Sergi Castillo

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Flash for iPhone

March 20th, 2008 by sergi

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Since the announcement of the iPhone’s SDK the community around Apple is very excited and nobody wants to miss this unique opportunity.

The last company who wants to get involved is Adobe, at the last conference call Adobe’s CEO, Shantanu Narayen confirmed his company is working with Apple to bring Flash to the iPhone. This is very good news for iPhone’s users because too many webs use this technology and for now, it can’t be visualized on iPhone. So, this move benefits both Apple and Adobe, because it lets more users and developers come to iPhone’s platform.

I will stay tuned for more news and software development for the iPhone.

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Sun wants to bring Java to iPhone

March 14th, 2008 by sergi

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Sun Microsystems announced days ago they’re working to bring Java to the iPhone after the release of the new firmware 2.0, this is late June.

Sun wants to put their JVM with the Micro Editio (ME) as many of mobile phones comes with, but it’s a good idea? We must think about it as Alex Blewitt did in his entry. He exposed a lot of reasons why Sun can’t and should no bring Java to the iPhone.

Basically there are legal reasons because Sun can’t bring Java, Apple doesn’t allow the execution of third party code and any interpreter except iPhone’s.

The other reasons he exposed are based on the no need, iPhone doesn’t need Java applications, who wants it? who wants it having cocoa applications? And I add, who wants the slow Java applications, and who wants the memory eater Java applications?

I’m sure a lot of people thinks the same, meanwhile Apple haven’t say anything about that.

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Apple presents the iPhone SDK

March 10th, 2008 by sergi

Last 6th March Apple presented the Software Development Kit, SDK, for iPhone.

It was a very wanted release which satisfied developer’s dreams. The most important new features are the support for Microsoft Exchange, Push mail, contacts and calendars which will come with the next release of the firmware, the 2.0.

The new SDK will bring us a lot of new applications developed by the community, for example in the keynote Apple presented various demos of EA games, Touch Fighter a 3D game developed in two weeks and the most popular instant message program, AIM. All those applications will be able at iTunes Store, more specifically at new App Store, a store where you can buy all the new applications that developers will share with us and put the cost of the application with a free option.

All of these news are fantastic but what’s the conclusion? Well, the liberation of the SDK for iPhone will open to the developers a huge number of possibilities and in consequence a huge number of applications to the end users. Apple has restricted some things like the VoIP through telephonic network but don’t in a wifi. Another thing to be considered is the limit of running one application at same time which means that you can’t run your favorite IM program and play with a game, but I’m sure developers will find a solution.

This keynote hadn’t said anything about 3G, I hope the news will arrive soon with the announce of the iPhonein Spain.

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