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Why the Nexus One can’t compete with the app experience on the iPhone
The Nexus One phone from Google is out of the bag and the reviews are beginning to trickle in. Overall, it’s being painted as a solid offering, and while it may not be an iPhone killer, it certainly may give other Android phones a run for their money. But in the midst of all the […]
Continue reading...Why Apple’s app store has a built-in advantage with iTunes
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The iTunes App Store is a monster that’s spawned a number of competing app stores from the likes of RIM, Microsoft, and of course, Google. The Android Marketplace in particular has been growing at a steady pace over the past few months, with the latest reports indicating that there are now over 20,000 apps available for […]
Continue reading...VLC development for the Mac is in dire straits
Thursday, December 17, 2009
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The VLC media player can handle almost any kind of video format you throw at it, and is a must have app for anyone running OS X. I mean, how else are you gonna watch all those torrented. avi files? But as a piece of open source software, the VLC media player relies upon the […]
Continue reading...A few interesting details about the app store
Sunday, December 13, 2009
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Writing for VentureBeat, Paul Boutin lists a few interesting tidbits he picked up from speakers at the DiscoveryBeat 2009 conference, an event focused “on the secret recipe for application discovery.” The majority of app developers don’t pay for market research before they design and build their apps. Yet this kind of research is inexpensive and […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs steps in and reverses app rejection for live streaming iPhone app
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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After having their app rejected from the iTunes App Store for employing private API calls, an iPhone developer from Pointy Heads Software penned a letter to Steve Jobs imploring him to re-consider the decision. The app in question is called Knocking Live Video and enables iPhone 3G and 3GS owners to stream live video streams to […]
Continue reading...Developers slash prices on slew of iPhone apps for Thanksgiving weekend
Friday, November 27, 2009
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Black Friday is a great time to pick up amazing deals on tech related items, and the iTunes App Store is no exception. In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, a number of high-profile app developers are slashing prices on some big name apps, with some even offering popular apps for free. Below is an extensive […]
Continue reading...Rejection of “Ca-Ching” app highlights Apple’s inconsistent app store guidelines
Friday, November 27, 2009
Last Christmas, the iPhone application iFart made headlines when we reported that it earned over $40,000 in just 2 days. The success of iFart highlighted the potential to earn money on the app store, though it also gave more ammunition to app store critics who claimed that the majority of apps on iTunes were crap. […]
Continue reading...Is Android growing too fast for its own good?
Monday, November 23, 2009
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Terrence O’Brien recently penned a great piece in Switched assessing whether or not Google’s Android OS is growing too fast for its own good. After getting off to a slow start, Android phones have gone gangbusters. As of last July, there was only one Android-powered device available in the U.S., but that number has since exploded. Now, […]
Continue reading...Phil Schiller defends and explains Apple’s app store approval process
Monday, November 23, 2009
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Since its inception, the iTunes App Store has been shrouded in controversy over what many people perceive to be Apple’s inconsistent, hypocritical, and sometimes downright confusing app store rejection policies. Over the past few months, Apple has rejected apps that improperly use Apple’s trademarks, politically based apps, and even e-book readers.
Continue reading...Gameloft cutting back on Android development
Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Gameloft’s library of iPhone games reads like a “who’s who” list of popular and successful apps. Hero of Sparta, Assassin’s Creed, Real Soccer 2010, and Gangstar: West Coast Hustle are just a few of Gameloft’s more well-known titles, and their place as a premier mobile software development studio is undisputed. But Gameloft’s development efforts, for […]
Continue reading...Not all mobile app stores are created equal – Why Microsoft’s mobile strategy stinks
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
It’s no secret that Windows Mobile is floundering, but what’s surprising is that Microsoft still doesn’t seem to be aware that they’re steering a sinking ship. Not only is Windows Mobile 6.5 light years behind the iPhone OS, but Microsoft’s mobile app store is also thin to the point of being comparably non-existent when held […]
Continue reading...Large number of Android devices give developers more to worry about
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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Android has seemingly come out of nowhere and pushed Palm and RIM aside as companies continue their efforts to dethrone the iPhone as the smartphone to beat. As we’ve said many times before, the differentiating factor for smartphones, going forward, will be software and the iTunes App Store dwarfs all other mobile app stores. With […]
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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