Jun 11
Following the Steve Jobs keynote, apple.com relaunched including a new iPhone section:
Jun 11
Steve Jobs today announced that the iPhone will in fact be able to support 3rd party applications. Using the Safari engine, developers will be able to write web 2.0 apps.
Accroding to Jobs, “And so you can write amazing Web 2.0 and AJAX apps that look and behave exactly like apps on the iPhone, and these apps can integrate perfectly with iPhone services. They can make a call, check email, look up a location on Gmaps… don’t worry about distribution, just put ‘em on an internet server. They’re easy to update, just update it on your server. They’re secure, and they run securely sandboxed on the iPhone. And guess what, there’s no SDK you need! You’ve got everything you need if you can write modern web apps…”
From the Keynote:
Jun 10
MacRumors reports has obtained copies of the AT&T sales training manuals that details some of the features (or lack of features) of the upcoming Iphone. Some highlights:
- SMS only - no IM (yet)
- No GPS
- Rich Email formatting
- Widgets are available
- You can talk while you browse the web or compose an email (using the built in speaker phone)
Jun 10
Everyone will be watching news coming out of Apple’s annual developers conference this week in San Francisco. While most of the focus will be on Leopard, the newest version of the Mac OS, it is expected that there will also be details on the Iphone.
Appleinsider reports that there are new developer sessions on such items as developing websites customized for the Iphone. It has already been suggested that the previous ban on 3rd part apps for the iPhone will be lifted. The New York Times has reported that an SDK will be unveiled at the conference.
At any rate, we will certainly know more in a few days time.
Jun 10
Some of the unofficial uses of the Iphone - who would have thought it was also a Pan Flute?