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Apple's iPhone App Store opens for business
computerworld.com - 1/29/2009
Apple's iPhone App Store opens for business
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July 10, 2008 (Computerworld) Apple Inc. opened its App Store today with more than 550 applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch -- about a fourth of them free. Available via iTunes , which was updated earlier Thursday to Version 7.7, the App Store is Apple's online mart for downloadable iPhone ...
pocketgamer.biz - 1/29/2009
Rumour: Apple planning $19.99 games section on App Store, news, iPhone news, PocketGamer.biz
— pocketgamer.biz — Apple is planning to introduce a premium games section to its App Store where it will sell a range of iPhone games for $19.99, sources tell PocketGamer.biz. However, the initiative will only be open to a restricted number of large publishers, rather ... (more) Rumour: Apple planning $19.99 games section on App ...

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Apple sued over 'broken promises' regarding 3G speeds
— appleinsider.com — A new class-action lawsuit claims Apple knowingly profited from faulty iPhone 3Gs that couldn't stay connected to the faster 3G network, costing buyers inferior service and missed opportunities to use an alternative provider. (more) Apple sued over 'broken promises' regarding 3G speeds

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Boobs And Booty Banned From The App Store
techcrunch.com - 1/28/2009
Boobs And Booty Banned From The App Store
— techcrunch.com — Breasts and the iPhone have had a tumultuous relationship. Last month, an application that allowed users to shake a pair (possibly NSFW) of 3D breasts was banned from the App Store for being apparently too risque for its audience. A few weeks ... (more) Boobs And Booty Banned From The App Store

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Will Apple's App Store change the desktop app market?
Macworld — by Ryan Faas , Computerworld Editor's Note: This story is excerpted from Computerworld . For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld's Macintosh Knowledge Center . There's no doubt that Apple's iPhone has changed the landscape of the smart phone industry, and indeed the mobile phone business as a whole. But one of the most revolutionary advances that Apple offered up isn't in the iPhone itself: It's the mechanism the company developed to distribute non-Apple applications to iPhone and iPod touch users. Third-party development for mobile devices and smart phones was already happening well over a decade before the iPhone's ...

Opinion: Will Apple's App Store change the desktop app market?
MacBytes.com — ... -- its App Store -- marked a radical shift for developers and users in mobile software distribution. For developers, the App Store represented a one-stop solution for getting their creations into the hands of users. Apple leveraged its existing iTunes infrastructure for selling music and movies to make apps available to users, handle transactions, prevent piracy by tying purchases to an iTunes account, and offer some measure of marketing and management of customer reviews. Once the App Store opened last July , developers didn't need to worry about traditional retail channels, ...

Opinion: Will Apple's App Store change the desktop app market?
MacBytes.com — ... -- its App Store -- marked a radical shift for developers and users in mobile software distribution. For developers, the App Store represented a one-stop solution for getting their creations into the hands of users. Apple leveraged its existing iTunes infrastructure for selling music and movies to make apps available to users, handle transactions, prevent piracy by tying purchases to an iTunes account, and offer some measure of marketing and management of customer reviews. Once the App Store opened last July , developers didn't need to worry about traditional retail channels, ...

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