Posts Tagged ‘Apple’

iPhone Developers get Approval Queue Updates

August 6th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Apple has released a new tool for iPhone developers that allow them direct insight on the expected launchdate of their apps once they are submitted to the approval team.

Read the rest of this entry »

Apple Starts an App Store Sweep

August 4th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »

Apple has pulled well over 900 apps from the App Store, all belonging to one and the same developer. The have been pulled due to quality and licensing issues.

Read the rest of this entry »

Vodafone NL Prepares MyWeb for iPhone

August 4th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Vodafone NL has recently started to replace it's Live! portal by the new MyWeb portal (we wrote about the migration some time ago). As a next step, the operator prepared the portal for the iPhone.

Read the rest of this entry »

App Pulled? Dev Pays…

August 4th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

The whole storm around Google's Google Voice app seems far from over as Apple has pulled several similar apps offline. As a result, consumers are filing complaints and Apple expects iPhone developers to cover the refunds.

Read the rest of this entry »

Discussion: Liberty of App Store Approval Policies

August 4th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Open Discussions, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Over at Opinions in Mobile, there is a new issue addressed about the App Store. With Google Voice being banned from the App Store and the FCC investigating it, Jan asked the experts what their take on it is.

Read the rest of this entry »

Namco Hires Jonathan Kromrey

August 4th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

More news surfaces on Namco's new Apple Games unit as they hired Jonathan Kromrey (fa ormer Apple games producer) to head up the division as general manager.

Read the rest of this entry »

iPhone Nano Patents Filed

July 31st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

The iPhone Nano will come, though it might not carry that name. Apple has filed several patents from John G. Elias it received by acquiring his company FingerWorks back in 2005.

Read the rest of this entry »

Developer Reports 96% Piracy on iPhone Game

July 29th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »

Developer Bram Stolk has posted a story on his blog about the amount of piracy he encountered on his iPhone game. About 96% of the players didn't take the effort to buy his $1.99 game.

Read the rest of this entry »

iPhone to Sell in China

July 28th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in 1 | No Comments »

The speculation is over. Apple has signed a deal with one of China's biggest operators, China Unicom, to bring the iPhone to their market. This will certainly increase Apple's overall market share.