06Jan2011
Apple finally launches Mac App Store
Mac App Store! well people Apple has finally launched ‘the much awaited’ Mac App Store and it has more than 1000 free and paid applications. Apple says, “With the Mac App Store, getting the apps you want on your Mac has never been easier. No more boxes, no more disks, no more time-consuming installation. Click once to download and install any app on your Mac. The Mac App Store is now available as a software update for any Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard.” Apple has made
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Last Chance to Get VLC for iPhone/iPad? Likely to be Pulled from App Store?
If you haven't yet downloaded the VLC Media Player for iPhone/iPad, now's a good time to do so. A formal copyright complaint has been issued against the software by one of the individual contributors to the VLC project. As a result, it seems likely that Apple could pull the app from the App Store: Today, a formal notification of copyright infringement was sent to Apple Inc. regarding distribution of the VLC media player for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. VLC media player is free
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Mac App Store to Offer Unbundled iLife and iWork Applications?
Several readers have pointed out that Apple's promotional materials for its forthcoming Mac App Store show that the company may be planning to offer applications from its iLife and iWork suites on an individual basis. Supporting that notion is the demo offered by Apple's Craig Federighi during yesterday's media event in which he showed how a user could purchase and install Pages from the Mac App Store. Based on Mac App Store screenshots posted on Apple's pages, it appears that the
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And So It Begins… Flight Control HD Coming to Mac App Store
With the announcement of the upcoming Mac App Store just a few hours old, Australian game studio Firemint has already announced that they will be delivering their award-winning game Flight Control to the Mac. They released the above screenshot which is said to be an actual screenshot of Flight Control HD running on a Mac. Flight Control is an original iOS game that was released onto the App Store in March 2009. The game was a hit, selling millions of copies. It has since been
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Nokia buys analytics firm to compete with Apple’s App Store
As software development for Nokia's Ovi platform struggles to compete with Apple's iOS and App Store, the Finnish phone maker has purchased analytics firm Motally to boost its offering. Nokia announced the deal to purchase the U.S. company on Friday. A report from the Associated Press noted that the strategic acquisition intends to boost the Ovi platform and make it more enticing by offering more to mobile software developers. "The Finnish company says the acquisition Friday underscores
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Apple Adds ‘Genius’ Tab to iPad App Store
Several readers have noted that Apple has rolled out a new "Genius" feature for its App Store application on the iPad. Similar to other Genius offerings from Apple, the new tab offers automatic suggestions on applications users might be interested in based on other applications that have already downloaded. After activating the service by agreeing to the terms and conditions, which note that titles in users' application libraries will be anonymously uploaded to Apple to allow recommendations
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A Couple of Changes for the App Store on iPad
"If you happen to rely on Apple's Genius feature for your app recommendations, there's good news, as it has just hit the iPad." There are a couple of changes in the App Store. For the iPad, you get the Genius tab at the bottom of the screen. And for the App Store in general they have added a "Try Before You Buy" section, composed of the free versions of various apps available. I like both of the changes, but especially the Genius tab addition. It's pretty hard to keep up on all the
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