Currently, the only Apple-approved way to get a program onto the iPhone is through a Web application that works on the phone's built-in Internet browser.

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The UrtheCast web platform will combine a consumer centric website, mobile application for smart phones, and an open Application Program Interface (API).

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The Sprint Application Developer Program has been providing tools for third-party developers since Sprint first launched the Wireless Web on its phones in 2001.

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