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Tetris Co. Pulls “Shaker” Application From App Store

Adding to the laundry list of complaints and negative attention that Apple’s app store has received, the game “shaker” has been pulled from the iPhone App Store, by Tetris Co, because it apparently too closely resembles Tetris.
A message to every iTunes app developer out there: If you are planning on writing an application that [...]

Fring In-Depth: VoIP, Skype, IM Application Available in the App Store

Fring is a digital startup based in Israel. Coming out of Tel-Aviv, Fring offers a mobile service that enables free calls between its users. Once you’re using Fring, your normal coverage plan can be bypassed, and for that reason, its presence in the App Store is a rather big deal.

I had Fring installed on [...]

Obama ‘08 Campaign Releases iPhone App, Wants You to Get Involved

Get ready for what may be the most clever political PR campaign to hit the iPhone App Store: Presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s team has released an iPhone Application on Thursday that turns the coveted device into a political recruiting tool. The software is the latest effort by politicians, joined by the likes of [...]

Apple Probably Stealing The Idea, Rejects MailWrangler From The App Store

Apple has been receiving a fair amount of negative attention lately revolving around its obscure App Store approval process. Unfortunately, the pattern continues as Angelo DiNardi’s MailWrangler, has been rejected by Apple because it “duplicates the functionality of the built-in iPhone application Mail.”

On July 17th Angelo DiNardi submitted MailWrangler to Apple’s App Store, on August [...]

App Store Success, Trism Developer Makes $250,000 in 60 Days

Will all the hoop-la going around regarding what many deem “unfair rulings” in the Apple App Store application process (say that ten times fast), there is at least one lone coder out there raking in the dough, and thanking Apple for his 15 minutes of fame.

Steve Demeter, the developer for the iPhone/iPod game Trism, reportedly [...]

iFund Depleted to Less Than $70 Million

iPhone developers looking to get their hands on a slice of the iFund pie, may need to hurry as the KPCB money pit may be drying up faster than expected.

Announced in March of 2008, the iFund is a $100M investment initiative set in place to contribute finances to furthering application development for the iPhone [...]

Apple Officially Bans NetShare From App Store

Despite the hopes of some users, iPhone tethering application NetShare has been officially banned from Apple’s App Store. News comes straight from developers Nullriver following an unfortunate final decision by Apple.

The following is from NetShare’s blog: Looks like Apple has decided they will not be allowing any tethering applications in the AppStore. As such, NetShare [...]

‘Podcaster’ Application Unfortunately Denied From App Store

Within the veritable sea of applications flooding the App Store these days, some more useful than others and some mere replicas of native apps that come standard on the iPhone, Apple has made the decision to deny Podcaster, an application that allows users to download podcasts on the fly.

Developed by Al Sokirynsky, Podcaster [...]

Campaign 08: Keeping You Informed About the Upcoming Election

To those who said that the iPhone would never aid in determining tax rates, abortion rights, and universal health care: We introduce to you Campaign ‘08, one of few iPhone/iPod applications deemed politically minded.

While maintaining no political agenda, Campaign ‘08 can be used to “impress your friends and confound your enemies with your [...]

Give Your iTunes Genius A Few Weeks Before You Complain About It

At yesterday’s Let’s Rock media event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled a new feature to iTunes 8. A cross between an algorithmic solution and artificial intelligence that will learn your musical taste over time, and offer “Genius” recommendations, both from your playlist and the iTunes Store. While early users are complaining, Jobs mentioned that the [...]

10 Solid Apps That Could Possibly Justify Jailbreaking Your iPhone or iPod touch

With the App Store, Apple was hoping to put an end to unofficial third-party application developers, and persuade them to come legally develop under Apple’s watchful eye, using the iPhone SDK.

Unfortunately, the App Store doesn’t have quite everything you have access to if you jailbreak your iPhone. Below is a solid list of top [...]

Feature: Would You Really Want All Your Data and Applications in “The Cloud”?

Google released their very own web browser this week, “Chrome“. Initial reaction has been positive and Google’s stance on cloud computing has become more apparent. Everyone from the NY Times to Google’s own co-founder Sergey Brin have called Operating Systems bulky, and old-fashioned.

Cloud computing is being pushed like never before. Google with Chrome is [...]

Feature: Adobe Creative Suite 4 Sneak Peak on September 23; Video: John Nack Interview

On September 23, 2008 Adobe will be offering a sneak peak of its flagship product, Creative Suite 4. Users can signup for a webcast, which will feature the new applications being used, as well as showcase new enhancements and “major improvements” to Adobe’s popular application suite.

In May, Adobe made three betas available for download, DreamWeaver, [...]

Feature: [video] Google’s “Chrome” and Mozilla’s “Ubiquity” – Changing the Way We Web

Mozilla and Google are trying to change the way we browse the web. Google with the release of a new web browser called “Chrome”, and Mozilla Labs with mind-blowing projects like “Ubiquity.” Google’s “Chrome” browser is being released today, and the far more impressive “Ubiquity” has been available only as a prototype.

Browsers like Apple’s Safari [...]

Violent Comic Book Application Rejected from App Store; Outrage Ensues

Murderdome, a dark and violent comic strip noted for its excessive gore that has made its entire genre of fiction so popular, has been the first digital book to get the boot from Apple’s App store censors.

After word of the comics’ Tuesday night disappearance spread, publisher, Infurious Comics, had offered up the first episode for [...]

Tapulous: Latest Victim to Silicon Valley Venture Capital Culture

Tapulous is an iPhone development company best known for applications like Tap Tap Revenge, Friend Book and the Twitter client Twinkle. After a seemingly smooth launch and opening months, things have just been shaken up at Tapulous, not for the better.

The iPhone dev company launched right before Apple’s WWDC ‘08. It seemed like good timing [...]

Tris Developer Speaks Out About Pulling His Application

Noah Witherspoon, creator of the Tetris clone iPhone application, Tris, has decided to pull his contribution to the App store following recent legal pressure.

Apple has recently contacted the college sophomore, making him aware that the Tetris company has sent notification of copyright and trademark infringement claims against the application.
Witherspoon has since responded to the allegations [...]

Leaked Nike+ Screenshots; Not Authentic

Recent Nike+ screenshots that have been making rounds are now believed to be a farce.

AppleInsider is reporting that the recent “leaked” screenshots of a Nike+ app are not the real thing. People familiar with the Nike+ campaign note that the images depicted are not tied to Apple or Nike in the least.
First [...]

Leaked Images: Sirius-XM “StarPlayr” App Screen Shots

Both satellite radio services, Sirius and XM have had their fair share of iPhone related hype over the past couple of weeks. Applications such as uSirius and uXM have surfaced, yet hacking would be required for these to be of any use.
While attempts have been made to bring these services to the iPhone, little [...]

Illusion Labs Sees Great Success With Labyrinth

Illusion Labs’ App store hit, Labyrinth Lite, has been enjoying overwhelming success, reporting around 80,000 downloads per day.

One could assume that developing a free application will not equate to big business. This, however, is not always the case, as several developers are creating ‘Lite’ versions of applications, which I’m sure many of [...]