Programming with Safety Scissors and Glitter Glue - Inside iPhone Blog
By Erica Sadun
[October 10, 2008]

Although the NDA is on the way out, not all is restored to sparkly brightness in the world of the iPhone SDK. Developers must still deal with day-to-day limitations built into Apple's development environment.

Over 300 iPhone Apps Use Location Look-Ups - O'Reilly Radar
By Brady Forrest
[October 10, 2008]

According to Skyhook Wireless over 300 iPhone apps are location-aware as of October 3rd. According to Mobclix there are over 4,000 apps in circulation. If these numbers are correct this puts the location-aware percentage at under 10% -- far, far less than I would have suspected based on my own experience. There were 5.5 location-aware apps released per day...

Deadline for iPhoneLive Launch Pad is October 14 - O'Reilly Conferences
By Suzanne Axtell, Communications Gal
[October 10, 2008]

Have an iPhone-related app or company you're ready to unleash on the world? Do it at iPhoneLive Launch Pad, an opportunity for iPhone developers and entrepreneurs to unveil new applications and startups at a major new industry event. The October...

State-of-the-Art Websites Build an iPhone Web App and an App Store App - ...
By Dave Aiello
[October 09, 2008]

When I started writing for Inside iPhone, I promised that I'd talk about why iPhone web apps are still important. I decided to make good on that threat this week. One of the reasons that I think it's necessary to build websites that are iPhone-friendly is that lots of people will surf to your website before thinking of picking up your free app in the App Store. Do you want those people to have the somewhat-degraded user experience that comes from using a version of your website that's intended for a desktop or notebook computer?

iPhoneLive Preview Webcast Scheduled for Oct. 14 - O'Reilly Conferences
By Suzanne Axtell, Communications Gal
[October 09, 2008]

Conference program co-chairs Bill Dudney and Raven Zachary will preview iPhoneLive on Tuesday, October 14 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. They'll also discuss their iPhone specialties: iPhone development and app store licensing models. Sign up for the iPhoneLive webcast here....

Does Hacking Closed Hardware Hinder Open Hardware? - O'Reilly Broadcast
By chromatic
[October 08, 2008]

I'm profoundly uncomfortable purchasing devices which, by default, do not provide the freedoms I desire. I'm starting to believe it works against my desire for open, unencumbered hardware.

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