Articles by iPhone News Desk

iPhone Developer Summit - iPhone in Action: Web Development or SDK?

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDT

There are two distinct ways to develop applications for Apple's iPhone, the top tech gadget of the year. Programmers can choose to create optimized web applications using web languages or to write native programs using the iPhone SDK. Rather than seeing this as an either-or proposition, developers should consider the choice a continuum and pick the right tool to create each individual program. With iPhone web applications, programmers can enjoy all the advantages of the Internet, including ease of development and deployment, speed of updating and off-line server access. Meanwhile, with iPhone native applications, programmers can immerse themselves in a sophisticated development environment, dig deep into an object-oriented language, and access the iPhone's built-in utilities, like its accelerometers and its GPS. This talk will highlight the advantages and disadvantages of each style of programming and discuss ways to hybridize them, creating integrated projects that utilize the best of both worlds.

iPhone Developer Summit - Mobile Collaboration Using the iPhone

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:45:00 EDT

The iPhone is a very successful mobile device. This session shows how to use it for business: How can I access my records? Where to manage accounts? How to deal with customer requests and other employees? The session will also include development guidelines for your own enterprise mobile clients, mail support efficiency and case studies.

iPhone Developer Summit - Scaling Web Apps to Meet the iPhone Challenge

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:57:00 EDT

Demystify what it takes to build a web application that can scale to the millions of users in the iPhone ecosystem. Learn about the need for pre-development architecture and the requirements for the deployment and ongoing maintenance environment for the applications. In this session we will discuss real-world examples of how good ideas can go completely wrong.

Apple Adds HyperOffice to iPhone App Store

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:15:00 EDT

HyperOffice is now available by download from Apple's new App Store, putting the business collaboration suite within easy reach of any iPhone user. HyperOffice transforms the iPhone into a tool for mobile business. Users connect to secure corporate email, contacts, calendars, tasks and notes - and share documents and data without Microsoft Exchange and Sharepoint.

Morph Labs Launches New Service for iPhone Developers

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Morph Labs has announced a web application support program designed for iPhone developers. The Morph program brings together resources for iPhone web application developers and allows them to build applications and deploy them to the Morph AppSpace service, a fully managed environment for running web applications.

Real-Time VoIP Comes to the iPhone

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:45:00 EDT

"The popularity of the iPhone, along with the emergence of various applications and faster connectivity, makes it an ideal platform for developing applications that incorporate quality real-time VoIP," said Emerick Woods, CEO of Global IP Solutions (GIPS), as GIPS yesterday announced that it is enabling voice over IP (VoIP) for Apple's iPhone.

Cascada Mobile Launches Breeze Apps

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Following the launch of its Breeze mobile application development and distribution platform, Cascada Mobile is officially launching Breeze Apps, an online portal for finding and downloading free applications to mobile phones. The Breeze Apps portal makes it easy for anyone with a Java-capable mobile phone to discover new and innovative applications which they can download and install for free. Supported by more than 2 billion phones in the market today, Java is the most commonly used programming language for mobile phones.

Lab49 Mobilizes Clients with iPhone 2.0 platform

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:45:00 EDT

Lab49 announced it has begun developing applications for the Apple iPhone 2.0 platform for buy-side and sell-side financial institutions. Lab49 has seen sizable and growing demand for developing financial applications on the iPhone platform, with hedge funds seeming to adopt this technology the fastest. High-demand applications include: real-time information and data visualization; mobile workflow management; and monitoring and management of real-time trading applications and high-performance infrastructures.

Apple's MobileMe Problems Discussed on Official Blog

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:44:00 EDT

"The day we launched MobileMe, we had a lot more traffic to our servers than we anticipated, with the result that access to the web versions of the MobileMe applications — Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery, iDisk — was temporarily unavailable," is how "David G." opened his inaugural explanation of Apple's technical problems last week.

Apple Handles iPhone MobileMe Disruptions

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:35:00 EDT

Apple Inc. is not known for admitting mistakes, but even the consumer-electronics company realizes it can't afford to upset its rabidly loyal customers. This is evident in Apple's reaction to problems with the new MobileMe online service.

kannuu Debuts Tool for iPhone Application Developers

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:45:00 EDT

kannuu announced the availability of its iPhone SDK (Software Development Kit.) The kannuu iPhone SDK, provides developers with a rich set of tools to incorporate its indexing and lookup capabilities into high demand mobile OS X web-based and device native applications.

