First steps to iphone development.

First things to iphone/iPad development.

You need a MAC. I personally think that macbook is good enough for development. But of course if you don't mind spending some additional dollars, you can get the macbook pro.

There is a good educational offer for students, staffs in schools, and also for parents of students. Go to www.apple.com.sg where there is currently an offer for a macbook/pro at a discounted price, + free iPod touch, + free printer (S$199). Quite a good offer if you have the budget.

Second thing, once you have the mac. Get a apple developer id at developer.apple.com and you can download the iPhone SDK 4.0. It will come along with it xcode, the IDE for objective c, and Interface Builder, where you design the UI for the iPhone/iPad apps.

Note that apple appstore now only restricts apps developed in iPhone SDK 4.0 to be submitted to app store.

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