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Apple puts the kibosh on content purchased outside of iTunes
The New York Times is reporting that Apple has informed application developers like Sony that they will no longer be able to sell content like e-books within their apps as a means to circumvent the iTunes App Store. Apple rejected Sony’s iPhone application, which would have let people buy and read e-books bought from the […]
Continue reading...Autodesk sells twice as many copies of Sketchbook Pro via Mac App Store than they did in all of 2010
Monday, January 31, 2011
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Seeing as how the Mac App Store isn’t even a month old yet, it’s far too early in the game to predict what type of affects it will have on Mac developers, both big and small. Still, just a few weeks in and we’re already starting to hear Mac App Store success stories sprouting up […]
Continue reading...Pixelmator grosses $1 million in just 20 days on the Mac App Store
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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Pixelmator writes on its blog: I am ecstatic to announce that Pixelmator grossed a gigantic $1 million on the Mac App Store. And that happened in only 20 short days. What is even better is that the app is getting rave reviews on the Mac App Store (4.5 stars with over 275 ratings on the […]
Continue reading...Apple creates official Twitter account for the iTunes App Store
Monday, January 24, 2011
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Apple this evening unveiled an official Twitter account for the iTunes App Store where users can get info about new and exciting apps in addition to being privy to exclusive offers. Since launching a few hours ago, the number of followers has skyrocketed to 39,000+. As you might expect, the official name for the account […]
Continue reading...iTunes App Store reaches 10 billion downloads
Sunday, January 23, 2011
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This Saturday, Apple’s iTunes App Store reached yet another milestone when it reached the 10 billion download mark. In a press release commemorating the occasion, Apple announced that Gail Davis of Orpington, Kent, UK was the lucky winner of a $10,000 iTunes gift card after downloading the 10 billionth app – Paper Glider. “With more […]
Continue reading...Apple launches 10 billionth iTunes App contest
Friday, January 14, 2011
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In a move similar to previous contests, Apple today announced a 10 billion app countdown contest whereby the user who downloads the 10 billionth app from iTunes will win a $10,000 iTunes gift card. As of today, nearly 10 billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store worldwide. Which is almost as amazing as […]
Continue reading...Disney sells over 1 million iOS book apps
Monday, January 10, 2011
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With titles like Toy Story 2 Read-Along and Princess Dress-Up, Disney’s selection of 9 iOS book apps have been downloaded over 1 million times thus far. Impressively, each of Disney’s 9 iOS book apps have at some point or another made an appearance in the top 10 list of paid book apps. Check out the […]
Continue reading...Mac App Store is a “very big deal” – Evernote CEO
Monday, January 10, 2011
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“It’s a very big deal […] We initially thought that since so much of our user base was coming from mobile, that was the key distribution platform. But maybe it isn’t mobile that’s important, maybe it’s the well-designed app store.” – So said Evernote CEO Phil Libin in the wake of impressive Mac app store […]
Continue reading...Mac App Store downloads top 1 million on first day
Friday, January 7, 2011
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Well so far so good, folks. On the first day it was open for business, the Mac App Store saw users download over 1 million paid and free apps from a selection of over 1,000 applications. We’re amazed at the incredible response the Mac App Store is getting,” Steve Jobs said in a press release. […]
Continue reading...Tweetie 2.0 will be available on the Mac App Store tomorrow
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
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Razorianfly got an exclusive sneak peek at Tweetie 2.0 for the Mac. The brain child of former Apple engineer Loren Brichter, Tweetie originally found fame as an elegant and popular Twitter app for the iPhone. Building upon that success, Brichter released a desktop version of the software in April of 2009. Now, a little over […]
Continue reading...Angry Birds developer sees Apple’s iOS platform as the top platform for years to come
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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In a solid interview with Rovio’s Peter Vesterbacka, a.k.a Rovio’s “Mighty Eagle”, the developer explains why he feels Apple’s iOS platform will be tops in an ever growing marketplace of app stores continuously looking to dethrone Apple. “Apple will be the number one platform for a long time from a developer perspective, they have gotten so […]
Continue reading...TapTapTap’s Camera + app rakes in over $160,000 in four day holiday stretch
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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After months sitting on the sidelines due to a ban from Apple, the Camera +app from TapTapTap was recently accepted back into the iTunes App Store and wasted no time raking in thousands of dollars thanks to an extremely busy download holiday season on iTunes. Over the past few years, the definition of “success” on […]
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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