Articles Tagged ‘ads’
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Angry Birds And Other Free Ad-Supported Apps Are Battery Hogs
BY Aldrin Calimlim on Tue March 20th, 2012
The energy profiles of free mobile apps show that their relationships to their energy source is complicated.
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iWake With AppAdvice For Wednesday Now Available
BY Tim Chaten on Wed November 23rd, 2011
Good morning! Today's iWake is now available. What to expect out of the iPad 3, a new Kindle book to check out, and just how bad are other tablets doing? Have a listen ...
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New Apple Ads: iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore
BY Joe White on Thu March 17th, 2011
Apple has recently added three new TV ads to both its website and YouTube channel. Each advertisement centers on one of the three stores (iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore), and ends with the rather obvious statement: "If you haven't got an iPhone, well, you haven't got an iPhone."
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New FaceTime Commercials Hit Europe
BY Joe White on Tue September 28th, 2010
Two new FaceTime commercials are now airing in Europe, and they're as sentimental and emotional as you'd expect. We've embedded the videos in this article, so read on to check them out.
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Google Brings Ads To iPads
BY Joe White on Sat August 21st, 2010
If you're an iOS developer who desperately wants to throw some ads in your free iPad app, then worry not: Google has just released a new ad format specifically targeted towards iPad developers (US and Canada).
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AdMob CEO: New Analytics Policies Not Yet Enforced By Apple
BY Joe White on Wed July 14th, 2010
In an interview with CNET at MobileBeat 2010, AdMob's CEO has stated that Apple has not yet altered policies to banish the Google-owned company from the iOS world. Read on to find out more...
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From the Diary of an App Developer: To Demo or Not to Demo?
BY Adam Blair on Thu June 17th, 2010
Now that you've mostly programmed your application, it's time to make a choice: To demo or not to demo? This in an incredibly important decision, especially when it comes to marketing. Today, I'll help you make up your mind.
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iPads Covered With Flash Ads?
BY Scott Grizzle on Tue June 08th, 2010
The lack of flash on the iPhone and iPad has also meant freedom from pop-up and pop-over ads hocking comedies and Chryslers, but that all may come to an end soon. A new partnership just announced between Adobe and Greystripe means that websites will convert flash video to HTML5 on the fly so you don't miss out on this exciting content.
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Apple Posts New iPhone Ads: It's Now Cool To Be On Hold
BY Alexander Vaughn on Tue February 23rd, 2010
Apple posted three new iPhone ads on its website and apparently, your iPhone can actually make you enjoy being on hold: Really Apple, is it? [via Appfreak]
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Apple: Core Location Is Meant To Be "Beneficial", Not For Ads
BY Alexander Vaughn on Fri February 05th, 2010
Apple posted this week some guideline precisions concerning in-app advertisement and core location. The note, which innocently comes as a "tip", emphasizes on the fact that the use of location must be "beneficial" for the
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Apple Takes Out Flash From iPad Ads
BY Alexander Vaughn on Mon February 01st, 2010
As we've told you before, the presence of Flash in Apple's iPad ads got some people hoping. Well, as we expected, this was a simple misunderstanding. Apple has now updated its array of promotional materials
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AT&T Adds 'Island Of Misfit Toys' Ads To Its Map Lawsuit
BY Tyler Tschida on Thu November 12th, 2009
The inevitable has just happened. According to AllThingsD, AT&T has amended its lawsuit against Verizon to include their new holiday 'Island of Misfit Toys' ads, and has demanded that they be taken off the air.
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Apple's Plans for Ad-Based OS
BY Eric Norwood on Thu October 22nd, 2009
Arnold Kim, a blogger for Mac Rumors, discovered a patent application for an ad based operating system from Apple. Filed in 2008, the proposed operating system would display "one or more advertisements to a user
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Google Ads Get Bigger
BY Eric Norwood on Tue October 06th, 2009
Gartner, Inc. predicts that smartphone sales will increase by more than 25% this year, connecting more people than ever to a mobile web browser. Google recently upped its iPhone advertising by inserting sponsored links into
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Google Ads In Google Maps
BY Eric Norwood on Mon October 05th, 2009
If you thought there was something different about the Google Maps app after the OS 3.1 update, you were right. Google snuck advertisements into the app so you will now be given sponsored links with
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Windows Marketplace For Mobile Ads In Your iPhone Apps?
BY Tyler Tschida on Mon September 14th, 2009
According to Ars Technica, Microsoft has started placing Windows Marketplace for Mobile ads in your iPhone apps. I haven't personally seen any of these ads, although I must admit I don't use ad-based apps that
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Two New iPhone TV Ads Released: Share And Travel
BY Tyler Tschida on Tue August 04th, 2009
Apple has released two brand new iPhone television commercials which showcase apps containing a common theme. They are similar to Apple's previous commercials that contain the usual tagline of "There's an app for that." The
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iPhone Catches Another Criminal
BY Eric Norwood on Wed December 31st, 2008
Last week it was reported that iPhone owner Rob Greene's MobileMe account helped lead police to his stolen smart phone. The iPhone is in the news again stopping crime, although the story
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New iPhone 3G Commercials (Video)
BY Ji Kim on Fri July 25th, 2008
Everyone Apple's delivered a new iPhone commercial for every G in its latest model - "Everyone," "Unslow," and "Work Friendly." Not the sexiest title-packaging we've seen from Apple, but who needs it
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