A new study by Chitika Research claims that “despite its hype, iPhone OS 3.0 had very little to offer iPod Touch users. Push notifications? MMS? Tethering? Essentially useless on a device that relies on WiFi for a connection. iPod Touch users are essentially asked to pay for copy/paste, in-app purchases, and the ability to buy… →
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How to make 1 million dollars with an iPhone App
Occipital has managed to earn more than $1 million from the success of its $1.99 iPhone application RedLaser. The software uses the iPhone’s camera to scan the barcode of an item, and then searches online to find better deals for the product. RedLaser became one of the best-selling applications on the iPhone by the end… →
Microsoft Bing iPhone App released
Microsoft’s search engine Bing has now its own iPhone App. The native app is free. It offers search of images, movies, maps, businesses, news and directions. Users can check their flight status, view the image of the day and use voice search. “Make decisions and get where you need to go with Bing,” the official… →
iPhone OS vs. Android: Apple's success vs. Google's failure?
I just completed reading a 3 pages article on AppleInsider and this gave me a different perspective on Android. Prince McLean thinks Google created Android as a Windows Mobile killer to safeguard its own advertising and search market, not to compete with the iPhone. And he has some evidence you should check out. Some of… →
iPhone Apps scanned for private API use during App Store approval process
Apple recently began using computers to automatically scan for the use of private application programming interfaces. The new “static analysis tools” aim to catch those who might have snuck by the approval process before, with software that bends or breaks the rules established by Apple.
Mobile Advertising Networks: Google purchases AdMob Inc.
AdMob is the world’s largest mobile advertising marketplace, offering solutions for discovery, branding and monetization on the mobile web. Mobile devices are a critical media platform and we are building the tools to let every business on earth leverage mobile. Google’s purchase of AdMob Inc. will make it the Internet’s largest mobile advertising company. The… →
iTunes Connect Sales Reports Analytics and Stats Tools for iPhone Apps
Way back when the iPhone OS 2.0 was announced and the SDK released, we worked on our very first iPhone App: Divine Office. It is a niche app that allows Christians to listen and pray an audio version of the Liturgy of the Hours. What we really missed at the time was the ability to… →
Top iPhone App Sales Figures and Estimates
MacRumors.com gathered some data a while back from various sources to determine what the potential market for a very successful paid iPhone app might be. This is very good motivation to invest real money in both iPhone native app development and marketing :) Here is a collection of the known sales numbers for some of… →
Apple's reviews system on the App Store is unfair?
If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch you know how it works. You get to the App Store, you browse around, find an interesting app, check on the reviews… purchase and boom, you have a new app on your device. But what happens next?
iPhone Apps: what's your launch strategy?
There are some things to keep in mind when you submit your app to the store in order to make your app a successful one.
App Store: 2 billion Native iPhone Apps downloaded
On April 23 the App Store reached 1 billion downloads. On Monday, the App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch served more than 2 billion downloads of software, with a half-billion in the last quarter. There are more than 85,000 applications available to more than 50 million iPhone and iPod touch customers. As the… →
Market analysis: iPhone Games and Development
Game Developer Research has revealed select results of its first ever State of iPhone Game Development report, helping to illuminate the iPhone and iPod Touch game software market. The iPhone game development market is growing, and game development projects are becoming more ambitious. Select report metrics have revealed a trend towards longer development cycles for iPhone… →
Summary: Apple's "it's only rock and roll" event
Here is a summary of the new products and updates introduced by Apple on September 9, 2009. Contrary to the rumors, Steve Jobs did take the stage and started the presentation…
Apple: "it's only rock and roll", new iPod Touch lineup
Apple Introduced a New iPod touch Lineup today, September 9, 2009. “At just $199 the iPod touch [8Gb model] is the most affordable gateway to Apple’s revolutionary App Store with more than 75,000 applications that you can wirelessly download right into your iPod touch,” said Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
Emulators on iPhone, C64 coming to the App Store
A Commodore 64 emulator that was previously rejected has been approved after the developer made changes to align it with Apple’s SDK. Then rejected again. Manomio’s $4.99 C64 title was rejected in June despite having lined up all the proper licensing rights.