Apple and Amazon have been locked in a legal battle over the title App Store since March of 2011, and now a judge is forcing them to attempt a reconciliation before coming back to the courtroom. According to AllThingsD, the two companies have been ordered to discuss settlements by U.S. Magistrate … [Read more...]
App Store Hits 40 Billion Downloads
January 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Apple has officially announced that the App Store has hit another major milestone: 40 billion apps downloaded, of which almost half were in just 2012. With near 20 billion downloads last year, December was a blockbuster month accounting for 2 billion downloads on its lonesome, and there are … [Read more...]
Zynga Kills 11 Titles, Including a Bunch for iOS
January 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Things have not been going too well for Zynga over the last little while. The company, which specialized in the Facebook based *Ville series of titles, has been struggling for some time. Now the company has been forced to close 11 of their more poorly performing titles, a number of which were … [Read more...]
No New iOS Apps and Updates Until The Weekend
December 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Did you wonder why the last few weeks were so jam packed with interesting updates and new apps flowing in on a seemingly daily basis? That's because every year, Apple shuts down iTunes Connect over Christmas, and everything grinds to a screeching halt. This year is no different, and from December … [Read more...]
Fake Halo 4 App Hits App Store With Hundreds of Positive Reviews
December 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
If you ever needed proof that the App Store approval and voting process is utterly broken, look no further than this. Two apps, both claiming to be Halo 4 somehow made it into the App Store. They have fake screenshots from the real Halo 4, and have hundreds of positive reviews, and are actually … [Read more...]
Gifting Returns to the iOS App Store
December 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Apple has returned to the iOS App Store a feature that was quietly stripped with iOS 6 — the ability to give apps as gifts. While not hugely missed by most, the ability to send a gift code for an app was stuck with just the iTunes version of the App Store. However, now the option has returned. but … [Read more...]
Is Microsoft Office for iOS Behind The Apple/Microsoft App Battle?
December 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday we covered that Microsoft was having trouble getting its SkyDrive app approved by Apple, as Microsoft didn't want to give Apple a 30% cut of subscriptions. However, it looks like there might be more going on there than just SkyDrive. According to a report from AllThingsD, the real battle … [Read more...]
Microsoft Tussles With Apple Over 30% Cut
December 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Apple takes 30% off everything in the App Store. It's how it goes. Be that for purchasing the app, grabbing in-app purchases, subscriptions, buying books for an ereader app, anything. Apple gets 30%. And, it turns out, Microsoft doesn't like that — and the two companies are currently wrestling … [Read more...]
Report: 50% of App Revenue Goes To Just 25 Devs
December 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Just how big are the big players in the App Store? According to a recent report by Canalys, large enough that just 25 developers account for half of all the app revenue on the App Store and Google Play. Their research claims that over the course of just 20 days, those 25 developer groups pulled in a … [Read more...]
App Store Unofficially Hits 1 Million Approved Mark
November 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Breaking: today will mark the day the App store has seen 1 million apps ever created since launch (iOS) — Appsfire (@appsfire) November 19, 2012 While Apple may not have officially announced it, app discovery service Appsfire is claiming that one million apps have been submitted and approved … [Read more...]
