Apple planning iPhone SDK event March 6
Apple distributed invitations Wednesday morning for "an iPhone software road map" event next week, which means we're finally going to hear details on the plans for an iPhone software development kit.
Next Thursday, we'll find out more about what Apple has in mind for third-party iPhone software.
(Credit: Apple)As you might be aware, next week is March, not February, which means Apple will have missed its deadline for shipping the SDK this month. Still, on Thursday, March 6, at 10 a.m. PST the company will hold a "town hall" meeting at its headquarters in Cupertino to discuss the State of the iPhone, and probably answer several questions about how iPhone application development will unfold.
Apple also said to expect details on "some exciting new enterprise features," which at first blush sounds to me like a method of getting the iPhone to work more closely with corporate e-mail software. It's not clear whether the SDK will actually become available next week, or whether Apple is planning to use the occasion to explain what options developers will have for getting their applications on the iPhone. Check out our report on the iPhone SDK and the possibilities for official third-party application development for more background on what might be discussed next week.
Apple will be playing host twice next week, holding its annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday and then two days later having us all trek down I-280 once again for the iPhone event.
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It's what developers are waiting for so they can write apps for the
iPhone.
I just think it's absolutely retarded that Apple is selling tons of games for their iPods in the iTunes store, and their newest devices can't run them. These things have the potential to take the mobile computing world by storm, and they will as soon as you can put some decent software on them and sync calendars and contacts and stuff properly.
- Developer's Wish List
- by paughey February 27, 2008 1:08 PM PST
- Now that we know the iPhone SDK will arrive March 6th. I'd love to hear what are the top iPhone applications that people want to have.
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- ActiveSync
- by paughey February 27, 2008 1:11 PM PST
- I subscribe to a lot of Podcasts, it would be nice to have the iPhone update these without having to plug it into the PC. I'd love to have them update via Edge or WiFi.
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- Not require iTunes Music Store to load programs
- by appledogx--2008 February 27, 2008 4:56 PM PST
- Especially with the iPod touch, there are NO iTunes music store
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- No GPS
- by Thomas, David February 28, 2008 7:49 AM PST
- Did you have a trick in mind linking with Google Maps?
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(18 Comments)My #1 is actually very boring: I'd just like to be able to sync my iPhone notes with my PC so I can type notes on my PC and have them show up on my PC and vice verse.
My #2 is much cooler. I'd love to have an app where I can put in all the things I'd like to find near me: Garage Sales, Irish Bands Concerts, Sports Bars (okay, I made up all three of these, but you get the picture) then when I click the "Find Me" button it plots the sites with different icons, tells me the distance to each one (ranked closest and coolest), and has more info (such as cover charge or links to the band's home page) on the screen.
While #2 is wayyy cooler, I bet the #1 is a bit easier to code.
accounts outside of the few countries Apple chooses to support. To
deny the rest of the world a way to buy software for the iPod touch
really stinks and begs for third party installers. Apple should be
ENTIRE world savy and not iTMS centric for iPod touch and iPhone
paid updates.