Apple said to be in 'crunch mode' to ready 'iPad 3' apps for on-stage demos, ads
Thu, Feb 9, 2012 - As evidence continues to point toward an early March launch for the next-generation iPad, a new report claims that Apple is now in "crunch mode" as it prepares for on-stage demonstrations and television commercials highlighting apps for the device. ( 54 comments )
iOS apps bring in 300% more revenue than Android counterparts
Tue, Dec 13, 2011 - A new analysis of several top apps with both iOS and Android versions reveals that every $1.00 generated on iOS by an app corresponds to $0.24 in revenue for the Android version. ( 56 comments )
Parents complain Amazon's Kindle Fire gives kids access to porn, accounts
Fri, Dec 9, 2011 - Amazon delivered its low cost Kindle Fire tablet primarily as a way for users to browse and buy digital content, but it omitted parental controls that can block access to pornography, explicit content or allow unattended kids to "charge up a storm" on their parents' account. ( 149 comments )
Autodesk discovers new consumer market via iOS apps
Wed, Dec 7, 2011 - Thanks to Apple's iOS App Store, Autodesk has attracted more new customers than it has ever had across its previous 29 years in business, transforming the company and causing it to launch a new consumers products division. ( 20 comments )
Microsoft working to bring its Office apps to iPad, Mac OS X Lion
Tue, Nov 29, 2011 - Microsoft is preparing a new edition of its Office suite for Apple's iPad, as well as an updated Office for Mac OS X Lion users. ( 86 comments )
Microsoft faces iPad, iWorks without articulated plan for Windows 8 Office
Mon, Sep 19, 2011 - While eager to demonstrate next year's Windows 8, Microsoft has been reticent to make any promises about a tablet friendly new version of Office sporting the new Metro look, a clear departure from Apple's strategy of presenting the original iPad with a suite of new iWork apps, but only after both were finished and ready to sell. ( 128 comments )
Android app volume to pass App Store but iOS developers to lead in revenue
Thu, Sep 8, 2011 - A new report suggests that all Android app markets combined will soon outpace the app downloads of Apple's iOS App Store, but a parallel report notes that piracy and malware republishing continue to destroy Android app developers' ability to actually make money. ( 43 comments )
New Android Amazon Kindle to abandon eInk and take on iPad with customized Android build
Fri, Sep 2, 2011 - Amazon's next Kindle will abandon the efficient, easy to read eInk display of existing models and morph into a $250, 7 inch color touchscreen model based on Android, but incapable of accessing Google's app market or benefiting from future Android releases. ( 104 comments )
HP ran its webOS SDK on iPad 2, hopes to license it as mobile web app tool
Mon, Aug 22, 2011 - After HP's webOS hardware unit was scuttled by upper management, the webOS software team has hopes of bringing their work to the mainstream, leveraging Apple's open web platform to do so. ( 54 comments )
Apple hiring iWork web developer as it preps iOS 5 and iCloud support
Tue, Aug 2, 2011 - Apple has posted a new engineering position on its iWork team to "build the front and/or back end of scalable web applications," indicating an expansion of the company's existing iWork.com and future iCloud offerings, even as it continues to improve its native desktop and mobile iWork apps. ( 13 comments )
Skype for iPad app briefly arrives on App Store [u]
Mon, Aug 1, 2011 - The Skype for iPad app, which includes support for video calls on the iPad 2, began rolling out to App Stores around the world on Tuesday, but was "temporarily removed" by the company for unknown reasons [updated]. ( 31 comments )
Indie developer organizing against Lodsys, patent trolls with 'Operation Anthill'
Mon, Aug 1, 2011 - An independent developer has founded a coalition, codenamed "Operation Anthill," to help the iOS developer community fight back against legal threats from patent licensing companies like Lodsys. ( 55 comments )
Apple serving up 1 billion apps per month, 14 million iPads per quarter
Thu, Jul 7, 2011 - Apple announced a new milestone of 15 billion apps downloaded through its iOS App Store, an installed base of 200 million iOS devices and a library of 425,000 apps, 100,000 of which are natively optimized for iPad. ( 18 comments )
New York Post website now blocking Safari access on Apple's iPad
