Ste Packaging

I’ve just added and/or updated the following application packages for the iPhone & iPod Touch:

1. [upd] iSMS (prev-1228) [see developer’s notes, below]
2. [upd] Backgammon (1.10) [Added landscape board view; Added Settings; Fixed bugs; Minor changes]
3. [upd] iNewsgroup (1.0.2) [see developer’s notes, below]
4. [upd] PocketMoney (1.0b3) [see developer’s notes, below]
5. [upd] TowersOfHanoi (1.1) [works with new high-score server]
6. [upd] ContraSense (1.4) [works with new high-score server]
7. [upd] 4Balls (1.4) [works with new high-score server]
8. [upd] iGiggle (1.0) [updated description]
9. [upd] iFartz (2.2.0) [updated description]
10. [upd] iBurpz (2.2.0) [updated description]
11. [upd] BlackJainDim (2.5) [many more icons]
12. [upd] PlainJainDim (2.5) [many more icons]
13. [upd] PlainJain (2.5) [many more icons]
14. [upd] iPhoneHome (0.7.2) [added support for the default home button settings: SpringBoard home, iPhone Favorites and iPod]
15. [new] Accelerometer Log (1.1) [Logs the accelerometer]
16. [upd] Bussola Holy Bible (1.0) [updateddescription]
17. [new] iSlots (0.1) [Vegas-style graphics and sounds; saves credits; double-tap to get options]
18. [new] RealArtist (0.1) [manipulate last photo taken or Steve (if no photo or on iPod) by touching and dragging]

iSMS notes:

• Fixed the “Please check recipient’s name” bug
• Fixed the problem that keyboard will disappear when resumed from suspend state
• Fixed the problem that state of contact chooser list is not remembered.
• New: Call the message contact directly in message view
• New: A new preference view is introduced
• New: New application icon, thanks to Everaldo Coelho!
• New: Show envelope in status bar only when there are unread messages
• New: Lots of languages are added, now supports 10+ languages

iNewsgroup notes:

• posting support!
• handles large lists much better now :)
• search feature in subscription manager
• much better UI
• fixed “issue #24″ - now can connect to servers that don’t require authorization, but authorization helps
• transitions between views
• multi-line support in various views, most notably while viewing threads
• fixed bug relating to ‘newsgroups’ header being shown in body of articles
• fixed many memory bugs
• improved connection logic and performance
• more responsive UI and better handling of errors
• fixed transparency in the Default.png :)
• more economical use of screen in various views

PocketMoney notes:

• Fixed: viewing transfers no longer crash
• Fixed: amounts/balances on firmware 1.1.2 are no longer off the screen
• Fixed: imported Palm databases no longer crash when starting up PocketMoney

-ste