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8 Apps to Make You a Better Reader
How many books did you read last year? If your answer is more than one, congratulations: you're more well-read than about 25% of Americans over age 16, according to a 2012 Pew Internet survey....
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Distimo launches free and open API on app downloads, revenue, and rankings on...
Blake Patterson Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now This morning, Distimo launched the first free and open API for app store data from almost every single app store that matters on...
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Isis Mobile Wallet Launches Nationwide
Isis, the long-hyped mobile commerce joint venture created by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless, has just announced the latest version of the Isis Mobile Wallet is now available in the...
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Apple’s app store discovery 20X better than Google Play, report says
Shutterstock Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now Google Play has better search than the iOS app store, but Apple has better app discovery and content curation. It’s also much better...
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New Report Focuses on App Store Maturity
Apple, Google, and Amazon preside over three of the world’s largest mobile app stores. But which is the most “mature” of this superior lot? According to Pfeiffer Report’s “2013 App Store Maturity...
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Apple owns the top 6 highest-revenue apps in its own app store (among the top...
Via Apple Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now In October, Apple owned the six of the highest-revenue apps in the iOS app store, for apps by the world’s top 100 brands. And corporate...
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Will PrimeSense Acquisition Bring 3D Sensors To Apple’s 2014 Lineup?
Apple finally confirmed this weekend that it acquired PrimeSense, the Israeli company that developed the Kinect 3D motion sensor for Microsoft. So what does the deal mean in practical terms? Having...
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Top 5 Ways To Use Reviews For Better App Store Optimization (ASO)
App store optimization (ASO) is the process of improving an app’s rank in an app store for search results related to the app. It’s the app store equivalent of SEO for Web pages. Just like SEO, ASO...
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How Brands Should Prepare For The Season Of Mobile On Facebook
Facebook’s emphasis on mobile will not take a vacation for the holiday shopping season, as the social network offered some tips for marketers looking to incorporate mobile into their Facebook promotion...
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Will IOS Users Get ‘Down’ With Updated Facebook ‘Matchmaking’ App?
The Facebook matchmaking application previously known as Bang with Friends and rebranded as Down released an updated iOS version earlier this week, TechCrunch reported. continued… New Career...
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App Store Tops 1 Million Apps Milestone
It’s a milestone achievement for the iOS app ecosystem and the innovative developers behind the plentiful array of apps that entertain and inform us like nothing else. According to the latest industry...
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Freemium Is the Most Profitable Pricing Strategy for Apps
If you're looking to make money on an app of your own, your best bet is a freemium model. In seven of the Apple App Store's 10 largest categories, the majority of revenue comes from in-app purchases...
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Christmas for Mojang — Minecraft: Pocket Edition made $1M on iOS App Store...
MojangBlock-building indie phenomenon Minecraft.Minecraft hasn’t dominated all of the world yet, but it’s well on its way. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, the $7 mobile version of the popular block-building...
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Flipagram Is About To Take Over Your Facebook News Feed
If you’ve only just recovered from the Bitstrips epidemic, you might want to sit down, and not at your computer: The next big (albeit slightly less annoying) Facebook craze is coming. It’s called...
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What Happens After Apple Features Your App in the App Store
Luis von Ahn and his team received the email from Apple in mid-December. The gist of the message was straightforward enough: "You might want to prep yourself." A few days later, Apple named von Ahn's...
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Apple’s App Store sales hit $10B last year — and that’s not the only big number
AppleWhile the tech community descends on Las Vegas for the first official day of CES, Apple’s hanging out in Cupertino crunching some year-end numbers. And the totals look good for the technology...
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Chinese app store Wandoujia raises $120M to triumph over its 200+ rivals
SomeHoosierThe app store market in China, like its cities, is incredibly crowded. One of China’s leading app stores — Wandoujia — raked in $120 million in new funding today to support its strong growth...
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App Store Pulls ‘Barbie’ Plastic-Surgery App Following Backlash
Apple's App Store pulled a Barbie-inspired plastic-surgery app on Tuesday, following intense backlash fueled in part by a Twitter campaign. The game, which launched last week and was rated for...
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80% of Apple Mobile Devices Now Run iOS 7
iOS 7 now runs on 80% of iOS devices, according to new numbers Apple released on Monday. This is an increase from the 74% rate Apple reported in early December. The latest numbers, which were posted...
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Apple sees record iTunes & software revenue at $4.4B
Daniel Y. GoWhile plenty of people are talking about Apple’s hardware business, the company’s software side is also performing quite well. Today, Apple reported $4.4 billion in sales from iTunes,...
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Pebble releases beta version of app store for Android users
Earlier today Pebble released an app store for their smartwatches for users mating them with iOS devices. Not wanting to leave out Android users, Pebble’s developers have released a beta version of...
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After 5 Rejections, Apple Accepts App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes
Persistence, it turns out, does pay off. After rejecting it five times, Apple has finally approved an app that tracks every U.S. drone strike and sends a push notification to users every time a flying...
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Steve Jobs Time Capsule Finally Uncovered After 30 Years
Steve Jobs' spirit lives on — not only through your Macs and iPhones, but also via a time capsule. The tube, which was buried by Jobs and several others at the Aspen International Design Conference in...
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Nokia tries to attract developers with claim that 75% of Android apps already...
When Nokia announced their new Android-based smartphones yesterday at MWC 2014, they revealed that they had in fact forked Android for their devices. Immediately the company started fielding questions...
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Lifestyle tips app Trusper launches with 5M users, $6.17M funding
Above: TrusperImage Credit: Google PlayTrusper, an app that collects lifestyle tips from users, has gained five million users in eight months. The initial numbers look promising: Users view over 10...
