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Apple quietly launched a new program for educational institutions that want to purchase apps from its iPhone, iPod touch and iPad App Store — a Volume Purchase Program.
Apple is taking steps to help users solve one of the most difficult problems on the App Store — discovery.
Apple is always changing up the feature section of its App Store, for both the iPad and iPhone. The company on Friday added a new section that will surely please a lot of users.
Apple on Tuesday reported a $3.25 billion profit for its fiscal third quarter of 2010 on record revenue of $15.7 billion. These results compare to revenue of $9.73 of revenue and a $1.83 billion profit in the year-ago quarter.
Apple says 400 iTunes accounts affected by weekend hacks
We’ve all heard about the App Store hacks that happened over the July 4th long weekend and the fact that Apple kicked out the developer that caused the problems, but now we also know how many people were affected by the hack. I contacted Apple today and they told me that about 400 user accounts [...]
Mac software developer, Freshcode, on Tuesday officially launched its Mac App Store called Bodega.
Apple on Thursday added support for its App Store to 13 additional countries.
This is a very big day for us here at The Loop. Today we entered into a strategic partnership with freshcode, makers of Bodega.
Apple has some of the best selling computers in the market, it’s the No. 1 music distributor, it sells movies, TV shows, iPods and it’s changing the mobile space with the iPhone and App Store. It’s also one of the most copied companies in the world, but can anyone beat them?
Apple on Tuesday revealed iTunes’ list of top selling media from the iTunes Store in a new feature called iTunes Rewind 2009.
I’ve been a vocal critic of Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch App Store approval process. I’m as frustrated with some of the decisions as anyone and tend to speak my mind, but recent comments from Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, Phil Schiller, have me rethinking my position.
As competition heats up in the mobile phone space from companies like Google and Motorola, a new study points to Apple’s iPod touch as the company’s secret weapon.
The iPhone and iPod touch both make great handheld gaming systems. The iPhone 3GS and latest-generation iPod touch sport some under-the-hood improvements that make games load faster and perform better than before. Here’s a roundup of thirty games that will keep you busy into the wee hours with your iPhone or iPod touch.
eBay on Monday released a new app for the iPhone and iPod touch called Deals, giving users the ability to find the best deals on eBay.
After a few pretenders and some bona fide music games in their own right have made appearances on the App Store, EA Mobile has released a real version of Rock Band, the popular music rhythm game, for the iPhone and iPod touch. It’s available for download now for $10.
In a note sent to iPhone developers on Thursday and seen by The Loop, Apple gave the thumbs-up to in-app purchases for free apps.
Sonos on Tuesday expanded its multi-room music system catalog with the new ZonePlayer S5, a new wireless music system that works with iTunes and uses the iPhone or iPod touch as a controller. It costs $399 and will be available later this month.
Asbury Park, NJ. Coney Island, NY. Santa Cruz, Calif. All of these places conjure a very specific and very American sense of having fun — fun at old-style arcades just like you’d find on the carnival midway or boardwalk near the beach. I want to draw your attention to two recently-released products on the App [...]
I’m depressed to realize I actually find this app useful, but my vision is going. Too many years of toiling away in dimly lit monasteries working on illuminated manuscript, I expect.
With over 65,000 apps available, and 1.5 billion downloaded in its first year, Apple’s App Store is being touted as one of the main reasons for the success of the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G.
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