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iPad 2gen prediction

When Apple updated screen res of the iPhone 4 to 640×960 on the same 3.5″ (diagonal) form factor as previous iPhones, the magic Retina Display number turned out to be 326ppi (pixels per inch). The result is an awesome display, the best I have ever seen.
iPad on the other hand has 9.7″ (diagonal) with 1024×768 resolution, […]

Color of raw image pixel data and iPhone 4’s retina display

On my first taste of resolution independent programming – how iPhone 4’s huge screen ppi is influencing the pixel color readout.

Better icons for your iPhone apps on the iPad

Treat iPhone-only apps the same way as universal apps and iPad will correctly use proper icon.

Always use isEqualToString for string comparisons

Always, always, always test and re-test your iPhone app on the actual device. Simulator can trick you in many ways. Here’s one, involving string comparison.

UITextField.text is not always there

Explaining a not so obvious issue with UITextField.text when checking is the text empty.

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