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Apple and AT&T Set to Answer FCC
According to the USA Today Apple and AT&T (and Google presumably, although not mentioned by USA Today) are set to release their statements to the Federal Communications Commission to explain why Google's free Google Voice service and associated apps were banned from the iPhone…
FCC Questions Google Voice App Rejection
Following the rejection and removal of Google Voice apps from the App Store the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has now begun an investigation into the process involved in app approvals and what role AT&T plays in the process. To offer some background, Google Voice is…
App Store Downloads Surpass 1.5 Billion in First Year
Apple has today announced that the App Store which had its one year anniversary over the weekend has topped 1.5 billion app downloads. Apple also stated that the store now has 65,000 applications and over 100,000 registered developers. "The App Store is like nothing the…
Push Notification Preparations Continue Ahead of iPhone OS 3.0 Launch
Apple is feverishly testing final implementations of Push Notifications while developers have begun pushing out application updates which contain the ability to receive Push Notifications in iPhone OS 3.0 which is due for release Wednesday June 17th. Last week Apple began a second round of…
Apps To Be Tested for iPhone OS 3.0 Compatibility
In an email sent today Apple has advised iPhone developers that all applications submitted to the App Store for approval will be reviewed using iPhone OS 3.0. Apple also warned that applications must continue to work after iPhone OS 3.0 is in public release or…
iPhone OS 3.0 to Loosen App Store Restrictions, Improves iPhone Camera
Apple appears to have inadvertently revealed some future plans via a message to an iPhone developer. The report which comes via iLounge focusses on the Newspaper(s) made by developer Makayama which was rejected to to "objectionable content". The app is designed to allow readers to…
Apple Sees Billionth App Downloaded in Just Nine Months
Yesterday evening the Apple website pronounced that the one billionth application had been downloaded from the App Store. The one billionth app, Bump created by Bump Technologies, was downloaded by Connor Mulcahey, age 13, of Weston, CT. As the grand prize winner of Apple’s one…
Apple Issues Statement on "Baby Shaker" App
Apple has officially apologised in a statement today over a 99-cent iPhone application called "Baby Shaker" which went on sale on the App Store yesterday but was quickly removed. The application from developer Sikalosoft asked players to quiet a crying baby by shaking the device…
Apple Begins Countdown to One Billionth App Download
Apple has today begun a promotion to celebrate the future milestone of one billion Apple Store downloads. The promotion offers a prize worth over $13,000. As of today, nearly one billion apps have been downloaded around the globe. So we just want to say thanks…
Highlights of Today's iPhone Software Event
Today Apple held a special event at its campus in Cupertino to give the world a preview of the next major release of iPhone software and give developers an insight into the new SDK tools. The event which lasted well over an hour covered the…
Apple Moves to Dual CDN Strategy, Taps Limelight for Services
Dan Rayburn a watcher of the CDN (Content Delivery Network) industry and analyst for Front & Sullivan has pointed out that Apple appears to have switched to a dual provider setup. Apple has for years used Akamai to deliver downloads from its website and over…
Apple Announces 500 Million App Downloads
Apple has today updated its homepage to announce that it has sold its 500 millionth application on the App Store.
300 Million Apps Downloaded, Over 10,000 Available
Apple has begun advertising in print media in the UK and United States that it's App Store has seen over 300 million downloads and confirms previous reports that the App Store now contains 10,000 applications. According to the site AppShopper the App Store currently contains…
Apple Admits Interest in Gaming Market
UK based publication Stuff have recently had a chance to speak with Greg Joswiak Apple's Vice President of iPod marketing. The interview with Joswiak focuses purely on the position of the iPod touch and iPhone in the gaming market. Joswiak states that over 1,500 games…
Opera Browser Confusion Settled
Last week it was reported that the software company responsible for creating the Opera web browser had submitted a version of Opera mini to the App Store and had it turned down. The story eventually snowballed into a debate about how Opera should have known…
Changes Abound on the App Store
This weekend Apple addressed some of the issues that have plagued the App Store since its opening in July. One issue was that applications could be reviewed and rated without having to purchase the app, this lead to more reviews complaining about the price than…
Over 100 Million Apps Downloaded from App Store
During today's keynote speech Steve Jobs stated that Apple has distributed over 100 million applications via the App Store since July 11. More than 3,000 applications are currently available on the App Store, with over 90 percent priced at less than $10 and more than…
Companies Intend to Bring Turn-by-Turn GPS to iPhone
MSNBC recently spoke to several companies who have intentions to bring turn-by-turn GPS navigation to the iPhone via a third-party app. Although offering few details TomTom confirmed for a second time that they still intend to offer a GPS navigation application: "We have made our…
60 Million iPhone Apps Downloaded
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal Apple CEO, Steve Jobs has revealed some facts and figures about the App Store which has now been live for one month. According to Jobs more than 60 million applications have been downloaded for the iPhone and…
Apple Announces Sales of 10 Million Downloads from App Store
In addition to selling over 1 million iPhones , Apple has also announced that downloads from the App Store topped 10 million. More than 800 native applications are now available on the App Store, with more than 200 offered for free and more than 90…