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11-27-2007, 10:56 AM
Apple may not be waiting to get developers started on writing programs for the iPhone. Also, the first official unlock method for the iPhone is active and only requires iTunes -- plus the right phone ID -- to work.
Apple handing out advance iPhone developer kits?
Apple is giving a few preferred companies a headstart on writing native programs for the iPhone with an early software development kit, according to a fresh claim by Electronista.
The unverified but purportedly reliable sources tell the technology site that a few companies have received their kits two weeks ago, months ahead of the official February release of the tools.
The description appears to confirm hints given by Apple marketing VP Greg Joswiak in a recent interview that promise an contained programming environment. Rather than write in a typical programming environment, the developer kit will "mediate" the code and allow Apple to maintain a buffer between the phone itself and programmers.
Writing native third-party programs for the iPhone is much like writing for Google's OpenSocial platform for applications shared between social networking sites and has its limits, the report says.
None of the companies are named, but a "major social networking site" is at least exploring the concept of a native iPhone program, according to the rumor.
AppInsider
Apple handing out advance iPhone developer kits?
Apple is giving a few preferred companies a headstart on writing native programs for the iPhone with an early software development kit, according to a fresh claim by Electronista.
The unverified but purportedly reliable sources tell the technology site that a few companies have received their kits two weeks ago, months ahead of the official February release of the tools.
The description appears to confirm hints given by Apple marketing VP Greg Joswiak in a recent interview that promise an contained programming environment. Rather than write in a typical programming environment, the developer kit will "mediate" the code and allow Apple to maintain a buffer between the phone itself and programmers.
Writing native third-party programs for the iPhone is much like writing for Google's OpenSocial platform for applications shared between social networking sites and has its limits, the report says.
None of the companies are named, but a "major social networking site" is at least exploring the concept of a native iPhone program, according to the rumor.
AppInsider