Articles tagged with: Apple Iphone and App Store

Majority of UK iPhone Users Blind to Apps Deeper than the Top-50

­The vast majority (81%) of Apple iPhone users in the UK wont go past the first 50 apps in the iTunes store when seeking something new to download, claims a report by Surikate.  more

Related Tags: mobile-advertising


Wiping Off Download Bots Pulls iPhone's Share of App Downloads Below 30% for First Time

­The iPhone's share of quarterly global smartphone app downloads stood at 29% in the second quarter of 2012, significantly below the 47% attributed to Android smartphones, shows new Market Data from ABI Research.  more

Related Tags: telefonica-o2, Germany


iPhone App Developer Fined $50,000 for Privacy Violations

­A developer of mobile applications, including children's games for the iPhone and iPod touch, has been ordered to pay US$50,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the FTC's COPPA Rule by illegally collecting and disclosing personal information from tens of thousands of children under age 13 without their parents' prior consent.  more

Related Tags: mobile-apps, ftc, federal-trade--commission, USA


Android Will Trump iPhone Two-to-One According to GetJar's Global Consumer Survey

­Almost 40 percent of respondents to a GetJar survey said they will switch to Android when they purchase their next phone, compared to the 18 percent who said they would like to switch to the iPhone.  more

Related Tags: getjar, android, apps, android-market, mobile-apps, mobile-app


Music service Lala heralds MP3-killing iPhone app

Online music retailer Lala is preparing to launch an iPhone application that its co-founder says paves the way for the end of downloading songs in the MP3 format. more

Related Tags: mp3,


Metallica debuts finger-tapping app in iPhone

Headbangers will have a reason to steady their gaze a bit starting Tuesday, when rock band Metallica makes its way onto iPhones with a finger-tapping music app called "Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica." more

Related Tags:


Amazon Launches iPhone App With Photo Recognition

The UK arm of online retailer, Amazon has launched a shopping application for the Apple iPhone, which in addition to the expected features also enables users to take a photo of a book and use that image to search for its counterpart on the Amazon store.  more

Related Tags: amazon, mobile-shopping, UK


Google says Apple exec rejected app for iPhone

Google said Apple's top marketing executive personally told the company that its Google Voice application had been rejected because it duplicates the telephone dialer on the iPhone and could be used as a replacement. more

Related Tags: google,


Rhapsody streaming app approved for iPhones

RealNetworks's subscription music service Rhapsody has been approved for use on iPhones and iPod Touches, the first time Apple has allowed an on-demand music streaming program on its devices in the United States. more

Related Tags: realnetworks, apple, itune,


Apple denies 'rejecting' Google Voice for iPhone

Apple told federal regulators Friday that it blocked the Google Voice program from running on the iPhone because it alters important functions on the device - yet Apple denied that it has rejected Google's application outright. more

Related Tags: apple, google, voip,


Subscribe to our free daily newsletter

Search the website  
Top items on cellular-news

Search the website