Mint Mints A New Secure Mint App For iPhone

Mint App For iPhone
Mint has gone from a startup to be a part of the corporate crowd with its acquisition by Intuit. In 2007 TechCrunch40 brought Mint into light and in two years it grew up to be 1.5 million user base that uses Mint's services to manage their finances, down to the last cent.
in the occasion of announcement it seems both the companies are made for each other;

"With this transaction, Intuit will gain another fast-growing consumer brand and a highly successful Software as a Service (SaaS) offering that helps people save and make money," said Brad Smith, Intuit CEO.  "This move will enhance Intuit's position as a leading provider of consumer SaaS offerings that connect customers across desktop, online and mobile."
"Joining Intuit enables us to bring our vision of helping consumers understand and do more with their money to millions of Intuit customers," said Mint.com Founder and CEO, Aaron Patzer.  "This is a compelling combination of our innovative product, technology, and user interface design with one of the most trusted brands in software."

Mint for iPhone was an excellent app as the phone was something that you carried around almost always and could easily log ones transactions. The improved version is said to be more secure, which is vital in any financial app and the new features include the ability to edit transactions on the phone, mobile access to Mint's newly enhanced budgeting features, and is capable of receiving push alerts which can be customized at Mint site.
Security wise the application level passcode should keep the data secure and users at ease.
Overall, the new update brings the Mint for iPhone app in par with the services from the main Mint website. The Mint for iPhone should be at home at Intuit, as it was one of the first to work on iPhone Development Kit when it was released.

“The iPhone SDK gives us the tools we need to create powerful iPhone applications and is an important part of our overall mobile strategy,” said Rick Jensen, senior vice president, Small Business Group at Intuit. “We’re excited that the iPhone expands the ways our customers can solve key financial tasks wherever they might be.”

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Mint for iPhone (iTunes link)

Apple To Developers, No Jailbreaks, In The New Developer Agreement.

iPhone Developers Tiedup
Apple is asking developers to agree with them by saying that they will not jailbreak iPhones or iPods and will write applications for jailbroken iPhones. Oh the developers are not allowed to pee while developing either! (just kidding Apple stoped short of saying that.) Apple has already asked their developers not to develop apps that violate privacy, facilitate crimes, or violate intellectual property laws.
So working for or with outfits and projects such as QuickPwn or PwnageTool. Also probidden is the jailbreaking of their own iPhones nor helping others to do so.
The developers are not to develop apps for any other application delivery method (Read Cydia). The only delivery method is to be Apple App Store.
You can read portions of the agreement at ARSTechnica, who has obtained a copy of the agreement.
But I am sure this will not stop iPhone Dev Team from doing wonders with iPhone OS 3.0 and there will be a plenty of Jailbroken iPhones and iPods. But the rebelious apps might be dear as all developers will try to get their apps published by Apple. And rejected apps might lay where they are unless the developers are clever enough (Developers usually are, more than Apple lawyers) cahnge to look and feel together with ofcourse the name.
What ever the Apple is getting developers to sign, I am sure we will be writing a lot about jailbroken iPhones and apps for Jailbroken iPhones.
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Tags: iPhone OS 3.0, Apple iPhone SDK, Cydia App Store, QuickPwn, Jailbroken iPhone, PwnageTool