Apple’s upcoming Mac App Store is going to be a big deal for consumers, but it’s an even more significant announcement to the developers who will be tasked with stocking its shelves. Macworld talked to some software makers to get their reactions and thoughts on what the Mac App Store means for everyone.

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The Android Developers Blog has a nice breakdown on a tool called Traceview that Android developers can use to improve performance on their applications.   I could go into detail but Tim Bray does a good job on the blog of breaking it down. He explains how to use the logged data to find out what what part of your app is taking up the most time, then drilling down to find the likely culprits of code causing any mischief.

I’m sure many of you developers may already know about this tool, but just in case, it’s good to spread the word.  Nobody wants buggy, laggy apps bogging down their Android device.  Hardware can only go so far and even then, all it takes is one bad app to eat up your battery or crash your phone.

Android developers: improve performance using Traceview

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Remember back at Nokia World when Nokia gave 1,000 developers Nokia N8 devices? Well, they did it again at the Nokia Developer Day event in San Francisco today. I knew I should have learned C++ and made the trip down there this week  Seriously, I think this is great for us Nokia fans as it gets devices into more developer’s hands so we have the more likely possibility of seeing some great apps come out from them. I like to support good developers and have no problem paying for good apps.

Are there any developers who read this site who received a new N8? What colors were they giving away?

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Nokia and AT&T Give Developers 10 Million Reasons to Create Apps
SAN FRANCISCO, September 23, 2010 — Calling All Innovators Contest Highlights Mobile Content for North America Developers now have 10 million more reasons to create their next great app on Nokia smartphones. Nokia (NYSE:NOK) and AT&T* announced today an unprecedented developer contest with USD 10 million in cash and prizes. Winning applications are selected by Nokia, AT&T and, for the first …

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PRESS-RELEASES: Calling all Pinoy developers! Create apps for Nokia, win $10 million in cash …
Developers now have 10 million more reasons to create their next great app on Nokia smartphones. Nokia and AT&T announced today an unprecedented developer contest with $10 million (about P480 million) in cash and prizes. Winning applications are selected by Nokia, AT&T, and for the first time, by consumers who can use their downloading power to indicate their favorites. The 2010 Calling All …

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I may have been kidding around a bit in my earlier post when I said I might want to register for the CTIA Developer Day to try to get a Nokia N8, but as I look at the Calling All Innovators, North America events and training page I am seriously thinking about the opportunities of developing for Symbian. Nokia is having some major training events with Mobile Monday and Qt training events being held right here in the Seattle area. I haven’t programmed anything in years, but understand I need to bone up on C++ first so I may pick up a few books and get cracking since I do have some ideas for apps I would like to see on the N8 and future Symbian devices.

The possibility of winning thousands of dollars by developing good apps is also a valid reason for considering development for Symbian. If Nokia can get someone like me excited about the opportunities, I think they may generate some excitement for these events in the developer community as well.

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What’s become so complicated you need two heads to figure it out? JavaScript of course.

Mozilla Labs recently launched a new project dubbed Zaphod, named for the two-headed President of the Galaxy in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Zaphod is a Firefox add-on that has two “heads” of its own.

Zaphod’s primary head, in this case, makes it simple to switch JavaScript rendering engines. Zaphod’s other “head” is the Narcissus JavaScript engine, which is a JavaScript engine written in JavaScript. Narcissus is great for experimenting with JavaScript, but it lacked an easy way to run your code within the browser, which is where Zaphod comes in.

The add-on lets you run the Narcissus engine instead of SpiderMonkey, Firefox’s default JavaScript engine. Just install Zaphod and put some “application/narcissus” script tags in your page, and Firefox will render your scripts using Narcissus.

You may be wondering why in the world anyone would want to run JavaScript code through a JavaScript Engine written in JavaScript (you may also be thinking that “the Escher” would have been an equally compelling name for the project). The answer is because you can change how the actual interpreter and compiler work. Sure you could re-write SpiderMonkey in your spare time, but that’s quite a task compared to modifying a few lines of JavaScript in Narcissus.

So, why modify the actual rendering engine? It could help the community reach decisions about what new features should be added JavaScript, what those features should look like and how they should behave. Or perhaps you’d just like to experiment with the JavaScript language itself, rather than what you can do with the language.

If you’d like to experiment with Narcissus, just add this meta tag to your HTML page:

<meta http-equiv="Content-Script-Type" content="application/narcissus" />

Then install the Zaphod add-on and reload your page. From there you’re just a few experiments away from revolutionizing the web. If you’d like to see a few of Mozilla’s experiments to get some idea of what you can do, head over the Narcissus page and take a look.

