iPhone
Presentation by
QBurst

iPhone – What is it?
Revolutionary phone
Wide screen iPod
Breakthrough Internet device

High Technology Features
• 3G
o Uses HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access )
over UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications
System) networks
o Provides fast access to the Internet and email
• Multi-Touch
o Uses a capacitive panel to sense any touch and the
software enables flick, tap and pinch
o Provides ability to control everything with fingers

High Technology - contd..
• GPS
o Uses information from the closest satellite to find locations
o Provides directions, user’s location
• Accelerometer
o Uses a silicon mass, a set of silicon springs, and an
electrical current to register fluctuations and change display
accordingly
o Changes display accordingly when the user rotates iPhone

iPhone OS Layers & Frameworks
• Cocoa Touch • Core Services
UIKit Framework Address Book framework
Foundation Framework
Core Foundation framework
Address Book UI
Framework CFNetwork framework
Core Location framework
Security framework
• Media
Core Audio framework
OpenGL ES framework • Core OS
Core Animation framework the kernel environment
Core Graphics framework
Media Player framework

iPhone SDK – Provided by
Apple
• Xcode
- IDE (integrated development environment) provides
 Project management tools
 Powerful source editor
 Graphical debugger
• iPhone simulator
- To run, test and debug the application
• Interface Builder
- To assemble user interface
• Instruments
- To analyze performance graphically

iPhone SDK 3.0
Comes along with iPhone developer program
 1000 new APIs
 In App Purchase – offer additional services and get
paid
 Apple Push Notification service – keep users up to
date
 Accessories – create custom protocols
 Peer to Peer Connectivity – play games between
devices
 iPod Library Access – access user’s music
 Maps

Cocoa Layer
• A set of object-oriented frameworks that provide a
runtime environment for applications
• A part of development environment that helps to bring
applications from design stage to deployment
- Two Objective C frameworks
 UIKit framework
-provides the objects an application displays in
its user interface
 Foundation framework
-defines the basic behavior of objects,
establishes mechanisms for their management

Third Party Tools for App
Development
• Phone gap - open source framework
• Google iUI - iPhone web apps framework
• Aptana Studio - iPhone web apps plugins
• iPhoney - iPhone Simulator
• Testiphone - iPhone Simulator

Available Databases
• SQLite
• Valentina
• PostgreSQL

Distribution
Apple distributes apps in 3 ways
• App store
- iPhone customers to discover and download
• Ad-hoc distribution
-Apps are shared through email or posting in other
servers
• Enterprise distribution
- Apps are deployed within companies

Application Types
• Apps for managing money
• Apps for going out
• Apps for traveling
• Apps for around the house works
• Apps for getting things done
• Apps for fun and games
• Apps for working out

Apps – A Few Examples
• SaveBenjis - Manage Money
• Mocha VNC Lite - Connect to PC/ Mac
• SportsTap - Sports portal
• Bejeweled - Puzzle game
• Absolute Fitness - Monitor workouts
Many applications are added to App store everyday

For iPhone App Development
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Email: info@qburst.com