| 13th June- Apple announced that its revolutionary iPhone™
will run applications created with Web 2.0 Internet standards
when it begins shipping on June 29. Developers can create Web
2.0 applications which look and behave just like the applications
built into iPhone, and which can seamlessly access iPhone’s
services, including making a phone call, sending an email and
displaying a location in Google Maps. Third-party applications
created using Web 2.0 standards can extend iPhone’s capabilities
without compromising its reliability or security.
“Developers and users alike are going to be very surprised
and pleased at how great these applications look and work
on iPhone,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Our
innovative approach, using Web 2.0-based standards, lets developers
create amazing new applications while keeping the iPhone secure
and reliable.”
Web 2.0-based applications are being embraced by leading
developers because they are far more interactive and responsive
than traditional web applications, and can be easily distributed
over the Internet and painlessly updated by simply changing
the code on the developers’ own servers. The modern web
standards also provide secure data access and transactions,
like those used with Amazon.com or online banking.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s
with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in
the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead
the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers,
OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications.
Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with
its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online
store, and will enter the mobile phone market this year with
its revolutionary iPhone.
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