Don’t Panic photo by Jim Linwood/Flickr/CC

See Also:

• The Kraken Awakes to Test Your Browser’s JavaScript Powers
• Chrome Shows Off Some Fancy HTML5 Tricks
• Douglas Crockford on JavaScript and HTML5
• Conway’s Game of Life in JavaScript

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Nokia Reaches Out to Developers, Now Crucial to Company’s Success
At this week’s Nokia World 2010 in London, the mobile handset manufacturer sent a clear message to its developer community: we’re listening . Despite having the largest install base in the mobile industry, it hasn’t been, until now, all that easy for developers to create applications for the 1.3 billion Nokia users worldwide. With the release of an updated Nokia Qt Software Development Kit (an …

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Nokia World: Nokia reaches out to developers
Nokia has unveiled key improvements to its developer toolkit designed to makeit easier and more profitable to make apps for the Ovi Store and reach Nokia’s1.3 billion user base.

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Nokia’s New CEO Stephen Elop Says “Developers, Developers, Developers!”
Nokia’s newly appointed CEO Stephen Elop, the former head of Microsoft’s Business Division, made a surprise appearance at today’s Nokia World 2010 event in London. He presented the award to the finalists of Nokia’s “Growth Economy Venture Challenge,” a developer contest that came with a $1 million dollar prize. He also used the opportunity to make some brief closing remarks. Sponsor Elop …

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Nokia made a good move here at the combined Nokia World/Nokia Developer Summit event and, according to All About Symbian, gave each developer a Nokia N8 to use to develop and test their apps. I wish I was a developer This is similar to what the did with the N900 last year and is a smart move to make sure apps get onto the device and Symbian^3 platform as quickly as possible. I wondered why I saw N8 boxes all over the place here at Nokia World and it makes sense. I love that people develop for Symbian since I am a heavy application user and want the best apps on my phones too.

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Apple’s new developer rules (App Store Guidelines at Scribd) allow developers to create iPhone applications using cross-development platform tools. In April, Apple banned developers from using tools such as Adobe Creative Suite 5, which lets you create an application in Flash, and then port it to iPhone’s native language, Objective-C.

Apple also changed its mind on how ad networks can be integrated into apps, so Google’s AdMob is also back in.

Adobe said that Apple’s course reversal was “great news for developers” and that Adobe will now resume development of its CS5-iPhone feature. Adobe’s Packager for iPhone, a feature in the Flash Professional CS5 authoring tool, was created to enable Flash developers to quickly and easily deliver applications for iOS devices.

It does not change Apple’s policy of not supporting Flash-based content on the iPhone. Whether Apple will open the door to Adobe Flash for iOS remains to be seen.

Apple has been forced to compete with the rising tide of Android devices with less restictive policies.

In July, Google released its beta version of App Inventor for Android, a do-it-yourself kit to create an app to sell in Android’s marketplace. It meant for anyone, not just programmers. You can create an Android app using its building blocks and fill-in-the-blank forms.

Android devices will control largely half of the smartphone market, according to a Piper Jaffray report.

Research firm Gartner said today that Symbian and Android will dominate the mobile operating system market by 2014. In 2014, Gartner expects iOS to be third with 14.9 percent and BlackBerry OS to come in 4th, with just 11.7 percent of the mobile market.

Gartner expects that Symbian and Android together will account for 59.8 percent of the total worldwide mobile OS market by 2014, split almost equally–Symbian with 30.2 percent, and Android with 29.6 percent.

Apple is projected to sell 130 million iOS-based mobile devices per year by 2014, as Android hits 259M, according to Gartner. Gartner also sees Microsoft’s Windows Phone relegated to sixth place, behind the MeeGo platform created by Intel and Nokia.

Of course, four years is a long time, notes C/Net. Yesterday, Nokia announced a new CEO, Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft’s Business Division. Nokia said that Elop will help lead its “substantial transformation” from a hardware company to a software company.

Forrester advices enterprises how to get started in mobile enterprise development. Read/Write Web has a brief guide to tools for mobilizing the work force.

