venturebeat.com - 3/17/2009
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Last August, upon seeing the quick success of the App Store, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs foresaw a big future for the store . “This thing’s going to crest a half a billion, soon. Who knows, maybe it will be a $1 billion marketplace at some point in time,” he told the Wall Street Journal . ...
apple.com - 3/17/2009
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apple.com —
Beta Release Provides New SDK, Over 1,000 APIs
& 100 New Features CUPERTINO, California March 17, 2009...
Apple today previewed its iPhone OS 3.0 software and announced the immediate availability of a beta software release to registered developers. The ...
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Apple Previews Developer Beta of iPhone OS 3.0
i.gizmodo.com - 3/17/2009
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i.gizmodo.com —
iPhone 3 .0 OS, the next generation operating
system for the iPhone, iPod touch, and whatever Apple...
device comes next. Here you will find all the information you need, updated in real time as it's unveiled. New application features in iPhone OS 3 ...
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iPhone 3.0 OS Guide: Everything You Need to Know [Apple]
appleinsider.com - 3/18/2009
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appleinsider.com —
Developers late Tuesday evening are downloading a widely
distributed beta of Apple's new iPhone 3.0 software, installing...
it on their handsets, and weighing in with some first impressions and screen shots, all of which follow.
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iPhone OS 3.0 first impressions and photos
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iPhones, App Stores and Ecosystems
O'Reilly Media: Mac and iPhone —
... , and Palm Pre, which hasn't even shipped yet, is already being touted as a "compelling alternative" to iPhone. Plus, now that Apple's App Store is nearing a $1B business pace just nine months after launching, the competition (Google, Palm, RIM, Microsoft, Nokia) is so totally getting themselves one of them App Store "thingys." But can the competition outflank Apple, and what is an App Store anyway? Let's start with what it is not. An App Store is not simply an e-wallet or marketplace that you bolt on to your (pick one): Hardware device business; Open source smartphone ...
iPhone 3.0 Wishlist: Accessory-Powered Apps We Want
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... With the App Store burgeoning into a billion-dollar industry, and the iPod and iPhone accessory market also surpassing a billion dollars a year, you can be assured iPhone developers will leap on this opportunity to
push innovation to new heights. iPhone 3.0 could open doors
to significant advancements in home entertainment, the medical field and even ...
iPhone 3.0 Wish List: Accessory-Powered Apps We Want
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... With the App Store burgeoning into a billion-dollar industry, and the iPod and iPhone accessory market also surpassing a billion dollars a year, you can be assured iPhone developers will leap on this opportunity to
push innovation to new heights. IPhone 3.0 could open doors
to significant advancements in home entertainment, the medical field and even ...
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