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Widgets on the iPhone lock screen?

September 28th, 2009

iPhone Dev Team members wizdaz and MediaPhone have recently announced a brand new application for the iPhone and iPod touch, called SmartScreen. According to the post, this app will allow users the ability to have multiple widgets displayed on the lock screen.

Here’s the catch

The application will work on all models of iPhone and iPod touch that run OS 3.x, unfortunately due to the nature of the product it will not be available for purchase in the Apple AppStore but will be sold to customers of jailbroken phones via alternate means

For the full story Qj.net

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Widgets On Apple Are Rotten Seeds

August 22nd, 2009

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That is pretty much what Ross Rubin is saying in one of its “Switched On” posts. I happen to agree.in the case of Apple i think it is because just like it wrongly depended too much from Google for the first iPhone, it also did so from Yahoo and this is way more evident in Mac OS X Dashboard. The whole wait of it being kept fresh relies mostly on Yahoo making his stuff available to it. It is one of those features that almost look like Apple didn’t wanted to have.

Switched On: Apple wanes in the widget wars

To be fair is something i also see in Windows but that i something i will like to dedicate a whole post to. in the meantime Ross Rubin post makes for a good read.

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Widgetops Universal Google Gadget Widget

June 8th, 2009

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It has been quite a while since i wrote about Widgetop and their Web, and Mobile Widget Startpage but that is because not much really has changed with them. they do got more widgets now (287) and they work well. but one of the odd things is that they still not support IE. even considering that IE8 has been out for a while now.. but one of the things i missed to post was that they now got something for those in the Mac and that use the Mac Dashboard widgets.

A universal Google gadget wrapper that goes in a Mac Dashboard widget. this means you can bring the gadgets you have in your iGoogle Startpage to the desktop.

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Very simple and not much else to say. just follow the instructions in the widget page and you are set.

Universal Google Gadget Widget 

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Adobe: “There will be Flash in the iPhone if Apple Allows it”

October 1st, 2008

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No, it is not a exact quote from Adobe. that is just what they basically said recently. Adobe had already managed to get Flash running in a JailBroken iPhone months ago. Flash has always been a thorn for the iPhone given it is Resource Intensive and because it is something that Apple cannot get over the fact they would not be able to control it. Apple shunned Java for the same reasons. but unlike Java. Flash is not dying away slowly. it is a integral part of a full web experience. something Apple has advertised and have got criticized for because that phrase is of course a complete lie just as the iPhone interface demo Commercial that got banned in the U.K for the same reasons. there is no full web experience without Flash. there is no chance for having a full RIA web experience without it either. this don`t comes only to flash but also Silverlight as it ramps up as the other option to counter Adobe.

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Apple reticent attitude toward flash and silverlight is because they are proposing their own ideas and standards of what multimedia and RIA web could be. Adobe just assured that Windows Mobile support will get as best as possible. there is no doubt that the same will happen with Symbian and Android. so has Microsoft with silverlight assuring it will work with Symbian besides Windows Mobile. will they follow to android?. yes. because they don`t have to ask for permission and because they will be forced to do so if Adobe puts flash into Android.

So can Apple allow to say no to Flash for the iPhone?. i don`t think so . not if they want to live up to the promise of a full web experience that all of its competitors will have. they must know it. but they also know that if they cave in for Flash. how will the be able to say no to Silverlight  (that is less resource intensive than flash no less) and JavaFX?.

Exactly.

The iPhone getting flash support is important for a full web experience and to force apple to accept other option beyond flash too. so RIA web can grow faster too.  if this happens. it will assure every Mobile OS makes sure there is support for these plugins.

That will also mean that you would not need to sacrifice off any of your widgets while using a mobile.

via TC

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Widgetbox new iphone app gallery done without the Apple SDK

April 23rd, 2008

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After a month of silence from the time Widgetbox announced their New CEO once investor to join the company they finally released a new version of the Widgetbox site with a new and improved layout, made reassurances on their Bebo App Accelerator and finally released a Iphone App Gallery.

Yeah, this iPhone App Gallery was done without any Apple SDK involved and a way to make the best of what they already had lingering in the widget galleries and pushing the latest iphone compatible widgets too.

These widget are compatible to the iPhone and can be seen, installed and used directly from the device.

iPhone Widget Gallery

Still not a proper response to the new kid in the block, but this marks change and it is just a matter of weeks for more widgetbox announcements,  i can bet on that.

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