Google Android Market is Top Store for Developers, though BlackBerry ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release) - 23 Sep, 2011AP Sources: Chrysler-UAW talks break down 09.22.11 Google's Android Market is the most used app store amongst commercial developers with 47% of commercial developers having some experience with the store compared to 43% who have used Apple's App Store, ... |
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FT Web-based app more popular than app sold in Apple storeMoneycontrol.com - Jennifer Saba, Lisa Von Ahn - 23 Sep, 2011REUTERS - More than 700000 people use the Financial Times' Web-based mobile application to access news and other content, making it more popular than the version sold in Apple's App Store. The business newspaper, which is part of ... |
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Infographic: Battle for App Store Dominance, Star Wars StylePC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - 23 Sep, 2011With the upcoming launch of iOS 5 and the continued growth of Android, the app market shows no sign of slowing down. But how did it all start? WebPageFX has produced a Stars Wars-themed infographic, dubbed The Store Wars, ... |
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Android is best for developers, Blackberry is best for making moneyInquirer - Dean Wilson - 23 Sep, 2011MOBILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google's Android operating system (OS) is the best place for developers in general, while the Blackberry OS is the best place for developers to make money, according to a report by Evans Data. ... |
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Bad apples: Porn finds way into App StoreChina Daily - Sep 20, 2011A dirty worm has found its way into the core of Apple's App Store software platform, china.org.cn reported Monday. Apple fans are now reporting finding pornographic apps among download rankings, the report said, adding that three of the 100 most ... |
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Reuters: Financial Times' Web App Has Attracted More Than 700000 ReadersAppAdvice - 23 Sep, 2011Many publishers were outraged by Apple's in-app subscription policy, because it prohibited developers from linking to their own subscription model from within an iOS application. This meant that the only way users could subscribe to content from within ... |
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Wither apps: Financial Times web app more popular than iOS app9 to 5 Mac - 23 Sep, 2011Reuters is reporting that the Financial Time's web app is more popular than their recently Apple-removed iOS app. You'll recall that the Financial Times' iOS app was removed by Apple, due to the publication trying to dodge Apple's 30% cut regulation. ... |
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Disney bets on iOS App Store games to return interactive unit to profitabilityApple Insider - Daniel Eran Dilger - 23 Sep, 2011After losing millions of dollars trying to produce console games for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, Disney is betting on Apple's low cost app market to become profitable and create new characters capable of driving sales of movies ... |
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This Is Why Facebook Makes Apple NervousBusiness Insider - 23 Sep, 2011Predictably, our commenters howled, saying there's no way Apple should worry about Facebook. "This is absurd nonsense," nicely summed up the criticism of our post. After watching today's presentation from Mark Zuckerberg, it should be clear why ... |
Evans Data Publishes a New Application Distribution SurveyTMC Net - Raju Shanbhag - 23 Sep, 2011Evans Data's has released a new Application Distribution survey of over 400 commercial developers where it stated that Google's (News - Alert) Android Market is the most used app store amongst commercial developers. ... |
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Financial Times finds life outside the App Store pretty good so farGigaOm - Darrell Etherington - 23 Sep, 2011The Financial Times struck out on its own recently with a web-based mobile app, opting to remove its native iOS applications from Apple's App Store. So far, the experiment has been a success, ... |
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Facing Facebook f8SDTimes.com (blog) - Alex Handy - 23 Sep, 2011Here at Facebook's developer conference, AKA f8, the big story is all about app discovery. It's a theme many of the major app stores have been struggling with: the Android App Store was recently redesigned, ... |
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Report: In-app purchases a strong source of iOS app revenuetuaw.com - Steven Sande - 23 Sep, 2011iOS app developers who are looking to make big bucks on the App Store should consider using the in-app purchase model, according to a recently published study from Distimo. In-app purchases are a huge source of ... |
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Is the Amazon Android App Store open to UK users?Bitterwallet - 23 Sep, 2011The muttered about Amazon Android App Store may well be open to UK users despite no official word from Amazon themselves. It certainly seems that the whole project is very close to being unveiled properly to everyone as a number of British-based users ... |
In-App Buying Drives Most iPhone App RevsMediapost.com - Steve Smith - 23 Sep, 2011The art of the upsell is proving to be the real art of making some money from mobile content. The freemium model, in which a developer or publisher gives away their basic app for free and then uses in-app purchases or ... |
