Tag Archive | "app store"
iPhone fart app brings in $10,000 a day
Unbelievable. VentureBeat has the full scoop over here. Developer InfoMedia (Joel Comm), which makes iFart Mobile [iTunes link], has been releasing the download statistics for the app each day since it launched. The $0.99 app has been in the top 100 paid apps everyday since its launch, and has seen great growth. In fact, yesterday […]
Continue reading...iBoobs rejected from iTunes App Store
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
In a move that should surprise no one, but disappoint many, Apple has rejected the iBoobs app from the App Store. Apple, which recently accepted a bevy of farting apps and even an app that simulates smoking, has clearly loosened up its stringent app store guidelines, but not so much so that iBoobs would able […]
Continue reading...Peeps is now live on the App Store
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Peeps is a great app that lets you organize your contacts in a slick coverflow-esque manner, and after a few missteps, it’s now available on the App Store for $1.99. If you recall, Peeps was initially banned from the App Store because Apple thought the developer used prohibited API’s in his implementation of CoverFlow. Alas, […]
Continue reading...John Gruber takes on iPhone Jailbreak Goddess Erica Sadun
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
John Gruber over at DaringFireball has an interesting post discussing the use of public vs. private API function calls in regards to iPhone development. In it, he chastises Jailbreaking guru Erica Sadun for taking what he deems to be a Laissez-faire attitude/approach when writing about and informing others about the risks developers might encounter when […]
Continue reading...Breaking down the competing App Stores: Google vs. Apple vs. Palm
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Wired has an informative article that breaks down each of the various app stores used by Apple, Android, and Palm. One point that struck a chord was that it seems that Google, in their zeal to make the Android marketplace as open as possible, has instead created a free-for-all type of system that developers and […]
Continue reading...iSmoke now available in the iTunes App Store
Saturday, December 20, 2008
First came the drinking apps, then the farting apps, and now come the smoking apps. iSmoke is essentially a interactive smoking simulator that was initially banned from the app store, but like many other controversial apps, is no available for download. Check out the demonstration video below.
Continue reading...Developers are manipulating App Store search results
Friday, December 19, 2008
Some developers are using somewhat questionable (to put it mildly) methods in order to boost sales for their programs on the iTunes app store. Paul Haddad at Tapbots noted that when he did a search for the new game ‘Rolando’, some completely unrelated apps were showing up in his search results. But why? Well, it […]
Continue reading...Add tattoo tears and some bling to your photos with the “Be Like Lil’ Wayne” iPhone App
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Check out this video demonstration of rapper Lil’ Wayne’s iPhone App, aptly titled “Be Like Lil’ Wayne”. I wonder if “The Game” will be coming out with a similar program sometime soon. The program was developed by EpicTilt and is available on iTunes over here.
Continue reading...“Pull My Finger” is back in the App Store
Friday, December 12, 2008
After being booted from the App Store for “lacking utility” and for presumably being too crude, the “pull my finger” application for the iPhone and iPod Touch is once again available for download. The application, which has a total of 18 different “high quality” fart sounds (and vibrates for realism!), was initially rejected by Apple […]
Continue reading...Apple improves iTunes App store layout
Friday, December 12, 2008
AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has adjusted the layout of the iTunes App Store to feature a broader range of applications, in addittion to separating the most popular apps into ‘paid’ and ‘free’ categories, and the improvements are apparent immediately. For example, earlier this week, I clicked on the “Finance” category within the iTunes app […]
Continue reading...Crapware in the iTunes App Store – a case study
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
There’s been a lot of talk lately about whether or not 99 cent apps are ruining the app store, but more than the price, it’s the abundance of crapware that can often make browsing the app store a somewhat jumbled experience. While there are certainly an impressive number of great iPhone applications that do amazing […]
Continue reading...Are 99 cent apps ruining the quality of the App Store?
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Craig Hockenberry, a developer over at the IconFactory, wrote an open letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs explaining how the proliferation of cheap 99 cent applications (ringtone apps) are making it harder for developers to embark on cutting edge, and more costly, iPhone app development. We have a lot of great ideas for iPhone applications. […]
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
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