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WWDC got all the attention for the iPhone 3G and the apps demoed on it, which were amazing. However, we didn’t hear about something else...SproutCore! That new iPhone couldn’t have been the only thing they were working on. Apple attempted to keep this on the down low, and had everyone sign an NDA, but this open source project has everyone talking. We haven’t yet seen any pictures or videos, but here’s a description of SproutCore from the WWDC schedule:

SproutCore is an open source, platform-independent, Cocoa-inspired JavaScript framework for creating web applications that look and feel like Desktop applications. Learn how to combine SproutCore with HTML5’s standard offline data storage technologies to deliver a first-class user experience and exceptional performance in your web application.

Not much has been leaked, expect for when we found out the .Mac Web Gallery was built off the framework. Again, not native Apple technology; Charles Jolley of Sproutit used it for his online e-mail application called Mailroom. Flash for Mac has always been falling behind, due to Adobe focusing on the Windows version. Now, the puzzle fits together; Flash could have worked on the iPhone, but could not run rich web applications to replace desktop apps.

For more information on SproutCore, check out its official website.

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With Steve Jobs looking quite gaunt at yesterday’s WWDC Keynote, suspicion arose surrounding his health. Then comes the speculation that the islet cell neuroendocrine tumor in that was discovered and supposedly eradicated in 2004 had returned. Apple spokesmen released a statement saying that it was nothing of the sort, rather just a “common bug” has been bothering Steve for the last few weeks. Shareholders and employees are hoping that this is the case and nothing more, as many people view Jobs to be an irreplaceable part of Apple. Not helping the rumors is the fact that back in 2004 when Steve had a rare type of Pancreatic cancer, he concealed that fact to the public for almost nine months.

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This post is part seven of a seven part series covering the iPhone applications and games announced at the WWDC Keynote on Monday, June 9th.

Modality is a reference guide for medical students. The app contains hundreds of illustrations and labels for the complex structure and location of all the internal workings of the human body. This app will help students study and remember the names through features such as Quiz, which generates a random quiz of all the images to help with retention. Another interesting feature is the ability to select a part of the body and search it, either on Google or Wikipedia.

The second app is MIMVista, a simple, yet powerful, application targeted at physicians with huge amounts of medical documents, especially images, that need to be reviewed. Documents such as X-Rays and CT Scans can be uploaded to the phone, enabling the doctor to access the files from anywhere at any time. This app also features an measurement feature for quick reference. It will help doctors be more productive when they lack a workstation.

For more on the new iPhone apps revealed at WWDC, follow the links below.

• Auctions
• Push Notification Service
• Typepad
• Mobile News
• Band
• Modality and MIMVista
• At Bat

This post is part three of a seven part series covering the iPhone applications and games announced at the WWDC Keynote on Monday, June 9th.

One of the most anticipated apps for the iPhone was a blogging application. Users got their wish with Typepad, a popular blog host that now runs natively on the iPhone. From your iPhone, you can log in to your blog, write entries, and edit your account. These edits can be done over WiFi or EDGE, so you can be hooked up from almost anywhere. A free trial is available, but this app will cost money.

For more on the new iPhone apps revealed at WWDC, follow the links below.

  • Auctions
  • Push Notification Service
  • Typepad
  • Mobile News
  • Band
  • Modality and MIMVista
  • At Bat

This post is part one of a seven part series covering the iPhone applications and games announced at the WWDC Keynote on Monday, June 9th.

The first group to demo an app was iPhone App Lab. Their app was aptly named Auctions. It is certified by both Apple and eBay, and is available for free in the App store in iPhone 2.0.

The eBay application provides iPhone users with an easy way to buy and sell in the world’s largest online auction base, and Safari is no longer needed. From your iPhone, you can bid on items, check your watch list, check bid status and view item details, including photos of the listing. I think this is a decent app, but not really worth paying for, so it’s a good thing it will be free.

For more on the new iPhone apps revealed at WWDC, follow the links below.

