following rumors surfacing earlier this week, which suggested that Apple may already be in talks with U.S network Verizon over the offering of over-the-air updates to iOS devices in a future version of its software using either Wi-Fi or 3G, iFans member Appman today offers up a would-be concept of how he believes this system might work in the future.

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  • iOS Devs: Will You Drop Support For iOS3?

    With the launch of iOS4 and the new iPhone, app development seems to be making that natural curve to support iOS4 and the new features of the OS. But what about support for previous versions of iOS? (more…)

  • Everything Worth Knowing About iOS4 – [VIDEO]

    With iOS4 having made its debut yesterday, and according to Apple bringing with it 100 new user features and 1000+ new APIs for use by developers, getting to know the OS and everything it is capable of straight of the bat won’t be an easy task.

    We imagine just like iOS3, many people will be finding little feature additions in iOS4, not previously mentioned by Apple, for probably weeks to come. (more…)

  • How Many iOS Applications Do You Own to Date?

    With the App Store growing as every day goes by and the probable influx of iOS4-exclusive applications just around the corner with iPhone 4, we thought this a good time to weigh in on how many applications you actually own for Apple’s iOS. (more…)