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AppStore Wars: A History of App StoresState of Search - 23 Sep, 2011Most technical people like Starwars, we have seen many examples for that before. And many also like apps, whether they make them themselves, or use them. If you combine the two of them you have two important ingredients for this infographic. ... |
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The History Of Application Stores In One Big InfographicAppAdvice - 23 Sep, 2011The latest iOS related infographic to come to our attention is titled “Store Wars,” and outlines some information on smart phone applications stores (including the iOS App Store). As you might expect, when compared with its competitors, ... |
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AppsFriends - The App Store finally gets SocialprMac (press release) - 23 Sep, 2011[prMac.com] Paris, France - Allty today is pleased to announce both the web launch and immediate release of AppsFriends, their new free social network dedicated to allowing users to share apps with their friends. With more than 450000 apps and counting ... |
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The Pet Peeves of a Longtime Apple FanTechNewsWorld - 23 Sep, 2011By Chris Maxcer I don't think it's a stretch to call myself a long-time Apple fan. But as loyal as I am to the company, there are always a few things about their products that annoy me -- designs I just don't agree with, feature absences the boggle the ... |
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Majority of top app revenue comes from in-app paymentsKnow Your Mobile - Paul Briden - 23 Sep, 2011A report from Distimo has shown that 72 per cent of revenue generated by the most profitable apps comes from in-app payments and micro-transactions. The survey revealed that while only four per cent of all iPhone apps feature in-app purchases, ... |
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Apple's iPad 3 should have a Kids EditionCNET UK - Stuart Dredge - 23 Sep, 2011The iPad 3 isn't expected to break cover until 2012, but there has been a steady flow of rumours about its likely specs and features. A better display is expected to be included, as is a lighter ... |
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iPhone App of the Week: Apple StoreStartupSmart - Patrick Stafford - 23 Sep, 2011The Apple Store is one of the most iconic retail destinations around, so it's only fitting there's a great app to go with it. The app allows users to browse through all the different products available in the Apple Store, ... |
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How Many Apps Are Too Many?eMarketer - Sep 21, 2011The tablet app marketplace is expanding quickly"the Apple App Store alone has more than 90000 apps for the iPad. Although many marketers are rushing to get their tablet apps to market, usage data indicates that consumers regularly use a limited number ... |
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Apps for tradiesAustralian Macworld (blog) - Danny Gorog - Sep 21, 2011There are many cross-sections in societies that have their own set of apps " education, medicine and business, for instance. But one area that's often neglected are tools for tradespeople. My inspiration for focusing on these tools came from a recent ... |
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The 10 Best Photo Portfolio Apps for the iPadPhoto District News - Dan Havlik - Sep 21, 2011When it comes to displaying digital images, there's never been anything quite like Apple's iPad. With its gorgeous, touch sensitive 9.7-inch LED-backlit LCD screen with 1024 x 768 resolution, the iPad is a device that just begs to be used ... |
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Everything You Need To Know About Newsstand - RevealedAppAdvice - Alexander Vaughn - Sep 21, 2011Ever since the WWDC, Apple has been very discreet about Newsstand and what it really will be like. This week, Apple finally released, to some developers, a special FAQ document detailing ... |
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10 iPhone Apps to Boost Your Communications CapabilitieseWeek - Nathan Eddy - Sep 21, 2011Does anyone even remember the ancient era where mobile phones were only used for voice calls? In today's mobile- and message-crazy world, it seems many of us spend a lot more time typing into our smartphones than talking ... |
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Publishing for Tablets: Going Native?CMSWire - Jon Marks - Sep 21, 2011So where were we? In the first article of this series, What You Need To Know About iOS and Android, we decided that the wise publisher currently targets iOS first and Android second. In a second article, Data Formats ... |
In-app purchases account for 72% of iPhone app revenueBizReport - Helen Leggatt - Sep 21, 2011Apps offering in-app purchases now account for almost three-quarters of iPhone App Store revenues, according to a presentation by the head of Distimo, more than doubling from just 28% at time last year. by Helen Leggatt Hendrik Koekkeok of app store ... |
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4% of apps are generating 72% of all iPhone App Store revenue says DistimoPocket Gamer.Biz - Jon Jordan - Sep 21, 2011The figure seemed so low, we had to check with Distimo that it was correct. The reasons are partly due to legacy issues, as IAP was enabled in June 2009, almost a year after the App Store launched. The other is that although IAP works ... |
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