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A Chink In Apples App Store Armor

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:08:31 +0000

I've said before the iPhone is nice but what really makes the platform stand out is the App Store that now has over 100,000 apps available. There are grumblings however from an increasing number of developers not happy with the way Apple is treating those that keep the App Store's shelves stocked.

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Firms channeling apps to TV

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Consumer electronics makers and software companies are hoping to take a page from Apple's App Store and turn the TV into a dynamic, evolving platform for widgets and applications. Instead of being just a gateway for broadcast and recorded video or a gaming...

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Apple defends App Store approval process, but doesn't fix it

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:21:53 +0000

With a small but vocal segment of the iPhone application developer segment vowing to walk away from the platform for good, Apple senior vice president for worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller went on the defensive, sitting down with BusinessWeek for his first-ever major interview on the App Store's standards process. According to Schiller, Apple's review protocol is comparable to any other retailer desiring to make certain the products on its shelves function as advertised: "We review the applications to make sure they work as the customers expect them to work when they download them," he says. "We've built a store for the most part that people can trust. You and your family and friends can download applications from the store, and for the most part they do what you'd expect, and they get onto your phone, and you get billed appropriately, and it all just works." The problem, Schiller says, is that with about 10,000 new application submissions coming into the App Store each week, ...

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Apple Defends App Store Approval Process

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:22:00 +0000

The company said its App Store approval process makes sure Apple's platform has high-quality products.

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Rogue iPhone dev unmoved by App Store spin

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:31:31 +0000

Jobsian VP defends trademark police Apple marketing veep Phil Schiller has put another smiley face on company's capricious iPhone App Store approval process - but at least one developer who spent months battling the App Store police isn't buying Schiller's spin.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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Schiller: No apologies for App Store approval process

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:34:00 +0000

Apple top-level exec Phil Schiller defends the company's role as application gatekeeper for the App Store, telling BusinessWeek that it ensures a good experience for customers.

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Firms channeling apps to TV

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

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Apple's App Store review irking developers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:15:00 +0000

Game developers are becoming more and more frustrated with Apple's App Store review policy. But so far, they don't have many alternatives.

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Livescribe pen gets an app store

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

The first add-on programs are now ready for the digital pen as its store enters beta. The current offering is a mixed bag ranging from video poker to a to a Bar Mitzvah translator.

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Microsoft Expands App Store

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:48:00 +0000

Windows Marketplace for Mobile is available for handsets running Windows Mobile 6.1 and 6.0, giving developers an audience of about 30 million devices.

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iPhone developers mad as hell, not going to take it anymore

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:45:03 +0000

Among the major revelations of Apple's summertime response to the Federal Communications Commission's inquiry into its handling of the Google Voice VoIP application was the unprecedented look into the App Store approval process. According to Apple, the App Store receives about 8,500 new iPhone and iPod touch application submissions and updates each week, distributed among 40 full-time, trained reviewers--Apple contends that roughly 95 percent of all apps are approved within 14 days of submission, and only about 20 percent are not approved as originally submitted. Last week, Apple updated its Developer Center website to enable coders to track the status of their software as it makes its way through the App Store approval maze, breaking down the process into nine status levels--including "In Review," "Ready for Sale" and "Rejected"--and indicating to programmers where their software presently stands. Given that developers were previously kept in the dark until their iPhone app was either approved ...

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Microsoft opens app store to more phones

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:15:41 +0000

Although Microsoft has just made its mobile marketplace available for Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1, Microsoft will have to do more if it wants to reach Apple's 100,000 apps--and counting.

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iPhone app developer quits over approval process

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:47:00 +0000

Frustration over the App Store approval process led one developer to call it quits and go back to developing only Mac applications.

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The Macalope Weekly: Business 101

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:25:00 +0000

Looks like there some people out there could use some schoolin’ on how to do business. A rather surprising admission from a Microsoft exec gets us kicked off this week but, as silly as Microsoft is, the App Store takes the cake yet again. And last, a well-reasoned, polite discussion about Apple’s strategy, featuring the Macalope and two knuckleheads.

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Apple snuffs iPhone app for too much Appleness

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:04:40 +0000

'Devs can't use pics we give to devs' A longtime Mac developer has walked away from the iPhone App Store after Apple's app police spent three months deciding to reject the developer's application for using Apple images meant specifically for developers.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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Apple Changes App Store Review Process: Developers Cheer

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:36:00 +0000

Apple makes another move to keep apps on iPhone platform.

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Confessions of an Apple Manager-Turned-iPhone App Creator

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:58:00 +0000

Former Apple employee Dave Howell, now the CEO of startup Avatron Software, talks about the early days of the App Store, his Apple experience and how he plans to do battle in the iPhone's wild frontier.

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Apple Tweaks App Store Review Process

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:23:00 +0000

The iPhone maker is adding transparency to its App Store vetting process.

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Big companies competing in app marketplace

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

When Ramp Champ, a skee-ball-type game developed by a pair of small design companies, first appeared in Apple's App Store in August, it rose to about 50th in paid gaming programs. A month later, sales fell off significantly with the introduction of Skee-Ball,...

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Apple offers progress reports on apps waiting for approval

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:50:00 +0000

Developers can now track their iPhone application's progress via status updates from the App Store review team.

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