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Now everybody has an App Store
apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com - 2/16/2009
Now everybody has an App Store
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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 of Windows Mobile, Microsoft ( MSFT ) ...

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The Experiment | None
appcubby.com - 2/10/2009
The Experiment | None
— appcubby.com — This post may make a bit more sense in light of my two prior posts: " Financial Realities of the App Store " and " App Store Pricing (It's not a free market!) " With App Store shoppers seemingly hesitant to risk $5+ on a new app, I decided to do a ... (more) The Experiment | None

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Most iPhone applications gathering dust
news.cnet.com - 2/20/2009
Most iPhone applications gathering dust
— news.cnet.com — iPhone users have very short attention spans. Just 30 percent of people who buy an iPhone application actually use it the day after it was purchased, according to Pinch Media , which analyzed over 30 million downloads from Apple's App Store. And ... (more) Most iPhone applications gathering dust

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appleinsider.com - 2/13/2009
Apple and EFF argue over iPhone jailbreaking
— appleinsider.com — The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed requests with the US Copyright Office to exempt activities from legal threats under the DMCA, one of which attacks Apple's secured software business model on the iPhone. (more) Apple and EFF argue over iPhone jailbreaking

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The App Store Bandwagon: Who’s Next?
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... to display their touch capable smartphones in efforts to come within a competing stride of Apple’s iPhone. While numerous gadgets will debut at the expo this year, the iPhone remains the looming force with heavy attention being focused on the iTunes App Store that now boasts over 20,000 applications. Such success brings envy as the other top mobile manufacturers are using the Mobile World Congress to unveil applications marketplaces of their own. Fortune notes that this year’s highlights will include the following: • ...

Apple wannabes scramble to unveil pseudo-App Stores in Barcelona
MacDailyNews — ... EST "It’s Mobile World Congress week in Barcelona... and the shadow of Apple’s iPhone once again looms large," Philip Elmer-DeWitt reports for Fortune. "This year, what’s getting the love is the iTunes App Store, with its 20,000-plus applications and half a billion downloads." Among the announcements making headlines this week: • Nokia’s Ovi Store • Windows Marketplace • App Store for Symbian • Android Market • BlackBerry Applications Center • Palm Software Store Full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Why don't each of these companies just erect a neon sign on their ...

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You’re at the mall and see a DVD, CD, book, or video game that looks really interesting. But, you start wondering, can I get it for a better price? And what kind of reviews did it get? Pull out your iPhone. Start up SnapTell. And take a photo of the ...