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.

Few weeks ago we covered a very important news on Tawkon the world’s only application which notifies a user about cellular radiation. The news mentioned Apple’s invitation to Tawkon developers to Cupertino which was made shortly after the developers created a similar application for Blackberry. But Apple has once again shunned the iPhone application for a reason not revealed yet.

Apple’s behavior towards the cellular radiation application has irked resentment in many iPhone users who seriously wish to know the radiation levels they are subjected to when they use the phone. I always believe people deserve the right not to have radiation statistics hidden from them. Not only did the iPhone developer create an application which shares SAR levels but also an app which shows real-time gauge to see when they’re exposed to higher and lower levels of radiation. The Tawkon application minimizes radiation exposure of a cellphone at any given time.

I feel Apple’s response to the developers plea for appstore approval is a very damaging in users interest and eventually will cause people doubting Apple’s transparency letting know its radiation levels.

If you want to help Tawkon out in making it get download able to Apple users then you can sign this email and send it to Apple within a single click.

Apple recently said in a press release early this month that it has taken steps to stop an offender who used other people’s iTunes accounts to buy the apps.

The incident has been considered as the violation of the Developer Program License Agreement, and fraudulent purchase. Thuat Nguyen, the iPhone developer and his apps have been removed from the App Store as a consequence.

Nguyen has shown an incredible increase in sales over the weekend of July 4. The iPhone application developer accounted for 42 out of the top 50 books in terms of revenue. At the same time, there were reports from the users that their accounts were being hacked into and used for purchasing apps on the App Store.

However, Apple has claimed that the iTunes servers were not at all compromised. “An extremely small percentage of users, about 400 of the 150 million iTunes users; that is less than 0.0003 percent of iTunes users were impacted,” an Apple representative was quoted saying.

Apple has reassured its customers that neither Nguyen nor any other developer “can not receive any iTunes confidential customer data when an app is downloaded.”
AppleInsider commented after the incident that it has been noticed ‘legitimate iTunes accounts are under organized attacks from people in China’. Information is reportedly being sold to the users for a few dollars and might have been used until the credit card was turned off.

In a damage control move, Apple said it has already implemented a new level of security measure on the iTunes Store to help curb any such activity in near future. Now the users are being asked to enter the code on the back of the credit card more often, while purchasing from the iTunes Store.

Apple has also requested the users to contact their respective financial institution, if they notice any fishy or unauthorized iTunes charge in the credit card billing. The company has also recommended changing the iTunes password immediately.

BZ Media will be conducting the first ever iPhone or iPad developers conference in September 2010. The conference will be addressed by 25  experts within the iPhone application and game development business. The meeting will feature 45 business and technical sessions which would help out both app developers and business decision makers.

The developer conference  will feature

1. workshops and training sessions for developers on app development.
2. creating new applications for the iPad and migrating existing apps to the iPad.
3. development of apps for business, customers or clients and employees
4. iPhone Application Marketing which throws light on unique ways of app marketing.

DevCon 2010 will feature a new exhibit hall where in providers of tools, services and resources for app developers can showcase their products.

The registrations are open at iphonedevcon now.

Reminder: Date is September 27-29th, 2010 and place San Diego.

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.

iPad’s dominance on the internet tablet field continues with more than 3 million iPads sold and 11,000 iPad apps ready for download within 80 days. That’s a startling number that beats all other mobile computing tablets like a charm.  Credit goes to adroit iPad developers who in a short time tweaked the iPhone applications and made it iPad compatible apps.

With most of the sales in US and iPad shipping yet to flourish worldwide we should expect the iDevice to spread exponentially. When compared to Apple’s earlier report the number of iPad applications in the app store doubled. This clearly shows developers interest in firming their ground early in the iPad app store.

Even though Apple has sent out invitations to developers to make iOS 4 compatible applications the craze is still on for iPad application and game development as evident from the reports. The iPad is supposed to be available in nine more countries in July which would mean the figures would go for a double next time we see this report around.

Finally  iOS 4.0 gold master edition is available to all iPhone and iPad developers. All you have to do is to head to Apple’s developers page and download the new iOS 4.0 SDK kit and you need not be a paid member of the Apple’s developer program to relish the benefits.

Gold Master edition along with iTunes 9.2 was announced as seeded for developers earlier but that was just a release candidate version of the SDK. Now iPhone developers can access the actual version of the developer software development kit and start making some seriou apps for the new iPhone 4 if tweaking an existing application for iOS 4 compatibility isn’t your cup of tea.

Also developers should expect iPad iOS 4 SDK Beta version release very soon after the launch date of iPhone 4 along with much expected Game Centre application which is claimed to be the next best thing in iPhone Game development. So from users point of view their isn’t much to worry about as you will have a bunch of apps to choose for download on the day of purchase of glossy black spectacle.

For all those iPhone application developers who missed the iPhone 4 keynote at WWDC 2010 it might be heartening to know that Apple has uploaded all the needed developer videos on their official sites. Now iPhone iOS developers can access tons of coverage they missed on the big event right from their place.

The access to all the WWDC developer videos is open to all the paid members of the iOS developer community. The videos collection is enormous and an extensive resource for learning new things about the iphone application development industry.

iPhone developers may download their favorite topic of interest from iTunes. The videos are related to topics on application frameworks, graphics, new iPhone iOS features, discussions and other useful development tools. The videos are made interactive with Sample codes and slides displayed when needed.

The videos can be viewed at Apple’s developers page in High Definition and all you have got to have is a paid member registration.

Now gaming on iPhone will go more social and community oriented with the new Game Center application going live. Now iPhone game developers can integrated a whole community of users into their game applications to make their applications more social. The app has the backing of big brand iPhone game publishers for the future possibilities the product opens up in iPhone game development.

iPhone 4 and iOS 4 users should log in to Game Center with their Apple account ID and create a user profile for themselves. You can build a Game Center account custom home screen which displays your Game Center nickname, number of friends, games played and goals accomplished. So from now on iPhone developers can integrate Game center into their applications and bring more interactivity among gamers rather than just playing with the programmed chunk.

Game Center is set for release this fall according to the recent reports. iPhone Game development is set for a revamp and as the craze for community gaming hits the peak by Q4 the Game Center app is going to be a major player in mobile Gaming industry.

The Apple Store App has finally arrived and iPhone developers and users are more than just excited about it. Few are still wondering what stopped the company from creating such a cool application all these years. The Apple Store App gives a distinct advantage to iPhone users who download apps almost daily and also to iPhone application developers who are looking forward to increase their exposure in the application development world.

The Application can be downloaded by iOS version 3 and above only. The Apple Store app gives iPhone developers two great advantages. One is that the number of app downloads increases which would mean more money to developers. Also the application developer details will be displayed within the app which would mean further exposure and recognition for developers work. The Store App application allows you to read reviews, locate local brick and mortar Stores, check out new and featured products, check the iPhone developer details and also buy or pre-order the other iPhone or iPad needs.

The servers at Apple are experiencing heavy downtime due to iPhone 4 pre-orders and also due its Store app release. Hence all users will have to wait for his or her turn for the download.

Reminder: The Apple Store App is available for US only users currently.