Applelinks iPhone News Reader - Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Google Apps to Meet iPhone at Texas University
3G iPhone: What We Know And What We Don't
Rumor: iPhone 2 to Have a Broadcom GPS Chip?
So You've Jailbroken Your iPhone - Now What?
Dilemma meets opportunity: iPhone beta SDKs in review
Google Apps to Meet iPhone at Texas University
eWeek's Clint Boulton reports:
Abilene Christian University has adopted Google Apps and will pair them with free iPhones for students and faculty next fall.
When Abilene Christian University CIO Kevin Roberts learned his e-mail administrator was leaving in 2006, he nearly freaked out.
....Rather than manage the school's existing Sun Java System Messaging Servers, Sun Java System Calendar Servers and "rogue" Microsoft Exchange servers himself or hire a new admin, Roberts said he went with Google Apps Education Edition in 2007.
After weighing the options—Google, Microsoft Live, Exchange, and Sun Microsystems' offerings—Roberts said it became clear the SAAS (software as a service) path was the route he wanted to take to save his school time and money. In moving to Google Apps, Roberts was able to fill the e-mail admin hole with a new developer position.
He said he also figures he's saving the school at least $100,000 a year in salaries, licensing fees, storage and server maintenance costs.....
Next fall, it could get even better. ACU will offer its faculty and about 900 incoming freshmen free Apple iPhones or Apple iPod Touches. ACU will foot the iPhone and service bill for its teachers, while students who choose the iPhone will have to pay for their service plans through AT&T.
For the full report click here.
3G iPhone: What We Know And What We Don't
Ars Technica's Jacqui Cheng reports:
In the last several weeks, rumors and speculation about the upcoming 3G version of the iPhone have greatly multiplied. The reasons for this sudden increase in noise could could be any number of things, but seasoned Apple-rumor-followers know from experience that an increase in chatter almost always indicates that something is about to hit, regardless of whether any one chatterer was entirely accurate....
So, we know it's coming, but what else? Here, we try to differentiate between what we know, what we don't, and everything in between.
To read more, click here.
Rumor: iPhone 2 to Have a Broadcom GPS Chip?
Ubergizmo's Hubert Nguyen reports:
We've seen all kinds of rumors, sometimes, we publish them because they might have a hint of truth, but we're publishing this one because it seems ridiculous:
"Tonight, based on a recent informal conversation my Dad had with his friend's wife who works at Apple, he told me the next iPhone is likely to have GPS. Usually, my Dad's friend's wife doesn't let Apple product info slip out until right before a new product announcement is made. This being the case, I'm betting GPS will be included with the 3G iPhone... and soon"
To read more, click here.
So You've Jailbroken Your iPhone - Now What?
The Mac Observer's Ted Landau says:
With the release of iPhone 2.0 software in June, iPhone users will likely have a glut of Apple-approved programs to choose from. However, plenty of third-party iPhone software is out there now, provided you've opened your device to it, a process known as "jailbreaking." For those up to the task, here's how to load and manage programs on a jailbroken iPhone.
To read more, click here.
Dilemma meets opportunity: iPhone beta SDKs in review
The Register's Dave Jewell reports:
Will you tread the Cupertino path?
iPhone SDKs are like buses these days, the appear so frequently. Since my introductory piece on iPhone development, Apple has rolled out an initial SDK preview, a second iteration of the SDK (Beta 2) while a third beta followed not long behind. The second beta included the much-anticipated Interface Builder application but Beta 3 actually makes it work.
So what are you getting from Apple? Turns out an interesting bag of technology that comes with some philosophical choices for developers over whether they work with Apple or follow their own path, independent of the company, building iPhone applications.
For the full review visit here:
http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2008/04/14/iphone_sdk_beta_2_3_review/
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