Tag: App Store

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Microsoft courts app developers to support its big aspirations for Windows Store

Published: December 9, 2011

Microsoft is going all out to attract application developers to Windows by offering them the opportunity to earn more money than on app stores for Apple and Android.

Apple: iPad market will be larger than PC

Published: October 19, 2011

Sales of iPads were up 166 percent during Apple’s most recent fiscal quarter, with the company predicting that the tablet market will be bigger than the PC market.

Others likely to follow Kobo in trying to find App Store workaround

Published: July 28, 2011

With iPhone users no longer able to buy books via Kobo’s application for iOS, the digital book seller is eyeing an HTML5 browser-based version as a way to continue to provide consumers with the ability to buy its digital content.

Apple faces challenges monetizing App Store

Published: July 26, 2011

Rules covering how digital content is sold within apps for iOS have some publishers agreeing to pay Apple a cut of subscription sales, while others are dropping sales options from their apps.

Is Apple losing the battle over rights to use “App Store”?

Published: July 13, 2011

The latest wrinkle in the ongoing battle over who can claim rights to “App Store” comes from independent mobile application download service GetJar, which says it will continue using the term.

Amazon may prevail in Apple "Appstore" suit

Published: June 24, 2011

A judge has said that Amazon will likely be allowed to use the phrase “Appstore.” However, the final decision may have little impact on Apple’s dominance among application marketplaces.

Financial Times bypasses Apple's App Store with browser-based application

Published: June 15, 2011

The Financial Times is taking a different route to drive mobile subscriptions and has launched a browser-based application instead of making the content available via Apple's App Store.

Apple fights back Lodsys patents threat to entire app ecosystem

Published: May 24, 2011

In a stern letter, Apple Inc. has tried to put the kibosh on demands from Lodsys that all Apple app developers pay a license fee for infringing patents covering in-app purchasing.

Ditching Ovi brand a good idea for Nokia: analyst

Published: May 17, 2011

Nokia will begin rebranding its Ovi mobile services brand while also questioning Apple's right to trademark "App Store."

Changes to iTunes app ranking algorithm will have wide impact: experts

Published: May 5, 2011

ITunes is rumored to have made modifications to its App Store ranking algorithm, now taking into account qualitative information such as reviews and frequency of usage on top of download statistics, according to ABI Research.