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I heard a rumor today that Apple is shortly going to allow third-party applications on the iPhone. They won’t be full applications, however: they’ll be Desktop Widgets.
You will soon be able to drag any <a href=”http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/dashboard/”>Desktop Widget</a> into iTunes, and they’ll sync with the iPhone, the source said.
To run on the iPhone and provide interactivity, they’ll require JavaScript, which means the iPhone will shortly get a Java update. When? The source didn’t say.
But the source did say that Apple hasn’t released iPhone widgets yet because Java has proven to be a major draw on battery power. Presumably, Apple has figured out how to tackle this problem. How? Again, the source didn’t say.
In OS X, Widgets are like mini web pages that run in Dashboard instead of a web browser. <a href=”http://developer.apple.com/macosx/dashboard.html”>According to Apple’s Developer website</a>, they’re a mix of HTML, Java and CSS.
Unfortunately, this is all I know. I promised not to reveal the source of the rumor, but they’re well-placed. This is coming from just one source, via a third-person, so I’m only 70 percent confident it’s true. When I worked at MacWeek, we’d never publish rumors as news until it had been confirmed by at least three separate sources.
However, the redoubtable Glenn Fleischman reports for TidBits that Apple <a href=”http://db.tidbits.com/article/9230″>is getting near</a> to making third-party applications available for the iPhone. Glenn has no details, but suggests the release is imminent.
Written by Leander Kahney on October 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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Yet another Apple patent has been discovered. This one is similar to the one that was found recently for a pressure-sensitive multi-touch trackpad, similar to those currently in use in Apple's MacBook line. Contrary to the last, this one is titled as being a "Force and Location Sensitive Display".
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Written by Edward Kirk on October 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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The Pershing Unit of The Bank of New York’s Mellon branch released a press release stating the release of their new online financial management software.
NetExchange Pro allows you to manage brokerage like a professional (using an iPhone, that is). Marketed directly by The Bank of New York Mellon, it allows you to monitor business accounts and trade easily on your iPhone, making it that much more worth the money.
Pershing’s NetExchange Pro online account management platform is utilized by over 90,000 investment professionals and provides access to a wide array of financial products, services and tools. Using the Safari web browser on the Apple iPhone, investment professionals can now view their clients’ account, balance information and investment holdings with the same level of security and encryption that they experience through Pershing’s other products and solutions. Investment professionals can also access commission summaries and view the day’s best and worst performing equities.
Suresh Kumar, chief information officer of Pershing, said, “Investment professionals are continuously exploring new ways to access their clients’ critical business information in a more flexible manner. The availability of NetExchange Pro on iPhone provides our customers with an efficient, secure and expedient way to monitor their clients’ investment portfolios and stay abreast of the markets.” Additional information is available at www.pershing.com.
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 37 countries and serving more than 100 markets. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.
Written by patrick on October 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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215 apps and counting.
Arranged by alphabet, most popular and staff picks.
We also have a link for those of you who want to develop webapps for the iPhone SVWith web apps, the power of the Internet meets the brilliance of multi-touch. And suddenly, iPhone and iPod touch can do that much more.
Flick through lists of news articles on Digg. Play games like Sudoku and Bejeweled with the touch of a finger. View movie times, train schedules, and blogs.
Apple WebApps
Developer link
Written by Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM on October 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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Mozilla recently decided to further dig itself into the mobile fray, challenging Microsoft and Apple’s stock browsers with one of the most popular and used PC browsers available.
“The user demand for a full browsing experience on mobile devices is clear,” says Mike Schroepfer, VP of Engineering at Mozilla, on his blog last Tuesday. The iPhone reportedly accounted for a large amount of interest over at Mozilla, further enticing them to release a mobile Firefox.
As for a release date, one is not set or specified yet, though Mr. Schroepfer did say “Not before 2008.” - As well as commenting that Mozilla is not sure what platforms it will support — because it does not know itself.
The initial announcement of Mobile Firefox comes after the announcement this year regarding Minimo, another Mozilla-based browser, which was previously stated before release to be a slow project, and the owner didn’t expect to work much more on it.
We will report more on this interesting project as it comes to light. Until then, let’s hope nothing breaks.
Thanks: PCAdvisor
Written by patrick on October 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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