iPhone to Support Third-Party Web 2.0 Applications |
Innovative New Way to Create Applications for iPhone
SAN FRANCISCO, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WWDC 2007 -- Apple(R)
today announced that its revolutionary iPhone(TM) will run applications
created with Web 2.0 Internet standards when it begins shipping on June 29.
Developers can create Web 2.0 applications which look and behave just like
the applications built into iPhone, and which can seamlessly access
iPhone's services, including making a phone call, sending an email and
displaying a location in Google Maps. Third-party applications created
using Web 2.0 standards can extend iPhone's capabilities without
compromising its reliability or security.
"Developers and users alike are going to be very surprised and pleased
at how great these applications look and work on iPhone," said Steve Jobs,
Apple's CEO. "Our innovative approach, using Web 2.0-based standards, lets
developers create amazing new applications while keeping the iPhone secure
and reliable."
Web 2.0-based applications are being embraced by leading developers
because they are far more interactive and responsive than traditional web
applications, and can be easily distributed over the Internet and
painlessly updated by simply changing the code on the developers' own
servers. The modern web standards also provide secure data access and
transactions, like those used with Amazon.com or online banking.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the
Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the
Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with
its award- winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and
professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media
revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online
store, and will enter the mobile phone market this year with its
revolutionary iPhone.
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logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh and iPhone are trademarks of Apple. Other
company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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