App Store Archive

Apple to Soon Revamp App Searching?

Posted on 02/24/2012
Apple may be ready to revamp the way we find apps. They've purchased Chomp, which is a platform aimed at helping users discover new apps.
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Yet Another Way to Get Flash on Your iPad

Posted on 02/23/2012
We know Flash probably isn't coming to the iPad to an official capacity. However, there are plenty of workarounds, as we've found in the past.
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Microsoft, Google and Apple Come to Agreement On App Privacy

Posted on 02/22/2012 | 1 Comment
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and tech giants Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, HP and Research In Motion (RIM) have come to an agreement on now app makers should handle user privacy within mobile apps.
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Oops! Bogus Pokémon App Makes it to App Store

Posted on 02/20/2012
Someone at Apple was asleep at the wheel this weekend. It seems that a few apps based on big IPs have found their way in. Unfortunately, they aren't official.
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Apple Counting Down to 25 Billion App Store Downloads

Posted on 02/17/2012
Apple has announced that they are about to reach another landmark. They are nearing 25 billion App Store downloads.
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Apple Brings Aboard Former Xbox LIVE Marketing Man for App Store

Posted on 02/02/2012
Xbox LIVE is no doubt one of the most popular online gaming services available right now. It definitely had some strong marketing behind it. Apple caught on to that, and has hired on the former head of Xbox LIVE marketing, Robin Burrowes, to lead up their App Store marketing for iTunes Europe.
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Avid Releases Video Editing App for iPad

Posted on 02/02/2012
Avid has released their video editing app for iPad. The application is no doubt going to take on Apple's iMovie for iPad. It sounds pretty full-featured for a tablet app, but will definitely lack some of what makes the desktop app what it is.
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Apple is Taking on App Store Pirating

Posted on 01/04/2012 | 1 Comment
App Store piracy is a problem for many developers. Apple is aware of this, and in the interest of their App Store and of the developers who release content for it, they are sending DMCA takedown notices to services like Apptrackr. Apptrackr, for those who don't know, is a service that allows users to find cracked apps.
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Mysterious GameStore App Appears in App Store – In-App Purchases

Posted on 01/02/2012
This bit of news was originally caught via two sites in Germany, they reveal a mysterious iOS app from Apple that was added to the App Store. It's called GameStore. According to reports, it offers several racing-themed in-app purchases (such as nitrous and race tracks) but there is no additional functionality.
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Apple’s App Store Rewind Highlights the Best Apps of 2011

Posted on 12/23/2011
Each year Apple highlights the best apps of the year with their App Store Rewind. It's a section of the App Store that simply takes all the best apps that have been released that year and puts them in one place for users to find.
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