PPK recently blogged that his clients are hellbent on having apps in the iTunes app store – whether it makes sense for their business or not:
Right now nobody’s interested in a mobile solution that does not contain the words “iPhone” and “app” and that is not submitted to a closed environment where it competes with [...]
Trying to decide what technology you should use to build your iPhone app? This decision tree might help:
Quick overview of how to take a garden variety web app built with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and convert it to a native iPhone app using PhoneGap.
My new book won’t be in stores for a few months, but you can start reading (and commenting on!) the manuscript today on O’Reilly’s Open Feedback Publishing System.
If you are a web designer or web developer interested in building iPhone apps without having to learn Objective-C, please take advantage of this amazing resource:
If you are looking to provide offline access to your web app, the Offline Application Cache available in HTML5 is killer. However, it’s a giant PITA to debug, especially if you’re still trying to get your head around it.