I've thought about making an iPhone application – or at least attempt to – for a while now. The barrier that I had was paying the SDK.
Bawolff is right, developing a MobileSafari application would be free-er (and allow other WebKit-based devices ::cough:: Andriod ::cough:: to also get it nicely), but iPhone users like their native applications. Being native would also allow photo/video uploads and location-aware support, something that we can't do in MobileSafari. #Terin On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 8:53 PM, bawolff <[email protected]<bawolff%[email protected]> > wrote: > From what i understand, apple charges money for the right to develop > iphone apps (according to > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store#iPhone_SDK ), so preferably > we'd have to find someone who already develops such apps and thus > already paid the fee. (Perhaps developing web applications are free?) > -- > -bawolff > > > > On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Tris Thomas<[email protected]> wrote: > > Would a carrier ever agree that with us, when frankly, at the moment > > there are better news sources out there? > > > > Tris > > > > > > > > On 6 Jul 2009, at 00:23, "Brian McNeil" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> What we really need is this > http://wikipedia.orange.es/wiki/Portal:Comunidad > >> > >> That's Spanish Wikipedia one click away from the default home page > >> of one of > >> the country's biggest cellular providers. > >> > >> > >> Brian. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tris > >> Thomas > >> Sent: 06 July 2009 00:01 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [Wikinews-l] iPhone Application > >> > >> I've been thinking, that it would be awesome if we could get an iPhone > >> application. It could bring literally thousands of new readers and > >> hundreds of new contributors. I would imagine something like the Sky > >> News app, except maybe with audio instead of video and a proper, fully > >> fledged section for people to send in their stories. We could get > >> people around the world contributing from their mobiles, with > >> pictures(and videos!) where they are. I've attached a screenshot of > >> the > >> Sky News app for those interested. > >> > >> Is anyone on Wikinews capable of programming an iPhone app or knows > >> someone who is. Alternatively, might we be able to find someone on > >> Wikipedia etc. who would be willing to do it, if only to add to > >> their "cv"? > >> > >> Thoughts? > >> > >> Tristan Thomas > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikinews-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikinews-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikinews-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikinews-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l >
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