Sat, Jun 18, 2011 - The New York Post has setup a new paywall targeting mobile Safari users on Apple's iPad and directing them to download the publication's app through the App Store. ( 132 comments )
Apple job postings indicate iCloud will target app-based web services rather than web clients
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 - Speculative reports that Apple will throw away all of its existing web services in the transition from MobileMe to its new iCloud service appear to be reinforced by the company's job postings for iCloud web engineers, which describe web services but make little mention of web clients. ( 30 comments )
Apple to add build-to-order Mac options to 'Apple Store' iOS app - rumor
Sat, May 21, 2011 - A new report claims that Apple plans to update its "Apple Store" retail app on iOS to include support for build-to-order Mac purchases during its retail overhaul this weekend. ( 23 comments )
IHS increases Apple's predicted future share of 2011 app market to 76%
Tue, May 3, 2011 - IHS, the market research firm which recently acquired iSuppli, has issued a new report indicating that Apple's dominance among mobile software app markets will continue stronger than the group originally projected just over two months ago. ( 4 comments )
Apple kills App Store number growth, focuses on fairness and app quality
Sat, Apr 30, 2011 - Apple has expanded its efforts to curtail the unchecked expansion of shovelware and scamware in the iOS App Store, focusing on keeping the store's library attractive rather than simply aiming to maintain the biggest store in terms of raw numbers. ( 57 comments )
Former Apple engineers team with Al Gore to launch dynamic App Store ebooks
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 - Mike Matas and Kimon Tsinteris, former employees of Apple, left the company to develop an new ebook publishing format using Apple's iOS Cocoa Touch, and are now launching their first title with Apple board member Al Gore. ( 54 comments )
Developer notes Apple testing iOS 5.0 internally with third party apps
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 - A third party iOS developer notes having received a crash report from a system running iOS 5.0, indicating that Apple is internally testing the new system using third party apps. ( 12 comments )
Apple executives defend crowdsourced data collection in building new iPhone features
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 - In an interview focusing on the issue of access to users' location data, Apple executives defended the concept of collecting anonymous data to provide valuable new services in the future. ( 31 comments )
Apple's Samsung lawsuit reveals over 60 million iPod touch sold
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 - In its legal complaint against Samsung concerning intellectual property infringement claims, Apple revealed a series of new sales figures for iPads, iPhones and the iPod touch, offering a glimpse at Q2 sales and indicating just how much the iPod touch supports the iOS App Store. ( 18 comments )
Time Warner, Viacom battle over cable TV on iPad
Thu, Apr 7, 2011 - Time Warner Cable and Viacom are suing each other over the rights to display cable TV programming on subscribers' iPads. ( 20 comments )
GameStop planning iOS-like digital distribution, iPad-like game tablet
Wed, Apr 6, 2011 - Video game retailer GameStop is eyeing iOS-like digital distribution and may build an iPad-like gaming tablet in an effort to ward off suffering the same fate as Blockbuster, Borders and other physical media retailers which appear headed out of business. ( 23 comments )
Epic game developer calls iPad 2 graphics leap "astonishing," doubts Android can compete
Tue, Apr 5, 2011 - The blistering pace of graphics performance improvements on Apple's iPad 2 will enable a new class of handheld gaming titles, but Android devices aren't likely to get the same kind of attention due to platform fragmentation, says Epic Games's Tim Sweeney. ( 69 comments )
Adobe demos new iPad Photoshop app during Photoshop World
Thu, Mar 31, 2011 - This morning, Adobe showed off new imaging technology for iPad during the keynote address of the company's Photoshop World conference. ( 44 comments )
Steve Jobs grossly exaggerated Android tablet app market size
