Now you can program for Symbian 3 using only web technologies too (and Palm)

in March, I posted up some links to some tools that would allow you to develop native apps for iPhone and Android using only web technologies:

Here's that post:

http://pojomcbooty.blogspot.com/2010/03/making-apps-for-phones-using-only-web.html

However, I have since learned that you can do the same in Symbian nowadays (since April):

http://developer.symbian.org/main/tools_and_kits/symbian3_developer/index.php

and also, that's the way Palm do it in general for webOS:

http://developer.palm.com/index.php?...rticle&id=1758

Needless to say, if I had the time, I'd be creating tonnes of apps, instead of just thinking about it...

Making Apps for Phones using only web technologies

Here's a list of all the frameworks you can use to program a phone web app (eg. iPhone) using only web technologies:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_phone_web_based_application_framework

Some of the frameworks can even compile native apps for iPhone for example. Of course you'll need a mac or hackintosh if you want to compile an iPhone app using Appcelerator Titanium for example.

Some of the frameworks also allow you to create native desktop apps as well !!!

Bye bye web design, app design here I come!!

P.S. if you want to make iPhone apps but can't afford a Mac, there's always the Dell Inspirion Mini 10V which seems to have all its hardware supported by snow leopard:

http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/dell-mini-10-guides/17087-how-hackintosh-dell-mini-10v-into-ultimate-snow-leopard-netbook-6.html

(although you'll need to check out the legal aspects of that as regards apples EULA and your country)

Creating iPhone / Android / Other Mobile Web Apps

http://www.genuitec.com/mobile/

It's a drag and drop UI creator for iPhone / iPod touch web pages - I dunno if you're into that sort of thing. Also works for creating Palm Pre apps
Soon to include the following features:

Other popular smartphone emulators (coming soon)
Blackberry Storm simulator (coming soon)
Google G1 emulator (coming soon)


more in this vein:

• http://www.codestrong.com/ - develop apps for iPhone, android or desktop (windows,linux,mac) using only HTML and JS, the desktop version can even use Python or Ruby !!! (like Adobe Air but claims to be better)

• http://www.jqtouch.com/ - More iPhone web app development - just the animation / UI side of things, but it has some very nice effects.

• http://webapp-net.com/

• http://iwebkit.net/

• http://phonegap.com/

Some of the above can be used to compile from web-app to an iPhone app that can be sent to App Store (but I think all compiling requires a Mac or hackint0sh)

[edit] Oh I forgot to mention - iUI - intro + download + demos

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Write iPhone apps with any Operating System!

Here's how to write iPhone apps using Java on any Operating System

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1849055/how_to_write_iphone_applications_with.html?cat=15

Develop Native Iphone Apps with just HTML + Javascript (u still need MacOSX though)

http://www.nimblekit.com/