BillShrink.com Launches Apple iPhone 3G Plan Comparison Site

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:30:00 EDT

BillShrink launched a price comparison site dedicated to the new iPhone 3G , helping consumers decide whether the highly-anticipated device is the right purchase for their individual needs. BillShrink is a new, free online service that helps consumers save money by making continuously updated, personalized, usage-based money-saving recommendations, and its new comparison site allows consumers to navigate the complex iPhone 3G/AT&T combo pricing.

TechInsights to Offer Comprehensive Analytics of Apple's 3G iPhone

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:45:00 EDT

TechInsights will analyze the Apple 3G iPhone, to be released on July 11. TechInsights' divisions, TechOnline, Portelligent, EE Times and Semiconductor Insights, will collaborate to investigate the second-generation handset to provide technical detail about the new iPhone for readers, customers and the media.

Azaleos Plugs iPhone 3G into Exchange E-mail

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Azaleos announced that its OneStop Services support the soon to be released iPhone 3G and provide seamless integration with Microsoft Exchange servers. Azaleos remotely managed services enable organizations to synchronize and centrally control 3G and firmware-upgraded first generation iPhones using their Microsoft Exchange infrastructure. Azaleos has a heritage of managing Windows and non-Windows mobile devices, including the Blackberry, which is supported by its MobileXchange service.

Payless Car Rental Launches iPhone and iPod Touch Portal

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Payless Car Rental has launched an iPhone and iPod Touch optimized website. Payless Car Rental is a car rental agency that built a customized version of its website for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The homepage of Payless' iPhone interface also features a 'Call to Book' button that, when pressed, will connect the customer to Payless' call center, where the customer can book over the phone, instead of through the interface.

iPhone is Paying off Big for Both Apple and AT&T

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:45:00 EDT

'The iPhone has shifted power in the US smartphone market away from carriers and mobile software companies, and toward hardware companies like Apple,' said Michael Mace, a principal at Rubicon Consulting, as Rubicon today released a new survey showing that the iPhone is providing big benefits to both its users and the companies that sell it. 'The challenge for Apple is moving iPhone demand beyond early adopters and current Apple customers,' Mace added.

Sybase Releases Secure Email at AJAXWorld's "iPhone Developer Summit" in New York City

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:30:00 EDT

Sybase iAnywhere announced availability of support for Apple iPhone during the first international iPhone Developer Summit, colocated with AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2008 East. Information Anywhere now enables IT organizations to provide secure delivery of Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange enterprise email to iPhone users, in addition to a broad range of other mobile devices. Sybase iAnywhere?s unique approach to providing enterprise email support for the iPhone reduces potential security concerns while still providing a rich user experience utilizing native iPhone applications.

Sybase iAnywhere Releases Secure Enterprise Email for iPhone

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:45:00 EDT

Sybase iAnywhere announced the availability of support for Apple iPhone within its Information Anywhere Suite. Information Anywhere now enables IT organizations to provide secure delivery of Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange enterprise email to iPhone users, in addition to a broad range of other mobile devices. Sybase iAnywhere's approach to providing enterprise email support for the iPhone reduces potential security concerns while still providing a rich user experience utilizing native iPhone applications.

Developing AJAX Applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EDT

The iPhone is transforming the Web as we know it and compelling every Web designer to consider handheld portable devices. This session covers various aspects of iPhone and iPod Touch development. It will include tips and tricks as well as best practices to follow. Williams also covers how to use an integrated development environment (IDE) for building iPhone and iPod Touch applications and how to use the iUI library to easily build iPhone applications - the free, open source, cross-platform, JavaScript-focused Aptana IDE.

Developing Open Source Mobile Messaging and Sync Apps for iPhone vs. Android

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EDT

The iPhone and Google Android platform are undisputedly transforming the mobile industry by bringing smartphone capabilities to the masses. They are also making for enticing new mobile platforms for developing and deploying new types of mobile apps and services for mass market users. Yet, developing for them is not that easy. This session will focus on our experience of developing open source-based mobile messaging and sync applications for both of these platforms. It will compare and contrast the platforms in terms of the development methods and tools required, and their strengths and weaknesses from a developer's perspective. The presentation will share lessons learned as well as tips and techniques for developing for both platforms.

iPhone as Biz-Phone: Enabling iPhone Support for Enterprise Applications & Messaging

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EDT

With millions of iPhones sold in recent months, enterprises are challenged with how to manage the influx of these personal devices coming 'in the back door' without compromising security policies. One IDC analyst states, 'Bringing secure enterprise wireless email to the Apple iPhone brings it one step closer to being able to be used as a trusted enterprise device.' This session will advocate a proactive approach to adding iPhone as a supported device, and illustrate how doing so provides enterprise support for iPhones and reduces security concerns, while still providing a rich user experience utilizing the native iPhone mail application.

