During this week’s AjaxWorld conference, ICEsoft Technologies has unveiled their open source ICEfaces Project.
ICEfaces itself is an Ajax framework that enables developers to easily create server centric rich internet applications in pure Java.

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Google has pushed out a new release of its GData Objective-C Client Library that adds support for the Google Contacts Data API and YouTube API.

read it here iphoneatlas.com

O’Reilly, one of the most well-known publishers of programming guides and references, is now shipping iPhone Open Application Development.

The book is written by Jonathan Zdziarski, famed iPhone hacker and author of NES.app, a Nintendo emulator for the iPhone.

read it here arstechnica.com

We already know that Apple plans to lockdown the development environment for iPhone applications made with the iPhone SDK and distributed through the AppStore. But, the question is, just how does Apple plan to keep such a tight leash on all those oncoming applications, and how does that play into the plan to charge a 30% royalty and $99 developer-fee?

read it here intomobile.com

Apple may have locked developers out of one key iPhone element, forbidding third-party applications from accessing iTunes.

This is likely to affect games developers seeking to source sounds from a user’s iTunes library, but will have far more effect on social networking music applications such as iLike or Last.FM.

read it here macworld.co.uk

The next time you go to your doctor’s office you could find them using an iPhone along with a stethoscope, analysts have predicted.

Earlier this month Apple released its iPhone software development kit (SDK), which will allow third-party developers to create games, business software and other types of applications for the iPhone.

read it here silicon.com

In 1996, once-and-current Apple CEO Steve Jobs was quoted in Fortune saying, “If I were running Apple, I would milk the Macintosh for all it’s worth—and get busy on the next great thing.” He hinted that this “next great thing” could very well be a new platform, noting the “PC wars are over.

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With the development opportunities of the iPhone platform added to those of Mac OS X Leopard, this year’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference promises to be the most exciting, informative conference ever.

Don’t miss this chance to see the latest technology and meet the engineers behind the two most innovative platforms for your creativity.

register here developer.apple.com

Apple is taking a play out of the Palm OS playbook for the iPhone. Unfortunately, it isn’t one that’ll benefit developers or end users. Like with the Palm OS, Apple isn’t going to allow developers to create applications that can multitask or run in the background when not directly being used. This means only when a program is on the screen will it be allowed to access the iPhone’s memory and processing resources.

read it here smartphonetoday.com

The iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) has been downloaded over 100,000 times since it was unveiled last week. The SDK allows third-party developers to make applications for the iPhone and iPod touch.

The iPhone SDK has been one of the most talked about pieces of software coming out of Cupertino for some time. Developers and consumers alike wondered how robust the SDK would be when it was finally released

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Even as an entirely proprietary platform the Apple iPhone is having a big impact on open source.

Apple’s huge and growing share of mobile data traffic, and its development choices, are now driving many corporate development choices.

read it here zdnet.com

Last week’s demos of killer games and other third-party apps for the iPhone were eye-popping, all right. But after a few days poking around the just-released beta of the iPhone software kit, developers say they’re finding some troubling limitations.

read it here yahoo.com

I’m a J2ME developer. From my perspective, Java has always been ‘hampered’ by the degree of difficulty in building robust and intuitive UIs. Steve Jobs has wonderfully liberated us with the advent of the iPhone SDK. I’m a Java/Windows developer moving to the Apple development world and while I’m intrigued by the idea of Java on my favorite mobile device, I’m not sure folks really realize the genius of the iPhone UI paradigm.

read it here sys-con.com

So with hardware accelerated 3D graphics, an integrated database API, tightly integrated performance monitoring tools, and a highly specialized version of the Cocoa framework tweaked just for the iPhone and rechristened as Cocoa Touch, the iPhone’s just-announced SDK sounds like a winner.

check it out engadget.com

Sun Microsystems is developing a Java Virtual Machine for Apple’s iPhone and plans to release the JVM some time after June, enabling Java applications to run on the popular mobile device.

The JVM is to be based on the Java Micro Edition (ME) version of Java, said Eric Klein, vice president of Java marketing at Sun, on Friday afternoon. Apple had not shown interest in enabling Java to run on the iPhone, but Sun plans to step in and do the job itself after having pondered Thursday’s release of an SDK for the iPhone by Apple.

read it here infoworld.com

Apple has unveiled its long awaited iPhone SDK to allow third party applications to run on the iPhone. Although Apple has included some notable restrictions, the new SDK offers developers access to most of the same tools and features that the iPhone’s native applications use.

read it here wired.com

I haven’t even downloaded the SDK yet, but many of my questions can be answered from simply reading the documentation and license agreement.

read it here macdaddyworld.com

With a little of delay, Apple Inc crammed out the long awaited and oh so necessary tools for us, to finally develop official iPhone Applications.

Standard Program $99
The Standard Program is for developers who are creating free and commercial applications for iPhone and iPod touch.

Enterprise Program $299
The Enterprise Program is for developers who are creating proprietary, in-house applications for iPhone and iPod touch.

You can apply here for the program developer.apple.com

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Phil Schiller turns the stage over to Apple’s Scott Forstall to talk applications. Forstall starts by saying that Apple’s initial strategy of enabling iPhone apps through Safari has been a hit.

Facebook has a great iPhone Web app, and so does Bank of America.

“But today, what I really want to tell you about is the native iPhone SDK.” Starting today, the APIs and tools that Apple uses to build apps will be available to all developers.

read it all here pcworld.com

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner John Doerr shared the stage with Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Thursday to announce the venture capital firm will put up $100 million to seed development of applications for Apple’s iPhone.

“A revolutionary new platform is a rare and prized opportunity for entrepreneurs, and that’s exactly what Apple has created with iPhone and iPod touch,” Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner John Doerr said in a statement.

read it here redherring.com

MySpace has secured early access to Apple’s iPhone SDK, and is creating its own native application for the device, a report claims.

read it here macworld.co.uk

It’s time for another live blog: come back here Thursday for coverage of Apple’s iPhone software event.

This time, we’re going on the road a bit, about 40 minutes south of San Francisco where these events are usually held, to Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.

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Without a doubt, Social Computing is the preeminent phenomenon rising on the second wave of the web, and the iPhone will become one of the dominant clients for Social Computing in the mobile space.

read it here soa.sys-con.com

At a special event in Cupertino tomorrow, Apple plans to unveil the iPhone Software Develop Kit (SDK) “road map”, the path to which third-party developers will be able to create native applications for the iPhone (and iPod Touch) that run outside of the Web browser.

read it here zdnet.com

Apple’s highly-anticipated iPhone/iPod touch SDK announcement is just around the corner, but anonymous sources area already doing what they do best. iLounge’s Jeremy Horwitz says a couple caged birds sang and confirmed a number of assumptions about what to expect from Apple’s first attempt at officially opening its darling gadgets.

read it here arstechnica.com