Apple has posted its fifth revision to the iPhone SDK (software development kit). The new release updates documentation and has various API changes. AddressBook APIs have been significantly revised, as have OpenGL-related components including the EAGL items.

The graphics changes in particular mean that some under-development applications will need to be re-written to take advantage of […]

Representatives of Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, the firm behind a $100 million venture capital for official iPhone application development, told iPhone Atlas that its managers have been been overwhelmed by the response and subsequent slew of applications submitted for iFunding.

Since the program’s inception, KPCB has received more than 1500 applications. Due to the immense […]

The latest build of the iPhone SDK (beta 4) and accompanying iPhone OS 2.0 beta release (5A258f) include support for “active” and “inactive” applications. Though some developers initially interpreted this inclusion as the addition of the ability to run third-party applications in the background — a notable omission from the initial SDK. However, it appears […]

Apple has now released iPhone OS 2.0 build 5A240d to authorized developers, eliminating an issue in which devices running the previous, expired OS build 5A225c were rendered non-functional.

We’re still awaiting word on specific enhancements in this release.

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Apple has released a new version of the iPhone SDK, this one labeled build 9M2158a, beta 3. The previous build was labeled 5A225c.

We’re not yet sure what’s included in the new release, but we are receiving reports from developers indicating that iPhones legally running the pre-release 2.0 beta software, build 5A225c, were been remotely disabled […]

Neglecting to release any specifics on how the development environment will integrate with Apple’s official SDK, Unity Technologies has announced that its multiplatform 3D game development tool, called Unity, will soon be able to create titles that run on the iPhone.

A brief statement from Unity reads:

“The Unity engine is the core technology that facilitates visually […]

Despite disconcerting notices that were interpreted as rejection letters, Apple is now sending acceptance letters to a much broader swath of those who applied to the $99 iPhone Developer program — including many who received the initial, dismissive notes. iPhone Atlas has, in the past 24 hours, received messages from a number of developers indicating […]

Apple has released a new build of the iPhone SDK to registered developers. The new release includes much-anticipated support for building iPhone user interfaces using the Xcode Interface Builder tool. This tool allows developers to graphically design application elements using drag-and-drop (from templates), and then to link these graphical controls to writeen source code.

More details […]

Jonathan Zdziarski has made available the first publicly available application for iPhone OS 1.2, a port of his popular NES emulator. The application, for which source code is available, can be built in Xcode and run on iPhone 1.2 devices. Currently iPhone OS 1.2 is only in the hands of developers accepted to Apple’s iPhone […]

With coders now being accepted into Apple’s iPhone Developer program and receiving the OS 1.2 beta software, we’re learning a lot — and it’s not all pretty.

As previously reported, Apple’s documentation states: “Once you install the pre-release iPhone OS on your device, such device may only be used for development and testing purposes until the […]