The corollary of the well-known lack of clear written rules in the App Store's review process is a certain lack of consistency. Sometimes, certain apps make it through when they shouldn't, often it's the opposite. As reported by Macstories, this is pretty much what happened to Trailers this week.
Be aware: iTunes has been hacked once again. This time developer WiiSHii's travel applications are soaring through the charts, with some users' accounts having been compromized and used to purchase these apps. Read on to find out more....
Short note to notify you all that if you're experiencing some issues with the App Store's review system, you're not the only one. Indeed, it seems like Apple is having some server problems this morning as reviews for many apps tend to appear and disappear somewhat randomly.
If you're an avid user of Dropbox, then be sure to read on to find out more about Droptext - an iDevice app that allows users to edit Dropbox files on the go!
Your designer should now have a completed set of screenshots created in Photoshop, and your programmer should be filled with crazy skills that they are just dying to unleash. Well, good news - it is now time to let these skills loose by converting all of those pretty static images into a working application! Let's get started.
As I write this, there is something very wrong going on with the Apple App Store. Apparently, as you can see for yourself, most of the top books apps at the moment all come from the same developer (and seem to be crapware). A situation supposedly driven by some (large scale?) iTunes account hijacking.
According to a recent report, Microsoft have started throwing cash at iPhone developers in an attempt to get them to port their own apps over to the upcoming Windows Phone 7. Read on to find out more about this crazy story.
The app approval team over at Apple and developers have been busy lately and it shows. The iPad App Store now contains over 10,000 apps. Read on after the break for more.
Apple have now started emailing iPhone app developers, informing them that now is the time to submit iOS 4 compatible applications. iOS 4 is due for release on June 21 - three days before iPhone 4 is launched - and Apple are hoping to have the App Store bursting at the seams with apps for the new operating system.
As you probably heard yesterday during the keynote, Steve Jobs announced that Apple will pay App Store developers their billionth dollar this month. While it does sound like a lot of money, it gives us additional valuable information. Just how much has Apple made on the App Store so far?
The votes have been counted and the results are in. The data, provided by Distimo for May, clearly shows the average number of days that applications across various categories stay at the top of the App Store rankings.
It seems like Apple is continuing its iTunes App Store redesign, as after changing the charts, the category pages were now given today a brand new look.
As most users use these as their main app discovery tool, the Top Paid/Free/Grossing charts are where it all happens in the App Store. Well, it just got bigger.