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By Brad Smith
WirelessWeek - October 11, 2007
One of the continuing criticisms of Apple's iPhone is that it is locked down, both from a network perspective and for applications. Hackers have found a way around this issue, but there are ways of adding applications to the iPhone without doing an end-run on Apple.
Just before the iPhone's launch last June, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced third-party applications could run on the iPhone only if they were built using Web. 2.0 standards for use on the iPhone's Safari browser.
The Elias Corporation recently released its Applists.com 2.0 upgrade, which company CEO Bill Denk says will help iPhone owners find new applications and will help developers get their applications certified. The Applists.com site includes a spare set of applications for now, but Elias plans to grow the number.
Denk says Applists.com is intended to give iPhone owners one place to find applications for their phones, instead of having to search the Internet and then save the link. IPhone users can suggest applications to add to Applists.com, while giving developers the marketing information they need to build new applications for the iPhone. The site will offer developers information about application requests, statistics on performance and use, and help certification.
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