Two months ago, Apple approved, then quickly pulled iDos, a full-blown DOS emulator for iOS. This amazing app allowed a user to transfer any DOS app they wanted to their iOS device and run it, including old school games.
If you love the Mac App Store purchases tab, there's good news. It looks like it's now coming to iOS. We came across this, and a couple of other features today, while playing around with the new iOS 4.3 beta.
The App Store, despite its short existence, has revolutionized software. Here's some of what we think you can expect in 2011.
As 2010 draws to a close, here at AppAdvice we're looking ahead to the new year, and to what it might hold for the iPad ...
In what must have seemed like an eternity for anyone located outside of the United States, Apple has finally given the gift of gifting of apps to the world.
The number of apps available in the App Store grows daily. However, how many of these are breaking copyright law? Read more ...
A short note to remind everyone that this year, like previous years, the App Store will be taking a few days off at Christmas starting Thursday the 23rd of December through Tuesday the 28th.
If you are a developer, the name selected for your app could make or break your product's success. Unfortunately, as developers began submitting apps to the upcoming Mac App Store through iTunes Connect, they were being rejected because of the app’s name Read more ...
For those developers that released a new app on Thursday, you picked the wrong time to do so. Even if your app was popular, it wouldn't have shown up in the App Store rankings. Read more...
The App Store will lock down for Thanksgiving week and Christmas week. What does this mean to you? Click to find out...
Will Apple finally reclassify App Store apps into categories as well as subcategories? They're doing it for the Mac App Store, and we believe the App Store is next.
After recently introducing the weekly iPhone/iPad app of the week highlight, Apple has now extended the idea to also provide us with a game selection.
If you're a fashion fan, be sure to check out Apple's latest section in the App Store now! Because today, it's all about the fashion. Four sub-sections house every fashion app you could possibly need: from designer apps, to eBay Fashion - everything's included in Apple's recently launched Fashion section.
Steve Jobs has recently confirmed that the upgraded Apple TV, which premiered at the beginning of the month, may get an App Store in time. This means Apple TV users would be able to interact with iPhone and iPad apps on their TV set. It will surely serve to further increase interest in Apple's set-top box. Read on to find out more about this exciting possibility...
Don't you just love App Store reviews? Aside from the fact that they greatly aid iDevice owners in gauging the worth of a particular application, some are just downright funny. Developer Mark Arment has recently investigated the most popular words used in such reviews, and the results are definitely worth checking out. Read on to find out more.
Apps are becoming more and more complex, yet at the same price points. We keep asking more, more, more, but when will developers say enough already?
We all know and love iTunes, but do you have any idea how much Apple pays to keep the service running? With its list of features ever expanding, the annual cost of iTunes has grown exponentially, and now hovers just short of $1 billion. Impressive, but how much of a profit does Apple reap from the service...
As we recently announced, Apple unveiled its App Store review guidelines today. The guideline document can be found on Apple's website, but we thought we would try to give you more insight on these rules, and why they're here.
Apple's App Store now has a new "Game Center" section. Read on to find out more...
We don't need to tell you how successful Apple's iTunes music store is. It has been around for quite a while now, and has, without a doubt revolutionized the music industry. As for the App Store, it's not doing too badly either. Yet, as mainstream as apps and the App Store might have become, you probably wouldn't think these would grow to be bigger than something like - let's say - music; which Apple is the largest retailer of. Read more...
List apps are plentiful in the App Store. However, Pickup List offers something most do not: the capability for an entire family to use the list. Still, the app is not without its limitations. Read More...
The iPad App Store has nearly 24,000 apps for our enjoyment. Many of these apps are written in different languages, which can be confusing for many consumers. Should Apple do something about this and give us the ability to control language preferences? Read More...
As Philip Elmer-DeWitt just noticed, Apple's grandiose App Store celebrated yet another milestone this weekend; its first quarter million apps. As of now, you can find over 250,000 different iOS apps from over 50,000 developers on the Apple App Store, 2 years and 49 days after its launch.
A new section has appeared in the App Store dubbed "Hardcore Games." Read on to find out which apps make Apple's list!
