alleyinsider.com - 12/29/2008
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iPhone App developers saw two to four times as much business in Apple's (AAPL) iTunes App Store on Christmas day and after, reports 148apps.com . Some free downloads were up 500%, too. The biggest winnners:
David Frampton's $.99 Chopper game sold 300% more than normal on 12/25. Sales ...
macrumors.com - 12/24/2008
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macrumors.com —
Apple's broadening of App Store acceptances has opened
the door to a number of new novelty applications...
including InfoMedia's iFart Mobile [App Store]. The $0.99 humor application has rapidly seen success and has rocketed up to the #1 App Sales slot...
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iPhone App Store Sales for #1 Spot Revealed
forums.toucharcade.com - 12/29/2008
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forums.toucharcade.com —
Sales of my Solitaire City game increased by
nearly 4 times on Christmas Day and Boxing Day...
and doubled on the days leading up to Christmas, so you'll be pleased to hear your sales data isn't a mistake ! Time to sing that horrible cheesy song ...
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Have you seen Christmas sales?
alleyinsider.com - 12/29/2008
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alleyinsider.com —
Apple's (AAPL) iPhone probably had a good Christmas
-- we're seeing them everywhere . But its iPod...
touch -- which it's marketing as a gaming device -- seems to be on fire. We're not the only ones who saw a big spike in traffic on Christmas Day from ...
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Apple iPod Touch A Big Christmas Winner (AAPL)
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Online sales suffered less than traditional retailers this Christmas, but still suffered. [The Wall Street Journal]
Apple iPhone applications sales boom on Christmas and after. [Silicon Alley Insider]
Hope fades for Sony's PS3 game console as a comeback player. [The Wall Street Journal]
Will Florida become the next hotbed of venture capital? [The New York Times]
Seagate wins in patent dispute with Siemens. [Silicon Valley Business Journal]Related Links RIM Up, Palm Down in Tech ...
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