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App Store Hits 500,000 iOS App Milestone

By Jillian | May 24, 2011 | 1 comment

The news are flying all over the Internet that the iTunes App Store has reached the 500,000 app milestone. It has been 34 months since the App Store started accepting submissions from developers and late Monday night the last batch of iPhone, iPod and iPad apps were pushed through to bring Apple above this nice, round 6-figure number.

It is expected that Apple will make a formal announcement at their Worldwide Developers Conference in June, coming on the heels of Internet-wide celebrations and excitement.

By Roberto | May 24, 2011 | 2 comments

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It took a little a while, but a new version of the Opera Mini web browser has finally made it to the iPad. The new update has made the browser a universal application and comes with lots of new features that run natively on the iPad and has been designed to make the mobile web experience faster.

The new Opera Mini Browser features a new look and feel that certainly takes advantage of the iPad’s larger screen by leveraging pop-overs for menus and a visual tab browser that helps you organize and navigate content easily.

By Jillian | May 22, 2011 | 1 comment

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For those of you who love to race, Death Rally brings a real contender to the table with a single-player, career-mode style game.

You start with a basic car and gun, but as you play, you collect spare parts and cash in order to upgrade your ride, your weapon and to meet various challenges. As you play, check how you rate against other players in the Game Center leaderboards and achievements.

By Jillian | May 21, 2011 | 1 comment

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In a news release by DIstimo, it was announced that over 5 million games a day were downloaded from the App Store in March 2011. This represents the collective downloads of over 63 million iOS gamers across the US and European territories, averaging 2.5 games per month each.

Interestingly, Distimo recently announced their partnership with Newzoo, an international games market research firm. The demographic information Newzoo collects from Gamer Surveys will pair nicely with the detailed App Store data mined by Distimo to provide indepth and insightful information such as this to the gaming industry. Beginning in June 2011, access to this data (including the top 300 free and paid games downloaded, the game rankings, the publishers and the average selling prices) will be made commercially available using the Newzoo Data Explorer.

By Cristi | May 19, 2011 | 2 comments

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According to the latest Millennial Media report Apple’s iOS ecosystem makes up just 28% of the total smartphone market share but remarkably generated over 50% of all app revenue.

Millennial Media’s April Mobile Device Index released earlier today showed Apple was behind Android in terms of smartphone impression share for the fifth consecutive month. Android captured a 53% impression share while Apple lingered behind with a 28% share. But counting ad impressions doesn’t tell the whole story.

By Cristi | May 19, 2011 | 2 comments

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One of the best selling points of tablets are their big, beautiful touch screens. With the tap or swipe of a finger you can access email, read a book, play a game, the list goes on and on. There may, however, be instances when you feel a more precise instrument is necessary. Maybe you prefer to handwrite notes during class or sketch a picture using any number of the artistic apps available in the App Store and feel using your finger is a bit awkward. If that sounds like you, you might want to consider using a stylus like the Duo Stylus from Metix.

By Jillian | May 19, 2011 | 2 comments

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SkyGrid announced today the availability of SkyGrid 2.0, a fast and powerful app that gives you access to the news you actually care about. This innovative app allows you to specify your interests so that you can ‘follow’ them. Whether you are a music, sports or news fanatic, or you just want to check up on your own business, you can easily review a stream of real-time information on your topic of choice.

When we first reported on SkyGrid 1.0 almost a year ago, we raved about the simple interface and value. Version 2.0 takes this benefit to a new level.

By Jillian | May 18, 2011 | 2 comments

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Elmer’s Special Day is a very special e-book available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Brilliant graphics, professional narration and high-quality audio come together to make this an entertaining and exceptional app for children.

The story is very simple, filled with excited elephants readying themselves for a parade. They are making so much noise that they are upsetting the other animals, so Elmer invites them all to participate in the parade. In the end, there is a special surprise for Elmer.

