Deutsche Telekom’s developer platform-Developer Garden- has releases a Software Development Kit (SDK) for iPad and iPhone app developers. The new SDK will make it easier for iPhone developers to integrate Deutsche Telekom services into apps for the iPhone and iPad.

The new Objective-C SDK, will make it simpler for iOS app developers to build iPhone and iPad applications on the Developer Garden APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). The SDK offers complete English-language documentation and a range of sample applications for the individual APIs. It simplifies application programming and enables routine iPhone app development tasks like authenticating and processing messages with the server. It also enables app developers to perform tasks like integrating the AutoScout24 market place, integrating text & MMS messaging functions, and initiating telephone conferences etc., with relative ease.

The newly released Objective-C SDK is compatible to iOS 5. The Xcode 4 development environment allows app developers to try out the sample applications using the emulator.

Apple has notified out to iPad and iPhone app developers that iTunes Match music libraries in iCloud will be wiped on October 27th. The communiqué advises iPhone developers to turn off iTunes Match on their devices during that period. iOS app developers are also advised to maintain a backup of all their iTunes content although chances of their content being lost is very slim.

Apple has done a similar deletion exercise in iTunes Match library on September 26, 2011. It is widely believed that the current wipe out process is in preparation for public release of iTunes Match. Earlier scheduled to launch alongside iOS 5, the iTunes Match service is expected to be released in a few days.

A few days ahead of its iPhone music event, Cupertino based Apple has released a new beta version of its iTunes 10.5 for iPad and iPhone developers. The iTunes 10.5 beta 9 includes several performance enhancements and bug fixes. Apple has released the 8^th beta version just three weeks back.

In a release note, Apple has advised iOS app developers to backup regularly and not to delete the music they add to iCloud from their computer. The release note also cautions that all iCloud libraries will be deleted at the end of beta and all of the optimizations and features of iTunes may not be available for the beta.

iTunes Match beta is currently available for iOS developers in United States.

In an email sent to iOS app developers, Apple has notified that their iCloud libraries storing iTunes Match data will be deleted at 9AM PDT on Monday, September 26, 2011. The email sent to app developers reads “To continue to improve the overall quality and reliability of iTunes Match, it has become necessary to delete all current iCloud libraries.” The Cupertino based technology giant has earlier carried out a similar exercise on Thursday, September 22^nd when it deleted all iCloud backup data.

iCloud and iTunes services have been available for iPad and iPhone developers in beta versions for some time. Industry analysts and experts believe that the recent exercise from Apple may be the final preparations before making public its latest operation system, iOS 5. There are strong speculations that the iPhone maker may release iOS 5 next month in its scheduled October 4^th event.

There are also rumors that Apple is denying vacations for 2^nd week of October to its employee suggesting that it is planning to release its next generation iPhone 5 in that period. Interestingly, Twitter has also announced a developer session on October 10^th that is said to be focused on Twitter integration on iOS 5.

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Appcelerator has announced the launch of “Appcelerator Open Mobile Marketplace,” for its app developer community. The Open Mobile Marketplace will offer 50 mobile solutions including SalesForce, PayPal and Millennial Media etc. In addition to that, any third party would also be able to sell native and HTML5 modules, design elements, app templates to the company’s developer community.

“With over 1.5 million developers, Appcelerator has built the world’s largest cross-platform developer community,” said Scott Ellison, IDC VP Mobile & Consumer Connected Platforms.

“The Open Mobile Marketplace presents an enormous opportunity for anyone looking to scale their business by leveraging the power of their ecosystem,” he added.

According to the company, the marketplace will address mobile platform fragmentation problem currently faced by cloud and software companies. Appcelerator’s umbrella offerings will now enable software vendors to build solutions for one platforms that can be ued by developers to reach multiple operating systems.

“Mobile commerce is a trillion dollar opportunity … and platform ubiquity is essential to reach our customers anytime, anywhere, and in anyway,” noted Laura Chambers, Senior Director of Mobile, PayPal.

“We see Appcelerator’s reach and ease of implementation across multiple platforms as a significant advantage for our customers and the mobile industry as a whole.”

Appceleartor Open Marketplace is available for any app developer who wants to publish a native or HTML5 mobile module, app template, or any such services.  Offerings in the marketplace can be free or paid, with a 70:30 revenue share agreement.

iPhone app developers creating health applications beware as Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is watching you closely. And, if the need arises, they are set to take action against errant app developers not following the FTC guidelines.

