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Apple updates developer license to allow third-party development tools
Well it appears that Apple, for some reason or another, has decided to modify its iOS Developer Program license to allow the use of cross platform development tools to develop apps for the iOS platform. And just like that, Apple’s anti-Flash stance has softened. Earlier today, Apple released the following statement: The App Store has […]
Continue reading...App downloads on iTunes on pace to surpass music downloads by end of the year
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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Asymco recently published some telling graphs comparing the rise of iTunes song downloads to the ever increasing number of app downloads. While the comparison isn’t exactly fair given the abundance of free apps available for download, the charts below still tell an interesting story. As can be seen, the App store has reached the same total […]
Continue reading...iOS is alive and kicking – 230,000 new activations a day, over 6.5 billion app downloads
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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Steve Jobs kicked off today’s media event with a few interesting tidbits of information. First, Jobs announced that Apple is activating 230,000 new iOS devices a day. And in a veiled jab at Google, Jobs noted, ” We think some of our friends are counting upgrades in their numbers, but we think strictly new activations is […]
Continue reading...Apple removes Camera + app over hidden photo functionality
Thursday, August 12, 2010
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Apple recently removed a popular iPhone app called Camera + from the iTunes App Store after developers, in an attempt to skirt around Apple’s app store guidelines, added functionality to the app via an easter egg that allowed users of the app to take photos using the iPhone’s volume keys. A previous app update incorporating […]
Continue reading...App Piracy is a problem for Android developers
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
One of the key differences between Google and Apple’s approach to mobile software is that Google, as opposed to Apple, does not vet apps before users can install them on their devices, nor do they require that users download apps through a centralized piece of software like iTunes. While there are pros and cons to […]
Continue reading...Android wallpaper app sends user data back to China, affects millions
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Ah, it’s good to be open. The mobile security firm Lookout notes that a malicious wallpaper app for Android has been sending user data back to mysterious servers located in China. All told, the app appears to have been downloaded anywhere from 1.1 million to 4.6 million times. The app does not, as previousy reported, […]
Continue reading...Microsoft resorts to paying developers to help Windows Phone 7 catch up with the iPhone
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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Steve Ballmer, he of the “Developers! Developers!” chant, now heads up a company that mobile app developers have seemingly forgotten. It’s quite apparent that as Microsoft’s position in the mobile landscape continues to shrink, most developers are focused exclusively on the iPhone and Android. Compounding matters is that Microsoft’s answer to devices like the iPhone and the Motorola Droid […]
Continue reading...Android Marketplace closes in on 100,000 apps
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Whenever Steve Jobs takes some time to discuss the iPhone, he loves mentioning how many apps for the iOS platform are available on iTunes. The last official number we heard from Apple is 225,000 apps, and while that’s certainly impressive, the popularity of Android among developers appears to be picking up steam.
Continue reading...An iPhone flashlight app that actually works
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
For reasons that defy any semblance of logic, an assortment of flashlight apps have not only littered the iTunes App Store for months, but have actually generated significant sales/downloads for a few lucky developers. But with the recent release of the iPhone 4, Apple is finally shipping a phone that comes with LED flash. The end […]
Continue reading...Number of iOS developers vs Android Developers
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
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As Android handsets continue to hit the market in increasing numbers, the chasm between the iPhone and competing handsets, in terms of hardware, will inevitably start to narrow. Apple, though, views the iPhone primarily as a software platform, and while iOS 4 certainly cements Apple’s position as a mobile OS leader, there’s no denying that […]
Continue reading...Google remotely deletes 2 misleading Twilight Android apps – here’s why
Monday, June 28, 2010
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Remember the ridiculous outrage that ensued after Steve Jobs confirmed that there was a “kill switch” built into the iPhone which allows Apple to remotely delete malicious apps that somehow manage to sneak into the app store? Well, Android has a similar feature and Google unfortunately had to employ it recently when they removed two […]
Continue reading...Android Market payouts estimated to be 50x lower than Apple’s app store
Thursday, June 24, 2010
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Steve Jobs was overly thrilled when he announced during his WWDC keynote a few weeks back that Apple has paid out a whopping $1 billion dollars to developers since the app store first opened in July of 2008. If you’re keeping score at home, that translates into $1.42 billion in revenue before Apple takes its […]
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Thursday, September 9, 2010
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