Apple Now Accepting iPad Apps for the grand opening of the iPad App Store., the email sent to iPhone App Developers by Apple states this:

• Submit Your App by March 27.
• Build and test your iPad app using iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 5 available on the iPhone Dev Center. Only iPad apps built with iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 5 will be accepted for this initial review.
• Upload your distribution signed app through iTunes Connect by Saturday, March 27, 5pm PDT.
• The App Review Team will review your app on iPad and email you details about the readiness of your app.
• You will also receive additional information about submitting your app for final review before iPad ships.
• Only apps submitted for the initial review will be considered for the grand opening of the iPad App Store.

You can find the apple email below:

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Recently Apples has significantly lowered the price of their Mac Developer Program to $99 compared to their previous sold membership of ADC ( Apple Developer Connection) Select or Premier marked at $499 and $3499 respectively.

Apple has mentioned that this is in response to the success of their iPhone Developer Program , also priced at $99 and this would create potential for iPhone developers to port over their applications to the Mac platform.

While the newly named Mac Developer Program covers most of the essential elements required for developing an app for Mac, it is definitely a much slimmer package than its predecessors. The $99 Mac Developer Program would offer access to Mac OS X pre-releases, technical documentation, Xcode 3 and other tools, development videos, member-only developer forums, and two technical code-level support incidents. Additional support incidents can be purchased in bundles of two for $99 or five for $249.

This program no longer includes significant hardware discounts, 10 support incidents and WWDC material and ticket worth $1200.

Apple has made it further easy for students and indie Mac developers by offering a free version of the Mac Developer Program that gives access to Xcode 3 and other tools, online resources, and bug reporting. For first timers and amateurs who just want to explore the Mac development platform, this is an ideal option.

With this new change in place, it would not be surprising to see a new wave of Mac application development and more so when there are tons of iPhone apps that are already available and can be ported over easily to the Mac platform.

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As an iPhone developer I have lately been observing many errors while installing Adhoc builds on my testing/friends iPhones or iPodTouches. Many of them have been really hard to fix and some have just been “nothing but frustrating”.

There was a case where what ever I did, did not work. Many attempts to install using iTunes after trying to change certificates, provisioning profiles have failed. Even the “iPhone Configuration Utility” failed to install the app. I had actually lost all hopes getting it installed on this device. But after a little prayer and just a little hope left, it just worked.

Why did it work? I do not have any answer. Can’t still figure it out. And that was the first time I tried installing an Adhoc build on a device for a Windows user!! Is it really so hard?

Could not install application on device: Error: A signed resource has been added, modified or deleted.

The image that you see here, is another failed attempt at installing an Adhoc build for a Windows user. But this got resolved real quick.

The reason: Mac allows file names to contain some special characters (like ‘*’) which are not valid on a Windows PC. This is one thing you can check if you come across errors of above kind. But not all of them will be the same as above.

If any one else has faced a similar problem and found a definitive solution, let us know here.

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Apple announced App Store Resource Centre, a Single destination is designed to make it easier for iPhone App Developers to find details on everything you need to know about distributing your iPhone app on the App Store — from how to prepare for app submission to managing your app once it’s been posted.

Preparing iPhone apps for App Submission
Get started with iTunes Connect, including setting up your user accounts, submitting contracts, tax and banking information, and gathering application information.

App Store Approval Process
Ensure your application is ready for submission and learn what to expect during the app approval process.

Managing iPhone Apps on the App Store
Make the most of your presence on the App Store and learn what you can do to manage your app once it has been posted.

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