The world at this point can't do away without iPhone, merit to visionary Steve Jobs! In fact, it will be only mechanical point whenever we express that iPhone has changed the dimension of communication. Consequently, to stay away from that emotion, let's instantly check out the discussion of iPhone application development.

Generally, iPhone app development or for that matter any other application development operation is centered on perfect designing, coding and evaluating. But, there are range of administrator duties also that are connected in the job. To be able to execute administrative tasks, single iPhone programmer or a team of developers is expected.

When it comes to developing an iPhone application, the very first application demands to get a finalized contract with Apple to be an Apple developer. The official individual to sign this deal is either a team member or single developer who is also referred to as a team agent. It's this team agent who holds the obligation for the team, addition of the members in the group and allocating jobs, responsibilities and liberties to each

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iPhone 4S mania is just starting, and going crazy and lucky about it at the same time are one million people who pre-ordered iPhone 4S, only 24 hours after it was first put on sale. Apple boasted that the record as its biggest achievement to date.

Now for people who love numbers, that one million pre-order leaves all Apple records to dust. The iPhone 4, the best selling phone for Apple just raked in 600,000 pre-orders on its first 24 hours, that’s 400,000 pre-orders short of 4S’s record, and what’s even more surprising is that 600k pre-orders come from three iPhone generations combined.

Apple’s press release said that they are blown away with the incredible response to iPhone 4S. That’s coming from the wide disappointment that followed after fanatics learned that they won’t be getting the iPhone 5.

The new iPhone 4S is powered with A5 dual-core chip which is currently the fastest iPhone smartphone processor to date. It also carries an 8 megapixel camera with advanced features including a superior optics and lens and full 1080p resolution for HD

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One lesson that iPhone fanatics learned through the years is that if there will be a new version coming out, secure your preorder ASAP. And sadly enough, those who ordered their iPhone 4S won’t be getting any unit on the launch date.

Apple originally set the delivery of iPhone 4S on October 14 which marks as the first day the users will be able to hold the new iPhone. But after a while, Apple updated their website saying that those who preordered the new phone can expect to get them in one to two weeks time.

We don’t know yet if this change in schedule has anything to do with Steve Jobs demise, regardless iPhone fanatics are still eager on getting the new iPhone, as long as it’s not the iPhone 5 being sold in China.

This is bad news to other iPhone 4S owner wannabes however; as this news suggests that iPhone 4S on the launched date at least thru the Apple store are already sold out. But if you think that we won’t be seeing epic long lines that we’ve seen in past iPhone launches then you’re wrong. Those who want to grab iPhone 4S earlier than most of

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While fanboys from the most parts of the world are disappointed with Apple and Tim Cook not giving them the new iPhone 5 that tech blogs have been hyping about for at least the past few weeks, there is one place on Earth that already has iPhone 5 and that’ll be no other than China.

Before you complain about Apple favoring China you should know that the iPhone 5 we’re talking about is a pirated product.

The latest iPhone 5 is currently on sale in China. That shouldn’t be a surprise since the country is known for counterfeit products selling cheap versions of almost every known Western brand of clothes, perfume, movies, toys and of course gadgets, but to come up with something that’s not even on the market is something newsworthy.


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Samsung will turn heaven and earth to block Apple’s release of its latest iPhone in Europe and Korea. According to the South Korean gadget company, Apple poached their technology deliberately.


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TOUCH-SCREEN devices like the iPhone are great when you can see them, but not much good if you are blind. Now a new way of presenting Braille characters on a mobile device could be the first step towards a Braille-ready touch-screen phone.

In Braille, letters are encoded using a two-by-three matrix in which each character is represented by a different configuration of raised and absent dots at the six locations. To display these dots on a touch-screen device, Jussi Rantala of the University of Tampere in Finland and colleagues used a Nokia 770 Internet Tablet, which has a piezoelectric material built into the touch screen that vibrates when an electric signal is applied to it. The team installed software that represents a raised dot as a single pulse of intense vibration, and an absent dot as a longer vibration made up of several weaker pulses (see diagram).




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The firm's native voice over internet protocol (VoIP) application — Skype for iPhone — will be available for download from Apple's iTunes store on Tuesday. With the Skype iPhone app, users will be able to make free calls using Wi-Fi to other Skype users as well as use their Skype accounts to make reduced price calls to traditional landline phones. Skype announced its iPhone application will be available on Tuesday for free, with a version for the BlackBerry available in May. Mobile versions of Skype are already available for Nokia, Windows Mobile, and Google Android phones.