Tue, Mar 29, 2011 - While introducing iPad 2 last month, Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs described the competitive market for tablet apps on Google's Android 3.0 Honeycomb as having "at most 100 apps." The actual Android catalog appears to be closer to 17. ( 147 comments )
Firm sees apps driving 50% sales growth for Apple through 2012
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 - The founder of a prominent market research firm said Wednesday that he expects Apple to continue to post more than 50 percent sales growth over the next two years as burgeoning demand for mobile applications drives sales of Apple's mobile devices. ( 22 comments )
Android vs iPhone web page loading speed contest flawed
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 - Test results promoted by Blaze Software that purport to prove that Android is much faster at loading web pages than Apple's iOS 4.3 did so using a poorly performing custom iPhone app, rather than using Safari itself. ( 79 comments )
Full screen web apps fail to use Nitro acceleration in Apple's iOS 4.3
Tue, Mar 15, 2011 - Full screen web applications launched via a Home screen icon on iOS devices run significantly slower than when launched directly within Apple's Mobile Safari browser on the same device, developers report. ( 34 comments )
iOS 4.3 now requires password for in app purchases
Thu, Mar 10, 2011 - Responding to complaints from parents whose children made expensive in app purchases immediately after downloading a new game, Apple has changed its in app purchase policy to require a password. ( 23 comments )
Apple iOS App Store blamed for too many apps as Sony NGP is called "dead on arrival"
Fri, Mar 4, 2011 - Speaking at the Game Developers Conference held in San Francisco this week, Trip Hawkins railed at Apple's App Store for having too many titles, while blaming Nintendo for inventing the concept of licensed games as Ngmoco proclaimed Sony's Next Generation Playstation "dead on arrival" due to the App Store's success. ( 113 comments )
Apple details GSM, CDMA iPhone differences, AT&T CEO disparages App Store
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 - Apple has posted a support document detailing the differences between GSM and CDMA iPhones, and the AT&T CEO criticized Apple's App Store business model, touting instead an interoperable carrier-driven HTML 5 application store. ( 68 comments )
Google brings speaking, listening Translate app to iPhone
Tue, Feb 8, 2011 - Google has converted its web-based Google Translate into a native iOS app for iPhone, with voice input for 15 languages and support for speaking results in 23 languages. ( 34 comments )
FDA approves iPad, iPhone radiology app for mobile diagnoses
Fri, Feb 4, 2011 - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first diagnostic radiology app for use in viewing medical images to make diagnoses using Apple's iPad and iPhone, a title that won the Apple Design Award for "Best iPhone Healthcare & Fitness Application" in 2008. ( 53 comments )
Briefly: iPad App Store tweaks, Apple Store fraud, insider trading
Fri, Feb 4, 2011 - Apple has quietly updated its iPad App Store to add search filters and remember purchased apps, and 27 individuals have been charged for a complex theft ring that allegedly used fraudulent credit cards to purchase over $1 million in Apple products. Also, the former Apple supplier executive accused of insider trading was indicted Thursday. ( 10 comments )
Apple's iPad a driving force behind new newspaper subscriptions
Thu, Feb 3, 2011 - John Ridding, chief executive of the Financial Times, named the iPad among mobile devices driving 20 percent of the paper's new online subscriptions, noting nearly a half million downloads of his newspaper's iPad app. ( 17 comments )
Google Android counts include rival Chinese variants
Tue, Feb 1, 2011 - Hot on the heels of Samsung admitting that it had exaggerated sales of its Android tablet to consumers, it is becoming clear that Google's Android platform definition is being stretched to include Chinese rivals, including China Mobile's Ophone and Tapas OS, a project run by the former president of Google China. ( 106 comments )
Google "not happy" with slow Android app sales
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 - Despite brisk hardware sales to consumers and large numbers of apps sitting in in marketplace, Google's Android platform isn't resulting in healthy app sales, a problem the company is trying to solve. ( 79 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 )
