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Apple, Google, Amazon, smartphone makers sign privacy accord – msnbc.com
The agreement binds Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Research In Motion, and Hewlett-Packard — and developers on their platforms — to disclose how they use private data before an app may be downloaded, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris said.
Apple Extends Deadline For New Mac App Store Rules – Wall Street Journal
Apple is giving Mac software developers more time to conform to new rules designed to make their computer apps work more like mobile ones. The company notified developers Tuesday evening that they would have until June 1 to implement …
Fiksu: iOS app downloads, marketing costs hit record high in Dec. 2011 – Fiercemobilecontent
Downloads from Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store reached an all-time high in December 2011 according to mobile user acquisition platform Fiksu. At the same time, application marketing costs also scaled new heights as brands waged advertising …
The Best New Apps: Mobile roundup – Digital Spy
Well, it’s been another frantic few weeks in the mobile world, including new apps launched for education, Geordie Shore, extreme running races and great places to eat, along with a dating service for Apple fans. Here’s a rundown of the … Continue reading
iBooks 2 limitations mar great experience – ITBusiness.ca
The ideal e-reading app should become as invisible as a paper book can, but not shy away from offering the advantages that only digital books can. Last week, Apple unveiled iBooks 2. If you generally use the app on an … Continue reading
Apple has now paid $4 billion to App Store developers – Apple Insider
The value of Apple’s platforms is reflected in the amount of revenue the company’s App Stores pays its developers, a figure that has now hit $4 billion. Apple first announced having paid out over $1 billion to developers in June … Continue reading
National American History: Apple ‘Classic’ Macintosh Personal Computer, 1984 – Examiner
Subscribe to get instant updates. Additionally, Warnock promised Steve Jobs that Adobe would create unique graphic software for Apple’s OS using desktop icons to launch applications with a new pointing device, called a mouse. It executed functions like …
Is Apple’s Momentum Sustainable? – Yahoo Finance
Apple is replicating what worked for Microsoft, minimizing the risk of losing customers between product cycles by using software to connect the user to an ecosystem of applications and content spanning multiple devices, creating a relationship …
Windows Phone Marketplace Beats Android Market to 50,000 Apps – All Things Digital
Though it’s still dwarfed by Apple’s App Store and Google’s Android Market, Microsoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace has been posting some decent growth lately. In mid-November, it hit the 40,000 app milestone and now, a little over a month …
AppDesigner Is Your Winning Ticket to Apple’s App Store – Softpedia
AppDesigner, a software kit that enables anyone to make an application and send it to Apple’s App Store, is gaining traction thanks to Golfers Guide, a golf-teaching app developed by an instructor who had no coding skills whatsoever but needed … Continue reading
