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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...What Apple should do when an iPhone app needs an immediate update
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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Craig Hockenberry, the developer behind Twitterrific, came up with a great way for Apple to handle the inevitable situations where an iPhone app needs an immediate and critical update. He writes: Fortunately, I think there’s a simple way to solve this problem for all developers selling products on the App Store. The inspiration for this […]
Continue reading...Tweetie secrets for the iPhone
Thursday, June 11, 2009
It seems like no one ever has anything bad to say about Tweetie, and we can’t say we’re surprised. Tweetie for the iPhone is a great app, and it was deservedly the recent recipient of an Apple Design Award. The desktop version of Tweetie is just as good, and quickly became our default Twitter client […]
Continue reading...Ocarina developer shares his thoughts on iPhone OS 3.0
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Smule co-founder Dr. Ge Wang shared his thoughts about Apple’s WWDC announcements in a recent interview done by the good folks over at The Apple Blog. Smule, of course, is the development company behind the popular iPhone music apps Ocarina and Leaf Trombone.
Continue reading...Apple Design Award winners announced
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
What are the Apple Design Awards you ask? Apple explains: The Apple Design Awards recognize technical excellence, innovation, and outstanding achievement in iPhone and Mac software development. Each year, winning products set new standards for usability, performance, technology integration and adoption. This year’s winners raise the bar even higher. 2009 winners for iPhone software include: […]
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...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 […]
Continue reading...Capcom planning to release at least 10 more iPhone titles in the coming months
Friday, May 22, 2009
Capcom is planning on releasing at least 10 more titles for the iPhone in the next 10 months, according to a speech made by Capcom’s CFO Kazuhiko Abe at the Reuters Global Technology Summit in Tokyo this week. Capcom, of course, is responsible for developing the all-time greatest Arcade game in history, Street Fighter II (and all […]
Continue reading...Apple rejects e-book reader over access to Kama Sutra
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Apple’s seemingly inconsistent app store polices seem to create a public outcry nearly every week, so you would think that by now, Apple would have learned a thing or two. In the latest edition of non-sensical app store rejections, Apple rejected the e-book reader Eucalyptus on the grounds that users can use it to access the […]
Continue reading...Thursday Afternoon Link Roundup
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Apple job listing reveals more powerful ARM processors and video processing for iPhone – MacRumors Push Notification Screenshots – My Apple Guide Apple patents image sensing display technology – MacNN Apple secretly adding voice command technology into Apple TV – MacNN Send your kids to Apple Camp this Summer – Network World Scott Moritz is already […]
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
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