• MobileIron has a Virtual Smartphone Platform 3.0, with an API to use MobileIron’s device management platform to build their own mobile enterprise applications.
• Leapfactor has a new cloud-based mobile enterprise application platform that helps enterprises build single purpose apps that connect with existing enterprise software platforms. It interfaces with SAP or Oracle ERP system.
• Couch One Mobile is the new mobile app development platform from CouchDB. Developers can easily write web applications one time, scale vertically and share data and applications across the computing platforms and mobile devices.
• DragonRad from Seregon is a cross-platform enterprise-focused mobile application development platform launching at BlackBerry DevCon 2010 this month. DragonRad provides a drag and drop environment for app creation
• Rhomobile, a Ruby-based cross-platform enterprise application development platform makes it easier to create mobile apps that work with enterprise applications with custom databases.

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Much noise was made over Google’s new licensing system for applications in the Android market that would hope to prevent piracy. Even more noise was made over the fact that it was easily hackable. Later on, Google updated the skeptics and the FUD mongerers on the issue saying that – in its default state – the licensing system was fairly insecure and that it was meant to be heavily customized on an app-by-app basis. At that time, they also promised to demonstrate how one can customize the code to make it very difficult (though still not impossible) for hackers to bypass the system.

As usual, Google delivered wonderfully as their Trevor Johns has chimed in on the Android developers blog to show application developers how to do just that. I won’t attempt to summarize his explanation for obvious reasons, but if you want to take a look for yourself be sure to click on over for the lengthy (and educating) read.

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Research In Motion is holding another great, free webcast for BlackBerry Developers. This one, concentrates on BlackBerry 6 and how to best make use of the tools available. From creating stunning UI’s right down to how best manage Universal Search options this is a webcast you’ll not want to miss if you need to learn more about BlackBerry 6. The webcast will take place on Thursday, August 26th at 2:00PM EST and will be presented by Brian Zubert, Team Lead, Developer Relations. Event details below and be sure to click here to get registered if you plan on attending:

Don’t miss this deep technical review. It will spark your imagination and prepare you to take advantage of everything BlackBerry 6.

• Create stunning UI using the new BlackBerry 6 UI APIs
• Master new Super App capabilities like Universal Search
• Hear about our new Platform Services
• Learn about the groundbreaking BlackBerry® 6 Browser and how you can start building rich web apps with easy new tools
• See what you can do now with BlackBerry® Widgets

Who Should Attend: Interested in the opportunities of incorporating BlackBerry 6 features into your apps? Want to understand WebKit HTML5 capabilities for mobile web sites, or how to develop BlackBerry Widgets with the new BlackBerry Browser? If you develop applications for BlackBerry smartphones, you need to Register Now.

2010 BlackBerry Developer Super Apps Challenge Reminder: While we’re talking BlackBerry app developement, it’s a good time to remind all the BlackBerry Developers out there that September 6th deadline for the BlackBerry Developer Fund’s 2010 Super Apps Developer Challenge is fast approaching. This year the BlackBerry Partners Fund is looking for anyone who is building super apps, be it an application which you feel is already a super app or a new app you are currently working on. At stake is over $1.5 Million worth of prizes and includes developer services from leading industry partners, featured placements on BlackBerry App World, marketing programs from Research In Motion and much more. If you are a BlackBerry developer who is delivering super apps, you’ll want to take on the BlackBerry Developer Fund’s 2010 Super Apps Developer Challenge. The full list of contest prizes, eligibility and requirements are available on the BlackBerry Partners Fund website, just click the link.

CrackBerry.com‘s feed sponsored by ShopCrackBerry.com. Get Inside BlackBerry 6 – Developers invited to free webcast; Reminder: Super Apps Challenge Deadline Approaching!

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Despite the rapid growth Android has made in both the states and internationally, Google’s OS has not taken the crown just yet. This fall Microsoft will join the battle with Windows Phone 7. While early reports have been favorable towards the forthcoming OS it seems developers haven’t been so quick to hop on board the WP7 train. After being available for three months, the Windows Phone 7 software development kit has been downloaded 300,000 times. While 100,000 downloads a month isn’t bad, when compared to Android’s SDK, which was downloaded 750,000 in it’s first three months of availability back in 07, Microsoft’s numbers seem quite low. It goes without saying that the OS with the most third party developer support will have the best chance of reigning supreme, and right now Android is well ahead.

Developers slow to join Windows Phone 7

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Google has launched a developer’s preview of its Chrome Web Store — the company’s directory where users can browse and install Chrome extensions, web apps and downloadable apps that run in the browser.

There are no listings available yet in Thursday’s preview, but you can start creating apps and uploading them to the store so they’ll be available as soon as it opens later this year. All the tools you’ll need to publish apps are available there, as well as instructions on how to use the Licensing API so you can charge for your apps if you wish.

