Game developers enthused about iPhone, Touch
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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Apple, striving to lure buyers away from the BlackBerry e-mail device, said more than 100,000 software kits have been downloaded since last week by outside developers interested in writing programs for the iPhone. (article 1)
Apple released the development kit March 6 and Wednesday set up a preview of an online store to promote programs for the iPhone, which combines an e-mail-equipped handset with the iPod media player. (article 1)
Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, who plans to sell 10 million iPhones this year, opened the handset to developers to help broaden the device's appeal with features such as games and business applications. (article 1)
Apple is embellishing the phone to compete with Research In Motion, whose BlackBerry dominates the U.S. market for e-mail handsets, with a 41 percent share. (article 1)
Last week, venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers announced plans to start a $100 million fund to back companies that develop iPhone applications. (article 1)
P Part street theater, part "iPhone slumber party" and served up with a healthy helping of hype, Apple's newest creation hit the streets at 6 p.m. Friday. (article 6)
Those in the line, which had grown to over 200, began to complain that newcomers were getting " cuts and tempers began to fray. (article 6)
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Story keywords
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iPhone, Apple, developers, Jobs, software |
Source articles
- The Seattle Times: iPhone lures developers (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 03/13/2008, 483 words)
- The Untold Story: How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry (Wired, 03/13/2008, 896 words)
- Game developers enthused about iPhone, Touch (sfgate.com, 03/13/2008, 856 words)
- Want iPhone Apps? Get Ready to Shop in iTunes (Wired, 03/13/2008, 594 words)
- Apple introduces slim notebook, online movie rental service (sfgate.com, 03/13/2008, 958 words)
- Wait 'worth it,' but unnecessary (sfgate.com, 03/13/2008, 950 words)
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