This is just a quick note to let you know that I've been accepted into the iPhone developer programme now and I've got a shiny (fingerprinty) new iPod touch for development so I don't mess up my iPhone. I can't really tell you about it because it's all under NDA, but it's running stuff I compile in Xcode so that's cool and it feels a lot more real than using the simulator. The iPhone OS platform is going to be so huge, they might even give Nintendo a run for their money as the DS looks stone age in comparison.

I'm working on some updates to NewsLife, iKana and trying to get iKanji off the ground and ready for this summer. Getting iKana touch ready is also a major concern. This does mean InstantGallery 2 is taking a bit of a back seat at the moment but it will be out eventually.

I'm very excited by the iPhone SDK, it's exactly what I'd hoped for - a relatively open and Cocoa based development platform. Hopefully Apple won't take too long to approve people outside the US to get in on the program. To begin with at least, it's all about iKana - loads of people have asked for an iPhone version of iKana and I'm looking forward to getting it to you! There is the potential to do so much awesome stuff like practising writing kana with your finger on the touch screen.

Here's a little teaser until then...