Tanks! Mayhem - available for the iPhone/iPad We are excited to announce that our newly developed game, Tanks! Mayhem, is now available for download on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad platforms. This action-packed game offers an exciting outlet for you to enjoy at a minimal cost of $0.99. Don't miss out on the mayhem! 01 October 2010
iPad UK launch Had a laugh this morning at the Apple store on Regent Street with an iPad owner who doesn't know what to do with his shiny new toy, and a confused cyclist who was convinced only a celebrity could draw such a crowd! Certainly a morning for the books. 28 May 2010
BBC iPlayer - updated sample code Hey there, just a quick update to let you know I've whipped up a new demo using the RSS feeds from the iPlayer site. It locates URLs and takes advantage of the webview to play the movies out, pretty neat huh? Just a reminder, you'll need the iPhone SDK and tool chain to get this project up and running, and remember, it's a rough around the edges, so use with caution. Be sure to check out the original blog post for more insight. Just a heads up, don't expect to see this app on the iTunes store anytime soon, the... 06 May 2010
Getting BBC iPlayer working on the iPad Just got an iPad from the US, thinking it'd be perfect for BBC iPlayer. To my dismay, the website needed flash to play anything! Weirdly, iPhones can run it, so I'm trying to trick the iPad iPlayer website into thinking my iPad is an iPhone. It involves setting a User-Agent and using some simple code to change 'embed' tags to HTML5 video tags. Works pretty fine so far, even with full screen video and device rotation. Just needs some tidying up. Although I believe BBC will eventually update their code for the iPad, we're allowed some hacks in the meantime.... 06 May 2010