  • Auctions
  • Push Notification Service
  • Typepad
  • Mobile News
  • Band
  • Modality and MIMVista
  • At Bat

Digital Legends Entertainment debuted a currently unnamed iphone game today at WWDC. Similar to God of War, the game features an action/fantasy genre with a the player controlling their character and tackling various problems for example getting from A to B through the use of a rope and possibly battling some extremely ugly enemies. Digital Legends Entertainment started development of the game just two weeks prior to WWDC, but previewed a graphically impressive demo of the game. The game features openGL and touch controls.

Currently thin on details, the game should be finished by September, when it will be distributed to iPhone users via the new App Store set to debut in early July. If the demo was anything to go by, we might be seeing some amazing games hitting the iPhone App Store soon enough. 

Everyone’s favorite glass-encased-monkey game is coming to the iPhone. We had a quick glimpse of the game during the “iPhone Software Roadmap Event,” but Sega has released more details at the recent WWDC. 110 stages have been developed since we had our first look, and the game allows users to play as any of the four characters (AiAi, MeeMee, Baby and GonGon).

The aim of the game is to guide your monkey (ball) around various platforms, ultimately aiming to reach the goal. In the iPhone version of the game, users must guide the monkey by tilting the iPhone ,which in turn tilts the platforms, thanks to the built-in accelerometer. Graphically, the game is looking excellent for a mobile orientated release, rivaling graphics seen on the handheld portable gaming device, the Nintendo DS.

Sega didn’t state how much the game would cost, but some predict that iPhone games could cost as little as $10 for a full blown game, a decent price undercutting most games available for other portable gaming machines. The game is expected to be released when the iPhone App Store becomes available in early July.

Brian Greenstone of Pangea Software announced two games for the iPhone at the WWDC keynote today. Already favorites on the Mac, Enigmo and Cro-Mag Rally will both be available for the iPhone through the iApp store for $9.99.

Most of the focus was on Cro-Mag Rally, which will feature 11 cars and will use the iPhone accelerometer for turning.

In Cro-Mag Rally, you are a speed-hungry caveman named Brog who races through the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages in primitive vehicles such as the Geode Cruiser, Bone Buggy, Logmobile, Trojan Horse, and many others. Brog has at his disposal an arsenal of primitive weaponry ranging from Bone Bombs to Chinese Bottle Rockets and Heat Seeking Homing Pigeons. There are 9 different tracks to race on, and 11 different vehicles to drive.

Cro-Mag Rally is an incredibly diverse and entertaining racing game, and there is nothing else like it for the iPhone / iPod Touch! The game is visually stunning, has incredibly fun driving physics (you steer with the iPhone itself!), and is suitable for all ages.

Enigmo will contain 50 levels. Brian stated in the keynote that it took only three days to get the games up and running using the iPhone SDK, and that adding the accelerometer feature took about ten minutes. Both games will be available when the iApp store opens soon.

Via [Appletell] Product [Pangea Software]

Today at WWDC, Steve kicked off the keynote with iPhone 2.0 talk. 4,000 people in enterprise and higher education had the opportunity to participate in beta testing for the new firmware. 35% of Fortune 500 companies participated. Steve started off the day by showing a video of company heads talking about how useful iPhone 2.0 is doing in their environments.

Some new features we saw on the keynote both in the video and demoed by Scott Forstall are:

• Contact Search
• Exchange Support
• Location-Based Services via Core Location
• Push email, contacts, calendar, etc.
• Open GL (Games, anyone?)
• Full iWork and Office Document support
• Bulk delete and move messages
• Ability to save images
• Scientific calculator mode
• Many more language inputs, especially Asian language support, including one that you draw the character into the phone.

The release date has been pushed back to early July. While free for iPhone users, it will be $9.95 for iPod Touch users. Apps under 10 MB can be downloaded over cell networks, WiFi or iTunes, and ones over 10 MB can be downloaded via WiFi or iTunes. Apps will be FairPlay wrapped. No pirating.

Enterprises can now make applications that work only on authorized iPhones, and can be distributed any way they want, including over ethernet.

Check our WWDC live blog for updates.