Federal grand jury investigating Android, iOS apps for privacy concerns
Mon, Apr 4, 2011 - A federal grand jury has served mobile developers, including music service Pandora, subpoenas as part of an investigation into the use of users' data in conjunction with ad networks. ( 9 comments )
iOS, iPad web use still outpacing all Android devices combined
Mon, Apr 4, 2011 - A broad sample of millions of website visitors detailed by Google Analytics indicates that the entire Android ecosystem combined, while slightly ahead of Apple's iPhone 4, continues to be outpaced by Apple's iOS, largely due to the rapid growth of iPad. This mirrors additional data that underlines Apple's lead in both mobile browsing and app sales, refuting recent reports that claim Android is displacing iOS. ( 77 comments )
Apple's new App Store guidelines get tough on cheating developers
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 - Apple has clarified its position for developers regarding all efforts to game iTunes rating, steal data from users, copy other's work, saying it will remove their apps and expel them from its developer program. ( 16 comments )
New 'iPad is iconic' ad touts 60,000 apps
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 - Apple has begun showing a new commercial that highlights a growing number of iPad-specific apps, now pushing past 60,000 titles. ( 7 comments )
Apple launches App Store social links on Twitter, Facebook
Mon, Jan 24, 2011 - Following up on its efforts to defend the trademark "App Store," Apple has launched a Twitter account promising exclusive offers and new app discovery, similar to its existing iTunes Twitter accounts and Facebook pages. ( 7 comments )
Mac App Store dramatically boosts Evernote users, Apple a top developer
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 - Apple's new Mac App Store has more than doubled the new users signing up with Evernote's cloud-based note capturing service when it opened two days ago, while Apple itself is also benefitting handsomely from setting up an App Store for Mac users. ( 22 comments )
Apple to expand CPU design group beyond iPad A4
Fri, Dec 31, 2010 - Apple is seeking to hire engineers to design a new CPU micro-architecture, expanding upon its acquisitions of two fabless chip design companies and the release of its new A4 application processor used in the iPad and iPhone 4. ( 170 comments )
Google rewarms Android Market, still half baked next to iPhone App Store
Sat, Dec 11, 2010 - Despite the delivery of a variety of new and improved smartphone models, the Android experience is still straggling behind Apple's iPhone, particularly in the area of its App Store. ( 116 comments )
Gamers claim unauthorized in app purchases from iOS game
Fri, Dec 10, 2010 - Users who have downloaded a free Chinese-language iOS massive multiplayer online role playing game in the iTunes App Store are complaining that the app charged them unauthorized in app purchases. Apple is investigating. ( 31 comments )
