News is extremely limited at the moment, but TUAW reports that another version of the iPhone SDK and iPhone firmware have been released by Apple, and are available now to download. The news is still coming in from the developers that have gotten a hold of the new firmware and SDK. continued »

The new iPhone firmware is going to bring many magical things to the iPhone loving masses. We all know that, and there is no doubt about it. This little gem though, makes it even sweeter. There are rumors, that the latest build of the iPhone SDK, suggests that handwriting recognition may be included in the 2.0 firmware. Unfortunately, as of ... continued »

In a sit down with Jonathan Schwartz, the CEO of Sun Microsystems, Engadget Mobile's Ryan Block discussed the process of porting the Java platform to the iPhone. Overall, Schwartz seems very confident that Java is going to be in the future for the iPhone. He says they are having no problems on the technical side of things, but may face ... continued »

McAfee's anti virus solution for the iPhone, called Stinger, would be the first of the of it's kind. A version of it was leaked to the public recently, and the official statement from McAfee is that the software is a proof of concept and is not ready for the public to use yet. This is very clear when you consider ... continued »

The new iPhone SDK is going to give developers another tool in their arsenal. The new iPhone SDK has a sort of semi background process support that has been discovered. It is important to note that this is not background process support, at least not in the true sense of the word. Also, the documentation that comes with the SDK ... 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 »

Poring through the latest iPhone 2.0 firmware that Apple has distributed to developers, The Boy Genius spotted that a new YouTube plugin for MobileSafari.app has been added. At present, video embedded into webpages won't display in the iPhone's browser, and only YouTube content is visible in a separate program. It's unclear right now whether this new plugin will ... 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 »

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 »