iPhone Yabber! :: ZiPhone, Apple iPhone News, Rumours & Downloads

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, productive apps or messenger clients, developers behind services such as Rhapsody or Napster, who would rival Apple’s own iTunes store, are curious to know Steve Jobs stance on them creating programs for the iPhone.

“It’s an open question at this point how amenable Apple will be to offering products or applications that could conceivably interfere with its own iTunes revenue stream. The real interesting test case will be Amazon. Here’s a music vendor selling songs that are clearly compatible with the iPhone. Unlike with Rhapsody or Napster, there’s no DRM you need to make work” Ross Rubin, analyst, NPD Group

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As a lot of you probably now, a bunch of the SDK Event photos have been released, here are our selections of what we think are some of the interesting photos, enjoy them!

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On Monday, Gameloft announced it will produce and create no less then 15 new game titles for the iPhone this year, Gameloft is now the fourth major game developer to announce the iPhone as a gaming platform.

Michael Guillemot said the iPhone gaming environment will be a total new era in mobile gaming adding in that the Apple SDK produces an excellent opportunity for the company. According to Guillemot, Gameloft game developers have already started using Apple software development kit to produce some gaming titles, some available as early as June (when the App Store is released).

Remember to keep a look out for Gameloft titles released for the iPhone, as well as other game developing companies such as EA games who have also announced they will be making some some games for the iPhone.

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Yesterday, at Apple’s press event Scott Forestall took the stage with a few details on the highly anticipated SDK for the iPhone and iPod Touch. He explained what makes the iPhone OS work, and what tools are used for writing applications for the iPhone.

After the SDK event had finished, a Q + A session was held with Apple executives including Steve Jobs and Scott Forstall, when question if VoIP would be allowed as part of the SDK Jobs replied saying that it will be allowed via wi-fi but not through a cellular network.

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Following up from our previous story about the iPhone SDK, we now have another rumour to share with our readers. It has been reported at various places that when the iPhone SDK is released on the March 6th event, a full version will not be ready, instead Apple will be releasing a BETA version of their SDK for the iPhone and iPod Touch. A final version is not expected until Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC), no date has been set for the WWDC in 2008, however it has been predicted it will be around June sometime.

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There have been lots of reports on various news sites and other iphone blogs that Apple will be releasing a bunch of limitations on application development and distribution. The most controversial aspect of the SDK plan is its intention to approve or disapprove all SDK-based software for the iPhone and iPod Touch. iTunes is apparently going to play a massive part of this as well, with a massive directory of approved software/apps available for download via the store.

So to simplify it a bit: iTunes Store will act as a hub, Apple will be the application picker and there will be No accessory connectivity.

Under the current plans, developers will be prevented from interfacing with the Dock-Connector based accessories connected to the iPhone or iPod Touch.

Keep a look out on the site for more frequent news as it comes available.

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March 6th, remember that date, that is when a “iPhone Software Roadmap” even will be held on Apple’s campus in Cupertino, CA. It is currently unclear whether or not the SDK will be released at this event, it also unclear what other announcements the company will be making, but we will try keep you in touch!

Apple sent out the invites to various media outlets inviting them to the event and the invite read:

“Please join us to learn about the iPhone software roadmap, including the iPhone SDK and some exciting new enterprise features.” The graphic in the email features a map, with signs labeled “Enterprise,” “SDK” and “Software Update.”

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