NAVIGON is offering app developers the opportunity to link their programs to MobileNavigator, making navigation using an iPhone even easier.

NAVIGON is now offering an open “AppInteract” interface for MobileNavigator. The navigation provider is thus giving app developers the opportunity to integrate the NAVIGON app into their own applications. All the information needed for seamless integration is being provided by NAVIGON. A document with all the relevant instructions is available at http://www.navigon.com/appinteract.

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New York, Tony Karakashian // Sept 18, 2009.

Finally! No more reviewing apps, now I can write ‘em! Novell (they’re still around?) has released MonoTouch. This is a software development kit that will allow a developer to write iPhone applications using C# and .Net. As someone who works 100% in the Windows space and is very familiar with both, this is very exciting news.

I admit, I took a look at iPhone development a few months ago and gave up very quickly. Objective-C has its benefits, I’m sure, but it’s a bear to learn. Being able to use something that’s more familiar, not to mention allows me to retain and enhance skills I already have, is a huge boon.

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Business owners of any size can quickly and inexpensively create personalized mobile apps to promote their business; AppTracker™ provides insight into performance and the Content Management System allows for real-time app content updates

San Antonio, TX - August 18, 2009: Today, Sweb Apps (http://www.swebapps.com) launched to give anyone the tools to build a great-looking, highly-functional mobile application for their business, in as little as five minutes. By using Sweb Apps, users can create dynamic mobile applications that engage their customer base wherever they are, and encourage repeat, regular use by easily allowing for the creation of new content. Sweb Apps will be launching with a suite of features including an App Tracker™ to give users the ability to track their application’s daily performance, and a Content Management System that enables content creation and update real time.

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Apple has been getting a lot of criticism for its iPhone app approval process. Developers are calling the criteria for approval inconsistent and unclear, and some have suggested that the final approval involves asking a hamster named Monroe whether he would like some dried carrot. If Monroe has a tummy ache that day, it’s back to the drawing board. Apple has neither confirmed nor denied this rumor.

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Apple nearly follows biweekly cycle for its upcoming iPhone OS beta releases, latest iPhone OS being development in Apple’s lab is OS 3.1 and iPhone OS 3.1 Beta 2 was released on July 15 and today Apple has seeded third beta Build 7C116a of iPhone OS 3.1 to developers.

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IPhone owners are excited to get their hands on the augmented reality applications that we wrote about last week, such as the one for finding nearby subways or for tracking down Twitter neighbors.

But Apple is telling developers that it won’t make them publicly available on the App Store until September.

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So, one of the most common complaints about PCalc before 1.7 is that it took too long to launch – around four seconds on an iPhone 1st Generation. I actually got emails accusing me of having a massive ego because I was making the splash screen stay up for so long. Now, I may have a massive ego anyway, but that’s not why it was happening.

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Apple has allegedly changed its policy regarding iPhone apps carrying 17+ ratings, now allowing developers to issue promo codes to reviewers, according to SlashGear. The company previously had restricted use of promo codes to apps with lower age ratings.

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There’s an app for just about anything, or so Apple says.

And colleges and universities across the country are taking notice, offering courses in programming iPhone applications to computer-related majors. The courses represent a new path of study for many colleges and universities recognizing the longevity of smartphones and social media, college professors say.

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If you’re not a registered Apple developer and are considering installing iPhone OS 3.1 beta 2 acquired from a (ahem!) third-party source you may want to re-consider. A source tells me that the iPhone 3.1 beta 2 phones home to the mothership in Cupertino to verify that your iPhone’s unique identifier (a.k.a. its UDID) is on file with Apple.

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