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After the WWDC announcements last week, there is a lot to be excited about when it comes to developing for the iPhone. One thing that can potentially help applications run smoother and faster (especially when it comes to networking on the iPhone) is threading. Threading allows developers to run two… Continue Reading »

Last week, we talked about frameworks in relation to developing for the iPhone. With iPhone OS 3.0, Apple has updated and added many frameworks, as well as other interesting tidbits for iPhone developers. For instance, push notifications will now be included into the operating systems and will allow developers to… Continue Reading »

Hey everyone, I would like to announce the first post of a new weekly column I will be starting called iPhone Developer Intervention. This column will be mostly dedicated towards anything related to the iPhone SDK or developing for the iPhone as well as programming ideas in general. Through my… Continue Reading »

There are plenty of reports of various App Stores popping up that promise to offer iPhone applications in a way other than through the actual iTunes App Store. Just this week, the Cydia store was made available for jailbroken iPhones. These App Stores—which are completely illegitimate in Apple’s eyes, I’m… Continue Reading »

Piracy is almost an unavoidable issue for PC and Mac developers, but even the App Store’s closed and protected environment hasn’t stopped hackers from “cracking” iPhone apps. Last week, Hackulous introduced Crackulous—a tool that makes it easier for iPhone apps to be cracked. Kali Anti-Piracy from Ripdev is a new… Continue Reading »

Apple this week has been redesigning aspects of its iTunes App Store due to complaints from some developers. These updates, which were made mostly to separate the free apps from the paid apps, have also made the desktop interface more like that of the interface on the mobile App Store… Continue Reading »

Before the iTunes App Store opened, Paul Kafasis had some questions about how it would work, and what it would mean for developers. Now, almost six months later, he’s put up the results of how the App store works from the perspective of a developer… Continue Reading »

Apple seems to love touting the fact that there are so many useful applications for the iPhone. Now, Apple is bringing that same attitude to a new website they have created called iPhone Your Life.  Calling the iPhone “a way of life,” this website collects the iPhone apps into various… Continue Reading »

In Chapter One of my Developing for the iPhone series, I shared some thoughts on the genesis of every project; the big bang for the entrepreneur, the idea that supports everything else. I also stated what I feel to be a truthful fact about the significance of the idea, and… Continue Reading »

When it comes to developing for the iPhone, there’s no dramatic change in comparison to any other software development project. Aside from the technical aspects of programming for a mobile device, general guidelines have to be followed in order to achieve the highest chance of success. This is the first… Continue Reading »