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EA runs 48-hour game sale. 17 titles, including Madden and FIFA 10, now available for just $0.99
EA Mobile is running an incredible deal on a great selection of iPhone titles. For a 48-hour period (ending on Tuesday night), each of the following titles will be available for only $0.99. And these are anything but run of the mill bargain-bin apps, there really are some gems in here, with some that ordinarily […]
Continue reading...Why the number of overall iPhone apps is important
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Michael Gartenberg on the importance of app store titles: First, Apple announced that the app store now has 225,000 apps with 5 billion downloads. That’s all in just under two years. I can’t quantify this for certain but that would make Apple’s mobile platform the fastest growing platform in history. Period. In a market driven […]
Continue reading...Report: Microsoft offering iPhone developers wads of cash to port apps over to Windows Phone 7
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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With Windows Phone 7 being Microsoft’s last ditch effort to salvage any semblance of relevance in the smartphone market, the folks at Redmond understand that in today’s market, you can’t just get by with a snazzy UI and sexy hardware. You need apps, good ones, and a lot of them. The only problem is that […]
Continue reading...Apple releases new “Apple Store” app for the iPhone – US Only
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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As expected, Apple today released a new iPhone app which allows users to browse through products and user reviews, find nearby Apple stores, stay up to date with in-store events, and make personal shopping, genius bar, or One to One appointments. And seeing as how iPhone pre-orders started earlier today, customers can also use the […]
Continue reading...Apple’s “walled garden” approach in light of the impending rise of malicious mobile apps
Monday, June 14, 2010
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A few days ago, we excerpted an article explaining why Apple’s “walled garden” approach to the iTunes App Store may not necessarily be a bad thing. While Apple is routinely criticized every time news of a rejected app hits the web, there’s something to be said for having app store guidelines and a staff dedicated […]
Continue reading...Apple’s 2010 WWDC “App Wall” display is a homerun [Video]
Monday, June 14, 2010
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At last year’s WWDC, Apple wowed WWDC visitors with color-organized “app wall” display comprised of thousands of app store icons that pulsated each time a corresponding app was purchased on iTunes. This year, Apple upped the ante with a revised app wall that exchanged pulsating app icons for icons that dropped down from above, resulting […]
Continue reading...How new iPhone apps will look on the iPad
Monday, June 14, 2010
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The iPad may certainly be a gorgeous device, but running an iPhone app on the iPad can be a little bit clunky. You can either a) run the iPhone app at its original size inside a tiny box in the middle of the screen, or b) you can zoom in on the app x2, which […]
Continue reading...Apple releases “iTunes Connect Mobile”, lets users monitor app analytics
Thursday, June 10, 2010
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Apple today released a new homegrown app called “iTunes Connect Mobile” designed to help developers keep track of and monitor sales, statistics, and trend data for their app. The iTunes Connect Mobile application allows developers to access their sales and trend data from iTunes Connect. You can now view your daily and weekly sales data […]
Continue reading...Appsfire pulls out of the App Store citing lack of communication from Apple
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Steve Jobs proudly boasted that the iTunes App Store receives 15,000 app submissions every week in up to 30 different languages. More than that, Jobs noted that 95% of those submissions are approved within 7 days. Sounds great, right? Sure. Unless, of course, you happen to be part of that 5%. Earlier today, the folks […]
Continue reading...Apple shells out over $1 billion to developers, keeps $428 million in profit
Monday, June 7, 2010
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Regarding the iTunes App Store, Steve Jobs noted earlier today that there have been over 5 billion app store downloads, an unbelievable tally no matter how you look at it. Admittedly, a good number of those downloads are free apps, but don’t get it twisted – money is still changing hands, my friends. Steve Jobs […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs lists top 3 reasons apps get rejected from iTunes
Monday, June 7, 2010
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Steve Jobs on the iTunes app store: The second platform we support is the App Store. It’s a curated platform with 225,000 apps. It’s a vibrant community — there’s nowhere else you can find this many apps. We get about 15k apps submitted every week. They come in up to 30 different languages. Guess what: […]
Continue reading...An interesting take on the notion of a “walled garden”
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Apple’s App Store is often referred to negatively as a “walled garden.” But is it possible that there’s actually a benefit to exerting some control over what type of apps are allowed into iTunes? Is it possible that the app store is thriving precisely because Apple keeps a watchful eye over it? In an admittedly […]
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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