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Thursday, March 6, 2008 |
Apple unveils iPhone SDK. Apple unveiled on Thursday the iPhone SDK (software development kit) at a special event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. Apple executives said the SDK provides developers with the same tools it uses to develop applications for the iPhone.Applications for the iPhone will be built on a Mac using Xcode, the same development tool used to build Mac OS X applications. Using the tool, developers can monitor memory usage and other ways that applications can affect the iPhone hardware.[
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Apple distributes 3rd-party apps through AppStore and iTunes; how developers can get it. Third-party developers can distribute their apps through Apple facilities. AppStore is exclusive way to get software to iPhone users. Dev gets 70 pct of sales price, paid monthly. FREE APPS DISTRIBUTED FREE on AppStore and iTunes. IPhone 2.0 beta with all new features ships to developers today, ships to all as free update in June. IPod Touch users will pay for update. Developers can get SDK with simulator for free, and develop directly on a device for a $99 membership.... READ MORE [Enterprise Mac | Tom Yager]
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iPhone native SDK opens Apple's own dev tools to public. As of today, Apple has opened the native Application Programmaing Interfaces (APIs) and tools that Apple uses for iPhone and iPod Touch development. Coding for all layers, covering: Core OS X, Core Services such as address book and database, Media (including H.264 MPEG-4, positional audio, PDF) and Cocoa Touch for UIs. Xcode supports full set of iPhone/iPod Touch interface elements. Software is downloaded, debugged and profiled (with Instruments a.k.a. Xray or DTrace) live using the regular USB cable. IPhone Simulator simulates entire API stack for local debugging. Details follow.... READ MORE [Enterprise Mac | Tom Yager]
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