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.
App Store: average user buys 2 apps every month
The latest Mobile Metrics Report from AdMob for July 2009 shows that iPhone users download an average of 10.2 applications from the App Store per month, with 2.6 of those paid. However, iPod touch users appear to be more app-hungry, downloading an average of 18.4 each month, with two paid.
iPod Touch & iPhone TV Video Out not working after OS 3.0 upgrade
Hello, I’m an iPod Touch first generation. I was just upgraded to OS 3.0 and now I refuse to work with any cheap AV-Out Composite cable you can find on eBay, Amazon or any other supplier. Apple has been using lock-out chips to control third-party video accessory development and effectively preventing older, less expensive accessories… →
New iPod Touch coming soon, featuring a camera, faster CPU and faster graphics
Rumors about a new iPod Touch to be introduced in a special event in September have been around for a while. The new device should feature a camera, probably a smaller one like the iPhone 3G. Since the main focus of the iPod Touch marketing are games, the device will probably also feature a faster CPU… →