Posts Tagged ‘Apple’

Chillingo Sells 500K Angry Birds on App Store

March 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Chillingo is celebrating again. This time, their game Angry Birds has passed 500.000 sales in a month time. The game is offered on Apple’s App Store under their ClickGamer label.

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Apple Bans Wi-Fi Scanning Apps

March 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

After successfully removing a large part of their adult games and apps, Apple is now setting its sights on Wi-Fi scanning apps and games. Last night, many where booted off the App Store.

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Apple Streamlines Mac & iPhone Dev Programs.

March 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Last night, Apple updated the developer portal. Though many expected a possibility to upload iPad apps, the company had actually changed a big part of their Mac development program.

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Apple to Integrate Advertising in iPhone OS

March 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Over the past years, in-game advertising has been a second revenuestream for developers in which they didn’t have to give a cut to Apple since they didn’t have any control over those ads. That might change now.

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iPad Launch Delayed

March 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Apple has confirmed that the iPad will not launch this month. Instead, it will now launch on April third for the Wi-Fi models. The Wi-Fi/3G models will enter the shelves later that month.

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Wobble Returns to App Store

February 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Wobble, one of the many apps that have been removed due to the new adult policy from Apple, has returned to the app store. The new target audience should have an wobbling eye fetish.

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Apple Files New Input Patent

February 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Apple has thought up yet another way to control the iPhone. This time, the company filed a patent that describes finger based input via the onboard photo/video camera.

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Apple to Expand iPhoneOS to Alternate Platforms

February 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Apple has put a new job post online for an Engineering Manager (Platform Bring-Up). This job post suggests Apple is aiming to bring its new processor architecture to more platforms.

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Apple Responds to Adult App Removal

February 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Four days after Apple started to remove sexually themed apps, the company’s SVP of Worldwide Product Marketing, Phil Schiller, responded in an interview with the New York Times.

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App Store Allows Sweepstakes

February 22nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Apple made new changes to the developer agreement that will give developers more freedom when they want to promote their apps by introducing the possibility to organize sweepstakes.