Re: iPad is Coming

On 3/12/2010 4:30 PM, Mike wrote:

I don't know the full rules, but from what I understand, you can create
whatever programs you want. If you want to sell them though, you have to go
through the "empire approval" process. I don't think you have to pay the $99
SDK fee if you want to create your own apps, but if you want to sell, you
have to pay to play. This allows corporations to create their own
specialized software for their employees to run on their iPhones.

Sell or give away.

And, FWIW, the only way to develop an iPhone app is on a Mac. There's no PC based SDK.

Just recently Black Swan released a Google Voice "app" that isn't in the
iTunes store. Apparently it is some sort of hybrid app. It downloads
straight to your iPhone/Touch.

I'm pretty sure that the app is strictly browser based. There's no way to download code to the iPhone or iTouch.

Even though they state "It is not a web site optimized for the iPhone", I think that's an untrue statement ... it must run in the Safari browser.

In their FAQ section they state:
"VoiceCentral Black Swan utilizes HTML5, JavaScript, a client-side database, and a middleware layer powered by Google App Engine."

The client-side database, I *THINK* is accessed from within Safari.

david