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In an effort to bring .NET developers to the Apple iPhone/iPod Touch platform, ComponentOne has released a suite of Microsoft ASP.NET controls named Studio for iPhone. The application suite is designed to assist developers in making iPhone web (as opposed to native) apps, and it includes navigation lists, calendars, views, tab bars, cover flow, and various controls, such as buttons and sliders. Developers can also use elements from the iPhone UI such as animation, portrait or landscape views, and touch navigation…
And while this is far from a native application support, it’s still a great move by ComponentOne. Despite the fact that there are quite a few applications in the AppStore, personally I still use two web-based apps – GMail and Bloglines. Maybe I’m in the minority, but I like the “real-time look and feel” of it.
Anyway, ComponentOne will include Studio for iPhone in its Studio Enterprise offering, which retails for $1100 per developer seat. More information about this offer is available from ComponentOne’s website.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
