iPhone SDK build 9M2158a, beta 3 is now available. iPhone Atlas got word from developers that iPhones legally running the pre-release 2.0 beta software, build 5A225c, were remotely disabled by Apple and can be restored to full functionality using the new build of the device-installable OS labeled 5A240d. iPhones unlocked and “pwned” are not affected by the Apple’s ... continued »

When you're searching on a cellphone, even if it is via the mighty Mobile Safari browser on the iPhone, you want decent results fast; users might be willing to scan through a couple of pages of Google's findings on their PC, but that's less appealing when you're peering at far smaller screen.  Wayfinder believes it has the answer; its Power Search web ... continued »

Back in 2007 there was a lot of talk about VoIP company Jajah and their attempts to bring a client to the iPhone; in the end, AT&T's definition of "conference call services" scuppered those plans and Jajah instead launched an iPhone-formated web interface for their ring-back service.  With the arrival of the official Apple SDK, however, Jajah are now apparently working ... continued »

Unity Technologies, who produce development tools for 3D web and desktop games, have announced they intend to create an iPhone version of their Unity engine, opening up possibilities of 3D console-quality titles on the Apple handset.  "The Unity engine is the core technology that facilitates visually rich, engaging 3D game play, whether it’s on a traditional desktop, or on the Web ... continued »

Evidence for a 3G iPhone is mounting at an alarming rate. First there is the next iPhone firmware which won’t be released until the WWDC, which supports the idea that there is likely to be a new version of the iPhone hardware released to coincide with the new firmware. continued »

CNN Money has reported that some person familiar with the situation, told Dow Jones Newswire that Hon Hai will be the folks assembling what they're referring to as a more advanced version of the first-gen iPhone. The unnamed source stated Hon Hai scored the exclusive contract from Apple. Unfortunately, the source declined to provide more details. In case you're ... continued »

Apple's decision to refuse third-party developers from using background processes on the iPhone has been a regular sore-point in discussion of whether the handset is a "true smartphone", and at first glance Rupert Goodwin's article on the subject comes across as just more bile-bait.  However, what differentiates Goodwin's piece - once you look past his comparison of the iPhone to a 1981 ... continued »

Apple have today released an updated version of the iPhone SDK, the package necessary for developers to code sanctioned third-party applications for the cellphone (and its iPod Touch PMP counterpart). Beta 2 is primarily notable for adding Interface Builder, the drag'n'drop GUI development tool which allows, as its name suggests, coders to put together interfaces for their software. ... continued »

The fanboy Apple/Microsoft debate may rage on, but don't doubt that both companies are viewing the iPhone as a big profit opportunity. Fortune has been talking to the Specialized Devices and Applications Group at Microsoft, who are responsible for Mac-friendly software like Office for OS X, and the team there are keen to stress that they're seeing the coveted ... continued »

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 ... continued »

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 ... continued »

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.  ... continued »