MrCopilot

Mr Jobs, As you must no doubt be aware, Google has submitted their Google Voice application for inclusion in your beloved App store , with hopes of taking up a small square of real estate on the most popular tech toy since the invention of the mouse. Word on the street is that, in your infinite wisdom, you have chosen to reject this application, and I'm sure you have your reasons. Competing functions, network bandwidth considerations, I'm sure they are very similar to the reasons not given for the initial rejection of Skype on the iPhone . It is well known that you were out of office for extended periods over the last 18 months. I wonder if you had time to watch any of the political coverage as you were recovering. It would seem impossible, that you were unaware that one of the lead technical advisers to the current administration was one Eric Schmidt, Google Chief Executive and Apple Board Member. Given this fact, one would think that Apple would think twice before tweaking...

Apple was kind enough to let me know a new updated iPhone SDK has been released. The second beta version of the iPhone SDK is now available and includes Interface Builder, a powerful tool that allows you to visually build your interface and makes creating a UI as simple as drag and drop. We've also added new sample code and updated documentation to the rich set of resources available to you in the iPhone Dev Center. Log in to the iPhone Dev Center today and download the new version of the iPhone SDK. Too bad I can't use it. No Mac, No way to check out what sounds like a nifty Gui Builder. Leaving us Linux (and Windows) using devs out in the cold. Par for the course I suppose. Could this be the must have thing to get me to take the plunge? A Mac Mini wouldn't be so bad would it? Still torn. MrCopilot

The long awaited iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) is finally here. The iPhone SDK includes the Xcode IDE, Instruments, iPhone simulator, frameworks and samples, compilers, Shark analysis tool, and more. You can watch the keynote in QuickTime courtesy of Apple. During the introduction Apple trotted out developers who were given 2 weeks with the SDK to show some demos. EA Spore Sega SuperMonkeyBall Details of the Developer Program were also announced along with the new iApp Store at iTunes. Commercial and Free application developers join for $99. Enterprise Developers fork over $299. iApps will be available for purchase or free at iTunes. Looking good, Now what is the catch? The Catches SDK Download is for Registered Developers only. Don't get me wrong, you don't have to pay to download it. But you do have promise not to talk about all the wonderful stuff registering gives you access to. SDK only runs on Mac Leopard machines. No usable VM solution as of yet. Leaving Window...

Steve Jobs has just finished his Keynote address at this years MacWorld Expo. Here are the Highlights. Apple unveiled the new Time Capsule hardware allowing you to backup wirelessly from multiple computers throughout the house. Jobs also Introduced new features for the iPhone and iPod touch. Iphone gets a free upgrade with Location based Mapping, SMS messaging, WebClips, and Home Page customization. New iPod Touchs get Maps, Mail, Stocks, Notes, and Weather apps. existing Touch users can upgrade for $20. Adding to Apples Gadget List is the new AppleTV 2. Which is really the AppleTV version 1 with newer software and a new lower price of $229 Giving you access on your TV to content from YouTube, Flicker and of course iTunes. Speaking of iTunes, iTunes gets Movie rentals from Touchstone, MGM, Miramax, Lions Gate, Fox, WB, Walt Disney, Paramount, Universal, and Sony. Movies run from 1.99 up to 4.99 for HD new releases. You can transfer between Ipod, iPhone, PC and Mac but you only have 2...