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Reports say that Apple has added more transparency to the process of reviewing, approving and / or rejecting iPhone applications, by providing developers with a status application. Using the tool, developers will be able to track the progress of their application, see whether it’s waiting to be reviewed, or rea... |
12 November 2009
10:03 GMT |
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Apple has confirmed that its iTunes App Store now holds over 100,000 iPhone and iPod touch applications, making it the largest application store in the world. A wide range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel, is available for iPhone and iPod touch owners in ... |
4 November 2009
10:47 GMT |
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Neptune Interactive, the developer of Tap-Fu, has posted its own extensive analysis of the phenomenon known as “App Store piracy,” a subject that has been touched by many lately. Talking from a developer’s perspective, Neptune tries to paint a picture of just how incapable developers are of turning ... |
26 October 2009
07:23 GMT |
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EA Mobile, Harmonix and MTV Games have recently announced the availability of Rock Band for iPhone and iPod touch. Earlier confirmed by EA via an advertisement, the game is now immediately available for download via Apple’s App Store, featuring 20 full-length songs, and the ability to purchase more right from w... |
22 October 2009
06:59 GMT |
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Pinch Media, which offers application analytics for iPhone developers, has released a report (from 360iDev) talking about piracy in the App Store. According to the study, piracy for iPhone and iPod touch users is not an alternative to the “try before you buy” (trial versions) that Apple doesn’t supp... |
15 October 2009
06:00 GMT |
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Mobclix, a company with an affinity for the iPhone, has posted an interactive graph showing which are the most popular categories of apps in the App Store, how many apps are free and how many are paid, as well as the download habits for ranges including five days, one month, six months and one year. Yesterday, Apple... |
29 September 2009
09:37 GMT |
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Leading developer of connected games and applications Hands-On Mobile, Inc., has announced today the release of World Poker Tour (WPT) Texas Hold ‘Em for iPhone and iPod touch. According to the company, the new release is meant to offer users a wide range of new features, including innovative touch-screen contr... |
29 September 2009
08:28 GMT |
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In a press release issued just moments ago, Apple has confirmed passing the two billion application downloads on its iTunes App Store, with more than 85,000 apps being currently hosted in the venue. Driving iPhone and iPod touch sales since its debut last year, the App Store has had its ups and downs, but continues t... |
28 September 2009
10:11 GMT |
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In what seems like an accurate app-tracking business, AppShopper posts new iPhone app titles and updates on its site the instant they’re approved by Apple. The service is similar to that provided by Apptism, another well-known tracker of App-Store activity. On Friday, last week, AppShopper was astonished by th... |
23 September 2009
06:40 GMT |
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Apple has started airing three new iPhone commercials emphasizing that its App Store currently holds some 75,000 applications for iPhone and iPod touch. The ads continue Apple’s manner of marketing the iPhone as a universal tool that comes in handy in just about any situation. Also worth noting is that Apple&r... |
22 September 2009
10:20 GMT |
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Reports are coming in saying that Apple has decided to provide more support for iPhone developers through the introduction of an App Store Resource Center. In an e-mail sent to registered iPhone developers, Apple confirms that the new site (within the iPhone Dev Center) will be dedicated to assisting devs in various ... |
19 September 2009
04:50 GMT |
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Trivial Technology, a developer of several card and board games for iPhone and iPod touch, has announced the release of Backgammon Lite 1.5.0. OS 3.0-tested, Backgammon Lite is likely the best backgammon game in the App Store, now with multiplayer support, including Peer to Peer integration. “Play with your fri... |
19 August 2009
07:03 GMT |
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Worms for iPhone and iPod touch has received an update packed with tons of improvements and fixes. The enhancements have been made largely based on customer feedback and suggestions, says Team17, the game’s developer. Worms version 1.01 contains both major improvements as well as a slew of more minor tweaks an... |
14 August 2009
09:22 GMT |
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2K Games has released Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution for iPhone and iPod touch. The game is available at an introductory price of $4.99 for the first 48 hours. The regular price is $9.99. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution for iPhone and iPod touch brings 16 playable civilizations, multiple difficul... |
11 August 2009
07:59 GMT |
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Welcome back to another edition of Softpedia’s Mac OS X freeware picks. As usual, I have three Mac apps ready for free download right here on our web site, all of which make useful additions for any kind of Mac user. App Store Expense Monitor - keep track of your App Store purchases Developed by WetFish Soft... |
8 August 2009
07:46 GMT |
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Cupertino, California-based Apple stated recently that its App Store needed some improvements, and it seems that the first of them have already been put in place. According to the news, the company asked developers to add a list of keywords for the applications they submitted to the software portal so as to improve t... |
29 July 2009
09:49 GMT |
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Google Voice has been made available for two of the major mobile operating systems currently available, namely Android and BlackBerry, and it seems that it was also poised to come towards iPhone users. Until Apple blocked the search giant's official client from making it into the App Store, that is. Moreover, ap... |
