[Fed-Talk] iPhone news is amazing!
[Fed-Talk] iPhone news is amazing!
- Subject: [Fed-Talk] iPhone news is amazing!
- From: Todd Heberlein <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 12:00:08 -0800
Wow!!! I was tracking the presentation from several locations, and it
the news was amazing.
iPhone software 2.0 is targeted for late June (no mention if there
will be any new hardware at the same time).
For businesses (from Ars Technica):
o remote wipe in case the phone is stolen
o push e-mail, contacts, calendar
o Cisco IPsec VPN
o Certificates and identities
o WPA2/802.1x
o Enforced security policies
o Device configuration
For Application developers, the SDK looks like a mature extension to
Xcode. Developers familiar with Xcode should be able to hit the
ground running (beta is available today). It includes a Mac-based
simulator and testing on the iPhone while debugging on the Mac.
Applications will be distributed through Apple, and the developer
sets the price! Apple keeps 30%, the developer 70%. The developer
doesn't need to worry about hosting costs, credit card transactions,
etc. Applications can be *free*.
Developers will be issued a certificate to sign their code. I guess
this reduces the risks of someone trying to distribute malicious
code, but also with Apple being the only distributor of the
applications, so once an application is identified as malicious they
can stop distribution immediately. Also, I suspect there will be some
form of certificate revocation to stop applications that have already
been distributed.
The software can also take advantage of the accelerometer built into
the phone, and they apparently showed some pretty amazing games
taking advantage of this.
In summary, something for businesses, developers, and gamers!! It
will be Christmas in June this year.
Todd
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