Sun Microsystems is developing a Java Virtual Machine for Apple’s iPhone and plans to release the JVM some time after June, enabling Java applications to run on the popular mobile device.

The JVM is to be based on the Java Micro Edition (ME) version of Java, said Eric Klein, vice president of Java marketing at Sun, on Friday afternoon. Apple had not shown interest in enabling Java to run on the iPhone, but Sun plans to step in and do the job itself after having pondered Thursday’s release of an SDK for the iPhone by Apple.

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Apple has unveiled its long awaited iPhone SDK to allow third party applications to run on the iPhone. Although Apple has included some notable restrictions, the new SDK offers developers access to most of the same tools and features that the iPhone’s native applications use.

read it here wired.com

I haven’t even downloaded the SDK yet, but many of my questions can be answered from simply reading the documentation and license agreement.

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With a little of delay, Apple Inc crammed out the long awaited and oh so necessary tools for us, to finally develop official iPhone Applications.

Standard Program $99
The Standard Program is for developers who are creating free and commercial applications for iPhone and iPod touch.

Enterprise Program $299
The Enterprise Program is for developers who are creating proprietary, in-house applications for iPhone and iPod touch.

You can apply here for the program developer.apple.com

You can see the KeyNote here at Apple events.apple.com.edgesuite.net

Phil Schiller turns the stage over to Apple’s Scott Forstall to talk applications. Forstall starts by saying that Apple’s initial strategy of enabling iPhone apps through Safari has been a hit.

Facebook has a great iPhone Web app, and so does Bank of America.

“But today, what I really want to tell you about is the native iPhone SDK.” Starting today, the APIs and tools that Apple uses to build apps will be available to all developers.

read it all here pcworld.com

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner John Doerr shared the stage with Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Thursday to announce the venture capital firm will put up $100 million to seed development of applications for Apple’s iPhone.

“A revolutionary new platform is a rare and prized opportunity for entrepreneurs, and that’s exactly what Apple has created with iPhone and iPod touch,” Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner John Doerr said in a statement.

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MySpace has secured early access to Apple’s iPhone SDK, and is creating its own native application for the device, a report claims.

read it here macworld.co.uk

It’s time for another live blog: come back here Thursday for coverage of Apple’s iPhone software event.

This time, we’re going on the road a bit, about 40 minutes south of San Francisco where these events are usually held, to Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.

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Without a doubt, Social Computing is the preeminent phenomenon rising on the second wave of the web, and the iPhone will become one of the dominant clients for Social Computing in the mobile space.

read it here soa.sys-con.com

At a special event in Cupertino tomorrow, Apple plans to unveil the iPhone Software Develop Kit (SDK) “road map”, the path to which third-party developers will be able to create native applications for the iPhone (and iPod Touch) that run outside of the Web browser.

read it here zdnet.com