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<< Previous | Next >> November 18, 2009An App for Crossing the Border
Dominguez, an activist/hacker and performance artist cobbled together a cheap mobile phone and a free GPS application to make the “Transborder Immigrant Tool”. Read more. emily | 9:57 AM | permalink
November 17, 2009Apple Concierge app for in-store appointmentsAccording to AppleInsider, Apple plans to release a new "Concierge" application for the iPhone and iPod touch that will allow customers to schedule appointments at retail stores. Makes perfect sense. emily | 2:21 PM | permalink
November 11, 2009Apple App Store Takes One Tiny Step Toward Transparency
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November 10, 2009Apple rejects Bobble Rep app for objectionable caricatures
According to MaCNN , the iPhone app, Bobble Rep, was rejected for providing "content that ridicules public figures".
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November 9, 2009iPhone app business on sale on eBayTexas-based developer Brice Milliorn is selling its company called JBMJBM on eBay to spend more time with his family. What’s interesting about it is that the company makes (successful) iPhone apps, and 87 apps are included in the offering. Starting bid is $100,000 with no offers as of the time of this writing, but there are still 5 days to go. The app world will be watching to see how this goes. [via IntoMobile and press release] emily | 2:45 PM | permalink
October 23, 2009Humorous video of rejected Microsoft apps
Spotted on TechCrunch, a humorous video released by Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Dev team, giving a sneak peek at some of the rejected apps from the Microsoft Apps Lab. A couple of favorites, the "Virtual Sundial" that tells time sort of, and the “Germaphobe”, a virtual handshake app. emily | 8:33 AM | permalink
ScrollMotion's iPhone e-book readerAmazon may have sold over a million Kindles and millions of e-books, but there’s another e-book reader that seems to be gaining some traction: the iPhone. And of the many e-book readers on the iPhone, ScrollMotion seems to be having real success with over 2,500 titles and counting. Read full article in Mobile Crunch. emily | 8:16 AM | permalink
October 22, 2009App Star Awards to be announced at LeWeb
Appsfire, the service for sharing iPhone Apps with anyone, has announced that they are doing a contest called App Star Awards, in partnership with SFR/AppliStore and LeWeb. TechCrunch reports.
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October 21, 2009Control your bath with an app
One of the projects shown at the British Invention Show held in north London last week was the Bath-O-Matic, an app to control your bath with an iPhone, reports New Scientist (written up last June by The Telegraph). Fredy Vasilev imagines people using The Bath-O-Matic when they are about 10 minutes from home to choose the fill and temperature levels so their bath will be ready and waiting. How cool is that?. The full list of winners will be posted on the show's website. emily | 6:59 PM | permalink
December GQ “Man of The Year” issue as iPhone app
Read full article in paidContent. emily | 8:08 AM | permalink
October 19, 2009App of the Day
Something we have all been waiting for and that should make our lives easier in spotting the best apps. Written up TechCrunch, the App of the Day website highlights a different application every day for iPhone or iPod Touch users looking to discover high quality applications in the App Store.
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October 18, 2009Apple to Allow Purchases from Within Free AppsThe feature, previously allowed only for paid apps, should be a boon to game developers and people who hate “Lite” iPhone apps. [via PC World] emily | 8:54 AM | permalink
October 16, 2009Apple to allow purchase of virtual goods from within free iPhone appsAccording to VentureBeat, Apple told iPhone app developers Thursday that it will allow the purchase of virtual goods in its free apps on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
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October 13, 2009Pepsi apologises for 'sexist' iPhone app
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October 7, 2009The iPhone App Store Gold Rush May Be Running Low on GoldWe've heard the woes of app developers waiting for payments, but at least there were payments. Newsweek claims in a sensational trend piece that the App Store goldmine has dried out and some developers are barely getting by. [via Gizmodo] emily | 8:41 AM | permalink
Vonage Mobile iPhone, BlackBerry apps arrive; free VoIP calls
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October 5, 2009Skype: People want total control over mobile phone appsAngry at being barred from some mobile 3G networks by wireless operators, Skype is pushing hard for the FCC to mandate new openness rules for handsets—and it says that public opinion is on its side. [via ars technica] emily | 9:25 AM | permalink
Kevin Rose confirms Digg iPhone app in the works
The Digg iPhone app represents the company's first major mobile offering since a revamping of the Digg mobile site in July 2008. emily | 8:45 AM | permalink
Media turns to mobile phone applications to raise revenue
The bandwagon that Rupert Murdoch started rolling earlier this year, when he pledged that more of his online content would be moved behind some form of paywall, has attracted a lot of passengers with the survey showing that nearly 70% of respondents plan to charge for content in the next 12 months, reports The Guardian.
