WWDC: The solution for iPhone development—Safari
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Jun 11, 2007 at 2:28pm
Apple CEO Steve Jobs, during his keynote today at the Worldwide Developer Conference, that the company had come up with a “sweet solution” to the conundrum of expanding the capabilities of the iPhone, due to ship Oct. 29, while keeping it secure. The solution: Safari and its Web 2.0-like features such as AJAX.
The version of the Safari web browser that’s on the iPhone is the same, full version as that for the Mac and now Windows. And, with it, developers can create content that “looks and behaves exactly like applications” and which can be integrated with the iPhone and iPhone services, Jobs said.
With the solution, there’s not even a need for a software developer kit for the iPhone, he added. “You’ve got everything you need if you know how to write apps using existing web standards,” he said.
Sebhelyesfarku Says:
Good luck to write a Skype client or a call recorder in html and Javascript/Ajax LOL That was final proof that the iPhone is a dumbphone, basicly an iPod with phone, web browser and email.
Posted on June 11, 2007
visitor Says:
Scott…
No, you don’t have to connected to internet. Safari *can* open locally stored files. It always could.
Posted on June 11, 2007
Joe Says:
Scott and sebhely.....educate yourselves before posting.
Posted on June 11, 2007
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Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 4,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
Scott Says:
What a cop out. So I have to be connected to the Internet for any custom apps. How about playing a game on the plane or using an expense tracking app on the plane.
Posted on June 11, 2007