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What 100 million downloads taught me about growth hacking in America
Above: The massively popular Dolphin browser has succeeded -- even though every mobile device already has a browser. What is its secret?Image Credit: DolphinThe iTunes App Store is crowded, and it’s...
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AppDirect’s app store for enterprise grabs $35M to grow, grow, grow
Image Credit: ShutterstockInstalling software-as-a-service enterprise apps may never get as simple as installing an app on your personal smartphone, but it’s getting closer. $35 million closer, in...
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Apps featured by Apple or Google get 6 times the downloads and 9 times the...
Image Credit: DistimoEveryone who has published an app in the iOS App Store wants Apple to feature them, because that will boost download numbers to insane levels, right? Nope. A new report from app...
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Apple vs. Google: A world view on the mobile gaming war
Above: A number of Android and iOS devices.Image Credit: Devindra Hardawar/VentureBeatMobile platforms are taking over the world, and nothing gets more downloads or makes more money on iOS and Android...
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Where Is the New Snapchat?
UPDATE, May 1, 4:17 p.m. ET — The Snapchat update is now available in the App Store and the Google Play store Snapchat announced its biggest update yet Thursday. The company revealed it was adding...
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ASO is the new SEO as App Annie adds free app store optimization, plus ad...
Above: Mobile apps are taking off.Image Credit: ShutterstockEither it’s Christmas in May or App Annie really wants to win the mobile analytics battle. The company announced this morning that it is...
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Tricks and tips for how to get your game featured in the Apple’s App Store
Image Credit: AppleHaving Apple feature you on the App Store can make or break a mobile game, as it helps you stand out among a million competitors. But this is easier said than done. Michael...
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Apple App Store Gets Better Search, Preview Videos and Beta Testing
Apple refreshed its popular App Store at WWDC on Monday. The newly updated store will offer improved search functionality, as well as app bundles, app previews and a new developer-friendly feature...
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You’ll soon be able to use iOS apps for ‘approved virtual currencies,’...
Image Credit: BTCKeychainApple made a small but significant change without announcing it onstage today at its World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco: It is now accepting “approved virtual...
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Why game developers should be happy about Apple’s WWDC announcements
Above: Zen GardenImage Credit: Epic GamesApple gave game developers a lot of presents on Monday during the keynote speech at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. If anything,...
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Apple App Store users and developers got more than a few goodies this week
Image Credit: afagen1.2 million apps. That huge inventory of Apple’s App Store is a source of pride for the company – and a big roadblock for users trying to find the right app or developers trying to...
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Apple yanks music apps that let you download copyrighted files
Image Credit: illustration by Tom CheredarNow firmly in the music streaming business, Apple is starting to clamp down on shady music apps in the App Store. More specifically, Apple is yanking any iOS...
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Facebook, You’re Not Alone: 5 Accidental App Launches That Aren’t Slingshot
Facebook abandoned its longtime "Move Fast and Break Things" motto in April, but that doesn't mean the company is completely accident-free. Facebook jumped the gun on a product launch Monday,...
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Coin Pocket picks up speed after Apple lifts its Bitcoin wallet ban
Above: Coin Pocket, ranked No. 74 in top free iPhone apps in the finance category in Apple's App Store.Image Credit: Screen shotHow can you leverage mobile to increase profitability for your company?...
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Apple Reportedly Makes ‘Swell’ Acquisition
As intensely rumored in recent days, Apple has just acquired yet another company. Fresh off its small acquisition of BookLamp and mammoth acquisition of Beats, the iDevice maker has just gobbled up a...
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Verizon considers opening another Android app store, this time with help
Despite shuttering its previous attempt at providing an app store for Android and Blackberry users, Verizon appears to be eyeing the possibility of opening a new one to challenge Google’s dominance...
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GamesBeat University showcases the best tips and secret tricks of successful...
Image Credit: Michael O'DonnellIt’s already been a year! Next month San Francisco will see the return of the gaming industry’s favorite VentureBeat conference GamesBeat 2014. In addition to breaking...
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Verizon isn’t actually planning its own app store
Just yesterday we heard rumors that Verizon was planning on launching a new app store for Android devices with the help of other wireless carriers and manufacturers. This wasn’t actually the first time...
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Apple Pulls Secret App in Brazil After Judge’s Request
Days after a Brazilian judge requested in a preliminary injunction that the Secret app be removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play store, Apple has removed the virtual confession forum from...
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Here’s the top 10 reasons that Apple rejects apps
Above: The app storeImage Credit: FiksuIn the name of transparency, Apple has revealed the top reasons why it rejects apps from its App Store. The most common mistake that developers make when...
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The Top 10 Reasons Apple Rejects Apps From the App Store
For many developers, the most stressful part of launching a new app is waiting for Apple's approval. This critical final step can delay an otherwise precisely timed release or present other...
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The Apple Watch and New iPhones: Everything You Need to Know
Apple's big event on Tuesday was jam-packed with new products: the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch. The two new iPhones and Apple's entry into the wearables market dominated much of CEO Tim...
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Apple Watch and iPhone 6 Event: Were You Impressed?
Apple had quite the day Tuesday, unveiling the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus (its first phablet) and the Apple Watch. CEO Tim Cook and co. also revealed the company's mobile-payments platform, Apple Pay,...
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Over $135 of Android apps now free on Amazon AppStore
For a limited time, dozens of Android apps are absolutely free from Amazon’s AppStore. The apps on sale are of all genres, from games to productivity apps. Among the apps: OfficeSuite Professional 7...
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Will the check-in survive? Foursquare’s controversial relaunch, by the numbers
It’s been two months since Foursquare relaunched, and things aren’t looking good. App usage and downloads are down. Way down. But Web traffic is up. Maybe. We’re not sold on that, but it’s what...
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