What is iPhone and its history

iPhone is a range of smart phones with Internet and multimedia applications that was developed and marketed by Apple Inc. iPhone was introduced into the market on January 9, 2007. The iPhone boasts a number of functions including portable media player, visual voicemail, text messaging, e-mail, and web browsing and wi-fi connectivity. This sophisticated smart phone has a virtual keyboard the virtual touch screen forms the basis for the user interface.

Different iPhone applications

The list of iPHone applications is endless, as Apple has provided an open platform for developers to create web-based applications for the iPhone. Since the company has provided an open platform, therefore every company develops a range of iPhone applications depending on the expertise they possess. Most iPhone developers are proficient in application development and create different kinds of iPhone applications such as business and enterprise application, web application, multimedia application, gaming and entertainment applications, search tools and social networking applications and e-commerce websites.

iPhone Application Development

iPhone application development is developed by most companies because it is in great demand and is one of the most productive businesses. A lot of experimentation can be done with iPhone application development because of the open platform that Apple has provided. The launch of software development kit or SDK has further provided impetus to the iPhone application developer to create a range of customized applications for their users. It is believed there are more than 60,000 applications developed worldwide for the iPhone and therefore it isn’t surprising that a lot of companies are outsourcing their iPhone application development to India. Some of the most popular iPhone applications include file magnet that allows user to move files; fire task, which is a task manager application; 1Password that stores passwords; twee tie is a twitter client and the development studio called bottle rocket that has numerous applications.

Advantages of iPhone application development (short description for tools)

Companies all around the world have started outsourcing the requirements for iPhone application development to India because immense scope has increased for creating customized applications. The launch of the SDK or software development kit has made it possible to create a never-ending range of iPhone applications. The SDK or often referred to as the tool chain includes a suite of tools such as:

Xcode: It is an integral part of the iPhone application development and it offers an integrated development environment (IDE) for developing iPhone applications.

Interface builder: This interface builder features a graphical editing environment that helps in designing and testing of user interfaces. The iPhone application developer uses the interface to integrate the applications to the 3G environment of iPhone.

Instruments: This tool gets data, analyses it, compares the performance and then displays it graphically in real-time. It is an integral part of real time optimization of iPhone applications.