BlackBerry X contains some nice new features and eye candy. I don’t think it’ll be enough to save the company and platform, but it is much better than the menu-driven version it will replace.
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BlackBerry X: Initial Thoughts
Posted by inspire48 on May 10, 2012
http://cupsofcocoa.com/2012/05/10/blackberry-x-initial-thoughts/
Extension: Rotation
Not all apps support or need rotation, but it can add an extra dimension. There’s an easy way to do it, but it might not be perfect. For more complex views, you can manually perform the rotation.
Posted by inspire48 on February 5, 2012
http://cupsofcocoa.com/2012/02/05/extension-rotation/
Extension: Advanced Tables
iOS tables have a lot more to offer. In this post we explore some of the more common features.
Posted by inspire48 on January 16, 2012
http://cupsofcocoa.com/2012/01/16/extension-advanced-tables/
The Jungle, Part 4: Automatic Reference Counting
ARC is a new technology introduced at WWDC 2011 that greatly simplifies memory management tasks.
Posted by inspire48 on November 27, 2011
http://cupsofcocoa.com/2011/11/27/the-jungle-part-4-automatic-reference-counting/
The Jungle, Part 2: More UI Elements
This week we’re going to continue from Part 1 and explore additional UI elements. Before we begin though, a bit of (old) news—iOS 5.0 was released on Wednesday, and with it Xcode 4.2. As such, from now on I will be working with Xcode 4.2 and the 5.0 SDK. Once we get the basics down [...]
Posted by inspire48 on October 20, 2011
http://cupsofcocoa.com/2011/10/20/the-jungle-part-2-2/
The Jungle, Part 1: Basic UI Elements
Today we begin a demo app that works through many of the UIKit elements and how to use them. We begin by discussing fundamentals and using buttons, labels, and text fields.
Posted by inspire48 on September 24, 2011
http://cupsofcocoa.com/2011/09/24/the-jungle-part-1/
IceFall!
My friend came to me a few weeks ago with a game concept. I was glad to help him build it up, and now IceFall is live in the App Store. Check it out!
http://app.net/icefall
Posted by inspire48 on September 18, 2011
http://cupsofcocoa.com/2011/09/18/icefall/

