Henry Balanon Archives

MacHeist Nano Bundle Unleashed…for Free

By Henry Balanon Nov. 5, 2009, 6:08pm PT 21 Comments

MacHeist announced its newest Mac app bundle, the MacHeist Nano. The traditional MacHeist software bundle is usually severely discounted and there has always been a price. But, for this one, they’re giving the software bundle for free. MacHeist is offering six apps instead of the usual … Read More »

iPhone Dev Sessions: Adding Analytics to Your App

By Henry Balanon Aug. 10, 2009, 8:50am PT 17 Comments

Welcome to another episode of TheAppleBlog’s iPhone Dev Sessions. We left off with a drum app tutorial called Bickboxx. For this tutorial, we’re building off of the first Bickboxx project, so go back and finish it if you haven’t already. Or if you want … Read More »

WWDC Announcements: Smule’s Ge Wang and Twitterers Respond

By Henry Balanon Jun. 8, 2009, 5:11pm PT 6 Comments

We had a chance to talk to Dr. Ge Wang of Smule, makers of iPhone apps Ocarina and Leaf Trombone: World Stage. He, and some of our Twitter followers, share their thoughts about the new hardware and software announcements. With our Twitter followers, we asked for their … Read More »

43 iPhone Development Resources

By Henry Balanon Jun. 1, 2009, 12:00pm PT 125 Comments

Programming for the iPhone is still pretty new. It might be a bit tougher to find iPhone developer resources, but we found a bunch that will get you through building any iPhone app you might be starting on. Check out our list of our favorite developer … Read More »

iPhone Dev Sessions: Create a Drum App

By Henry Balanon May. 11, 2009, 12:00pm PT 56 Comments

You’ve seen all the different drum apps, right? Well, they’re really easy to make. In this iPhone Dev Sessions article, I want to teach you how to make Bickboxx, an actual app that’s in the iTunes App Store. Grab Bickboxx (FREE) from the iTunes … Read More »

iPhone Dev Sessions: How To Make An Orientation-Aware Clock

By Henry Balanon Apr. 8, 2009, 11:00am PT 57 Comments

For this tutorial we’re going to build a simple clock that is orientation-aware, meaning that when you rotate your iPhone, the time rotates with it. I’m assuming you have a basic knowledge of the iPhone SDK. To get started, … Read More »