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Apple cleans out scamware apps from iTunes
Apple’s iTunes App Store is a billion dollar business, and developers stand to make millions upon millions if they’re able to launch an immensely popular app. And because of that, the appeal in churning out scamware apps that attempt to confuse consumers into purchasing hastily assembled apps that shamelessly rip off already popular apps is [...]
Continue reading...Eric Schmidt thinks developer preference for iOS over Android will wane in 6 months
Thursday, December 8, 2011
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There’s no disputing the fact that there are more Android users out there than iOS users. That notwithstanding, developers by and large tend to focus their efforts first (and sometimes exclusively) on Apple’s iOS before turning their attention to Android. But if you ask Google chairman Eric Schmidt, who spoke yesterday at the LeWeb conference, [...]
Continue reading...Why Steve Jobs was initially opposed to the iTunes App Store
Friday, October 21, 2011
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By Sarah Petit: The iTunes App Store, to a lesser degree than the iPhone, fundamentally changed the way people interact with and use their phones. Whereas mobile apps used to consist of games like rudimentary poker titles, Apple’s app store ushered in a new era of smartphone applications with categories that ran the gamut from [...]
Continue reading...How Apple kept the iPad under wraps, even while in the hands of developers
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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As opposed to most companies, Apple isn’t a fan of vaporware. That is to say, Apple never discusses upcoming products or features that may, or may not, eventually make it to market. On the contrary, when Apple announces a new product, you better believe that it will show up in Apple retail stores as advertised, [...]
Continue reading...iOS developer Mike Lee looks to start group of independent developers to take on patent trolls
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
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With patent trolls like Lodsys an unfortunate reality, a new initiative spearheaded by iOS developer Mike Lee looks to combat frivolous and overwhelmingly distracting lawsuits by forming a group called the Appsterdam Legal Defense Team. Comprised of and funded by iOS developers, the group will function as a single unit to take on patent trolls [...]
Continue reading...App developers in Germany barred from submitting apps to Amazon on account of Apple lawsuit
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
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Apple back in May sued Amazon for trademark infringement, alleging that the “Amazon’s App Store” was too similar in name to Apple’s own iTunes app store. Amazon, not backing down, countered that the ‘app store’ designation is too generic to warrant trademark protection. Meanwhile, Microsoft, on its own accord, has challenged Apple’s ‘app store’ trademark [...]
Continue reading...Lodsys argues against Apple’s motion to intervene on behalf of iOS developers
Thursday, July 28, 2011
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Lodsys is not only moving ahead with its lawsuits against both iOS and Android developers, but is expanding the scope of its lawsuit to include big time companies such as EA and Rovio, the developers behind Angry Birds. In the simplest of terms, Lodsys asserts that a number of apps that implement in-app purchasing infringe [...]
Continue reading...Lodsys ups the ante, files suit against EA, Atari, Rovio and more
Thursday, July 21, 2011
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There’s got to be a special place in hell for patent trolls, but that is, perhaps, a discussion best relegated to the comment section. FOSS Patents is reporting that Lodsys has now amended its original complaint against iOS and Android developers to include some big name defendants. Lodsys’ new complaint alleges that the following companies [...]
Continue reading...iOS users downloading more apps and paying more for them – Report
Thursday, July 14, 2011
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Stalwart Apple bull Gene Munster recently came out with a report analyzing the smartphone app market and in particular highlighting the bustling iOS ecosystem. Some of the more interesting tidbits relayed by Munster include the following: - The average iOS user in 2011 downloaded 83 apps compared to 51 in 2010. - The average selling [...]
Continue reading...iOS app store reaches 15 billion download milestone
Thursday, July 7, 2011
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Apple today announced via a press release that over 15 billion apps have been downloaded from the iOS app store since its inception in July of 2008. All told, the iOS app store houses over 425,000 apps with 100,000+ of them being dedicated iPad apps. “In just three years, the revolutionary App Store has grown [...]
Continue reading...Mac App Store volume pales in comparison to iOS app store
Thursday, July 7, 2011
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When Apple first introduced the Mac App Store, they released a promotional video wherein Scott Forstall explained that the Mac app store would usher in the same sort of developer goldrush that accompanied the roll-out of the iOS app store. To call that an overstatement would be, well, an understatement. That’s not necessarily because the [...]
Continue reading...iTunes now touts over 100,000 dedicated iPad apps
Thursday, June 30, 2011
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By Luis Estrada: Even more than the smartphone market, a bustling app store is a requirement to compete in the burgeoning tablet market. And in that regard, absolutely no one can compete with Apple. Earlier today, MacStories pointed out that the number of dedicated iPad apps now surpasses 100,000. That’s multiple orders of magnitudes greater [...]
Continue reading...Apple posts WWDC 2011 session videos on iTunes
Friday, June 24, 2011
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Apple yesterday posted session videos from WWDC 2011 up on iTunes. The videos are a god-send for developers who were unable to make it to WWDC a few weeks back – and with the event selling out in about 8 hours, that’s a good portion of the Mac/iOS development community. Further, the videos will inevitably [...]
Continue reading...New “Project Spartan” initiative from Facebook looks to circumvent iOS App Store
Thursday, June 16, 2011
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Given how similar Apple and Facebook are to the extent they both want to wield absolute control over their products, the latest rumor emanating out of Silicon Valley isn’t all that surprising. TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook is working hard on a new secretive initiative dubbed “Project Spartan” that will be an entirely new HTML [...]
Continue reading...Apple co-opting third-party app features in iOS 5: Fair or Foul?
Monday, June 13, 2011
Apple’s iOS 5 update brings with it a number of long sought after changes, from a revamped notification system to the ability to use the volume button to take a photo. The unfortunate but inevitable fallout that results from a major iOS update like this is that Apple often replicates the functionality of third party [...]
Continue reading...Apple files motion to intervene in Lodsys proceedings against iOS developers
Friday, June 10, 2011
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There’s been a lot of movement on the Lodsys front this week, though it’s largely been flying under the radar thanks to WWDC. Florian Mueller of Fosspatents, however, has done a stellar job of keeping us up to speed with the latest developments – namely an action to invalidate Lodsys’ patent portfolio and Apple attempting [...]
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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