Tag Archives: apps

Link: Facebook “App Center” →

I wonder how paid apps will work. Knowing the relationship between Facebook and Apple, I doubt this will be an issue. Right?

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Link: BBC’s Design Process for iPlayer →

BBC has released a unique blog post on how they designed the iPlayer.  It is interesting to see how this app came to be and all of the design and thought processes behind it. **The new iPlayer is currently not … Continue reading

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Link: Apple’s Mac App Store Downloads Top 100 Million →

Apple: With more than 100 million downloads in less than a year, the Mac App Store is the largest and fastest growing PC software store in the world.

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Link: Zynga’s Culture Lackluster →

It seems as though the popular game maker, Zynga, has a relatively tough, strenuous, corporate culture to it. Many employees have complained that their is little room for creativity and employees must work long hours. With the I.P.O. fast approaching, … Continue reading

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Link: Momentum →

Rafe Blandford: During the last four weeks, an average of around 165 new content items have been added each day. This number is significantly higher than in the summer. The most likely explanation for the increased number of apps being … Continue reading

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Link: In-App Purchasing Works! →

Dan Frommer does a quick survey of the top grossing apps. 14/25 of these apps are free. What’s more intriguing is that all 14 are games. Would in-app purchasing be as effective in apps that are not games?

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Link: Windows Phone Hits New Milestone →

BGR reports that the Windows Phone Marketplace now has more than 30,000 applications available in it.  This may seem like a decent number of apps, but comparatively, the Marketplace still lags behind… By comparison, Apple’s iTunes App Store is populated … Continue reading

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Link: Developer Charged 50k for Children’s Privacy Violation →

This was the first case to be heard by the Federal Trade Commission dealing with applications for mobile devices and applications.  Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the FTC, made a statement about the case: “The F.T.C.’s COPPA Rule requires parental notice … Continue reading

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