Web Development for iPhone
Information for designing, coding, and optimizing web applications for iPhone and iPod touch.
iPhone application development
At a high level, the process for creating an iPhone application OR iPhone web apps is similar to that for creating a Mac OS X application. Both use the same tools and many of the same basic libraries. Despite the similarities, there are also significant differences.
An iPhone is not a desktop computer; it has a different purpose and requires a very different design approach. That approach needs to take advantage of the strengths of iPhone OS and forego features that might be irrelevant or impractical in a mobile environment. The smaller size of the iPhone and iPod touch screens also means that your application's user interface be well organized and always focused on the information the user needs most.
Apple had launched iPhone in the US in June of 2007 and has sold about 7.5-million iPhones since its launch. Analysts said with high growth in the Indian market, it was essential for Apple to join hands with the two biggest GSM operators. Airtel and Vodafone combined subscriber base is over 110 million, which is more than the population of Europe's most-populated country, Germany (82 million). And mobile density in India is just 22% right now.
An iPhone is not a desktop computer; it has a different purpose and requires a very different design approach. That approach needs to take advantage of the strengths of iPhone OS and forego features that might be irrelevant or impractical in a mobile environment. The smaller size of the iPhone and iPod touch screens also means that your application's user interface be well organized and always focused on the information the user needs most.
Apple had launched iPhone in the US in June of 2007 and has sold about 7.5-million iPhones since its launch. Analysts said with high growth in the Indian market, it was essential for Apple to join hands with the two biggest GSM operators. Airtel and Vodafone combined subscriber base is over 110 million, which is more than the population of Europe's most-populated country, Germany (82 million). And mobile density in India is just 22% right now.
Tools for iPhone Application Development
To develop applications for iPhone OS, you need a Mac OS X computer running the Xcode tools and Visual Studio Developer. Xcode is Apple's suite of development tools that provide support for project management, code editing, building executables, source-level debugging, source-code repository management, performance tuning, and much more.
Xcode : Xcode is an integrated development environment (IDE) that provides all of the tools you need to create and manage your iPhone projects and source files, build your code into an executable, and run and debug your code either in iPhone simulator or on a device.
Interface Builder : Interface Builder is the tool you use to assemble your application's user interface visually. Using Interface Builder, you assemble your application's window by dragging and dropping preconfigured components onto it.
Instruments : To ensure that you deliver the best user experience for your software, the Instruments environment lets you analyze the performance of your iPhone applications while running in the simulator or on a device. Instruments gathers data from your running application and presents that data in a graphical display called the timeline.
Areas in which iPhone application can be developed using iPhone SDK
» Calculate
» Entertainment
» Games
» News
» Productivity
» Search Tools
» Social Networking
» Sports
» Travel
» Utilities
» Weather
Xcode : Xcode is an integrated development environment (IDE) that provides all of the tools you need to create and manage your iPhone projects and source files, build your code into an executable, and run and debug your code either in iPhone simulator or on a device.
Interface Builder : Interface Builder is the tool you use to assemble your application's user interface visually. Using Interface Builder, you assemble your application's window by dragging and dropping preconfigured components onto it.
Instruments : To ensure that you deliver the best user experience for your software, the Instruments environment lets you analyze the performance of your iPhone applications while running in the simulator or on a device. Instruments gathers data from your running application and presents that data in a graphical display called the timeline.
Areas in which iPhone application can be developed using iPhone SDK
» Calculate
» Entertainment
» Games
» News
» Productivity
» Search Tools
» Social Networking
» Sports
» Travel
» Utilities
» Weather
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The iPhone Developer Program provides a complete and integrated process for developing, debugging, and distributing your free, commercial, or in-house applications for iPhone and iPod touch. Complete with development resources, real-world testing on iPhone, and distribution on the App Store, you have everything you need to go from code to customer.1.Develop
Develop your application with the iPhone SDK, iPhone Simulator, and the wealth of technical resources in the iPhone Dev Center.
2.Test
Test and debug your code on iPhone using sophisticated and elegant tools to finalize your application.
3.Distribute
Distribute your applications on the App Store and reach millions of iPhone and iPod touch users.
App Store. The App Store is accessible through Wi-Fi and cellular networks so iPhone and iPod touch customers can discover and download new applications wherever they go. Users can search applications by genre, featured, and top ten. Once downloaded, customers will be notified whenever an update is available - directly on their iPhone or iPod touch.
With the App Store: You pick the price, You get 70% of sales revenue, Receive revenue checks monthly, No charge for free apps, No credit card fees, No marketing fees.
Standard Program $99
For developers who are creating free and commercial applications for iPhone and iPod touch and want to distrbute applications on the App Store.Enterprise Program $299
For companies with 500 or more employees who are creating proprietary in-house applications for iPhone and iPod touch.Apply Now
WordPress On iPhone
It's a complimentary theme installed as a plugin on your WordPress blog or website that will format your content with this Apple-inspired, full-featured theme when your visitors are using an iPhone or iPod touch.Download
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