http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2272937,00.aspTop mobile software developer DataViz, Wi-Fi hotspot provider Boingo and other software developers are raring to start writing software for the iPhone when the handheld's software developer's kit comes out on Thursday – as long as Apple doesn't throw a poison pill into the mix.
This Thursday, Apple intends to announce the first official opportunity for third party developers to write true, native applications for the iPhone. The iPhone is a PC-class platform running a PC-class OS, with a 600-megahertz processor and a somewhat stripped-down version of Apple's OS X operating system. But up until now, users have either been restricted to "Web apps" or to hacking their phones in non-Apple-approved ways to get new abilities.
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