Interestingly, Google is recommending developers pursue a freemium model for paid apps. “A freshly installed app should always provide something useful or interesting, even if the user hasn’t paid yet,” the documentation says. “If the first page the user sees is useless — nothing but a payment wall, for example — the user is likely to uninstall your app, and you might get some scathing reviews.”

According to a report on TechCrunch, Google will take a five percent cut of sales revenue.

What’s up with installable web apps, you ask? Don’t web apps get served to a client from a web server? Well, yes, there’s that kind, and then there’s the kind you download and install. Google describes an installable web app as “a normal website with a bit of extra metadata.” The app is packaged, then downloaded and installed by the user, where it runs in the browser (online or off) and can access local storage.

Here’s a video that covers the details of Thursday’s developer preview:

See Also:

• Chrome 6 Beta Boasts New Look, Better Sync
• Gmail Adds More Drag and Drop Features, But Only in Chrome
• Is Your Browser Ready for HTML5?

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There’s basically no money in smartphone software, says Ars Technica:

Apple may have managed 5 billion application downloads and $1.5 billion in App Store revenue (through the end of June 2010), spread over some 200,000 applications – but those aren’t really the important numbers.

50 percent of paid applications receive fewer than 1,000 downloads, at an average sales price of somewhere between $1.99 and $3.83. After Apple’s 30 percent cut, there’s not a whole lot left, maybe around $2,500.

$2,500 is certainly better than a slap in the face, but it’s not going to sustain a business. The problem for developers is that a few paid applications do extremely well, and the rest don’t. The top 10 percent of paid applications get about 75,000 downloads. The next 10 percent, just over 9,000. A handful of developers are doing good business on the App Store

But the $2,500 average per paid app isn’t enough to cover costs, especially those that require constant updates, observes Ars Technica.

What about mobile ads? PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts north of $500 million in 2010 — which also isn’t much across 200,000 plus applications.

Here’s what Apple’s newest iAd looks like. The “iAd for Developers” ads, which let iPhone developers promote their apps within other apps, cost 25 cents per click.

Since launching its iAd mobile advertising service on July 1, Apple has been slow to roll it out. Of the 17 launch partners Apple named for iAd, only Unilever and Nissan had iAd campaigns for much of July.

Overall, mobile advertising is just starting to gain steam. Revenue from ads sold on cellphones in the U.S. is expected to increase by 43% to $593 million in 2010, up from $416 million in 2009, according to research firm eMarketer.

People familiar with the matter said Apple underestimated how tough the new business would be and is still learning the best tactics for dealing with ad agencies. At the same time, ad agencies are struggling to keep pace with new ad technologies.

Gartner says Android has overtaken Research in Motion’s BlackBerry to become the top-selling operating system in the United States in the second quarter. Android’s market share surged 30% to 34.1%, while BlackBerry fell 19% to 33.3%. Apple’s iOS was third, dipping 3.2% to 22%.

Worldwide, Android expanded rapidly in the second quarter of 2010, overtaking Apple’s iPhone OS to become the third-most-popular OS.

Meanwhile, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is planning an entirely new national publication for the iPad and other tablets. “Unlike News Corp.’s business-centric Wall Street Journal, the new digital newspaper would target a more general readership, offering short, snappy stories that could be digested quickly,” writes the Times.

It could start publishing by the end of the year.

There are at least 32 competing tablets in the works. Technologizer has the definitive round-up.

Even though it hasn’t officially launched yet, Adobe say developers are embracing its AIR technology for building applications on smartphones and other devices. Adobe first released AIR in 2008 as a tool for creating desktop apps that are connected to the Web, but the company is positioning the new version of AIR as a key part of its mobile strategy. AIR should also work with some tablets.

Is it better to create mobile websites or dedicated apps? Adobe says mobile websites are more popular by a factor of ten.

In Map Scripting 101, author Adam DuVander delivers 73 immediately useful scripts that will show you how to create interactive maps and mashups.

You’ll build tools like a local concert tracker, a real-time weather map, a Twitter friend-finder, an annotated map of Central Park, and much more. And because the book is based on the cross-platform Mapstraction JavaScript library, everything you create will be able to use nearly any mapping service, including OpenStreetMap, MapQuest, Google, Yahoo!, and Bing.