28 July 2009
05:37 GMT |
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While announcing the financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2009, some of Apple's officials stated, during the conference call that followed the initial announcement, that the App Store could use some improvements. Apple COO Tim Cook has reportedly stated that the company is considering new w... |
22 July 2009
09:42 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable is a very popular console, having managed to achieve the impressive feat of moving over 50 million units across the world since its release. Now, as it is preparing to see its new revamped version in the form of the PSP Go, it seems that the platform will also receive other new features. As ... |
22 July 2009
02:40 GMT |
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GetJar, a mobile app store from before the term was even invented, is announcing more than half a billion downloads since it launched in 2004. That would be impressive in itself, if it wasn't for Apple's App Store already boasting 1.5 billion downloads two years after it launched. Still it's a nice num... |
15 July 2009
11:25 GMT |
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In what is a rare occasion for the company behind the Mac operating system, Apple has issued a press release announcing that App Store Downloads have topped 1.5 billion in a year since its debut. “Apple today announced that customers have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications in just one year from its ... |
14 July 2009
10:22 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics is the latest cell phone manufacturer to come aboard the application storefront vessel. According to the latest news around the Web, the company is getting ready to bring its software solution portal live on Tuesday, with a great focus on the Asian market, at least at th... |
13 July 2009
06:43 GMT |
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Earlier this week, Softpedia reported that Mobclix, a company offering real-time application analytics, and Busted Loop, a team who makes things out of information, saw discrepancies in their application tracking and resulted numbers. While the latter simply based its findings on logic, Mobclix – whose business... |
10 July 2009
03:09 GMT |
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Figures released by Mobclix have recently shown that Apple’s App Store hosts roughly 13,000 games at the moment, accounting for 20 percent of the total number of applications, spanning categories like utilities, entertainment, sports, travel, etc. Softpedia reported these findings noting that iPhone application... |
8 July 2009
04:32 GMT |
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It has been revealed that Apple’s App Store, now one year old, currently offers a whopping 13,000 immediately downloadable games, most of which are suitable for all iPhone and iPod touch models. Gameindustry.biz reports that the popular App Store now “features over 13,000 games for the iPhone, accounting... |
7 July 2009
10:48 GMT |
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A colorful, glittering page on iTunes reveals that Apple’s revolutionary App Store is now one year old. Using the App Store, iPhone and iPod touch owners can download free applications at no charge, or purchase priced applications. As usual, the company used application icons to create artwork for the celebrati... |
7 July 2009
02:22 GMT |
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Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson has launched its application store into the wild. Although the company introduced the storefront a while ago, it is only now that users can access it and download games and applications from there. The new software portal can be accessed by users in 17 countries at th... |
3 July 2009
10:38 GMT |
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Navigon, one of the major SatNav suppliers, has recently added a version of its Mobile Navigator on the Apple App Store. According to the company, the new application is meant to transform the iPhone into a full-fledged SatNav solution. For the time being, the fresh Mobile Navigator can be seen at the App Stores in E... |
23 June 2009
08:20 GMT |
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Edge, the popular action-puzzler game developed by Mobigames, is now back on the App Store, after having been pulled down in May due to a trademark dispute with Tim Langdell, CEO of EDGE Games, GDC 2009 speaker and Lead Game Faculty at National University. Although users are now able to purchase the game from the sof... |
22 June 2009
06:04 GMT |
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The incoming PlayStation Portable Go!, the new gaming handheld designed by Sony, is set to ditch the UMD drive, which has been the main content delivery system since the PSP was released. The company has said that all the games released for the PSP would be available both in physical form and as digital distribution ... |
15 June 2009
05:16 GMT |
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EA Mobile has announced the availability of six new game titles on the iTunes App Store, which include Star Trek, American Idol, and Trivial Pursuit. EA Mobile is the world’s biggest wireless entertainment publisher. “EA Mobile games have consistently been top performers in the App Store’s Top Paid... |
28 May 2009
09:54 GMT |
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Apple's App Store is a huge success if you look at the amount of press it has received since its launch almost a year ago. With 36,000 applications and stories of developers making hundreds of thousands of dollars overnight, it seemed like the hype was justified and Apple had notched another victory. That may no... |
26 May 2009
09:26 GMT |
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Nokia, the world's number one manufacturer of mobile devices by market share and a leader in the converging Internet and communications industries, has finally released its own version of the iTunes App Store, dubbed the Ovi Store. According to the company, the Ovi Store allows users to purchase and download app... |
26 May 2009
09:09 GMT |