In its first ever action, the FTC has fined makers of AcneApp and Acne Pwner ($14,294 and $1,700 respectively). The applications claimed to cure acnes on user’s face with light based acne therapy. As per the developer’s claims, consumers had to activate the app and hold the display screen next to their facial skin for a few minutes. The blue and red light emitting from the application is claimed to have curing powers for skin. But the FTC found the claim to be baseless.

“Smartphones make our lives easier in countless ways, but unfortunately when it comes to curing acne, there’s no app for that,” said, Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the FTC.

The app description of the app which has been removed from the app stores reads: ‘Kill ACNE with this simple, yet powerful tool! “Light exposure has long been used as a short term treatment for acne. Recently, visible light has been successfully employed to treat mild to moderate acne.”

FTC has been earlier called on to investigate in-app business of Apple’s app store which made the app store revise its rules for iPhone developers selling virtual goods in their apps.

If as an iPad or iPhone developer, you were worried about the potential impact of Steve Jobs resignation on the Apple and thereby your business then you can relax. A study by ChangeWave in the period of September 6-12 shows that only 4% of 2,297 consumers surveyed say they are ‘Less Likely’ to purchase Apple products following Steve Jobs’ resignation, whereas a whopping 89% are of the opinion that the change in Apple will have no influence on their buying decisions for Apple products.

The recent results are substantially different from a similar survey conducted by the research firm when Jobs was on his first leave of absence. Then 18% of respondents said they are less likely to buy Apple products in the likelihood of Job’s stepping down.

The survey undoubtedly brings good news for iPad and iPhone developers who were concerned about Apple’s business going down following Job’s resignation. Product sales play a major role in iPhone app development as more sales boosts app downloads and hence earnings of iOS developers.

A second survey by ChangeWave revealed that Apple’s iPad continues to be the first choice of enterprises. According to the study, 80% of companies planning to buy tablets choose iPad.

Apple has announced the expansion of iTunes Match beta to additional iOS app developers in the United States. The iTunes Match beta was released last month. iTunes Match Beta is expected to be released this fall with iOS 5 and Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5.

iTunes Match stores your music library in iCloud and allows you to enjoy your collection from anywhere, any time, on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or computer. Any of your songs, including music you’ve imported from CDs, that matches with the 18 million songs in the iTunes Store will become available in iCloud and will play back at iTunes Plus quality (256 Kbps DRM-free AAC) — even if your original was of a lower quality.

iOS developers must upgrade to the iTunes 10.5 beta 8 in order to use iTunes Match. iPad and iPhone app developers must also note that all iCloud libraries will be deleted once the beta testing period is over.

The iTunes Match service is priced at $24.99 per year. iOS developers who sign up for the iTunes Match service will get additional time on their subscription.

MapText, Inc. has announced the release of a new Software Development Kit (SDK) for iPad and iPhone app developers. The SDK will enable iPhone developers to build rich and completely customizable mapping apps.

The new SDK will allow app developers to render any kind of GIS data into customized maps, including street maps, emergency maps and the sophisticated aeronautical or nautical charts.

The SDK will address the needs of iPad and iPhone developers interested in building GIS application using their own data and offer aesthetic vector maps with fluid zoom/pan capabilities on iOS devices. The SDK will also include high performance dynamic labeling functionality.

The SDK will provide following capabilities to iOS developers:

• map image rendered on the fly from vector data
• ability to load map data from any standard GIS source
• lightning fast dynamic (on the fly) label placement
• advanced label placement options (leadering, stacking, font reduction, shield placement)
• map presentation entirely configurable  including feature symbolization and text styles
• offline map usage (no network connectivity required)

To know in details about the SDK, interested iOS developers can visit www.maptext.com.

Leading mobile social gaming network, OpenFeint has announced a new feature to its existing Android and iOS SDK. GameFeed, the latest free-to-play gaming feature is a social gaming newsfeed which help android and iOS app developers to boost user engagement in their applications by enriching social activity from the network in games. GameFeed improves user engagement by engaging gamers with social information like updated player profiles and providing app developers with stronger communication tools to interact with the players.

According to OpenFeint, the inclusion of the new plugin in the SDK has increased sessions-per-user average by 25 percent with some Android and iOS app developers experiencing a jump of 60 percent.  The GamFeed plugin by engaging players with social information like updated player profiles and giving developers stronger player communication tools.

“OpenFeint is committed to delivering a next generation social network with features that will help free-to-play games improve lifetime value,” said Jason Citron, founder and CEO of OpenFeint.

“Sessions per user is a key engagement component of lifetime value and GameFeed significantly increases engagement at no additional cost to developers,” he added.

Popular Android and iOS game developers like Big Blue Bubble, Get Set Games, PikPok and Sibblingz etc., will integrate GameFeed in their games.