Report Finds Apps Crash More Often on iOS Than on Android
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I’m going to play a little bit of chicken vs. the egg on a recent discovery by Forbes that according to a Crittercism report, iOS apps crash more than those running on Android.
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Apple Pulls Counterfeit Camera+ App for iPhone and iPad from App Store
Though they occur rarely, counterfeit iOS apps hurt developers and users. Apple’s thorough review process should prevent counterfeiters from being able to sell a fake product in the app store. Despite Apple’s meticulous procedures, a counterfeit version of tap tap tap‘s popular Camera+ app was detected by the eagle-eyed Glyn Evans of iPhoneography.
Apple pulled the offending app from its App Store yesterday after learning of its existence.
Can Cheaper iPads and iBooks 2 Help Apple Bridge the Digital Divide?
During Apple’s much-anticipated “Education Announcement” today, the technology company unveiled several new publishing tools including an updated chapter in its download marketplace, iBooks 2, an online store for academic textbooks.
While the new option, available for the iPad, offers state-of-the-art technology for classrooms, it also raises questions about pricing and whether digital textbooks bridge the so-called digital divide—or simply make it bigger?
Study Shows Engaged App Users Pay More
The prevalence of freemium games and in-app purchases surged in 2011, and will only continue to grow in 2012. Many developers have found the freemium model to be significantly more lucrative than a traditionally priced app thanks to in-app purchases, which can include virtual currency, additional levels, new weapons, or other similar features.
What spurs people to make in-app purchases? According to a new study of nearly 30 million in-app purchases by Localytics, a solid, positive relationship with the game and the developer is key, because it encourages long-term usage of an app. Of the iOS users who made a purchase in the study, 44 percent of them did not do so until they had used an app on 10 separate occasions. Read More »
Freemium Apps Predicted to be the Biggest Market in the App Store
Market research and analysis firm IHS iSuppli recently released a statistical report regarding the future of free-to-download apps. It has probably become obvious that free apps are dominating the App Store these days and, according to IHS iSuppli, the trend will continue to grow through 2015.
A quick glance of new apps in the App Store and it is clear that the biggest trend is free-to-download, or “freemium” apps.
Race Through the Hills with Woody Woodpecker – iPad Game Review
Created and brought to life by renowned cartoonist Walter Lanz, few animated characters are as recognizable and well-loved as Woody Woodpecker.
Saying this game is addictive is a serious understatement. It’s the kind of game you won’t be able to set down. The premise of the game is very simple as you race against your friends while riding the hills in each course like a roller-coaster.
Fans of Gossip, the Enquirer iPad App Will Hit the App Store Next Month
Those of you looking to scope on potential baby bumps or be the first to hear who is dating who after divorcing so-in-so and getting late-night plastic surgery to hide the fact that they are actually an elite member of a secret race of super-spy aliens will be in luck! The New York Times has delivered the news that American Media Inc. is bringing a digital version of the popular National Enquirer tabloid direct to your iPad.
Genuitec Unveils Windows Environment for iOS Development
You asked for it and Genuitec delivered. Best known for being a founding member of the Eclipse Foundation, Genuitec has announced the latest version of MobiOne Studio. The 1.4 production release of their development suite brings a number of enhancements to the software that makes it possible to do iOS development on the Windows platform and without having to be familiar with the requisite Objective C programming language.
7 of the Strangest (and Best) iPad Apps you May Have Missed
So you want to see something different do you? Every one of your friends has recommended an iPad app or 10 that let you toss disgruntled feathered creatures or instant message your heart out, but nobody has shown you something really unusual or unique.
With your permission I would like to take you on a journey through my top picks for those oddball, special apps that you will be pleased to have discovered.
App Downloads Skyrocketed During Last Week of 2011
Did you download an app or 20 over the holidays? Looks like you weren’t alone. According to Flurry, a mobile analytics firm, Android and Apple app stores enjoyed over 1.2 billion downloads in the last week of 2011. Sure there were a lot of us with a little downtime looking at a few new apps, but chances are good that this record-setting week of downloads is due in large part to the 20 million new activations seen by both platforms over the holidays.
Apple’s 100 -Tester Rule for iOS Apps Not Enough
Developers of all shapes and sizes have complaints about the rules and procedures put in place by Apple. One of the most frustrating is the 100-user cap for testing of new apps. This means that any new app can be tested at a beta level on a maximum of 100 devices that are pre-registered with Apple.
According to the Wall Street Journal these limits are prohibiting good development, especially for outfits such as Instagram that feel they require more testers and are gaining them by circumventing the system and just registering for multiple developers accounts (with each getting 100 testers). An expensive band-aid solution, but (at least for the moment) it works.
Nintendo To Build App Store For Upcoming Wii U
The Daily has just reported that Nintendo is planning to launch a full-blown app store for its upcoming game console, Wii U, that may take a page from Apple’s App Store design.
Nintendo has been lagging behind in the console gaming market for some time now. The Wii was a fantastic new piece of technology that quickly got lost in the shuffle with the release of the new PlayStation and Xbox consoles that offer a more intense gaming experience without making you get off the couch.
Facebook’s Timeline Coming to iPad App Soon
We’ve already seen the new Facebook Timeline view on our desktops, iPhones and Android devices so the only thing left is the requisite update for the iPad app which we have now learned is coming soon. Described as “[telling] your life story with a new kind of profile,” this new view of your life is much more graphical and attempts to paint a from-birth style picture for each of us.
Superbowl is Going Online, and on iOS
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Speaking of bringing the NFL into the 21st century, The NFL has finally agreed to remove the longstanding blockade on streaming the big game. In years past, football fans have gathered with family, friends, chips, and dips to watch two teams do battle for the coveted Lombardi trophy.
Now however, it would seem that we may be huddling around our smartphones rather than the big screen. The NFL and broadcasters have been wary of making the move to the online realm for a couple of reasons, number one being the controversial (really?) topic of money.
Apple Removes Novelty Driver’s License App at Behest of U.S. Senator
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has requested that a driver’s license replicator app called License be removed from the App Store. As of this writing, Apple has granted the request and the “offending” app is no longer available.
The License app, by DriversEd.com allows users to add snapshots of themselves, their friends, their pets, the garbage can… whatever, and import it to the template of a very well replicated state driver’s license. This image can then be sent to someone through email, printed out, laminated and used to trick unsuspecting police officers and immigration officials.
