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App Store This tag is associated with 36 posts

August 10, 2010

Apple launches App Store Volume Purchase for schools

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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.

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August 7, 2010

Apple adds Genius to iPad App Store

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Apple is taking steps to help users solve one of the most difficult problems on the App Store — discovery.

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August 6, 2010

Apple adds ‘Try Before You Buy’ to the iPhone App Store

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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.

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July 20, 2010

Apple reports $3.25 billion profit on strong iPhone, Mac sales

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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.

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July 6, 2010

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 [...]

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March 23, 2010

Mac App Store Bodega 1.0 launches

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Mac software developer, Freshcode, on Tuesday officially launched its Mac App Store called Bodega.

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February 18, 2010

Apple adds support for App Store to 13 countries

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Apple on Thursday added support for its App Store to 13 additional countries.

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February 12, 2010

The Loop enters into strategic partnership with freshcode

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This is a very big day for us here at The Loop. Today we entered into a strategic partnership with freshcode, makers of Bodega.

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Software
December 8, 2009

Apple can be copied, but can it be beat?

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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?

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Apple unveils iTunes top selling music, TV, movies and apps for 2009

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Apple on Tuesday revealed iTunes’ list of top selling media from the iTunes Store in a new feature called iTunes Rewind 2009.

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December 7, 2009

Schiller’s App Store approvals comparison to retail store makes sense

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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.

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Study: Apple’s secret weapon is iPod touch

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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.

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December 1, 2009

Thirty must-have games for the iPhone and iPod touch

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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.

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November 23, 2009

eBay releases Deals iPhone app

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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.

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October 19, 2009

Rock Band comes to the iPhone

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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.

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October 15, 2009

Apple now allows in-app purchases for free apps

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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.

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October 13, 2009

Sonos ZonePlayer S5 wireless music system controlled by iPhone

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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.

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Music
October 1, 2009

Skee-Ball and Ramp Champ bring midway games to iPhone and iPod touch

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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 [...]

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September 30, 2009

Eye Glasses gives iPhone users some optical help

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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.

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August 31, 2009

App Store seen as reason for the success of iPhone

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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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