Aptana IDE: Your Unfair Advantage for AJAX, iPhone, Adobe AIR, PHP and Rails Development

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EDT

In this session, Chris, lead developer on the RDT (Ruby Development Tools) Project, will review all of the major features of the Aptana IDE - a free, open source, cross-platform, JavaScript-focused development environment for building AJAX applications. It features code assist on JavaScript, HTML, and CSS languages, FTP/SFTP support and a JavaScript debugger to troubleshoot your code. With nearly 1 million downloads to date, the Aptana IDE is fast becoming the standard way AJAX developers build their Web 2.0 applications.

AJAX + iPhone + Mobile Ads

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:00:00 EDT

The first platform to enable highly interactive AJAX advertisements on mobile phones, including the iPhone, has just been released. Relevantis, Inc. says that its Dynamic Ads solution allows advertisers to interact with customers 'in a personalized and engaging manner.'

iPhone 2.0 To Support Microsoft Exchange

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:15:00 EST

Apple said that the iPhone, which faced serious hurdles vaulting into the enterprise, is going to support Exchange 2003 and 2007, Microsoft's corporate e-mail, contact and calendaring product, a move expected to give the eight-month-old iPhone better purchase in its wrestling match with Nokia and the Blackberry.

Kevin Hoffman's iPhone Session at AJAXWorld, March 18-20, in New York City

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:15:00 EST

This session will provide ADC member developers with the information they need to get started building native iPhone applications. This session covers the basics from how to set up your development environment to building a basic application (not just a simple hello world, but a real, functioning, practical application), to covering debugging and deployment.

iPhone Update: GyPSii Takes Social Networking Mobile

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:30:00 EST

The Dutch-based geo-location and social networking service provider GyPSii has released a new web-based GyPSii iPhone application. GyPSii also confirmed that it would produce a 'native' version of its application using Apple's Software Developer Kit (SDK) which is scheduled to be launched later this week, providing seamless access for all Apple users, from the desktop, to the iPhone.

Will iPhone vs BlackBerry Be the Next Great Enterprise Battle?

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:15:00 EST

What will the 'new enterprise features' of Apple's iPhone be, and does the use of the phrase by Apple in a recent invite mean that the next great enterprise smartphone battle will be between iPhone and RIM BlackBerry? This is the question raised by Apple-watchers in the wake of a report in a BusinessWeek blog on the daily doings of Apple and the many companies in its orbit that 'Apple has figured out how it wants to tap demand from all those corporate types that wish their employer would support the iPhone as well as other devices such as the Blackberry.'

Apple Edges Closer to Release of Authorized iPhone SDK

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:45:00 EST

Speculation continues about how far Apple is along in its quest to balance two potentially conflicting goals: making it easy for iPhone developers to build and distribute applications, and making it difficult for those applications to break the iPhone or introduce malware. An authorized Apple SDK was due originally to be released in February; now the word is that perhaps it will be released at an event on the Apple campus in Cupertino, CA, next week.

Sony Ericsson vs Apple: Can Xperia X1 Rival the iPhone?

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:15:00 EST

Sony Ericsson unveiled at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona a Windows Mobile smartphone that uses a touch screen overlay to interact with the phone, making it a possible competitor to Apple's touch-activated iPhone. The phone will work with both AT&T and T-Mobile's forthcoming 3G networks.

Newertech Announces iPhone Accessory Line

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:00:00 EST

Newer Technology announced its new NewerTech iPhone Accessory Line consisting of six products that add iPhone functionality and user convenience. The NewerTech iPhone Accessory Line includes: NewerTech iPhone Speaker Dock & Hands-Free Mic - speaker phone. NewerTech Hands-Free Mic & Earbud - hands-free communication while driving. NewerTech iPhone Mic Extender Cable - mic extender for hands-free use. NewerTech Bass Response Earbuds - noise reduction and sound quality enhancer. NewerTech iPhone Headphone Jack Adapter - links to headphone connectors. NewerTech iPhone and iPod Auto Charger - charges an iPhone or iPod while driving.

