September 1st, 2010
Today Apple unveiled some interesting changes to their iPod line of products. Read more about it here.
We were happy to hear that retina display has been enabled for the Touch, since this feature is already integrated into the TapLynx framework. To be honest though, we were really hoping they were going to enable apps on AppleTV, so we could make an awesome version of TapLynx for it. Oh, well 
On a side note, John Gruber of Daring Fireball fame gave Nieman Labs and TapLynx a shout-out today. Very cool.
Finally, I think the new Nano is adorable and I really want one :3 You can wear it like a wristwatch!
Author: Jenny Blumberg
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August 16th, 2010
The TapLynx framework is expandable: in addition to numerous features that are easily implemented, you can add your own functionality as you see fit. So in addition to featuring TapLynx-made apps on the blog we’d also like to start highlighting some useful plugins that our users have created.
The most recent plugin from Tyree Apps lets you include streaming audio in your app. This can include streams that aren’t part of a feed, or those that you need manual control over. Your sound file(s) can be continuous or finite in length. Walter Tyree created the plugin such that you can do some configuration on your side to change the UI, which utilizes the NGConfig for this purpose.
AudioStreamer also includes these features:
* Presents a picker if the user has more than 1 stream
* Tightly integrated into NGConfig plist (you may use settings like title, tab icon, color, etc.)
* Supports internationalization
The complete ReadMe is located on GitHub, where you also download the plugin: http://github.com/waltertyree/AudioStreamer
Read Walter’s blog post here: http://blog.tyreeapps.com/2010/07/adapting-audiostreamer-for-taplynx.html
Author: Jenny Blumberg
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August 9th, 2010
Download it here
Release notes:
-Significant performance enhancements
-Works with new Twitter authentication system. Refer to “Upgrading Twitter” included with the download, or read the documentation here.
-Programmer folks: the custom TapLynx app delegate now gets called with applicationDidReceiveMemoryWarning:, applicationWillTerminate:, applicationDidEnterBackground:, applicationDidBecomeActive:, and applicationWillResignActive:. The single parameter is a UIApplication object. These are all optional. (It was already calling applicationDidFinishLaunching:.)
Bug fixes:
-Multi-tasking support on iOS 4
-High-res thumbnail generation
-Prevent navbar image from displaying over top of buttons in the navbar
-Playing videos in iOS 4
-Display thumbnail shadows on the bottom
-Atom parser now handles inline xhtml
-Date parsing with particular date formats
Author: Jenny Blumberg
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July 12th, 2010
Download here
The biggest new feature is the fact that you can now build against iOS 4 in Xcode 3.2.3.
Also,
* Added support for high resolution thumbnails, tab images, and other image assets that have @2x as part of the naming convention (per the new high resolution image support in iOS 4).
* Fixed the push notification bug where user’s notification choices weren’t taking.
* Dropped support for Quattro ads: we’re looking forward to adding support for iAds!
* Made the RSS parser more lenient.
And as always, if you have any questions or problems, please post to our Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/taplynx
Author: Jenny Blumberg
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July 8th, 2010
The Big App Show is really taking off, and we couldn’t be more titillated. The app, built from the TapLynx framework, is as simple as it is effective: Adam Curry walks you through a featured app, describing to you what it’s about and how it works. It’s an excellent way to get a feel for an app before downloading it. Also, the new version of the app features push notifications, a recent addition to the TapLynx framework.
It was recently highlighted on USA Today: http://bit.ly/9JGsRC
And now MediaPost has picked it up: http://bit.ly/dzr2l3
Download the app here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/big-app-show/id368656200?mt=8
Submit your app to the Big App Show: adam@curry.com
Author: Jenny Blumberg
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July 7th, 2010
Download the app here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/3-down-news/id378669280
3 Down News is your source for the most up to date Canadian Football News. The app includes a lot of features that are available in the TapLynx framework:
Also, Ken Edwards, the developer, integrated his own custom view controller for streaming audio. In all, the app went from conception to being released on the app store in under a month. Wow!
App website: http://kje.ca/3downnews/
Follow 3 Down News on Twitter: @3downnews
Author: Jenny Blumberg
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June 28th, 2010
Oh yes. We’ve partnered with Quark: a leading provider of publishing software. Together with TapLynx, Quark users can now easily publish their newsfeed content into custom TapLynx-built iPhone/iPod apps.
The press release is here: http://bit.ly/clUAei
And more info about the Quark Publishing System: http://dynamicpublishing.quark.com/en/qps/
We’re really excited about this announcement- we’ve been working on this integration for a few months now and Quark has been a fantastic partner in the process. We’re looking forward to helping define the future of digital publishing!
Author: Jenny Blumberg
Tags: quark, QuarkXPress, TapLynx
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June 22nd, 2010
This app aggregates information from the UT Federal Credit Union website. They’ve integrated Twitter feeds and videos, but the coolest part about this app is the custom functionality that the developer included.
As you know, the TapLynx framework can be expanded to your liking using custom view controllers. What the UTFCU app lets you do is view branch location information, dial important banking numbers, and login to the UTFCU mobile banking site.
The developer, Brandon Ballentine, also posted about his experience using the framework: TapLynx – A Brief Review. As Brandon has demonstrated, using TapLynx can be a means to supplement your own dev work and save time creating apps.
Download UTFCU here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ut-federal-credit-union-mobile/id368804431?mt=8
Brandon Ballentine’s website: http://www.brandonballentine.com/index.php
Author: Jenny Blumberg
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June 20th, 2010
This build fixes a bug where the post-to-Twitter screen could appear blank for some people. Download it here.
Author: brentsimmons
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June 18th, 2010
TapLynx 1.3.3 has been released! This version fixes one important bug: when running an app on iOS 4.0, the back button might not appear in article views.
Download it here.
We recommend updating your apps right away so that they work fine when iOS 4 is released (coming soon).
Important note about SDKs
You should still build your TapLynx app using the 3.1 or 3.2 SDK. Don’t build using the iOS 4 SDK yet. Because TapLynx uses third-party libraries for ads and push notifications, we have to get updated versions of those libraries for you before you can build using the iOS 4 SDK. We’re on the case.
For device builds, target iOS 3.0, so your app runs on 3.0 and up (including 4.0).
For simulator builds, target 3.1.2 or 3.1.3 (because of a bug in the simulator when targetting 3.0).
If you have questions, or run into trouble doing the build, please ask on the TapLynx Google Group.
Author: brentsimmons
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