Mobile Tech News -- iPhone SDK Update, SlingPlayer Mobile News, CBS News Mobile Website

iPhone SDK Beta 2 Now Available

Apple has released a second beta of the tools third-party developers need to create applications for the  iPhone and iPod touch. The major change is the inclusion of the Interface Builder.

According to Apple:

Interface Builder makes creating an application's user interface easier by allowing developers to use its graphical editing environment to manage virtually every aspect of creating a well designed user interface that adheres to the Aqua user interface guidelines.

The free beta version of the iPhone SDK (Software Development Kit) can be downloaded from Apple's web site now.

SlingPlayer Mobile Coming to UIQ Smartphones

Sling Media has announced that it's bringing SlingPlayer Mobile to smartphones running UIQ on Symbian OS.

This application, which will allow users to watch TV programs streamed from their home Slingbox, is expected to launch this summer. It will run on popular devices like the Sony Ericsson P1i and Motorola MOTORIZR Z8.

In a related story, Sling Media is also promising that some Windows Mobile client updates are in the pipeline, and that its developers are also hard at work on BlackBerry support for later this year.

CBS News Launches Smart Mobile Website

Responding to the personalized and immediate nature of mobile web browsing, CBS News has launched a "smart mobile website."

This works by allowing any user visiting the CBS Mobile News to see and receive content recommendations based on what is being viewed, clicked read -- anonymously and in aggregate -- by mobile users with similar interests. Users will see article suggestions in the form of "Your Headlines" section on the CBS Mobile News website.

CBS News has worked with Aggregate Knowledge to create this system of learning user trends and targeting mobile devices.

To see this in action, visit the CBS Mobile News website from a mobile device.

Via MacRumors