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Flash iPhone project stumbles: SDK insufficient

by Chris Davies on March 21, 2008

After Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen declared that the Flash development team were looking at the iPhone SDK with creating an Apple-specific version of the software, many assumed the launch of iPhone Firmware 2.0 would coincide with a Flash client appearing for download in the AppStore.  Sadly that may be further off than was thought: the company has had to release a qualifying statement explaining that, in its present form at ... continued »

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Gartner reverses iPhone Enterprise stance based on Firmware 2.0

by Chris Davies on March 20, 2008

Ah, June 2007.  Apple launched the iPhone, I had an asymmetric bob and Gartner warned Enterprise customers in no uncertain terms that they should keep the handset at arm's length (note: one of these is untrue).  Back then, analyst Ken Delaney suggested that "Apple has no intentions of supporting [the iPhone in] the enterprise.  This is basically a cellular iPod with some other capabilities and it’s important that it be recognized as ... continued »

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iPhone SDK gives iTunes-rivals the cold shoulder

by Chris Davies on March 19, 2008

Back when Steve Jobs announced the iPhone SDK, he told excited developers that the only applications Apple wouldn't be permitting through the AppStore were those illegal or pornographic.  Now that some of the dust has settled - and those 100,000+ coders sitting down in front of the SDK! - questions are being asked about just how accurate that statement was.  While it's open-season for mobile entertainment software such as games, ... continued »

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Adobe working on iPhone Flash player after Jobs rebuke

by Chris Davies on March 19, 2008

It looks like Steve Jobs sharp criticism of Adobe's mobile Flash offering was enough to send them scurrying off to download the iPhone SDK. The Wall Street Journal [subscription required] is reporting that Adobe have been examining the public release of the developer's package, and are considering creating a special iPhone version of the Flash player. "We believe Flash is synonymous with the Internet experience, and we are committed to ... continued »

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Hands On with iPhone 2.0 - new changes abound like Spring cleaning

by James Allan Brady on March 19, 2008

Engadget has gotten their hands on iPhone firmware version 2.0. Some of the new features include a scientific calculator when you turn your iPhone sideways with the calculator open and the previously announced Exchange support is as smooth as it should be. continued »

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iPhone iLevel app saves photographer’s wonky bacon

by Chris Davies on March 18, 2008

When is an iPhone not an iPhone? When it's a spirit-level, of course; at least, that's the latest way to repurpose your $399+ wunderphone. Photographer Ben Long was seemingly staging a ghetto photoshoot but lacked a level to make sure his camera was straight. Thankfully he'd had the foresight to Jailbreak his iPhone, load iLevel - which taps into the iPhone's accelerometer - and slapped that on ... continued »

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Gameloft Confirms Development Plans For 15 IPhone Applications

by Staff Editor on March 14, 2008

The iPhone is the ultimate gaming device - Nokia are you worried yet? Gameloft said it will develop more than 15 game titles for Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone in 2008. A New York-based mobile-gaming developer said it intends to develop mobile game titles built on Apple's iPhone software-development kit released Thursday. continued »

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