The Sparrow app is widely regarded to be the best mail application on iOS — despite losing some support after being bought out by GMail earlier this year. Now the team behind Sparrow has tried to bring an updated version to iOS, only to have it rejected by Apple. … [Read more...]
Apple Kills Off Chomp Search Engine
October 2, 2012 by 1 Comment
In February of this year, Apple purchased the app search engine Chomp, and used it to find better results in the overhauled version of the App Store and iTunes. Now that things look totally different when searching for apps in iOS 6, Apple has completely killed off the standalone Chomp app. … [Read more...]
BitTorrent iOS Apps: A Slip-Up, Or Apple Opening Up?
September 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Torrent news site TorrentFreak reports that a number of BitTorrent related apps have hit the App Store for the first time, despite Apple banning anything to do with the popular file sharing technology. Is this a sign of Apple opening up, or some just sneaking through the cracks? … [Read more...]
Tales of the App Store: Apple Rejects Drone Attack Tracking App
August 30, 2012 by 1 Comment
An app that informs users of deadly drone strikes by US forces has been rejected for the App Store for the third time in a row, resurfacing old debates about censorship of apps. … [Read more...]
Is $30 Too Much For To Pay For Final Fantasy Dimensions?
August 28, 2012 by 1 Comment
The world of iOS apps has generally been a race to the bottom. The vast majority of titles are sold for $0.99 or free, and then you end up paying through the nose through in-app purchases. The lack of full costs titles in the App Store means that when someone comes along with the temerity to ask for … [Read more...]
Hipstamatic Lays Off Almost Entire Staff
August 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Long before Instagram came along and became the juggernaut that it is, Hipstamatic made a huge splash on the app scene. It started the trend of lomography on the iPhone, but in recent years has been totally eclipsed by Instagram. Follow up apps from Hipstamatic have not been well received, and while … [Read more...]
Why Is iTunes Only Showing Apple’s Podcasts App When Searching?
August 16, 2012 by 1 Comment
File this under: feature or bug? Yesterday, two developers noticed that if you're in the iTunes Mac app, and you search the iTunes store for "podcast" or "podcasts", only Apple's thoroughly mediocre Podcasts app shows up. What in the world is going on? … [Read more...]
Distimo: App Store Revenue And Sales Are Growing Thanks To In-App Purchases
July 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
On the fourth anniversary of the App Store, Distimo has released a report analyzing the overall trends that have been hitting this marketplace over the last few years. Looking over that report, it's remarkable how big the App Store has grown, but also how much it has changed. … [Read more...]
Rock Band To Leave App Store At End Of July
July 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Remember how earlier this year, Rock Band players were met with a warning that the app would not be functional at the end of May? EA swiftly backpedalled on that announcement, but it looks like the death of Rock Band is still happening, just in a different form. All the current Rock Band titles in … [Read more...]
More Fake Apps Hitting The App Store
July 23, 2012 by 2 Comments
This weekend saw two apps land in the App Store which not only cashed in on someone else's IP, but also didn't look anything like the provided screenshots — which raises the question: are the App Store reviewers asleep at the wheel? … [Read more...]