Pixelmator reports $1 million haul from Mac App Store in just 20 days
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 - Less than three weeks after listing Pixelmator on Apple's new Mac App Store, its developers report grossing a million dollars from the title, while Microsoft and some other big Mac developers have yet to engage the new online market. ( 53 comments )
RIM PlayBook only garnering half the prelaunch interest of iPad
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 - An analyst's survey of 1,100 consumers found just 6 percent reporting they are "likely" to buy RIM's new playbook, less than half the number who said the same of Apple's iPad last February. ( 55 comments )
Deutsche Bank very positive on iPhone trial, 'no going back' to BlackBerry
Mon, Jan 24, 2011 - After a two month iPhone trial using Good Technology's secure email app, Deutsche Bank Equity Research reports an "overwhelmingly positive" experience that left it waving goodbye to RIM's BlackBerry. ( 45 comments )
iOS 4.3 adds new Photo Stream service, iPad FaceTime and PhotoBooth
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 - The developer release of iOS 4.3 beta 2 includes mention of a new MobileMe-based Photo Stream picture sync feature, apparently part of a new Media Stream service, and includes versions of a standalone FaceTime and PhotoBooth app for iPad. ( 53 comments )
Briefly: Apple shareholder proposal, VLC app removed, Intel tablets
Fri, Jan 7, 2011 - Apple is opposing a shareholder proposal advocating a CEO succession plan for the company, while the VLC media player iOS app has reportedly been removed from the App Store over a licensing disagreement. Meanwhile, an Intel executive has revealed that his company tried unsuccessfully for a long time to get Microsoft to build a tablet operating system. ( 121 comments )
Amazon, Apple, LG launch new app stores, Google Chrome Web Store dries up
Wed, Jan 5, 2011 - As Apple prepares to bring its wildly successful App Store phenomenon from iOS to the Mac, Amazon is launching its own Android app store while LG and others open TV apps stores, even as existing ones, including the Chrome Web Store, flounder. ( 29 comments )
Mac App Store developers aim for low prices, high volume
Tue, Jan 4, 2011 - With Apple's Mac App Store scheduled to open in just two days, developers are reporting enthusiasm and cautious optimism, hoping to repeat the success of the iOS app market for iPhone and iPad. ( 44 comments )
Skype for iPhone video calling now available; volume shutter app removed
Thu, Dec 30, 2010 - As expected, Skype has added a new video calling feature to its iPhone app, giving users an alternate service from Apple's own FaceTime video chat standard. Meanwhile, an app that remapped the iPhone's volume button to serve as a shutter button has been quietly removed from the App Store. ( 39 comments )
New Android malware could produce Chinese botnet, harvest personal data
Wed, Dec 29, 2010 - Security experts are warning that newly discovered malware targeting Chinese users of Google's Android mobile operating system has "botnet-like capabilities" that could take control of an Android phone by communicating with a central command-and-control server. ( 70 comments )
Angry Birds developer says Apple will be No. 1 for a long time
Tue, Dec 28, 2010 - An executive at Rovio Mobile, the developer of the best-selling iPhone game "Angry Birds," said that Apple will be the number one platform for developers for a long time, calling the Android ecosystem fragmented. ( 94 comments )
Apple sued over privacy rights in iPhone ads case
Tue, Dec 28, 2010 - An iPhone user has sued Apple over advertisements appearing in mobile apps, following a report that outlined how mobile ads work. ( 48 comments )
Microsoft announces an inventory of 1.5 million WP7 phones
Tue, Dec 21, 2010 - Microsoft has announced the shipment of 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 units into retail channel inventories, leaving the question of how well its new platform is actually selling unanswered. ( 80 comments )
Apple positions iAd Producer as Adobe Flash alternative
Mon, Dec 20, 2010 - Apple has released iAd Producer, a new tool for designing interactive "rich media ads" using web standards for distribution through its iAd network within iOS apps, in a direct blow to Adobe's Flash developer tools, the current standard among many web and mobile ad designers. ( 103 comments )
