The Apple iPhone SDK event, held at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino today marked the start of what will soon be even more popular "iPhone". Apple unveiled the tools and technologies that will allow independent software developers to create and sell programs for the iPhone and iPod touch.
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Applications for the iPhone will be built on a Mac using a new version of Xcode, available in a beta version today as a part of Apple's new iPhone Developer Program. Get the Official SDK via the iPhone Dev Center.
Key points mentioned during today's event:
iPhone 2.0 firmware set to ship in June will allow SDK apps.
Apps will be downloaded via an exclusive iPhone app called AppStore which will be a part of the 2.0 firmware update. (This is Apple's version of a package manager like Installer or Cydia.)
Main stream companies such as AOL, EA, Sega, and many more will soon revolutionize the iPhone user experience. (Expect more sophistication, realisism, and overall user friendliness on apps and games in the near future.)
Developers get 70% of the revenue from their apps and are allowed to set the price to sell to the user. There will be no credit card fees and developers will be paid monthly. The cost to publish apps for resell via AppStore is a yearly fee of $99. As a developer, this single fee gives you the ability to sign unlimited apps for the iphone.
A lot of applications will be free. Developers are not charged anything for free applications. There are only a few limitations including porn, anything illegal, bandwidth hogs, and any unforeseen apps created in the future that Apple deems innapropriate.
Development is done in XCode, only on Mac, and includes a Mac-side iPhone Simulator.
Exchange and ActiveSync support are in the 2.0 update.[??:??]
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