Urban Airship, a Portland company that helps developers build mobile apps with push notifications and in-app purchases, has raised $1.1 million in funding, led by True Ventures with participation from Founders Co-op. PointAbout’s Appmakr helps you quickly build a complete iPhone application for submission to the iTunes store without knowing anything about iPhone app development.

The Texas Tribune, a non-profit news site, was launched last November to cover statewide politics. Editor in Chief Evan Smith was interviewed by Paid Content about the transition from magazine to web journalism, how Facebook and Twitter can—and should—be used for news.

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The Bluetooth Special Interest Group today announced an Application Developers’ Contest to promote open source collaboration.

The Bluetooth SIG hopes to encourage developers to discover original and innovate applications of Bluetooth technology in mobile phones and PCs. Contest finalists will be selected by a panel of industry experts who will judge the applications based on creativity, overall functionality, and user appeal.

The Application Developers’ Contest will remain open for the next six months. A total prize package of more than $23,000 will be divided amongst the top finalists. Additional prize support will be provided by Frontline Test Equipment – a year lease to its FTS4BT protocol analyzer.

The Bluetooth SIG completed Bluetooth Version 4.0 this month. The new Version includes Bluetooth low energy technology. Using as little as 10 percent of the energy used by Classic Bluetooth devices Bluetooth 4.0 is expected to enable new devices such as

• Fitness monitors, that record your levels, heart rate, weight and more
• Health sensors, that collect pulse, temperature, and blood glucose level, then automatically send the information to your doctor.
• Watches, that let you control wireless headsets, mobile phones, and other portable devices.

“Many PCs and smart phones have the potential to enhance their wireless features with the use of Bluetooth technology, yet we see these key features being crippled time and time again,” said Michael Foley, executive director of the Bluetooth SIG.

The Tour de France, running from Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th 2010, is one of the most interesting events to track for wireless technology.

This year’s race marks the first time that fans can follow a riders’s progress online with near real-time tracking updates and animated replay videos, says Telematics Magazine. The 97th Tour de France is made up of 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,642 kilometres.

Google’s tracking site enabled by HTC’s team which makes several Android phones, uses a special version of an app called My Tracks to get real-time data on each member’s speed, power and heart rate, in addition to their location and elevation.

The 2010 Tour de France in Google Earth has several great sources of KML files and associated content.

Cyclocomputers can display the current speed, average speed, maximum speed, trip distance, trip time, total distance traveled, altitude, incline, heart rate, power output, temperature, pedaling cadence and GPS position.

VeloComputer, for Android phones, incorporates Wheel and Pedal sensors for $199. It accurately measures distance, cadence, spot speed and acceleration within 1 second and can map to Google Earth.

Dailywireless has more on Tracking Tour de France, In-Motion Satellite Connectivity, MobileTV Cup, Google Mobile Bike Maps, Tour de France 2009, Tracking Tour de California, Bike Sharing Gets an App , FaceTime Works, Flickr Bike, Geocoding Content & Telemetry, Marathon Woman, World Cup 2010, World Cup 2006.

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Application developers see Apple’s iOS as the top mobile platform for now but have high expectations for Google’s Android, according to a survey released Wednesday.

The “Q2 Mobile Developer Survey” (PDF) was conducted by Appcelerator, which makes a platform for developing mobile and desktop apps.

The survey gauged the opinions of mobile app developers on the six major platforms: Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android, Palm’s (now Hewlett-Packard’s) WebOS, Microsoft’s Phone 7, Nokia’s Symbian/Meego, and RIM’s BlackBerry OS.

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All you Android developers out there, check this out. FLO is sponsoring a challenge to develop a Brew MP or Android-based datacasting application for its FLO TV service. If your application grabs first prize, you get to grab $20,000. So stop making those fart machine apps and start working on something that can get you paid!

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$25,000 in prizes with FLO TV Developers Challenge

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Developers to face mobile browser fragmentation
Even as more browser companies embrace HTML5 standards, different implementations of the technology will lead to browser fragmentation in the near future, says Adobe exec.

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Say it ain’t so! With all the praise Google has been receiving for its Android operating system, the last thing they need is a bunch of angry devs who can’t get their improved, updated apps to the Market

Are you a Android Developer? Are you having problems with this? Let us know in the comments.

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Google Ignoring App Developers?

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Apple’s 2010 World Wide Developers Conference begins today. C/Net, Engadget, AppleBlog, Apple Insider and CrunchGear will be liveblogging the keynote (10am PST), but not Gizmodo, the site that broke the story about the iPhone prototype.

