We are happy to announce the first public release of Hockey, our open source framework. Hockey provides support for Ad Hoc OTA beta installations with iOS 4.

We showed a sneak peek video last week of what is coming, and here we are, one week later with the release! Hockey helps every iOS developer improve the distribution of beta versions of their apps, whether a first time installation or providing updates. We had the idea for this framework after reading this blog post: http://jeffreysambells.com/posts/2010/06/22/ios-wireless-app-distribution/ where Jeffrey Sambells wrote about the mechanisms required and being available for developers to use....

Beta testers are very important for any developer, so it is also important to make the process of testing as easy as possible. The enhance this, we released an open source framework to handle crash reports from within iOS apps already some time ago: http://github.com/therealkerni/CrashReporterDemo/, and the ready to use webservice MacDevCrashreports.com

Now we are going one step further and found a way to improve the process installing beta versions and updating them. Check out the video to get a sneak peek of what is coming soon, also as open source for all developers to use in their apps....

Today the new versions 1.5 of WorldView and WorldView Live have been released. Both represent a major step forward creating the best webcam application. Over the last months I spend lots of weekends refactoring about 50% of the app and writing so many things from scratch. And I couldn't be happier with the result.

Beside adding new features, the majority of the changes result in a much faster handling off the application. It is so much faster to use, even when using an iPod touch 1st generation on firmware 2.2.1. This is the slowest combination of software and hardware that is out there and even having several hundred of bookmarks isn't too much to handle for the app while keeping responsive on user interactions....

Indie+Relief was a great success. Yesterday, 90 copies of WorldView Live have been sold generating $185.81 in proceeds after Apple’s cut.
We decided to raise this amount to a round $400. The sum has been donated to German Red Cross.
If you’re considering a donation yourself you can e.g. donate to the American Red Cross right in iTunes.
Let's help the people in Haiti and others who suffer all around the world.

All proceeds made from WorldView Live on January 20th, 2010 will be donated to Haiti via German Red Cross.

A big thanks to Indie+Relief for organizing a bunch of Mac & iPhone developers who are donating proceeds from sales made on Wednesday January 20, 2010 to various Haitian relief charities....