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Dear Aunt TUAW: Limiting distribution to faster iPods and iPhones
Dear Aunt TUAW, I'm an iPhone developer. My applications really need some computing *oomph*. How can I ensure that the app is only distributed on the iPhone 3GS or the iPod 3G or later? Speaking of which, what exactly is the adoption rate of those newer, faster units? How can I find that out? Love & Kissies, Mr. Gando Read on for Auntie's response...
Dear Aunt TUAW: Repurposing an old iPhone
Dear Auntie T, My father-in-law (long time reader) has the old original iPhone. He finally made the jump and got himself a brand new shiny 3G S. My mother in law wanted the old phone, and promptly took her SIM card out and popped it in the old phone. It should have worked. It did not. It prompted her to connect to iTunes and then tried to get her to choose a data plan, which she didn't want. All she wants is the essential function of a cell phone with a nice iPod layered on top. Wifi would be nice. She couldn't be less interested in a data plan. This used to be possible. Is it now not possible? A good friend of mine, somewhat recently did this very thing and had no problem whatsoever. He is happily chugging along with a data-free iPhone 3G. ATT is giving them grief over the phone and won't let her use the phone without a data plan, despite the fact that the iPhone, being the original one, is owned outright and is not subsidized in any way. Love and kisses, Lauren Read on for Auntie's response....
Dear Aunt TUAW: How do I get started programming for the iPhone?
Dear Auntie TUAW, I've been thinking about trying my hand at development for the iPhone (I've got some good app ideas already), and I was wondering where a good place to start might be. Should I mess around with learning some Objective-C first, or just spend the $99 and dive in with the dev kit? I know some PHP, Javascript, and a smattering of C++, but have never tried developing in Objective-C or Cocoa. I have some free time this weekend to try messing around with development and see if it's something I might be able to do. Where's a good place to stick my toe in and see if the water's good for swimming? Should I buy an Objective-C book and spend the whole weekend with that, or is it worth it to put down the money on a dev kit and see what I can make my iPhone do? Let me know! Just thinking of you, there's this scent in the air... like a mixture of 4711, hard candies and Aqua Net. Your devoted nephew, Mikey