Android, iOS apps skirt privacy policy to share user data with advertisers [u]
Sat, Dec 18, 2010 - Modern smartphone apps are resurrecting the spyware trend that plagued the web ten years ago, but today's users are often unable to do anything to block their demographic data from being used to enhance the advertisements they see. ( 67 comments )
Google delays netbook plans for Chrome OS to mid 2011
Tue, Dec 7, 2010 - Google's plan to bring a web-centric, open operating system to netbooks has been delayed until the first half of 2011 as the company continues to work on Chrome OS, originally expected to launch this summer. The OS is held up on a wide variety of problems, from missing hardware support to Android-like fragmentation. ( 47 comments )
Mobiles, iPod touch killing off Nintendo DS, Sony PSP
Tue, Dec 7, 2010 - In contrast to all the "iPod-killers" imagined by Apple's competitors, new research quantifies just how much Apple's iOS platform has done to actually displace standalone gaming devices like the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. ( 93 comments )
Apple amends iOS Game Center to use real names in invites
Tue, Nov 30, 2010 - Apple has updated its Game Center terms of service to note that gaming invites sent to friends will include the "real" name users have associated with their Apple ID, sparking a minor controversy among gamers while further aligning Apple's iOS as a family friendly platform more like Nintendo's Wii and less like the Xbox 360. ( 30 comments )
Windows Phone 7 developers fear platform flop
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 - Despite a reportedly healthy level of interest from developers, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 debut appears to have flopped with consumers, leaving developers cautious about investing in the platform. ( 291 comments )
Deep hardware discounts suggest sluggish sales of Google TV
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 - Sony's price slashing promotion for its new Blu-Ray Google TV appliance indicates additional trouble for the Android-based device, following a content blockade imposed by television broadcasters, a rash of unenthusiastic reviews, and the fragmentation issues endemic to Android. ( 78 comments )
Sony adopts, then drops, Cocoa-like GNUStep plans to rival Apple iOS
Sat, Nov 27, 2010 - Sony unveiled plans to deliver a mobile development platform based on an open source version of Apple's OpenStep and Cocoa technologies, shortly before announcing the project was put on hold. ( 103 comments )
Angry Birds maker apologizes for Android fragmentation issues
Fri, Nov 19, 2010 - The developer of "Angry Birds," a top-selling iPhone game, reported that bringing the title to Android devices ended up more difficult than anticipated due to fragmentation within the open platform. ( 277 comments )
Report: Apple iAd to launch in Europe this week
Sun, Nov 14, 2010 - Apple will reportedly expand its iAd advertising platform to Europe in partnership with a variety of strong brands to be announced later this week, a new report states. ( 11 comments )
Bank of America, Citigroup testing iPhone to replace BlackBerry [u]
Fri, Nov 5, 2010 - Two of America's largest banks are actively testing Apple's iPhone as a replacement of their existing RIM BlackBerry devices for corporate email. ( 49 comments )
Dropping Adobe Flash boosts Apple's MacBook Air battery life by 2 hours
Thu, Nov 4, 2010 - Apple has stopped bundling Adobe Flash on new Macs, ostensibly so users could obtain the latest, secure version themselves, but vastly increased battery life seems to be another leading reason. ( 95 comments )
Apple Stores to use new Concierge app for customer check-ins [u]
Mon, Oct 25, 2010 - Apple retail stores will soon launch a new wireless check-in service that will allow employees to manage a queue of customers using a custom iOS app called Concierge, according to a new report. ( 26 comments )
Apple partners with Unisys to reach enterprise, government clients
Mon, Oct 25, 2010 - Apple has contracted with Unisys Corp to help it sell the Mac, iPhone and iPad to corporations and US government agencies outside of the company's core markets in education and consumers. ( 62 comments )
Apple's Steve Jobs slams Google, RIM, rival tablet makers
