Yesterday we
posted about the Apple
press release announcing that the SDK had been downloaded more than 100,000 times in four days. It's also worth noting, however, that Apple basically confirmed that several well-known developers are officially supporting the iPhone and bringing some exciting applications to everyone's favorite handheld. In addition to the developers represented on stage at the SDK event, of particular interest are:
- Intuit (of Quicken fame) which wants "to create powerful iPhone applications."
- Namco, specifically mentioning Pac Man and, my favorite, Galaga.
- NetSuite, developer of SuitePhone (CRM software similar to salesforce.com).
- PopCap games, working on the extremely addicting Peggle as well as classics Bejeweled and Zuma.
- Six Apart, which is developing an iPhone native TypePad blogging client.
In short, it's obvious that the App Store is going to be chock full 'o goodness once June rolls around. Personally, I'm slightly worried that with Peggle and Galaga on my iPhone I'll never get anything done.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
3-13-2008 @ 12:24PM
Daniel Vargas said...
I love Galaga... Oh yeah is Steven Svennsen going to submit his MMS application to itunes?
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3-13-2008 @ 1:17PM
Tony said...
MMS requires a background app to listen for new messages, ruling it out for inclusion in the official apps.
Not to mention they probably need root access to get access to the MMS data before the iphone's SMS app sees it and junks it.. so it fails on both counts.
3-13-2008 @ 12:27PM
Sam W said...
I will believe it when I see it from Intuit.
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3-13-2008 @ 1:36PM
Adam said...
You have to remember though that Bill Campbell, who started Intuit, is on the Apple board...
3-13-2008 @ 5:05PM
Sam W said...
And that has lead to Quicken being the last major app moved to Intel... the removal of features from the new Quicken compared to Quicken 2006... the total lack of comparable features between Quicken on the Mac and Windows side? So this has helped how? Maybe they should consintrate on getting a quality Mac app first before porting anything to the iPhone...
Plus i really do not like the idea of having anything more then a place I can enter data to be automatically added to Quicken on the main computer via a sync. I do not want my full Quicken database on my iPhone so if it gets lost or stolen I would have that much more to worry about. Personally I would trust the guys at iBank more then Intuit to bring over a quality app to the iPhone that is secure or basic.
3-13-2008 @ 12:48PM
Galley said...
WooHoo! Peggle and Bejeweled will be my first two purchases.
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3-13-2008 @ 12:54PM
Miranda Kali said...
Mmmmm. Galaga. Now if they just add a program to customize the GUI and sound, I won't even need to jailbreak my iPhone. (not that I'm gonna hold my breath or anything..)
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3-13-2008 @ 12:55PM
Ryan Trevisol said...
Filemaker . . . Filemaker . . . Filemaker . . .
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3-13-2008 @ 1:00PM
stainboy said...
Intuit should focus on actually getting their Mac desktop applications working properly before jumping on the iPhone bandwagon....
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3-13-2008 @ 1:10PM
Frank Furter said...
Holy crap - not Intuit - I agree with everyone too. Their Mac apps SUCK SUCK SUCK. After paying for two upgrade of Quicken for Mac (with little to no improvements), I gave up and stuck with a the previous version. A necessary evil, that Intuit.
3-13-2008 @ 1:28PM
ChillyWilly said...
Agreed with the necessary evil comment. Using previous version here (Quicken 2006), it's what it is.
And before others chime in with "this app is so much better" suggestions, I need Quicken because it's the only thing that syncs to Pocket Quicken on my Treo.
3-13-2008 @ 1:17PM
Anderson said...
Omni Group has also committed to developing OmniFocus for the iPhone!
http://blog.omnigroup.com/2008/03/06/omnifocus-coming-for-the-iphone/
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3-13-2008 @ 1:33PM
jlwallen said...
wow. i had never heard of omnifocus. this might be my first purchase if it comes to the iphone.
3-13-2008 @ 3:07PM
Fritz Laurel said...
I like Omni's products, but I still can't get into GTD.
3-13-2008 @ 1:30PM
jlwallen said...
here's what i would like to see:
a good to do app
a good shopping app
a better contact app (say for salons to add customizable fields for contacts)
gnucash (instead of intuit)
to start
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3-13-2008 @ 1:31PM
Beverly Martin said...
Intuit on my iPhone? NO THANKS. Quicken 2007 is a bloated piece of crap and they can't even get Quicken 2008 out the door.
Few remember Quicken was originally a Mac product. I've been a user since version one came on a 400k floppy. It was a great product until it went to the dark side.
With the release of iWork my computers are now MICROSOFT FREE. Next goal, make it Intuit free.
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3-13-2008 @ 1:39PM
EBone said...
Must...have...slingplayer....
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3-13-2008 @ 3:44PM
brian said...
totally.. sling knows we want it as well.. i believe there was a statement a few months ago from them that they want to make it as soon as the sdk is released and it is allowed by apple. anyone have any reason it wouldnt work?
3-13-2008 @ 1:50PM
Joe Byrne said...
Is there anyone here that has used the SDK and has made some apps in it, and is it possible to make iPhone/iPod touch themes, I doubt it, but it would be sick.
I cant wait to see what EA do, Could this be the start of a new portable console?
I would like to see a portable eBay, despite the fact I dont use it, I like browsing, or even portable Amazon.
And for games, i'd love to see if any of the huge game developers can port some big games... *GTA on iPhone...hmm, how?*
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3-13-2008 @ 1:51PM
Joe B said...
Oooh, and maybe the ability to run widgets on iPod touch. As seperate apps, maybe so people who arnt capable of making fully-fledged apps can use they're widgets they made, as they are easier to make... you get me? ;D