Apple is to release the iPhone on June 29th , as everybody knows by now
Here are some Pros and Cons of the iPhone:
Pros:
- It’s Smaller Than You Realize and it’s Got Style to Spare
- Multi-touch Tech and Sleek, Simple Interface
- Music-player, Movie-player, Internet Browser and Phone in One
- It Plays YouTube Movies
Cons:
- It Doesn’t Ship with an Instant Messenger Program
- The Keyboard is Unproven
- Its Storage Capacity Rivals iPod Nano, not iPod
As expected, Apple used WWDC as the stage to announce a third-party development solution for the iPhone, putting to rest fears that the handset would be a closed (read: non-smartphone) platform. Calling it a “sweet solution” for allowing devs to get their wares onto iPhones across the globe without sacrificing stability or security, Apple is using its full Safari-based browser to let folks code up true, Web 2.0-compatible apps that can be accessed and updated on developers’ own servers. Though any apps that third-party developers put together will run under Safari, they’ll be totally customizable and maintain the platform’s unique look and feel. Better yet, they won’t require any special SDK — Jobs claims that a working knowledge of modern web standards is all we’ll need to code up custom iPhone goodies to our hearts’ content.
It’s great to have platform development tools, but for a device like the iPhone it actually makes sense to focus more on Web 2.0 stuff since you can take your apps with you if you decide later on a competitor’s phone (OpenMoko anyone?). Web development is also getting easier all the time too. With tools like Run BASIC anyone with a little inclination can create their own apps. http://www.runbasic.com