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Friday, Aug 03, 2007 5:20pm
First native non-Apple iPho...
Independent software developers have successfully created the very first full-fledged native iPhone application, complete with its own icon on the iPhone menu and a user-interface that is not powered by Web 2.0 technology. The application, called MobileTerminal, is terminal emulation software developed without an official Software Development Kit (SDK) from Apple. Google Code is hosting the application and so far Apple hasn't moved to take down the rogue software as it has with previous hacks involving its closely-guarded Mac OS X operating system. The lack of movement on Apple's part could signal a certain tolerance for true third-party application development, or may only prove to be an incubation period for forthcoming actions on the part of the Cupertino-based company.