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Developers can now automate pricing and release dates for iPhone apps
Apple this week gave developers a new tool wherein they can schedule price changes and release dates for their apps well in advance via iTunesConnect. So while Apple is making a habit of kicking some developers out (i.e makers of sex and wi-fi apps), it simultaneously makes life easier for the developers who are spared [...]
Continue reading...How Ngmoco developed “Eliminate”
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
TUAW has a fascinating read on how Ngmoco went to work developing Eliminate, a kick-ass first person shooter.
Continue reading...Why Smule won’t be developing mobile apps for Android
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Apple’s App Store is in many ways the lynch-pin that helps the iPhone maintain its status as the top smartphone on the market. While competitors continue to mimic the iPhone’s UI, one area where companies like Google, RIM, and Palm have struggled is in creating an app store comparable to the massively successful iTunes App [...]
Continue reading...Apple’s HTC lawsuit makes developers think twice about Android
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Apple suing HTC for patent infringement seemingly came out of nowhere, but a new investor note from analyst Yair Reiner of Oppenheimer Research suggests that Apple has been in talks with a number of handset manufacturers over the past few months regarding their growing displeasure with what they consider to be the theft of their [...]
Continue reading...Does Microsoft pose a threat to Apple when it comes to mobile gaming?
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
For a company as historically disinterested in gaming as Apple, it’s somewhat ironic that the iTunes App Store is largely anchored by the popularity of games. Looking forward, Apple’s involvement in gaming is about to be taken a step further in light of the excitement developers are showing over the upcoming iPad, and more recently, [...]
Continue reading...Freeverse to remain somewhat autonomous under Ngmoco umbrella
Friday, March 5, 2010
Less than two weeks ago, Ngmoco (of Rolando fame) purchased Freeverse, a wildly successful iPhone development company behind popular titleslike Flick Fishing and Skee Ball. With the advent of in-app purchasing, Ngmoco has found that its more advantageous to give away its games for free and recoup the costs later via in-app purchases. While some early [...]
Continue reading...Report: Apple removes wi-fi scanners from the app store
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Not long after Apple purged the app store of sex-centric iPhone apps it has reportedly taken to removing a plethora of wi-fi scanners as well. Three Jacks Software, the developers behind “WiFi-Where”, discussed the surprise move by Apple on their company blog earlier today: It appears the recent Apple crackdown on apps has spilled over to Utilities [...]
Continue reading...Apple looking to integrate advertising options into iPhone SDK
Thursday, March 4, 2010
A recent job posting on Apple’s website calls for a iPhone Advertising SDK Manager, which is particularly intriguing because it all but states that Apple is looking to integrate advertising options for developers right into the SDK. Apple, of course, recently purchased the mobile ad company Quattro for $275 million and is looking to wet its beak in the pool [...]
Continue reading...Did Apple remove sex-themed apps from iTunes to protect its “brand”?
Friday, February 26, 2010
John Gruber lays down some interesting thoughts on Apple’s recent decision to instantaneously remove over 5,000 sex-themed apps from iTunes.
Continue reading...Adobe Photoshop 1.0.7 on the iPhone is cool as hell, but not for sale
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
It’s funny how ancient software is seemingly becomes uber-cool when you see it rise from the dead and reappear on a modern day device. Case in point - Russel Brown, a Senior Creative Director at Adobe, recently got together with Ansca Mobile to develop a limited iPhone version of Adobe Photoshop 1.0.7. Everything you loved, [...]
Continue reading...iPhone Game Developer Ngmoco consolidates power, purchases Freeverse
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Just days after Freeverse announced that it had sold over 5 million apps comes news via TechCrunch that Ngmoco, a top iPhone game publisher with widely recognized titles like Rolando and Touch Pets, has purchased Freeverse after securing $25 million in venture capital. Most of Freeverse’s apps sell for $0.99, and a good number of [...]
Continue reading...Freeverse apps surpass 5 million download mark
Monday, February 22, 2010
In late June of last year, game developer Freeverse announced that they had sold over 1 million copies of their popular iPhone and iPod Touch app Flick Fishing. Since then, Freeverse has had continued success on the iTunes App Store as they recently announced that their library of apps have now been downloaded over 5 [...]
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
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