Now everybody has an App Store
apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com 2/16/2009 — Nokia’s Ovi Store . An online app and media portal that comes “pre-integrated” on Nokia’s ( NOK ) new N97 (right), but will be available for download on a slew of existing Nokia phones come May. ( link ) Windows Marketplace . Along with a new version ...

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 ...

TiPb App Store Picks of the Year
theiphoneblog.com 7/11/2009 — One year, 56,000 apps, and over a billion downloads later, Apple’s iTunes App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch celebrates its first birthday. To mark the occasion, we’re taking our Picks of the Week, where a few of us from team ...

More On The "App Store Premium" Rumor
ismashphone.com 3/16/2009 — While most of the App Store resembles Wal-Mart -- or even your local Dollar Store -- there's a good reason why one corner of it might start to look like Neiman-Marcus. Fanning the flames of last month's story , the rumored "premium" section of the App Store -- which would house name-brand ...

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 ...

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 , ...

Skype App is Now Available in the App Store
iphone-ipod.org 3/31/2009 — iphone news Skype App is Now Available in the App Store Skype, Inc. has just released their official Skype application for the iPhone and iPod touch. Skype is a very popular voice-over-IP (VOIP) and instant messaging application that allows you ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Pre App Catalog Is Tracking Way, Way Behind Apple’s App Store. And It’s Palm’s Fault.
techcrunch.com 6/19/2009 — One month after the launch of the App Store in 2008, Apple had seen over 60 million downloads of its apps. The Palm Pre hasn’t been out for a month yet, but it’s about halfway there, so how close is it to that number? Not close at all. ...

What are the top 20 iPhone travel apps? — Apple Hot News 6/30/2009
Ever forget your hotel room number? Then Steve Casimiro (adventure.nationalgeographic.com) wants to tell you about Room. It’s one of the iPhone travel apps Casimiro has come to rely on as he roams the world for National Geographic Adventure magazine. ...

The 88 records “Love is the Thing” on iPhone — Apple Hot News 7/1/2009
When inspiration struck, indie rock group The 88 used iPhone to record their new single Love is the Thing reports Jefferson Graham (usatoday.com). “The band recorded directly into the iPhone’s built-in microphone,” Graham explains, using FourTrack ...