HyperOffice Leverages iPhone

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:30:00 EST

HyperOffice, the hosted groupware/SaaS pioneer, is publicly beta testing HyperShare collaboration tools built into its software that connect the iPhone to corporate e-mail, contacts, calendars, tasks and notes. It calls the tools an alternative to Exchange, which iPhone doesn't support. HyperOffice synchronizes the iPhone e-mail client with Outlook for wireless access to corporate messaging and collaboration services.

Wall Street Gags on Apple

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:45:00 EST

Basically bellwether reports a generally brilliant quarter but the pundits don't like its projections for this quarter and think it can do better, so its stock is beaten to a pulp and the poison spreads to the rest of tech, which is exactly happened Wednesday, adding to the debris on Wall Street. Apple reported simply the best quarter in its history. It beat anybody's forecasts. Mac, iPod and iPhone sales broke any previous records even if iPod was flat.

Web Apps for the iPhone: How to Duplicate the iPhone Look and Feel in Safari

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:00:00 EST

In this session, you'll see first-hand how to use stylesheets and an easy arrangement of divs and spans that will let you make your Web application just like many of the native iPhone applications that come with the phone. You'll see how to do the 'Edge to Edge' and 'Rounded Rectangle' layouts that are the hallmark of native iPhone applications. You'll also see how to use the iPhone's Safari Debug Console to get hints on how to improve your web application as well as point out errors in your HTML and JavaScript. Lastly you'll see how to go from nothing to hosting iPhone/iPod Touch test pages on your Mac laptop in 5 minutes.

Introduction to the iPhone SDK

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:00:00 EST

How to Develop Open Source Mobile Messaging and Sync Apps for iPhone vs. Android

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:45:00 EST

Social Computing: the iPhone as an Ideal Platform

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:45:00 EST

Without a doubt, Social Computing is the preeminent phenomenon rising on the second wave of the web, and the iPhone will become one of the dominant clients for Social Computing in the mobile space. Come to this talk and find out how ICEfaces delivers the goods today for development of web-based social computing applications. The open source ICEfaces project pioneered web-based real time collaboration, an essential capability for truly interactive Social Computing, and its server-centric architecture is well-suited to resource-constrained devices such as the iPhone. During this session you will see several live demos of collaborative applications running on the iPhone. You will gain an understanding of ICEfaces' server-centric architecture and understand how it is a natural way to deliver high-powered, but light-weight AJAX capabilities to your mobile applications. You will also learn how to leverage AJAX Push to make your applications truly collaborative, and prepare yourself to deliver on the promises of social computing.

iPhone Early Adopters: The Key to Free Publicity or the Fall of a Technology

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:45:00 EST

Since the iPhone was first released, early adopters haven't stopped talking about what they think of the device. While the free promotion can be a great marketing tool for wireless carriers, it can be crippling if users have issues with session and network quality. Verizon's Voyager and Nokia's N810 must isolate and prioritize network problems to ensure that customer issues are addressed as quickly as possible. Ensuring that these early adopters have a positive experience is essential for having any chance at the viral adoption the iPhone experienced, along with a low customer churn rate.

Apple Sells 2.3M iPhones in Q1; Profits Rise 58%

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:30:00 EST

Apple's Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer reported yesterday that for its first fiscal quarter, the company earned $1.58BN, compared to $1BN for the same quarter a year ago. In a statement, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said that the results showed the company posting its highest quarterly earnings and sales in history.

eZ Systems launches Mac OS X Server and iPhone support for eZ Publish

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:00:00 EST

eZ Systems announced they will professionally support eZ Publish running on Mac OS X Server v10.5 Leopard. In addition, eZ demonstrated eZ Flow (running on Mac OSX), a new extension for eZ Publish designed for media companies who need to build complex page layouts and pre-plan publication schedules to ensure a constant flow of rich content.

Apple to Launch Anorexically Thin Flash-Based Notebook

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:30:00 EST

A week before MacWorld, where rumors have it unveiling an anorexically thin Flash-based notebook, Apple upgraded its Mac Pro workstation with Intel's brand new 3.2GHz 45nm quad-core Harpertown Xeon chips to create its fastest Mac ever. Eight cores are now standard on the box, which comes with new ATI graphics, a PCI Express 2.0 graphics slot that doubles its bandwidth and up to 4TB of internal storage. Apple says it can support eight 30-inch displays at once. It's described as ideal for film and video editors.