End users, developers seen flocking to iPhone
appleinsider.com — A mobile analytics firm has published new findings which show the iPhone taking the majority of the app market -- especially when it comes to the sheer number of users. Examining 8 million users and 100 apps, researchers at Flurry hint that Apple's handset has a conspicuous market share lead among developers, the number of apps and the actual ran (Submitted by anderzole) More...
Apple Seeds Second iPhone 3.0 Beta to Developers
macrumors.com — After only two weeks from its initial release, Apple has released a second beta version of their iPhone 3.0 operating system. The new seed is available only to registered iPhone developers. The iPhone 3.0 beta was first introduced earlier this month and includes a number of enhancements. (Submitted by Sanduu) More...
Too many Android models could chase app makers away
dailyfinance.com — As the number of wireless handsets running Google's Android operating system continues to climb, analysts and cell phone watchers are growing more bullish on the prospect of the search giant cracking the code for a viable iPhone competitor. But one key cohort in the mobile phone ecosystem is getting nervous: application developers. (Submitted by oboy) More...
Rejected By Apple, iPhone Developers are Going Underground
wired.com — Some developers aren’t taking the rejection lying down: They’re turning instead to an unauthorized app store called Cydia, where forbidden wares continue to exist — and even earn developers some money. (Submitted by mtnboy) More...
Droid Does... Porn?
theweek.com — The Android smartphone has something other than nifty commercials to help distinguish it from the iPhone... porn. Unlike Apple's globally successful product, the Google device now allows users to download applications featuring adult content. One third-party developer, Mikandi, has already announced a range of saucy applications. (Submitted by subtheorist) More...
Respected developers begin fleeing from App Store platform
arstechnica.com — Continued issues with the App Store approval process are prompting developers to shun the platform entirely. Though there are tens of thousands of other developers pumping out over 100,000 iPhone apps, will continued migration away from iPhone development result in less quality software for the platform? Worse yet, will users even care? (Submitted by DiggUnderground) More...
Apple reconsidering C64 Emulator for iPhone?
macnn.com — Apple could be reconsidering allowing the C64 Emulator app onto the App Store, following its rejection in June. The developer, Manomio, recently claimed in a tweet that it was contacted by a senior director at Apple and there is "BIG news coming," although further details have not yet been announced. (Submitted by Omek) More...
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