Mon, Oct 18, 2010 - In a surprise appearance during the company's quarterly earnings call, Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs hailed the success of the iPhone and Pod while painting a bleak outlook for RIM's Blackberry smartphones, Google's fragmented Android smartphone platform, and the coming trickle of 7inch tablets. ( 181 comments )
Millennial: Apple's iPhone displays 55% of smartphone ads
Sat, Aug 21, 2010 - Millennial Media, the largest independent mobile adverting network, has released figures for July showing Apple leads mobile devices in general with its iOS platform and smartphones in particular with iPhone. ( 43 comments )
Apple shutting down Quattro banner ads to focus on iAd
Thu, Aug 19, 2010 - Apple has announced that its Quattro Wireless subsidiary will no longer accept new campaigns for conventional mobile banner ads and that all resources will be devoted to interactive iAds instead. ( 19 comments )
RIM shopping for ad network to take on Google AdMob, Apple iAd
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is seeking to buy a mobile advertising network to better position itself against Google's AdMob and Apple's iAd programs. ( 17 comments )
Verizon will stream live FiOS TV over home Wi-Fi to Apple's iPad
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 - An upcoming iPad app from Verizon will enable subscribers of its FiOS service to stream live TV over their home Wi-Fi networks. ( 15 comments )
Google TV facing resistance from studios
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 - Google's effort to launch Android-based set top boxes by the end of the year is running into reluctance from content owners skeptical of the company's business model. ( 43 comments )
Apple's iTunes cloud playback from MobileMe iDisk gets noticed
Wed, Aug 4, 2010 - Nearly a month after Apple added support for background audio playback from its MobileMe service to the free iOS iDisk app, a flurry of interest has swirled around the feature. ( 22 comments )
Apple releases iOS 4.1 beta 3 to developers
Tue, Aug 3, 2010 - Apple has made a third beta of iOS 4.1 available to developers, focusing on updates and enhancements to AV Foundation and Media Player, GameKit, UIKit and MapKit. ( 22 comments )
Piracy problems undermine Android's growth against iPhone
Mon, Aug 2, 2010 - Despite strong growth in first half of 2010, Google's Android platform is still not attractive to commercial development because of rampant app piracy and limitation in security and international sales through Google's store. ( 218 comments )
Millions of Android users hit by malicious data theft app (u)
Thu, Jul 29, 2010 - An app distributed by Google's Android Market has collected private data from millions of users and forwarded it to servers China, validating Apple's uniquely strong stance on mobile security in the iPhone App Store. ( 217 comments )
Apple tightens iPhone App Store security
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 - Responding to piracy problems in the iTunes App Store, Apple has instituted stronger security measures to protect users' accounts. ( 43 comments )
Developers, Apple busy updating apps for iOS 4, iPhone 4
Tue, Jun 22, 2010 - Apple has been busy all weekend posting updated apps that support iOS 4 and its new features--including multitasking and the soon to be released Retina Display of iPhone 4--to the iTunes App Store. ( 48 comments )
Inside Apple's new MobileMe web and iOS apps
Fri, Jun 18, 2010 - Apple's refresh of its MobileMe services brings both a cleaner new iPad inspired web interface for browser-based access and a more optimized app experience for mobile iOS devices. ( 55 comments )
Verizon corrects Droid X ad error touting 720p screen
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 - A Verizon Wireless web promo for its Droid-branded Android phones originally promoted the upcoming Droid X as having a "720p screen," stoking some brief excitement that iPhone 4 and its Retina Display might be eclipsed, at least until the error was corrected. ( 101 comments )
Apple's iMovie exclusive to iPhone 4, not for iPad
Mon, Jun 14, 2010 - The mobile version of iMovie demonstrated during Apple's WWDC keynote will be exclusively available for iPhone 4 and will not work on iPad. ( 48 comments )
Apple hires new games editor for the iPhone App Store from IGN
Sat, Apr 24, 2010 - Apple has hired Matt Casamassina of IGN to serve as the global editorial games manger for its iTunes App Store. ( 20 comments )