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Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz announced the company's plans to launch an application store for Java software. After the success of similar initiatives, like Apple's iPhone App Store, it seems like everyone wants in on the latest trend. More details on the currently named Project Vector will be available at the ... |
25 May 2009
09:12 GMT |
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Research firm Strategy Analytics reveals in a report that Apple's App Store has captured a 12% market share of the mobile applications in 2008. The App Store’s value, however, has proven to be significantly lower due to intense competition between developers, which has pushed down application prices, Strat... |
22 May 2009
05:32 GMT |
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Leading wireless carrier Vodafone is reported to plan on launching a mobile application portal that would allow its subscribers, no matter the type of phone they use, to access a wide range of games, as well as news and travel applications for their devices, while also being able to purchase said software solutions. ... |
12 May 2009
05:51 GMT |
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Apple has notified the developer of a BitTorrent client for iPhone and iPod touch that copyright infringement concerns cannot let it past the App Store's iron gates. Apple has thus rejected Maza Digital’s Drivetrain, saying that, “This category of applications is often used for the purpose of infring... |
12 May 2009
05:32 GMT |
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After posting the “Thanks a Billion” sign on the front page of its website, Apple issued an official report, formally announcing that iPhone and iPod touch owners had downloaded one billion applications from its revolutionary App Store, the largest application store in the world. In the report, Apple reve... |
27 April 2009
05:19 GMT |
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AdMob has revealed in its March 2009 Mobile Metrics Report, which focuses on the rapid growth of the Android and iPhone platforms, that growth in requests from devices running the Android and iPhone OS has continued to outpace other platforms in March, despite the relatively limited number of devices on the market. A... |
24 April 2009
08:49 GMT |
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Apple has announced reaching its latest landmark – the billionth app has been downloaded via the iTunes Store. As the milestone has been reached, the Billion App Countdown Promotion has also ended. Apple is now preparing to announce who has won a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, an... |
24 April 2009
02:46 GMT |
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Zannel has announced the availability of “Dane Cook Global” for iPhone. The new multimedia app is the result of an exclusive partnership with superstar comedian Dane Cook. The app will offer iPhone and iPod touch users access to exclusive videos, photos, and text updates from Cook during his upcoming &ldq... |
23 April 2009
10:26 GMT |
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China Mobile has recently confirmed that it has plans to release its own application store before the end of the ongoing year, based on the fact that it is making great progress with the roll-out of its 3G networks, built on the China-developed standard called TD-SCDMA, says IDG News. A company spokesperson is report... |
22 April 2009
05:49 GMT |
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Apple's iPhone is all over the news (not that it's any surprise), the main reason being its ability to run thousands of different applications, which users can take advantage of through the Multi-Touch interface and accelerometer-based controls. These technologies also allow for services such as TV-on-the-g... |
21 April 2009
10:14 GMT |
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With an average of 100 apps downloaded per second, Apple is proud to announce that it is about to hit a billion pretty soon. Currently at just over 945 million apps served, the App Store is the place to go for the chance to win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, and a MacBook Pro. You don'... |
13 April 2009
03:06 GMT |
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A new application has recently been added to Samsung’s App store, namely the GyPSii social networking software. Users that own a Samsung mobile phone are now able to enjoy all the features of the app by downloading it onto their devices.As many of you might already know, GyPSii is a location-based social networ... |
4 April 2009
05:33 GMT |
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It seems that the application store trend is attracting more and more companies, both from the mobile phone makers’ side and from the wireless operators’. Verizon Wireless, one of the leading providers of wireless services in the United States, announced at the CTIA Wireless 2009 trade show in Las Vegas, ... |
3 April 2009
06:12 GMT |
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Research in Motion was recently rumored to be planning on launching its Blackberry App World starting on April 1, the first day of the CTIA Wireless 2009 show in Las Vegas, where it would also make an official announcement in this regard. The Canadian mobile phone maker came live with the software portal just after m... |
1 April 2009
02:37 GMT |
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According to the latest news on the Web, mobile phone users in South Korea might see Android-powered handsets available for them to purchase this year. The carrier that is expected to bring said devices to its lineup is KTF, the second largest mobile carrier in the country. The operator is reported to be in talks w... |
26 March 2009
06:40 GMT |
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It seems that mobile application stores are expected to see a growing popularity in the years to come, at least this is what a recently publishes research report from In-Stat states. The number of smartphone users that are likely to access app stores for their devices is expected to reach 100 million by 2013, says th... |
25 March 2009
10:08 GMT |
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Thanks to yet another emerging market trend credited to the iPhone, marketers and advertisers now have a new way to reach mobile audiences, says In-Stat, which analyzes the Mobile Internet and Digital Entertainment ecosystems.According to research conducted by the firm whose market intelligence combines technical, ma... |
24 March 2009
09:58 GMT |
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