When the new Apple [AAPL] OS was announced last week, some changes to the development process also changed. The changes to iPhone OS 4.0 included the lack of ability to develop applications in anything other than Objective-C, C, C++ or JavaScript as executed by iPhone OS WebKit engine. What that means is software such as the Adobe iPhone Compiler now cannot be used.
If you remember over the last few years, Apple have never allowed Flash to work on the iPhone OS. After a few years of trying, Adobe recently changed their approach by creating software that allowed native applications to be compatible with the iPhone that were created originally in Flash and then converted to an app. This is now not allowed on the new OS which has upset Adobe.
Greg Slepak wrote to Steve Jobs when finding this out…
Slepak told Jobs he believed the reaction to the change across the entire internet was negative, including from Daring Fireball’s John Gruber, who Slepak called Jobs’ “biggest fan.” Jobs reportedly responded by sending a link to Gruber’s commentary on why Apple changed section 3.1.1 of its developer agreement. “We think John Gruber’s post is very insightful and not negative,” the Apple CEO allegedly said.
Yesterday when the new
Today, Apple [AAPL] announced iPhone OS 4 and along with that, the ability it brings to the iPhone 3GS to multitask. Note that we say iPhone 3GS as the older iPhone 3G and below will not support multitasking. Also OS 4 will work on the 3rd gen iPod Touch (ie, late 2009 models).
The Drobo FS is a device that allows you to easily share files amongst people on a home or office network. The Drobo FS was built with the purpose of delivering the best file sharing experience for home and office users.
Intel have announced their next Atom CPU called the Intel Atom D525. The D525 is clocked at 1.8GHz and with that extra speed, Intel say the processor requires no extra power consumption due to more efficiency being built in.
Lenovo have announced the Lenovo C200 all-in-one computer today. The C200 has an 18.5 inch HD display in a 16:9 aspect ratio. The device is powered by an NVIDIA ION graphics processor with up to 256MB of RAM.
Several problems have been reported with the Apple iPad in that some say it is over heating, some say WiFi connectivity is having issues and some say they have power issues after switching off.
Vopium have updated their iPhone application to version 1.6 that now allows VoIP calls to be routed over 3G connections on the Apple iPhone.
The CEO of Verizon [VZ] has commented that his network wants the Apple iPhone.
Nokia [NOK] have announced that a couple more of their phones are now capable of running Ovi Maps that provides free satellite navigation around the world. Phones now compatible with the service are the Nokia E71 and the Nokia E66.
Both Apple [AAPL] and Microsoft [MSFT] announced press events yesterday. The Apple event is to showcase their new iPhone OS 4 that looks to be launching later this year. The Microsoft event is a little more hush in that we are not sure as of yet what they will be launching.
After a successful launch of the 



