May be this would be an appropriate message which Apple could ever give to all the people who point finger at the iPhone 4 Antennagate issue. In a recent research conducted by Changewave Research iPhone 3GS was reported to have more dropped calls than iPhone 4. Even though surprising, the researchers claims with affirmation that they are quite sure about their findings.

5.2% of iPhone 4 owners reported dropped calls during the month of July, while 6.3% of owners of the iPhone 3GS. However the report takes perceptions of iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 users rather than itself checking it itself. Also changewave said that a negative publicity has made many iPhone 4 users unhappy about the new iPhone.  If only the research findings are right we must say this is a cool news for Apple as the lot of  negative news have crept in to the blogosphere and people are still voting for the iPhone despite the negativity around.

Apple is releasing its new iOS updates very frequently one after the other. Not many days ago did we here about the beta update of the iOS and now iOS Beta 4.1 Beta 3 is made available to iPhone developers. Coming along with the update is a Game Center support, parental control for FaceTime and also proximity sensor fix.

This update is definitely has a good bunch of fixes and the OS looks almost complete for iPhone developers to do a bunch of try outs.

We have got lot of emails from few of our developer friends requesting us to point out to few free resources which would benefit iPhone application developers. As a site which gives updates and news on iPhone application development we felt we should help developers with this. So enjoy the list and drop in a comment there after —

Free resources for iPhone Developers

1. cocos2D-iPhone : A framework to develop 2D games for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
2. iPhone application Development course by Stanford university
3. iPhone Application Development – A blog which covers tips, reviews and news which would iPhone developers would die to know.
4. iPhone Flow -A good developer place to get the best links and tutorials in the iPhone app development industry.
5. iPhone Developers SDK forum – Join the busiest forum and be part of the iPhone community.
6. iPhone Development blog – A blog maintained by Jeff LaMarche a senior programmer and iPhone developer. You shouldn’t miss this.
7. How to make apps – Another nice site for iPhone and iPad developers.
8. iPhone Developer Tips – Another resourceful place developers shouldn’t miss checking out.
9. iPhone SDK Articles – A useful series of iPhone SDK Tutorials.
10. Macrumors forums – The famous MacRumors site has a section which would keep the developers glued.
11. Official iPhone Dev Center Page – If you are a newbie then this is a place to start.

I know I need not mention about iPhone developer labs because I have always delivered what developers needed.

Finally Apple has pitched the iAds advertising network for iPhone developers. Although the website revealed less about the new Ad network which would help iPhone developers monetize their applications, we have got a bunch of important news to keep you interested even though the company suggested developers to contact the company in order to get further details.

Few of the features of the new iAds is that developers can exclude Ads from competitor and also low quality and irrelevant Ads. Apple has also mentioned that the Ads will be targeting the right audience and will be country specific. iPhone developers will be charged 25 cents per click and brand advertisers will be charged $2.00 per-click.

June has been a great month for iPhone application developers and users. With the release of the new iPhone 4 and iPhone SDK being seeded to developers the buzz was set right at the start of this month. Both users and developers were wanting to get their hands wet with the awesomeness of the new iPhone and iOS 4 compatible apps. Many iOS 4 compatible applications have already hit the appstore and more than 1.7 million devices have been sold out. Which means iPhone application development industry has been revamped  with the advent of the new iPhone and will keep the developers awake till the end of this year.

Top News items for iPhone application developers

Apple mentions its plans about iAds

It all started with the WWDC 2010 where Steve Jobs leaked details about their new Mobile Advertising platform which would help iPhone developers monetize their Application.

All about the New iPhone 4

The much awaited gadget of the year and Apple’s worst kept secret was finally revealed at developers conference. Although few issues have popped up many feel that the new Apple device gives a lot of scope for further feature rich applications.

iTunes Connect Mobile

The application will help developers to track product statistics like number of application downloads, downloads per country and other useful analytics.

Apple Store App

The much needed yet delayed application for the iDevices was finally released by the company. This particular App will increase app downloads and in turn increase developer revenue and exposure.

Apple iOS 4 Game Centre App goes live for iPhone Developers

Apple iOS 4 Game Center App will make gaming applications more social and it is something which every iPhone game developer look out for.

WWDC 2010 developer videos on Apple’s official Website

All iPhone application developers who missed the iPhone 4 keynote at WWDC 2010 head over to Apple’s official site and see the videos.

Gaming and Social Networking app leads Mobile Developers revenue

A new survey shows gaming and social networking applications contribute to major mobile application developers revenue.

iOS 4 Gold Master edition publicly official

Finally the much awaited SDK kit was officially announced. The kit became officially accessible to all enthusiastic iPhone developers.

iPhonedevcon to be held at San Diego this September

The first iPhone/ipad developer conference is being held at San Diego and is going to be the biggest event for start ups and developers who are aspiring to make their mark in iPhone application development business.

June has been an exciting month for all Apple lovers. If you are not a developer and looking to hire one then these are the few tips you can follow to Hire an iPhone Application Developer.

