Tag Archives: iPhone App Store

‘Little Guy’ Developers Still Doing Well in the App Store

by on March 16th, 2010 at 12:02 pm

The latest set of smartphone ‘industry pulse’ data from Flurry Analytics has some encouraging numbers for smaller, startup type iPhone app developers and publishers.  As seen above, Flurry estimates that native iPhone developers account for 20% in the ‘Heritage Pie’ chart, second only to Online Gaming. Share this:

Should Free iPhone Apps Be Eliminated?

by on December 28th, 2009 at 5:41 pm

My friend Joshua Schnell wrote a good post the other day at his Macgasm site “ in which he talks about the iPhone App Store, something being rotten in the state of it, and how it is currently broken and in danger of losing more good developers. He also argues …

New Year’s Resolutions, for the App Store

by on December 15th, 2009 at 4:39 pm

Just about all of us who write here are iPhone app junkies, and many of you who visit regularly have shown that you are as well.  So it ‘s a good bet that many of you, like us, have a sort of love/hate relationship with the App Store.  You have …

Can We Have a ‘Promotional’ Section for the App Store Please?

by on October 5th, 2009 at 1:15 pm

The screencaps above show a couple of new apps that hit the iPhone App Store over this past weekend.  One is for a Ford dealership in the Dallas Fort Worth Area; the other for a Chevy Pontiac Buick dealership in North Carolina.  Both are straight-up marketing / promotional apps with …

Crazy Big iPhone Numbers: App Store Downloads Pass Two Billion

by on September 28th, 2009 at 8:09 am

  ‘The rate of App Store downloads continues to accelerate with users downloading a staggering two billion apps in just over a year, including more than half a billion apps this quarter alone, ‘ said Steve Jobs, Apple ‘s CEO. ‘The App Store has reinvented what you can do with …

A Great App Store Quote from a Great Mobile Developer

by on August 14th, 2009 at 10:20 am

Ilium Software have been producing great mobile software “ apps like eWallet, ListPro, and many others “ on nearly every mobile platform for as long as I ‘ve been a mobile enthusiast (which is a long while).  Ellen Craw is one of the founders and head honchos at Ilium “ …

iPhone Darts App = Instant Favorite

by on December 29th, 2008 at 5:08 pm

So far, I’ve honestly found nothing at all to gripe about with this app, and lots to love about it! The only thing that’s missing when I’m playing it is a lovely pint of Strongbow or Stella to improve my game just a little :)

Quick Look: Google Mobile’s New Voice Search Feature

by on December 28th, 2008 at 2:00 pm

The popular Google Mobile iPhone app now does voice search I’d seen a post a few days back talking about this new feature in Google Mobile, and finally got round to installing the update and giving it a try last night (and this morning). I love the idea of this …

WWDC 08 Keynote: Bang or Bust?

by on June 7th, 2008 at 3:01 pm

We’re almost there. The WWDC is due to kick off on Monday with Steve Jobs’ keynote address… and we can finally put all of the rumors and speculating to bed. What do you think 100% for sure absolutely positive YES is going to be announced at the keynote? (I realize …

Golfers Start Drooling Now: Plum Caddy for iPhone Coming Soon

by on June 6th, 2008 at 12:51 am

Golfers, I think a new era of tracking our game, our yardages, our courses and our scores is upon us. With the upcoming launch of the app store, it looks like some new and exciting golf related apps are due to drop. Case in point, ‘Plum Caddy’ from Plum Amazing …