By dag | May 17, 2011 | No comment yet

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Late last week, several independent iOS developers woke up to a bad surprise, as a company named Lodsys threatened to sue them over the use of in-app purchasing mechanisms, which are supposedly covered by patents owned by the company. Earlier today, another wave of legal notices from Lodsys hit several indie iOS developers, including development shops such as Iconfactory, which is behind the Twitterrific app.

While Lodsys claims that its request is valid, Apple’s legal department finally decided to investigate the issue, as after all, if iOS devs start to pony up to be able to legally use Apple’s in-app purchases mechanisms, it would most likely mean the end of it.

By Jillian | May 17, 2011 | 4 comments

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If you are anything like me, you have an account on most of the major social networking sites but you don’t want to have to use a dozen separate apps in order to take advantage of them. IM+ Pro allows you to manage your social networking life by combining all of these services into one!

Adding an account is very easy, just choose the service and configure. You can choose on a per-account basis whether to keep chat history, clear existing chat histories and enable or disable the push new email notifications. Once added, you can also decide whether to turn individual accounts on or off –so you can configure them all but only use the ones you want to. It is also handy that you can add multiple accounts per service.

By Cristi | May 14, 2011 | No comment yet

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Not long ago, we hosted a promo code giveaway for the iPad version of Forgotten Places – Lost Circus HD and today we are giving you another chance to win a copy of this fun hidden object app. This time around our contest is for the universal version, so you can use it on your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.

If you enjoy searching for hidden objects and solving puzzles, this app is a great option. Lots of challenges, plus two levels of difficulty equals hours of fun for kids and adults. Forgotten Places – Lost Circus has been featured in the App Store’s New and Noteworthy section and is available now for a limited time for $2.99. Or, you can enter our contest and win a free app code.

By Jillian | May 14, 2011 | No comment yet

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Juno Jr’s The Day The Music Stopped is a very special app designed for the very special preschoolers in your life. Being a parent, I was fortunate to be able to recruit my nearly 3-year-old daughter to help me give this app a test-drive. Overwhelmingly, she loved it which means I did too.

This interactive musical e-book is based on the award winning Juno Jr. DVD whose loveable characters are featured with stunning graphics and original orchestral music. The story is clever and easy to follow: join Juno and her brother Rai Rai along with their friends in saving Harmonia Springs from a future without music when the invention of a ‘shush machine’ causes problems. Everything in Harmonia Spings is made of music and the touch-screen interface allows you to play instruments and interact with the characters throughout the story.

By Jillian | May 14, 2011 | No comment yet

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Rat on a Skateboard is a special kind of game, easy to play and get the hang of but very difficult to master. For me, these are the truly addictive games.

The premise is simple, you choose your game mode (power stunts, banana harbor or master specific courses in ‘Challenges’) and navigate Ratty by tapping on your screen (to jump or speed up) through a series of courses and obstacles without falling off your skateboard. Various things gain you extra points, including in-air flipkicks and grabbing power-up items throughout your travels.

By Lory | May 12, 2011 | 1 comment

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The space-based role playing game Warpgate HD by Freeverse is currently on sale for free. Released over a year ago, this is the first time the adventure game has been less than its original price of $7.99. There is no telling when this game will skyrocket back to full price again, so get it while you can.

Warpgate is a gamer’s game. It is not for the casual player. The tutorial alone will take an hour to go through, and although you may be the kind of person that likes to figure out the controls by yourself, you really do need the tutorial for at least some of the actions.

By Emily | May 12, 2011 | 1 comment

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We found another great Kickstarter project that has enough backers to guarantee funding. Yesterday we covered the iKeyboard (now funded) and today we invite readers to check out the Flow, a paintbrush designed specifically for touch screens. Joystickers, a couple of engineers with a knack for integrating tactile real world experiences into the digital world, designed the Flow. Anyone who wants to try this new product has just hours left to back the project before it stops accepting new sponsors.