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 seriously needs some applications and games and instead of hiring a team of skilled developers they prefer alluring existing iPhone and iPad game developers.  Well the high note is existing iPhone app developers now have got an extra option to earn money.

iPhone and Android games were the major target markets for developers to cash in on. But with the intervention of Microsoft with good freebies, there might be few game developers who would fall for the other side of the Window. The ray of hope for Microsoft and also an attractive application for all game developers is the XBOX 360 Live integration in the WP7. This particular integration may make iPhone game developers  jump to latch on the opportunity before any one else gets into the business.

The strategy by Microsoft could be transfer the existing XBOX fan base to mobile gaming too and also make its first serious appearance as a “Mobile Gaming Brand”. But questions still exist how the company will go on from here on in roping in iPhone game developers and in keeping them interested and rich.

The emergence of the iPad SDk has blessed iPad application developers with good app revenue says a recent report by Millennial Media. Mobile gaming applications once again top the charts with 58% of total app revenue for developers followed by social networking. Other important prediction is possible increase of revenue from  entertainment apps because of the upcoming blockbuster movie season.

Throwing light on the other Mobile OS the report says that 56% of the developers focused their efforts to monetize via iPhone OS while 29% of the developers tried Android OS to get application revenue. While the other Mobile OS platforms like Symbian, blackberry and Palm accounting to 15% of the total share. Insightful conclusions can be drawn from the report regarding developers interest to monetize their applications via Android and iPhone applications.

Also with Apple’s plans to launch iAds Millennial can possible lose Mobile Ads market share due to competition which would mean increased options for developers to monetize their app revenue.

Apple has started sending out emails to all iPhone application developers that the App Store is open to all iOS 4 compatible apps. The existent iPhone applications have to be modified for the multitasking feature of the new iOS 4.

With the launch date of the iPhone 4 nearing all application developers are racing to get their product iOS 4 compatible and be first up in the app store. However a certain problem which might be a concern to iPhone developers is that Apple is taking lot of time to review apps and all the big players in the application development field are already up there. While many iPhone developers didn’t show much concern about it as making few tweaks to their current apps could make it suitable for iOS4, Apple’s delay in approval of new apps is definitely a concern for most.

Since the new iPhone OS is hitting the shelves on June 21st, Apple wants to fill in the App store by then so that all iPhone 4 buyers can start downloading them on their way home.

Apple’s World Wide Developer conference is just a week ahead, not just WWDC  on 7th June, there are lots of WWDC local parties happening around it.

Here are the few WWDC Parties that might helpful for you:

iNSpired Tour & Party at WWDC: This is happening on Wednesday June 09, 2010 from 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM. At Mezzanine on Jessie ST. San Francisco. There is no entry fee for this party, but you need to Register here.

This is more like community party and the awesome thing about this event is, free Music, Food & Drink and moreover ‘win Apple goodies including an iPad’.

WWDC OpenFeint Meetup: This is happening on Tuesday June 08, 2010 from 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM. At The Tempest Bar & Restaurant, 431 Natoma St., Soma, St.. There is no entry fee for this party, but you need to Register here.

OpenFeint is a well known social networking platforms for games on iPhone. And it seems they’ve got some great announcements coming in for their new products.

SF iPhone / iPad MiniDevCamp: This is happening on Saturday, june 5, 2010 from 100A.M till 6:00PM, Sunday, June 6, 2010. At 1045 Divisadero St., San Francisco, CA 94115. There is an entry fee of $50.00 for this event and you can Register here.

This is more like Hack-a-thon, inspired by BarCamp, SuperHappyDevHouse and MacHack event. I think this a good deal for a serious developers.

SF AppPitch: This is happening on Thursday, June 10, 2010 from 60:30 PM till 9:00PM Monday, July 5, 2010. At pariSoma Innovation Loft, 1436 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. There is an entry fee for general admission at $20.00 and early bird registration is about $15.00. You can Register here for this event.

This seems to be the longest event happening around WWDC (at least as per the date and timing mentioned on RSVP page). This event has great activities like, best app awards and developer discussions, etc.

Well, these are all the WWDC parties I’ve found for iPhone Developers. Please do leave a comment if you know some more such events apart from these. This will surely help others. And please, if you’re attending any such party, keep us posted.

We earlier covered some great new easily visible changes in Beta 4 release of iPhone OS 4 which includes the new AT&T’s Internet Tethering setup wizard.

Since, the release of beta 4, iphone developers started digging into SDKs to discover the changes it brought to iPhone through its previous update and they found something really exciting.

There are enums setup for iPhone / iPod / iPad Flash & Camera in OS 4 Beta 4 which basically shows that what messages these devices gonna pop out based on the condition of the device.

If you look at the messages shown in the picture carefully you will see most of them are related to the use of Flash and they have separate lines for iPhone, iPod and iPad too.

Well, iPad is going to get OS 4 update during fall. So, the next update (with OS 5) for the iPad will probably the fall again, next year. I’m guessing this will continue for long. So, we gonna keep finding iPad related tweaks in iPhone OS until Apple decided to put out updates during Summer.