8 · 02

Apple cracks down on iPhone firms using appayola marketing services

Ferocious competition on the App Store means many iOS developers eagerly embrace any tool or service promising to send their apps soaring up the charts. However, Apple has reminded app-makers that using some services may lead to them being stripped of the right to release apps for its store.The idea of appayola – paying to artificially inflate an ..read more.. 

6 · 02

Charlie Wolf: The launch of the iPhone 4S sent Apple Store sales 'into the stratosphere'

In terms of revenue per sq. ft., think Tiffany's (its nearest rival) multiplied nearly threefold iPhone 4S launch in Beijing. Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images Apple Stores are always busy places, but they tend to go crazy when a major new product is launched. With the arrival of the iPhone 4S, writes Needham's Charlie Wolf in his tenth annual report on ..read more.. 

2 · 12

Japan rumor: LTE iPad 3 coming in summer 2012, LTE iPhone 5 in Fall

According to the Japanese blog Macotakara, which relayed a Nikkei Business story, Apple is gearing up for a 2012 release of both 4G LTE iPhone and iPad on NTT DoCoMo, the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan. According to the machine-translated article: NTT DOCOMO releases iPad for LTE in the summer of next year and releases iPhone for LTE by ..read more.. 

26 · 11

Pro-Grade iOS Video Production App FiLMiC Pro Free for Thanksgiving [Daily Freebie]

There seems to be a lot of noise made about the still camera abilities of the iPhone 4S recently, and for good reason; but let’s not forget that it’s also a very competent filmmaker (and the 3Gs and 4 aren’t slouches either). And if you’re semi-serious about shooting vidoe on your iPhone, you might want something like FiLMiC Pro, a video-pr ..read more.. 

26 · 11

DoCoMo's New Smartphone To Give iPhone A Run For Its Money

TOKYO (Nikkei)--NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437) on Thursday launched a smartphone that it claims "will be able to fully fend off Apple Inc.'s iPhone." The major mobile phone operator released the Samsung Galaxy SII LTE as part of its lineup for the year-end sales season. "This smartphone offers some of the finest functions out there," President Ryuji Yamada ..read more.. 

13 · 11

Your Web Window into Japan's Wild, Sexy, and Scary Side

Another night. Mahni Aino (above) fired up her computer and flipped on her camera. The sexy posing would come later, but now she was just talking about what food she liked cooking. Comments streamed across the screen, like "You're so cute" and, even, "Do you use a Dell PC?" Then, she started doing yoga on a sofa, which involved her taking off her bl ..read more.. 

11 · 06

Apple Owes the Jailbreak Community an Apology

The relationship between Apple and the jailbreak community has always been an interesting one. Ever since the first, public iPhone jailbreak was displayed in 2007, Apple and jailbreakers have been fighting in a secret, underground war. Fast forward to 2011, and you can do a lot more with a jailbroken iPhone than just add custom ringtones. On Monday, ..read more.. 

26 · 05

Live and light, with new technology for radio

For a few months, instead of a digital recorder, I've been using an iPhone to record my radio interviews. It saves an incredible amount of time. There's no need to lug a laptop around - you simply record straight into the iPhone 3GS or 4 (both of which have decent microphones) or use an external microphone plugged into a specially made break-out cab ..read more.. 

17 · 05

Day Maker – Bedside Phone Charger and Alarm Hub by Michael Kritzer for Simple Artifact » Yanko Design

Taking a bite of the reality toast, the Day Maker is an exciting bedside charger and alarm hub that “pops” up the phone with a buzzer, when it’s time to rise and shine! Replicating the most inherent human morning routine of popping the toast for breakfast, this concept captures the essence and is bound to make mornings more pleasant for gadget ..read more.. 

4 · 05

Apps Downloaded Using A Promo Code Can’t Be Reviewed Anymore

As noted by forum poster Therealtrebitsch on TouchArcade, Apple recently tweaked the App Store system to prevent users who downloaded apps using a developer’s promo code from leaving a review or rating. The change comes as an unexpected move as it basically doesn’t count promo code-based downloads as regular purchases anymore, but it’s in lin ..read more.. 

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