From what we can tell, the Skype for iPhone looks great; but it has some drawbacks. Iphone users will not be able to make Skype calls, either to Skype contacts or to landlines, over the mobile network, something users of Skype on the UK mobile network 3 can do. Still, for international callers especially, Skype's iPhone app will save callers money by allowing them to avoid AT&T's traditional wireless phone network and adds the convenience of allowing Skype users to use their iPhone handset for Skype calls.

Looking more like a traditional iPhone app rather than the desktop Windows counterpart most of its 400 million users are used to, Skype for iPhone features five tabs at the bottom of the screen, displaying contacts, chats, a calling panel, call history, and your profile (with Facebook-style status).


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Whoa, now here’s a patent that’s actually worth discussing. (The majority of patents are boring, that’s the implication.). Published for the first time this week, a patent filing for the process reveals that Apple wants to provide a more secure method for preventing unauthorized access to a whole device — or private information on that device — than current techniques like passcodes; That is, the device would have a built-in scanner, biometric or otherwise, that would determine if you’re really you, if that makes any sense at all. You touch the iPhone’s screen and it recognizes your fingerprint; hello, world! You place your palm on your MacBook’s palm rest and trackpad and the computer recognizes you; no password needed anymore!

The solution, the company suggests, would be to automatically use a sensor either hidden within the device or else repurposed from its usual role. Devices could recognize a fingerprint or finger vein pattern simply by waiting for the user to touch the display, which would hide the sensors on or behind the screen. A forward-facing camera could alternately look for retinal patterns or even recognize the facial features of owners when they're in the right position for use.

Notebooks could use the trackpad, palmrest and a webcam for a similar purpose. Biometrics could also be context-sensitive and detect the shape of a user's ear before allowing a call to go through, for example.




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A gaggle of tech journalists, analysts, and developers crowded into an auditorium at Apple's headquarters on Tuesday to hear the details of iPhone 3.0. As Scott Forstall, Apple's head of iPhone software development, promised, the update is a major one with a host of sorely needed features for application developers and consumers.

In all, Apple promises 100 new features with iPhone 3.0, including multimedia messaging and a landscape keyboard. Although Apple did not reveal all 100 additions on Tuesday--which leads me to wonder just what they'll count as a new feature (perhaps cut, copy, and paste will count as three)--the highlights were worth the trip to Cupertino, Calif.
Yes, a few hoped-for features are still missing, but iPhone 3.0 is more about what we got than what we didn't. Apple will release the update this summer. It will be free for iPhone 3G and iPhone Classic users, but iPod Touch users will pay $9.95.

What we got

Multimedia messaging
At long last, we have it. We figured that it was coming so it was at the top of our iPhone 3.0 Wish List. Yet I feel a little weird getting so excited about such a basic feature that almost every other cell phone has.
Also, it's very disappointing that iPhone Classic owners will not get MMS, even if they upgrade. Apparently, the original iPhone lacks the necessary radio to make MMS work. That, of course, leads me to the very pertinent question: why?

Landscape keyboard
Another feature that's long overdue. In addition to the Safari browser, it now can be used in any application, including e-mail. Hallelujah.

Cut, copy, and paste

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You know, BusinessWeek asked me about Apple potentially open sourcing the iPhone over a year ago. Since then: nothing out of Apple, despite mounting pressure from projects like Android that are vying for Apple’s throne. With Christmas only days away, I’ve only got one thing I want to ask Santa Jobs for, and it ain’t a Red Rider BB Gun.

All I want from Apple is a more open platform. Sure, the odds are slim as long as they remain dominant. That’s why I’m not asking them to completely open source the iPhone. I’m just asking them to crack the door and let the breeze in.

It’s Good for Devvies, Non-devvies, and Apps Alike

Open source is becoming the default way to develop software in many industries. Why? Because a properly-managed, open environment leads to targeted, robust features and helps developers share code in a healthy coop-tition that helps everybody in the iPhone ecosystem.

Developers love working faster, cheaper, and more effectively. More importantly, many folks that aren’t traditional developers are starting to develop apps for platforms like the iPhone. He who satiates that audience wins the war.


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