Here are some of the expected highlights from Fast Company and PC World:

• iPhone HD: The flat, aluminum model will have double the existing resolution, and 20% more battery life using an A4 chip seen in the iPad. Two cameras, a Front-facing camera for Web conferencing and rear-facing, possibly 5-megapixels with an LED flash, autofocus.
• Tethering will finally be available on AT&T. Starting June 7, subscribers will pay $20 for the right to tether, but they must also sign up for a $25 DataPro plan that is limited to 2GB of data per month. This usage is shared between the smartphone and the laptop.
• Mac Mini refresh: The Mac Mini is rumored to be getting a serious refresh, with an HDMI socket and other refinements.
• HTML5: Apple’s been promoting HTML5 with its open-standards Webkit engine, and recently as part of Steve Jobs’ anti-Flash stance. Now Apple’s launched a new Web page devoted to HTML5-compliant browsers.
• iTunes in the Cloud: After Apple’s acquisition of Lala, more services may move to the cloud. There’s also tighter integration between the iPad’s iWork apps and Apple’s experimental iWork.com service.
• Apple’s iAd advantage: With Google’s own mobile ad efforts getting a serious booster with its Admob acquisition, it would seem odd if Apple didn’t mention iAd.
• MacBook Air: Apple may at least take the time to say a little about when it’ll be out with newer CPUs and larger storage.
• Apple TV: Despite all those exciting rumors about a radical revamp, complete with iPhone OS, the same source definitely confirmed a no-show at the WWDC, says Fast Company.

The new iPhone 4 is 24% thinner than the iPhone 3GS and features a front facing camera, micro SIM tray, camera and LED flash. “We’re adding a 3 axis gyro, and we tied the gyro and accelerometer, compass, and gyro together for six axis. It’s perfect for gaming.”

It’s gone from 3 megapixel to 5 megapixel, with a backside illuminated sensor. Records 720p at 30fps.

An app, iMovie for iPhone, will cost $4.99 and does editing and transitions along with GPS location data. iPhone OS 4 does multitasking and a bunch of other stuff. Now has Google, Yahoo!, and Bing for search.

iBooks. Bringing it to the iPhone with the iPhone 4. PDF reader. The iBookstore joins iTunes and the App Store. Steve says Apple has 150 million accounts — “we think it’s the biggest on the web”.

Steve says iAds are projected to represent 48% of the mobile advertising market in the second half of 2010. iAds are being bought by Nissan, Citi, Unilever, AT&T, Chanel, GE, Liberty Mutual, State Farm, Geico, Campbells, Sears, JC Penny, Target, Best Buy, Direct TV, TBS, and Disney. “We’re going to turn on iAd on July 1st for all iOS 4 devices.”

The video calling feature is called FaceTime. WiFi only. iPhone 4 to iPhone 4. No setup. Now it’s based on a handful of standards… “but this is going to be an open industry standard.”

Steve Jobs’ demos were brought to a halt by swamped WiFi spectrum with attendees bringing their own mobile hotspots. An Apple engineer later told InfoWorld there were 527 Wi-Fi hotspots set up in the room, most of which were MiFi devices, for connectivity to laptops and mobile devices. More than 1,100 devices were apparently connected to those and other local Wi-Fi networks set up by attendees.

It’s $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB. If your contract expires at any time in 2010, you can upgrade to the iPhone 4. You can get it up to six months early.”

There have been 50 million iPhones sold so far (along with 450,000 iPads). Apple is expected to sell some 37.3 million iPhones during 2010, an increase of 35% over his estimate of 27.7 million for calendar year 2009.

The iPhone has been a huge success since it debuted in 2007, boosting Apple’s margins, transforming it into one of the world’s leading mobile device makers and setting the competitive landscape in a smartphone battle that will play out for years.

Android is now the fourth largest smartphone operating system, displacing Windows Mobile, which is now No. 5. The iPhone OS is No. 3, RIM is No. 2, and Symbian is still No. 1, on a worldwide basis.

A Sprint press release this morning said the total number of HTC EVO 4G devices sold on launch day was three times the number of Samsung Instinct and Palm Pre devices sold over their first three days on the market combined.

Apple’s App Store, with a library of more than 150,000 applications, has been a huge success, with more than 3 billion iPhone apps downloaded between July 2008 and the present.

According to ABI Research, last year consumers downloaded some 2.4 billion applications. They predict this download rate will accelerate over the next few years, peaking at just below 7 billion in 2013.

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