An Introduction to iPhone Hardware, Operating System, Applications and Development of iPhone Applications

Abstract

The aim of this thesis work is to discuss the newly popular mobile phone device named iPhone made by Apple Inc, iPhone operating system and iPhone Applications. Apple iPhone has recently become extremely popular and just within two years of its launch it has captured millions of customers around the world. Thousands of developers have been developing all kinds of mobile phone applications for iPhone and a new era of mobile phone applications development has started. Augmented reality applications on iPhone have really changed the ways that a mobile phone device can be used. This thesis work will find out that what kind of applications can be developed for Finnish iPhone users and for this purpose an iPhone application is developed that shows the timetable of Turku city buses.