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The BBC has launched a version of its iPlayer video on demand service for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. It is the first time the service has been available on portable devices.
The iPhone and iPod touch are able to stream shows from the iPlayer website over wi-fi networks. The iPhone cannot stream BBC video over the cell network. A BBC developer said that the corporation was currently working on other versions of the iPlayer for “many more” devices.
7 Mar
In a Q&A session at the end of the iPhone SDK Roadmap event, Apple confirmed that while they would not be unlocking the iPhone nor permitting apps that attempted to remove the AT&T SIM lock, VoIP applications that use WiFi (though not EDGE) would be allowed.
6 Mar
So you’ve developed an app for the iPhone using their shiny new SDK – how do you get it to the thousands of handsets they’ve sold? Steve Jobs took to the stage at the Roadmap event today to announce the new Apple Store, which will appear on iPhones after the next firmware update. Featuring wireless downloads, software will be installed directly to the handset; programs will also be available via iTunes. Developers distributing paid-for software will be able to set their own prices, with Apple taking revenue with a 70/30 split and paying them monthly, that means you hand over £30 out of every £100. Thank you very much!!
Only problem (for those of us in the UK) is that the iPhone Developer Program will initially be available to a limited number of developers in the U.S. and will expand to other countries in the coming months.
Links: iPhone Developer Program
6 Mar
There’s good news and bad news. Good news is… Apple have finally revealed their long-awaited iPhone SDK, presenting it to reporters at the Roadmap event today. Built on the same Xcode source code editor that OS X uses, the company will offer the same API and developing tools that Apple themselves rely on.
6 Mar
PHONE Magazine has been invited to Apple’s exclusive iPhone SDK Roadmap event today, 6pm GMT (10am PST), and will be live-blogging the whole thing at http://live.phonemag.com/ We’re expecting news not only of the SDK – which will finally allow developers to produce official third-party applications for the iPhone and the iPod Touch – but about new “enterprise features” that Apple is promising. Does that mean support for Microsoft Exchange? That’s what the analysts are saying – in fact some believe Apple have been beta testing the corporate push-email over the past few months.