Apple's iPhone Open to Software Developers

Third-party software developers can create Web 2.0 applications to run on Apple Inc.'s forthcoming iPhone, company CEO Steve Jobs said Monday.

Jobs told an enthusiastic audience at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2007 in San Francisco that developers could write applications that work and look like iPhone applications from Apple, including those for making calls, sending e-mail and other functions.

The iPhone, a combination of cell phone, Web browser and video and music player, goes on sale June 29.

Developers will be able to create applications for the iPhone by using Web 2.0 programming tools like Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and taking advantage of the full version of Apple's Safari Web browser incorporated into the devices. A separate, special software developer kit is not needed, Jobs said.

Party time. Everyone ran down the street chanting iPhone! This is excellent news for those of us that will be getting an iPhone which is a lot of us. 3rd party apps will make an already appealing device that much more appealing.

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