Guest writer Matthew Palmer is an experienced online marketer for the technology industry, having created successful marketing campaigns for companies such as IBM and Intel. He offers more tips on how to successfully sell iPhone apps on his website, Marketing Your App. What if you threw a party and no one showed up? That is […]

Smartphone users in the UK downloaded over 860 million applications in 2010 with 105 million downloads counting for paid apps. Revenue reached £280 million for the UK’s total paid application download.

In a move I am surprised they haven’t made sooner Apple is now requiring a password for in app purchases. Hopefully this will keep junior from spending hundreds of dollars on useless upgrades in apps. The Cupertino company’s move affects users of its most recent operating system and comes amid growing concern by federal and state […]

According to AppleInsider we may finally be seeing a white iPhone as early as next month: Apple is expected to begin production of its long-awaited iPhone 4 sometime this month, with shipments no later than early April, according to one analyst’s checks. Manufacturers will initiate production of the GSM-based iPhone 4 version in white enclosures […]

The mobile applications market made it from ramp-up phase to a mass market in only 3 years. This is much faster than previous mobile market sectors needed. The numbers regarding the smartphone applications market are impressive: Global app download numbers increased by 1700%, user base by 1300%, number of different smart devices by 800%, number […]

Trip Hawkins, who left Apple in 1982 to found Electronic Arts, said that Apple and followers of its mobile-platform mantra are only creating the illusion of a viable business model for third-party developers. He backed up his statement with the following quote: “They have over-encouraged supply,” Hawkins said on a panel at the conference. Using statistics that […]

Apple releases iOS 4.3 Golden Master to developers, paving the way for public release next Friday. AT&T confirms their version of the iPhone will get personal hotspot functionality when 4.3 goes live. Apple has delayed the release of iOS 4.3 for the Verizon iPhone, no word on when it will be released. iTunes 10.2 has […]

Along with the the iPad 2, Apple is also going to release iOS 4.3 on March 11.  Here are some of the features you can expect: A Configurable Slide Switch for IPad With iOS 4.3 you will be able to decide whether the hardware switch above the volume buttons on the iPad will control mute […]

Forbes is reporting that Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi recently had the pleasure of meeting with Apple COO Tim Cook, CFO Peter Oppenheimer and VP of Internet Services Eddy Cue. One of the key things Sacconaghi took away from the meeting deals with Apple’s desire to expand their market share: The analyst says Cook “appeared to reaffirm […]