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TapTapTap’s Camera + app rakes in over $160,000 in four day holiday stretch
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 […]
Continue reading...Infinity Blade easily one of the most successful app launches in iTunes history
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Epic’s Infinity Blade, which you might have seen featured on an iPad commercial or two, is simply doing gangbusters on the iTunes App Store. Available for both the iPhone and iPad, Infinity Blade is a sword wielding 3D RPG Action Adventure that just launched on December 8 and is powered by Epic’s Unreal Engine 3. […]
Continue reading...Apple releases 6 free books on iOS development on the iBookstore
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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If you’re an iOS developer looking to shore up your skills, or an aspiring developer looking to get into the game, Apple has an early Christmas present for you. On Monday Apple published 6 different books on iOS and Mac OS X development and made them available for free on the iBookstore. Well before you […]
Continue reading...Angry Birds developer apologizes for poor app performance on Android, cites fragmentation
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Ever since Google introduced the Android Marketplace, there’s been a lot of debate regarding the alleged supremacy of the iTunes App Store versus Google’s offering. While iTunes clearly houses a significantly larger number of apps, that of course doesn’t necessarily translate into a larger number of quality apps. Indeed, Android proponents are quick to argue […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs calls developer after his app was rejected for using private APIs
Saturday, November 13, 2010
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Traversing the iPhone app application process is not as arduous as it once was, but there are a few developers who still experience hiccups from time to time. Most recently, Seattle iPhone developer Ram Arumugam emailed Apple CEO Steve Jobs after his iPad app “Economy for iPad” was rejected for using private APIs. Arumugam’s email […]
Continue reading...Does the real money in mobile reside with in-app purchases?
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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While mobile advertising remains a burgeoning business with billions of dollars in play, new data from Flurry suggests that the real money in mobile may be in-app purchases. The chart below tracks advertising revenue vs. revenue derived from the sale of virtual goods across iOS devices. Note that because Android still doesn’t support in-app purchases […]
Continue reading...Apple holding secret iOS developer meetings next week?
Thursday, October 28, 2010
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BusinessInsider is reporting that Apple has scheduled an event for select iOS developers next week, purportedly scheduled to begin next Tuesday and run for three days.. We are short on details, and we have not seen any public information about it, but it sounds like this will be a more intimate version of the iPhone […]
Continue reading...Should developers be concerned over the upcoming Mac App Store?
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The days of rummaging through store shelves at Comp USA or through the pages of MacWarehouse for Macintosh software are long gone. Come January 2011, Apple’s newly announced Mac app store may very well become the primary method for users to browse, discover, and download quality Mac software. There’s no denying that Apple’s app store for […]
Continue reading...Rogue Amoeba CEO Paul Kafasis talks about being on Apple’s OSX white list
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
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A while back, MacObserver conducted an engaging interviewwith Rogue Amoeba CEO Paul Kafasis. Rogue Amoeba is the company behind quality audio apps such as Audio Hijack Pro, Pulsar, Airfoil, and Nicecast, and the interview is especially worth reading because it provides a fresh perspective on Apple from a company still primarily focused on Mac development. There’s […]
Continue reading...New developer guidelines from Apple clamp down on app name squatters
Monday, September 13, 2010
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In addition to the much ballyhooed changes Apple made to its developer license agreement last week regarding cross platform development tools and app review guidelines, Apple also made a point of clarifying its position on app name squatting. As with any venture where vast sums of money change hands, the iTunes App Store is no […]
Continue reading...Apple updates developer license to allow third-party development tools
Thursday, September 9, 2010
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Well it appears that Apple, for some reason or another, has decided to modify its iOS Developer Program license to allow the use of cross platform development tools to develop apps for the iOS platform. And just like that, Apple’s anti-Flash stance has softened. Earlier today, Apple released the following statement: The App Store has […]
Continue reading...Microsoft to spend upwards of $500 million for Windows Phone 7 launch, but will it be enough?
Monday, August 30, 2010
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It’s hard to believe that by the time Microsoft gets around to releasing Windows Phone 7, the iPhone will almost be 4 years old. Moreover, if and when Microsoft’s last gasp effort to reclaim any sort of relevancy in the smartphone market actually pays off, Apple will be just about ready to release the iPhone […]
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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