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Apple / computing / software

Apple Mac App Store is open for business

Thursday, Jan 6, 2011 - by mike s

Apple has opened the doors on it’s long-awaited Mac App Store, with the virtual shelves full of  more than 1,000 free and paid applications.

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Android / business / Google / mobile apps / mobiles

Android Market hits 200,000 apps, soon to overtake Apple?

Wednesday, Dec 29, 2010 - by Lee J.

The amount of apps available in the Android Market looks set to catch up – and even surpass – the total currently available in Apple’s App Store if the current …

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Apple / computing / software

Mac App Store to launch on January 6th across 90 countries

Thursday, Dec 16, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

Apple has announced that it will be launching its new Mac App Store on January 6. Available in 90 countries at launch, the store will feature access to both paid …

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Android / Google / mobile apps / mobiles

Android Market gets super slick revamp

Saturday, Dec 11, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

A slick new update for Google’s Android Market sees the app store for Android mobile phones getting a major makeover.

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Apple / computing / mobile apps / reviews

Apple iPad and the news: the killer apps listed

Thursday, Sep 16, 2010Wednesday, Sep 15, 2010 - by hendo - 2 Comments.

Every cloud has a silver lining say cloud salesmen, and one side effect of my recent illness has been the opportunity to upgrade the apps on my iPad.

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Apple / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Apple swivel 360 degrees and allow third party iPhone development tools

Thursday, Sep 9, 2010Thursday, Sep 9, 2010 - by mike s

Perhaps in recognition of the growing criticisms and gripes from frustrated developers and users, Apple has announced that they are, “relaxing all restrictions on the development tools used to create …

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Apple / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Camera+ iPhone app sneaks in useful feature, Apple gets a-banning

Thursday, Aug 12, 2010Thursday, Aug 12, 2010 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

We have to admire the cheek of iPhone developers TapTapTap who, clearly frustrated with Apple’s restrictions on what apps can and can not do, decided to ‘hide’ a feature that …

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Apple / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

15 year old boy tricks Apple into approving an iPhone tethering app

Wednesday, Jul 21, 2010Wednesday, Jul 21, 2010 - by Lee J.

Naturally it’s already been pulled off the App Store, but anyone buying what looked like yet another $0.99 flashlight app for their iPhone was in for an unexpected treat.

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Android / Google / mobile apps / mobiles

Android Market overflows with 100,000 Apps, hits 1 billion downloads

Friday, Jul 16, 2010Thursday, Jul 15, 2010 - by Lee J. - 2 Comments.

According to unconfirmed figures collected by AndroLib, Android users have now downloaded more than one billion applications, with the rate of downloads increasing at a very nifty pace.

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Android / Apple / mobile apps / mobiles

Over half of Android apps free, only a quarter free for the iPhone

Wednesday, Jul 7, 2010Wednesday, Jul 7, 2010 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

A new study looking at the percentage of free apps available on leading smartphone platforms has found that Android has the highest proportion of apps available for free download – …

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mobile apps / mobiles / Palm

Palm drops submission fees to kickstart app development

Wednesday, Jun 30, 2010Tuesday, Jun 29, 2010 - by mike s

No matter how you spin it, Palm’s app catalogue is a weedy offering compared to the overflowing stocks of apps available in bulging iPhone and Android stores. In a move …

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Android / Apple / iPhone

Android traffic surges past the iPhone in the US. Maybe.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2010Tuesday, Apr 27, 2010 - by mike s

According to the techie bods at mobile ad network AdMob, Android OS traffic overtook iPhone traffic in the U.S. in March this year for the first time ever. Their report …

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Android Market goes ballistic as app totals go through the roof

Thursday, Apr 8, 2010Thursday, Apr 8, 2010 - by mike s

Android is growing fast. Very fast. Earlier this week we reported its surging market share in the US, and new figures show that the all-important Android Market is keeping pace, …

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Apple

iPad AppStore pricing – too much for too little?

Sunday, Mar 28, 2010Sunday, Mar 28, 2010 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

Apple has been busy compiling an iPad-specific App Store ready for the launch, with iPad-only apps being approved and organised. Tech site MacRumors claims to have accessed the iPad’s best …

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Android / Blackberry / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles / Palm / Windows Mobile

Mobile app stores: the totals compared

Monday, Mar 22, 2010 - by mike s - 1 Comment

When it comes to apps, Apple’s iPhone App Store is still miles ahead of all its rivals, with a new comparison chart showing its peers trailing far behind. The chart …

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