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Will in-app purchases eliminate the number of free apps?
From a developers perspective, one of the more important and sought-after features in the new iPhone OS 3.0 SDK is the ability include in-app purchases from within applications. Notably, this capability is limited to paid apps. As Apple likes to proclaim, “Free apps remain free.” That said, Marco.org writes: Free apps will move in droves […]
Continue reading...Does the App Store need a Genius Feature?
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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With over 50,000 apps currently on iTunes, small developers are increasingly having a difficult time getting their apps noticed. MG Siegler over at TechCrunch feels that a genius feature, similar to the one used for music on iTunes, would be a workable solution to that growing problem. At its most simple level, it could probably […]
Continue reading...Using the iPhone to market Music, Movies, and Comedians
Monday, June 15, 2009
Branded iPhone apps are quickly becoming a popular way for entertainers, recording artists, and Hollywood Studios to connect directly with fans, generate hype, and ideally increase sales for upcoming movies, albums, and even comedy tours. Music Seeing as the iPhone doubles as an iPod, it makes sense that recording artists were the first entertainers to […]
Continue reading...Phil Schiller takes potshot at Palm during WWDC Keynote
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Usually when Apple takes a jab at a competitor during the WWDC, it’s a safe bet that Bertrand Serlet, Apple’s Senior VP of Software Engineering, is somewhere close by. But in a change of pace, it was keynote presenter Phil Schiller who delivered a keynote zinger by taking a jab at the just released Palm […]
Continue reading...Apple puts up cool “App Wall” at WWDC [Video]
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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At the WWDC yesterday, Apple put up this very cool “App wall” display comprised of thousands of app icons. Each time someone purchases an app from iTunes, the corresponding icon pulsates. Though its not technically being updated in real-time, it’s still amazingly cool. A nice twist is that the icons are grouped together by color, […]
Continue reading...Photo filter app “CameraBag” makes the iPhone camera a lot more fun
Monday, June 8, 2009
Apple is expected to announce a new iPhone with a better camera (and auto-focus) later today, so why not take some time to look at a cool photo app for the iPhone. CameraBag is an app that adds “filters” to your photos, changing the look and feel of your pictures in the process. The app […]
Continue reading...Report: Number of App Store apps and downloads are trending higher than expected
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Jim Goldman of CNBC on Apple’s upcoming WWDC event, which he feels will be geared more towards new software (read: Snow Leopard, iPhone OS 3.) than new hardware. We’ll get an extended look at the App Store, along with some updated numbers about apps available and apps already downloaded. Both numbers, I’m told, are trending […]
Continue reading...Banned ‘Slasher’ app for the iPhone now back on iTunes
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Long forgotten in the seemingly never ending list of of banned apps from the iTunes App Store was Slasher, an app which displayed a large knife on the screen and emitted a “horror” sound when shaken. Apple banned it from the app store last August, but now, for whatever reason, it’s back up and live […]
Continue reading...“Brushes” app sees boom in sales after profile in The New Yorker
Monday, June 1, 2009
Last week we posted a video showing how artist Jorge Columbo used the iPhone app Brushes to draw the cover of The New Yorker. He was also profiled, naturally, in The New Yorker itself and in a number of other publications as well. Since then, Brushes has seen a significant increase in sales to the […]
Continue reading...Nokia’s competitor to the iTunes App Store gets off to a rough start
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Nokia rolled out its Ovi Store earlier today, but things got off to a less than auspicious beginning. If you recall, the Ovi Store is a mobile app store for Nokia devices, and Nokia is hoping to position it as a competitor to the already up and running, and wildly successful, iTunes App Store. Of course, […]
Continue reading...Apple hardware accounted for 12% of all mobile app downloads in 2008
Monday, May 25, 2009
A recent study from Strategy Analytics shows that the iPhone and iPod Touch, together, accounted for 12% of all mobile app downloads in 2008. While not strikingly high, the 12% figure becomes somewhat more impressive when you consider that the iTunes App Store didn’t even open until July of 2008. Not too shabby for 6 […]
Continue reading...Apple’s cool with the Kama Sutra after all
Sunday, May 24, 2009
After initially banning the e-book reader Eucalyptus because it allowed users to download a text copy of the Kama Sutra, Apple finally came to its senses and decided to accept Eucalyptus into the app store with no requirement that the developer manually block users from downloading the Kama Sutra. James Montgomorie, the developer of Eucalyptus, wrote in a blogpost earlier […]
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
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