Re: iPad is Coming

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 3/12/2010 4:30 PM, Mike wrote:
> I don't know the full rules, but from what I understand, you can create
> whatever programs you want. If you want to sell them though, you have to go
> through the "empire approval" process. I don't think you have to pay the $99
> SDK fee if you want to create your own apps, but if you want to sell, you
> have to pay to play. This allows corporations to create their own
> specialized software for their employees to run on their iPhones.

Sell or give away.  

And, FWIW, the only way to develop an iPhone app is on a Mac.  There's no PC based SDK.

> Just recently Black Swan released a Google Voice "app" that isn't in the
> iTunes store. Apparently it is some sort of hybrid app. It downloads
> straight to your iPhone/Touch.

I'm pretty sure that the app is strictly browser based.  There's no way to download code to the iPhone or iTouch.

Even though they state "It is not a web site optimized for the iPhone", I think that's an untrue statement ... it must run in the Safari browser.  

In their FAQ section they state: 
"VoiceCentral Black Swan utilizes HTML5, JavaScript, a client-side database, and a middleware layer powered by Google App Engine."

The client-side database, I *THINK* is accessed from within Safari.

david