Action on iPhone draws interest
From Times Wire Services
Apple Inc., striving to lure buyers away from the BlackBerry e-mail device, said more than 100,000 software kits had been downloaded in the last week by developers interested in creating programs for the iPhone.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company set up an online preview to promote programs for the iPhone, which combines an e-mail-equipped handset with the iPod media player.
Apple opened the handset to developers to help broaden the device’s appeal with features such as games and business applications. Apple is embellishing the phone to compete with Research in Motion Ltd., the Canadian company whose BlackBerry dominates the U.S. market for e-mail handsets with a 41% share.
