SoftwareStyleTap platform now available for iPhone

StyleTap platform now available for iPhone

StyleTap iPhone App iPhone users can now play around with whichever application they want with the StyleTap platform. StyleTap consists of the StyleTap platform, the application launcher, sample programs and the web tools. It allows users to run applications originally planned for other OS on their iPhone.

StyleTap enables the user to operate applications written for Palm OS on their iPhone. It also includes support for programs that use native ARM code. The platform helps applications perform at a higher speed when compared to their original speed on the Palm OS phones. An interesting feature of this platform is that users can integrate applications on Palm OS and the iPhone by simply cutting and pasting text and bitmaps. Besides, the platform even supports audio recording and playback.

Since the iPhone does not give access to external memory cards, users can still download and save data by using StyleTap. The platform turns the internal multi GB flash memory into a ‘virtual memory card’, thus allowing applications to function smoothly. Also the ‘backwards compatibility feature’ allows both old and new versions of applications to execute direct screen updates. Users can enjoy games with the ‘virtual function buttons’ provided by StyleTap, imitating the functions of hardware buttons atop the device.

StyleTap gives connectivity in the TCP/IP form. One can connect Bluetooth over a series of users through the GPS units, probes, calibration devices and more. It provides the iPhone Core Location information to applications as standard GPS NMEA strings through the Palm OS serial API. Apart from this, the user can make phone calls, use the Safari web browser and integrate business cards with phone contacts.

To install the StyleTap platform users can make use of the iPhone application, Cydia. Cydia is a typical installer program used to install other non-App Store applications. For the installation, users need to guide Cydia where to seek the StyleTap store and then install the preferred application. On buying a license from the StyleTap website, the user is given a key which allows continued usage of StyleTap for a 14-day trial period.

Installation of other applications can also be done by running the web tools option on the platform and then installing desired applications from the desktop PC/Mac or Linux onto the iPhone. Conversely, the platform can also be used to download applications to the desktop and transfer files and data from the Virtual Memory Card on the phone.

The pricing for the platform is yet to be announced. However, one can download a free 14-day trial version of the same.

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