Marco.org

(this entire thing reblogged from Bill Israel, thanks)

Jacqui Cheng for Ars:

Apple is working on solutions that will help developers get more face time on the iPhone, but there are currently no plans to offer a “true” iPhone SDK that would allow developers to create native apps, a source at Apple has told Ars.

Way to crush my hopes, Ars. Thankfully, however, the news wasn’t all bad:

Apple is currently jamming on adding offline storage capabilities to Safari—something that would rival Google Gears in being able to serve up web applications locally without having to access the Internet. […] our source also believes there may be other goodies up Apple’s sleeve. Apple may offer more local JavaScript access to useful iPhone functionalities, and developers might eventually also be able to create home screen icons that will point to their (presumably) offline web apps.

Not the solution I was looking for, but better than the current state of things.