6 Jul 2009 03:56
Re: iPhone Application
Terin Stock <terin.stock <at> wikinewsie.org>
2009-07-06 01:56:22 GMT
2009-07-06 01:56:22 GMT
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 <bawolff+wn <at> gmail.com> 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<tris <at> waterhay.co.uk> 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" <brian.mcneil <at> wikinewsie.org>
> 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.
>>
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>> Thomas
>> Sent: 06 July 2009 00:01
>> To: wikinews-l <at> lists.wikimedia.org
>> 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
>>
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