Dear Apple: How About that Premium App Store?
theiphoneblog.com 7/22/2009 — Just prior to iPhone 3.0 there were rumors that Apple would introduce a Premium App Store which would let high quality apps in the $10 or $20+ range enjoy some breathing room away from the “race to the bottom” pressure of the current ...

5 is the new 10 | None
appcubby.com 7/21/2009 — The App Store is a tough place to do business. In addition to the countless hours I ve spent overseeing the development of the App Cubby apps, I ve also spent a ton of time pouring over the App Store charts, experimenting with pricing and marketing , ...

Pirates Board Apple's iPhone App Store
blog.wired.com 3/31/2009 — The iPhone's App Store is becoming an increasingly juicy target for pirates, who have illegally cracked 24 percent of paid applications for free distribution. Apple's App Store offers about 25,000 paid apps, and almost a quarter have been ...

iPhone developer: App Store rewards "crap" apps
appleinsider.com 1/23/2009 — A software engineer who wrote what he calls a "terrible" and "crap" app in less time than it typically takes to eat lunch has since watched it shoot to the top of Apple's App Store, where it's now generating over $200 an hour ...

Apple Previews iPhone 3.0 Software
db.tidbits.com 3/17/2009 — At a special press event at its headquarters today, Apple previewed the new iPhone 3.0 software, which adds the long-awaited push notification capability, support for subscriptions and purchases within applications, and copy and paste, among much else. The software will be available this ...

Apple's App Store already nearing pace of $1 billion business?
appleinsider.com 3/10/2009 — As Apple's 9-month young App Store redefines the smartphone industry and spawns copycats, actual app sales are approaching a frequency that could see the digital shop become a billion-dollar business before year's end.

App Store Organization: One Problem, Four Current Solutions
theappleblog.com 2/3/2009 — Apple doesn’t want you to find quality apps in the App Store. Yes, I said it. The way the App Store is currently designed, Apple would rather you spend your valuable time discovering apps either by going category by category or making ...

App Store Lessons: the tao of running contests
arstechnica.com 2/12/2009 — Want to tie your App Store software to some sort of competition? Proceed with care. Ars readers report that Apple has been calling them regarding a new policy on contests related to App Store offerings. It turns out that apps can no ...

App Store Size: Comparisons and Challenges
db.tidbits.com 3 days ago — Apple has announced that the App Store now has over 100,000 titles available , making it the largest application store in the world. In verifying that claim, I checked into the app stores of the iPhone's main competitors: Android-based smartphones from various sources, RIM's BlackBerry, ...

Is the App Store already a billion dollar business for Apple?
venturebeat.com 3/17/2009 — Last August, upon seeing the quick success of the App Store, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs foresaw a big future for the store . “This thing’s going to crest a half a billion, soon. Who knows, maybe it will be a $1 billion marketplace at some point ...

”Apps make iPhone a great travel partner” — Apple Hot News 3/2/2009
Traveling? Roger Yu (usatoday) submits that with “more than 900 applications targeting business or leisure travelers” available on the App Store, iPhone makes “a great travel partner.” And to prove his point, he describes some “of the most popular ...

App Store Pick of the Week: iOwn — Apple Hot News 3/4/2009
You know it would be a good idea to take inventory of all the electronics, furniture, power tools, appliances, and other items you’ve acquired over the years. And now iOwn, an inventory management application for iPhone and iPod touch, takes all the ...

Amazon app allows iPhone to access Kindle e-books — Apple 3/5/2009
Amazon, in a bid to expand its book sales, released a free application Wednesday that lets iPhone and iPod Touch users read electronic books purchased at its online Kindle bookstore.

Kindle for iPhone may benefit Amazon, analysts say — Apple 3/5/2009
In bringing its Kindle e-book reader to a much larger audience through the iPhone and iPod Touch, Amazon.com Inc. may benefit even if the additional eyeballs don't translate into actual sales of the $359 Kindle device.

Afghan tech boom: Mullah embraces iPhone — Apple 3/6/2009
Mullah Abdul Salaam Zaeef is a former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan. He spent almost four years in Guantanamo. He wears a black turban, has a thick beard '” and is never without his Apple iPhone.