07Feb2012
Apple warns it will crack down on App Store rank fraud services
Apple has warned App Store developers against using promotional services that seek to increase the visibility of their titles by automating sales to inflate their apps' apparent popularity or by posting phony reviews, threatening to terminate their accounts if they do. In a message posted to Apple's Developer site today titled "Adhering to Guidelines on Third-Party Marketing Services," the company noted: "Once you build a great app, you want everyone to know about it. However, when you promote
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Apple names Kindle Fire in revised ‘App Store’ lawsuit against Amazon
“Apple modified its lawsuit against Amazon this week, accusing the giant e-tailer of infringing its ‘App Store’ trademark in new advertising for the Kindle Fire tablet,” Gregg Keizer reports for Computerworld. “‘Amazon began altering its use of the infringing mark by omitting or de-emphasizing the use of the ‘for Android’ suffix to the ‘Amazon Appstore’ phrase,’ Apple charged in the amended complaint filed Wednesday in a California federal court,” Keizer
Read MoreLeave a Comment08Nov2011
Retail self-checkout, pickup options added to Apple Store app for iOS
Apple has updated its official Apple Store application for iOS, adding the new “Personal Pickup” option, as well as an “Easy Pay” feature, which allows customers to pay for an item on their own, direct from an iPhone, while in a retail store. The Apple Store application was updated on Tuesday to version 2.0 (iTunes link). The free application is a 4.0MB download that requires iOS 4.2 or later, and is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The most significant
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Apple’s Fifth Ave store becomes memorial site for Steve Jobs
Mourning the loss of Steve Jobs, many who admired the man and appreciate his contributions to the world have shown their respects by placing flowers, candles, notes and apples outside of the Apple Store on New York City’s Fifth Avenue. Though the glass cube that serves as the store’s entrance remains under wraps as construction continues, Apple fans have taken to paying their respects at the front steps of the retail location. The Fifth Avenue store is an East Coast hub for Apple,
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Shahidul Alam to Speak at National Geographic Store, London
Internationally renowned Bangladeshi photographer, writer, curator and teacher Dr. Shahidul Alam, will lead a free public talk at the National Geographic Store in London next week. Taking place on 4th October from 6pm, the 40-minute talk will focus on his 30 year career in documentary photography, as well as his role as one of the most respected photography educators in the world. The National Geographic Store is located at 83-97 Regent Street, London. Press Release When the lions find their
Read MoreLeave a Comment24Sep2011
Samsung shop features Apple’s App Store, Safari icons on decorative app wall
In the midst of a tense legal dispute with Apple, Samsung strangely appears to have borrowed the iPhone maker’s icons for the App Store and Mobile Safari for inclusion on a wall of app icons at a “shop in shop” retail location in Italy. A photo of the South Korean electronics giant’s new mini-shop, located inside a Euronics store at the “Centro Sicilia” shopping mall in Catania, Italy, appears to show one wall of the shop covered with app icons, including
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First Hong Kong Apple Store draws massive crowd on opening day
Apple on Saturday opened its first retail store in Hong Kong to a crowd of hundreds of customers as part of an effort to continue its storied revenue growth in the Greater China region. The new store, located in the high-end International Financial Center Mall, features an iconic glass spiral staircase and a view of Victoria Harbour. Eager customers lined up for the opening almost two days in advance. The store is said to be Apple’s most expensive retail location yet, with estimated
Read MoreLeave a Comment23Aug2011
OS X Lion 10.7.1 Now Available Directly From The actual Mac App Store
Most OS X Lion users might already know; Apple released the ten.7.1 update for the said operating system one week back, which contained general bug fixes and performance improvements. Right now, Apple is making sure all new Lion users immediately get the updated operating system by updating its installer on the Mac Application Store. The OS X Lion 10.7.1 update included several updates to many of the system’s components, in order to deal with several users early adopters had been
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Apple Store set to open right in RIM’s backyard
Apple is preparing to open five new retail stores internationally on Saturday, including one smack dab in the middle of competitor Research In Motion’s home territory of Waterloo, Ontario. Apple continues to grow its physical retail presence, which it has cited as a major contributor to the success of devices like the iPad. The new Waterloo location (at the Conestoga Mall) seems significant, considering that the city’s biggest claim to fame is being the home of RIM, maker of the
Read MoreLeave a Comment24Jun2011
Infographic: A look at picture-perfect App Store success
The folks at tap tap tap have just crossed the 3 million download milestone with their popular Camera+ app, which has brought in revenues of $ 2.7 million. In keeping with their habit of sharing a glimpse into what goes into that success, the developers have released an infographic visualizing stats such as daily revenue, photos taken by Camera+ users based on location, and the peak times for sharing photos using the app. Check out the breakdown of what people are sharing
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