For developers who are see-sawing in their development decisions a soon to be released Intel tool should help you make your mind up and plant your feet firmly in the right camp.
This tool will make it easier for developers to port iPhone applications to Intel-based devices such as netbooks and tablets. To date there are 250,000 iPhone applications and clearly not all of them are going to make it to the Intel camp.
But there’s some great applications ranging from the fun and frivolous like the hugely popular AtomicFart and the simple ‘mash em up’ Fingerzilla to the worthy and serious such as Shazam and FourTrack.
It’s a great opportunity to create more software for the Intel® AppUpSM store and with netbook sales tipped to reach 120 million by 2013, according to Intel it’s an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed.
Doug Fisher, Intel’s vice-president of the Software and Services Group said the tool will identify changes that need to be made in an iPhone application to run on Intel-based hardware.
“We’ll get [applications on] AppUp, then Meego and I imagine Windows. It’s basically taking the existing applications, finding the ones that are most relevant to end users and ensuring they get pulled over,” he said.
The tool is an exciting development and will certainly provide developers with a raft of opportunities for Intel-platform development.
And as the Intel® Atom™ processor moves into smartphones, tablet PCs and embedded devices it will provide even more opportunities. Essentially the scope for monetizing applications is going to go stellar.
We don’t have release date yet for the tool but be sure to watch this space. As soon as it’s available you’ll hear about it here.
As a related aside, version 1.1 of the Meego operating system is set to be released later this month and it will include better touch and telephony capabilities. By the first half of next year you should be seeing handset devices in the market place with Meego.
Filed under: Intel AppUp Developer Program, Netbooks Tagged: | iPhone, netbooks, optimise, porting, tools
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