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PayPal Takes Aim at Square with PayPal Here
Published 3/21/12 by Brad HilderbrandPayPal enters the mobile payments arena with Here.
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Track Your Website Data in Real Time with Woopra
Published 3/20/12 by Brad HilderbrandTrack web analytics on the go with Woopra
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9 Out of 10 Smartphone Owners Want a Bigger Screen, Claims Strategy Analytics
Published 3/16/12 by Brad HilderbrandNew data suggests that the iPhone is on the wrong side of the screen wars.
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Flurry Launches AppSpot
Published 3/15/12 by Brad HilderbrandFlurry’s new service wants to help you more effectively manage your advertising.
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New Report Finds that Indie Games are Tops on iOS
Published 3/08/12 by Brad HilderbrandA new report suggests that indie games, not major retail releases, drive the bulk of app activity.
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Burstly Acquires TestFlight, Launches TestFlight Live
Published 3/08/12 by Brad HilderbrandIn a bit of surprising news we’ve just found out that Burstly acquired TestFlight sometime in Q4 of last year and the two have quietly been working on a brand-new project, TestFlight Live. The new service goes above and beyond anything we’ve seen before, offering developers in-depth info regarding engagement, revenue, stability, and more. It’s [...]
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New Report Shows HTML5 Runs Best on iOS
Published 3/05/12 by Brad HilderbrandNew info from Spaceport shows that iOS is the king of the HTML5 mountain.
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GameSpy Surpasses 600 Games In Development on Its Platform
Published 3/02/12 by Brad HilderbrandGameSpy touts 600 new games by over a thousand developers on its Open platform.
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App Downloads Up in January While Marketing Costs Were Down
Published 2/29/12 by Brad HilderbrandA new report suggests companies should ignore the desire to spend marketing bucks during the holidays and instead save them for January.
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Apple Acquires Chomp, Is an App Store Overhaul Imminent?
Published 2/27/12 by Brad HilderbrandApple buys out app search and discovery service Chomp, puts them to work on improving App Store.
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Smartphone Power Players Agree to More Closely Guard Customer Privacy
Published 2/24/12 by Brad HilderbrandSmartphone manufacturers agree to help protect their customers’ personal data
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Twilio Brings VoIP to Any iOS App
Published 2/24/12 by Brad HilderbrandNew Twilio Client allows developers to build VoIP into any app.
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In-App Purchases Likely to Overtake Paid Downloads
Published 2/23/12 by Brad HilderbrandFor the first time ever in-app purchases are set to overtake paid downloads, but is the trend here to stay?
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Apple Sold More iOS Devices Last Year than Macs in Its Entire Existence
Published 2/21/12 by Brad HilderbrandApple’s mobile and table devices outpace home computing in every way.
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iPhone 4S Officially Makes Apple World’s Leading Smartphone Seller
Published 2/17/12 by Brad HilderbrandA strong fourth quarter pushes Apple ahead of Samsung to be the world’s foremost smartphone manufacturer.
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Download Bots are the App Industry’s Dirty Little Secret
Published 2/17/12 by Brad HilderbrandA shameful tactic is running rampant in the mobile community.
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iAd Pricing Tumbles Again
Published 2/17/12 by Brad HilderbrandApple has announced a major reduction in iAd pricing, now agreeing to start campaigns at $100,000 rather than the previous threshold of $500,000. Ad Age is also reporting that Apple will up the revenue split to 70 percent for developers, rather than the previous 60 percent. Finally, advertisers will no longer have to pay Apple’s [...]
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iOS Apps Facing Backlash for Swiping Data
Published 2/17/12 by Brad HilderbrandRecent reports suggest that many popular apps are not only scanning users contact lists, but also uploading and storing personal data indefinitely.
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Gree Teams Up with a Host of New Partners in Asia
Published 2/15/12 by Brad HilderbrandGREE announces new partners and games primed for English localization.
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Mobile App Olympics Challenging the World’s Best on Feburary 24-26
Published 2/15/12 by Brad HilderbrandIt’s time to find out once and for all who makes the best apps in the whole world.
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