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Microsoft to spend upwards of $500 million for Windows Phone 7 launch, but will it be enough?
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 [...]
Continue reading...App Piracy is a problem for Android developers
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
One of the key differences between Google and Apple’s approach to mobile software is that Google, as opposed to Apple, does not vet apps before users can install them on their devices, nor do they require that users download apps through a centralized piece of software like iTunes. While there are pros and cons to [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft resorts to paying developers to help Windows Phone 7 catch up with the iPhone
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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Steve Ballmer, he of the “Developers! Developers!” chant, now heads up a company that mobile app developers have seemingly forgotten. It’s quite apparent that as Microsoft’s position in the mobile landscape continues to shrink, most developers are focused exclusively on the iPhone and Android. Compounding matters is that Microsoft’s answer to devices like the iPhone and the Motorola Droid [...]
Continue reading...Developer rakes in $1372 in iAd revenue in just one day
Saturday, July 10, 2010
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MacRumors reports: App Store developer Jason Ting has released data on iAd revenue from the first day of sales for a “utility app” that was released just yesterday, clocking in nearly $1,400 in revenue on an astounding “eCPM” of nearly $150. The data appears to be from Ting’s LED Light for iPhone 4 Free, which was part of [...]
Continue reading...Number of iOS developers vs Android Developers
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
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As Android handsets continue to hit the market in increasing numbers, the chasm between the iPhone and competing handsets, in terms of hardware, will inevitably start to narrow. Apple, though, views the iPhone primarily as a software platform, and while iOS 4 certainly cements Apple’s position as a mobile OS leader, there’s no denying that [...]
Continue reading...Disney acquires Tapulous for undisclosed sum
Friday, July 2, 2010
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Tapulous, the makers of the immensely popular Tap Tap Revenge franchise for the iPhone, were recently bought out by Disney according to a report in TechCrunch earlier this week. Tapulous’ music-oriented games appeal to a younger crowd in particular. The company puts out versions of Tap Tap Revenge featuring the songs of specific artists such as [...]
Continue reading...Android Market payouts estimated to be 50x lower than Apple’s app store
Thursday, June 24, 2010
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Steve Jobs was overly thrilled when he announced during his WWDC keynote a few weeks back that Apple has paid out a whopping $1 billion dollars to developers since the app store first opened in July of 2008. If you’re keeping score at home, that translates into $1.42 billion in revenue before Apple takes its [...]
Continue reading...WWDC 2010 session videos available for download
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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Appld today posted session videos from last week’s 2010 WWDC conference. Watch over 100 in-depth technical sessions from WWDC 2010. You’ll learn advanced coding techniques that will show you how to enhance the capabilities of your applications with the revolutionary technologies in iOS and Mac OS X. Download the videos, then take them with you on [...]
Continue reading...Windows Phone 7 Development Team - CNET goes behind the scenes
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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If you’re searching for something that embodies the difference in how Microsoft and Apple view product secrecy, look no further than this engaging piece from CNET which goes behind the scenes with the Windows Phone 7 development team to assess the progress of their efforts to reclaim a glimmer of relevancy in the smartphone market [...]
Continue reading...Apple asks devs to submit Safari Extensions for official online gallery
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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Developers have wasted no time churning out a ton of useful and intuitive Safari extensions, and now Apple is accepting submissions for an upcoming Safari Extensions gallery to be showcased on Apple’s website. Just hop on over to Apple’s dev page, enter in your dev credentials, fill in a form, provide a 100×100 icon along with [...]
Continue reading...Report: Microsoft offering iPhone developers wads of cash to port apps over to Windows Phone 7
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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With Windows Phone 7 being Microsoft’s last ditch effort to salvage any semblance of relevance in the smartphone market, the folks at Redmond understand that in today’s market, you can’t just get by with a snazzy UI and sexy hardware. You need apps, good ones, and a lot of them. The only problem is that developers [...]
Continue reading...Nokia’s woes continue as shares plummet and developers lose interest in Symbian
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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It’s no secret that Nokia is struggling to stay relevant in a market increasingly dominated by the iPhone and Android, and while Nokia’s share of the broader cellphone market remains healthy, it’s share of the smartphone market leaves much to be desired. Compounding Nokia’s problems is the lack of an app store worthy of attracting the [...]
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Monday, August 30, 2010
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