iPhone SDK Beta 8 is out

Beta 8 build 9M2199a is out! No more downloading firmwares either...you have to install iTunes 7.7!

iPhone 2.0 Firmware ready to ship

Gizmodo is reporting that iPhone 2.0 is complete and ready to go. This is definitely good news for the July 11 th release. I doubt we'll see it any sooner than that. (of course most of us have it running on our phones already, but it would sure be nice to see the app store working!)

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Best iPhone App Contest

Bowers & Wilkins is sponsoring a "Best iPhone Contest" until July 23rd. Submit screenshots and you can win:

Best Game: Prize (1) B&W Zeppelin Speaker System + $100 Apple Store Gift Card (Provided by iLounge)
Best Business/Pro App: Prize (1) B&W Zeppelin Speaker System + $100 Apple Store Gift Card (Provided by iLounge)
Best Just Plain Cool App: Prize (1) B&W Zeppelin Speaker System + $100 Apple Store Gift Card (Provided by iLounge)

Check it out [here]. (Thanks Bob)

iPhone launching 8AM on July 11th

Rumors are coming in that the iPhone will launch at 8AM on July 11th. I have a feeling this launch will definitely require you to get on line way before 8AM. At $200/iphone I have no doubt they will be sold out QUICK.

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Apps in Development

I've been watching some apps in development. There are many out there already. The competition will be fierce. But here is a very cool and practical app: "Tube Maps". This isn't really useful for most US users, but if you live in the UK this will be very useful:

http://www.visualit.co.uk/Apple/iphone.htm

I'm looking forward to the NYC Subway version...which undoubtedly be available soon as well.

Beta 7 SDK is out!!!

Apple released: iPhone 9M2199, beta 7

Beta release 7 fixes bugs and adds support for the latest iPhone OS.

The rumors were true!

I think the image says it all. But read more here.

WWDC is in action

This blog has like 5 readers (and i thank you loyal readers), but I'm not going to retype all the stuff i read on engadget. Check this out for the latest WWDC action:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/steve-jobs-keynote-live-from-wwdc-2008/

WWDC Tomorrow!

Well the big day is almost here! Tomorrow June 9th at 1PM Eastern Time / 10AM Pacific we'll finally get to hear about the next iPhone and more SDK goodness.

Definitely exciting times, especially when companies like Sling show off their proof of concepts.

Get your F5, or Command+R keys ready and start hitting Engadget up for the latest.

Have fun!

Where are the new iPhones?

These boxes contain iPhones:

I'm sorry I know this blog is for iPhone development, but I can't resist the iPhone rumors.

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MeMapper.com

I finally released my very first version of MeMapper.com. MeMapper is a social network that uses your location based services to help you find your friends. It comes with a companion iPhone application, but I can't release it yet because the SDK is still in beta. 

Check out MeMapper...you can manually change your location (until iPhone apps can be released). You can also see a small screenshot of the iPhone app on the homepage.