iPhone Developer Program

I’ve been accepted! Tonight I’ll be installing the 2.2.1 SDK, the new iPhone Firmware and sorting out all of the certificates.

Fingers crossed I’ll have time to upload at least one of my apps tonight to iTunes Connect. And if I can, I’ll upload my second app however this is still under development.

Windows Live Writer

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Bonjour! It seems that I’ve not posted in a while but never mind.

After updating parts of my Vista Laptop, I thought about trying the “Windows Live Writer” that comes as part of the Windows Live Installer package. (The one where you download and install the toolbar, Live Messenger etc.)

I’m currently writing from the application and I guess we’ll see how it works out! Here is a screenshot of the application in use:

Facebook for iPhone Version 2.0

All of us iPhone Facebook App users have been paitiently waiting for the update to their App!

You will be able to download the App Update when it’s ready here.

Here is what the developers have said about when we should be expecting the update:

Thanks everyone for being patient waiting for me to finish Facebook for iPhone 2.0. The good news is, I plan to submit the update to the iPhone App Store a week from today. That doesn’t necessarily mean you will be able to download it a week from today – Apple reviews every application before making it available, and they can sometimes take up to a week. So, you may get the update as soon as next Wednesday, or as late as October 1st.

News Feed

In version 1.1, the News Feed contained only status updates and mobile photo uploads. In version 2.0 you will have the exact same News Feed experience as on the Facebook website. You will be able to see your friends’ Posted Items, new interests and relationships, photos, and all other stories that pass through News Feed. You’ll be able to comment on every story, and filter the feed by certain categories, applications, and friend lists, just like on the new Facebook.

Notifications

You’ll be able to see all of your Notifications on the Home tab, and new Notifications will arrive in real-time while the app is running. We’re preparing for the release of Apple’s new push service, which will allow us to deliver Notifications to your iPhone even when you’re not running Facebook for iPhone. I expect that to be one of the features in the next version after 2.0.

Profile Redesign

Profiles now have a tabbed design, like the new Facebook website, and a combined Wall and Mini-Feed.

Search for and Approve New Friends

This has been a popular request. You will now be able to search for people beyond your own Friends, request their friendship, and approve your own friend requests.

Inbox

In version 1.1, you can only see the first 30 messages in your Inbox. In version 2.0, you will be able to see older messages, all the way back to the beginning. You’ll also be able to search your Inbox and see your Sent folder.