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October 1, 2009iPhone cycling app: heads-up display shows map while ridingA glimpse of the future. Watch! The ARIder Bicycle Navigation System is a helmet-mounted display that plugs into the iPhone. It consists of a mount on the helmet to attach the phone, and a small flip-out unit which displays a map in front of one of the cyclist’s eyes, like a fighter pilot’s HUD. [The Telegraph via Wired Gadget Lab] emily | 4:46 PM | permalink
September 30, 2009Guardian.co.uk Planning Paid-For iPhone AppGuardian.co.uk is preparing to launch an iPhone app and it’s likely to charge for it, paidContent.UK has learned. Guardian News & Media confirmed an app is “in the pipeline” and digital director Emily Bell told paidContent: “It’s still in development, but we are working on an app which I can’t give you too much more detail on at the moment, although we are likely to charge.” [via MocoNews] emily | 5:02 PM | permalink
There's an app (category) for that
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September 29, 2009Investment Giant Vanguard Group readies iPhone appPennsylvania investment giant Vanguard Group is readying an application for Apple Inc's iPhone that will be a first in the mutual funds industry. It follows similar applications from Bank of America Corp and E*Trade Financial Corp that allow customers to check their balances, pay bills or trade shares from mobile devices. [via Reuters] emily | 2:26 PM | permalink
September 24, 2009A Retrospective of Movie Phone-FailsA video compilation of phone failures in horror movies - on YouTube. emily | 9:28 AM | permalink
September 23, 2009Starbucks Testing iPhone App That Can Pay For Coffee
Starbucks is testing an iPhone app in Seattle and the Bay Area that links to a customer’s registered account—and includes a bar code that can be used to pay for purchases instead of the plastic swipe cards. WSJ reports the chain will use feedback from the experiment to help plan the next steps. [via MocoNews] emily | 4:41 PM | permalink
September 21, 2009SK Telecom App Store Looks Disappointing
Following months of massive anticipation, SK Telecom unveiled its "T-Store'' online store last week. Unfortunately, according to The Korea Times, the initial response from mobile users and bloggers was downright harsh, with the potential buzz project turning into a public relations disaster.
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Palm Pre App Sales Slated for September 24thAccording to a company timeline unearthed by Digital Daily, the mobile phone manufacturer will make paid-for applications available on the site on 24th September. At present all 80 apps on the site are free downloads. App sales will be split 70/30, with 70 percent going to developers and 30 percent going to Palm. [via Top10] emily | 1:02 PM | permalink
iPhone Apps for Designer Collections
Read full article. Related: -- Shopping for $1,000 Shoes? There’s an App for That emily | 11:05 AM | permalink
New: App Store Resource CenterApple sent an e-mail to developers of applications for the iPhone OS on Friday afternoon announcing the App Store Resource Center, a destination for details on application review and distribution, ranging from advice on preparing an app for submission to managing an app, once available on the App Store. [News.com] emily | 10:26 AM | permalink
September 18, 2009Real Networks will help developers push mobile games to 1,700 phone types
Read full article in VentureBeat emily | 2:36 PM | permalink
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