News

• Apple abolishes Wi-Fi scanners from App Store

  By Jared Newman | 05 March, 2010 04:21

  First adult apps, now Wi-Fi.

• 'Shoot' real-life opponents with your iPhone

  By John Davison | 09 January, 2010 12:32

  While augmented reality apps have been positioned as the "new hotness" on smartphones for a while now, there have been very few games that blend all of the requisite parts of the technology to make something fun. Shadowforce seems to be onto something with its new app Gunman, however.

• Apple hits three billion apps served milestone

  By Tom Spring | 06 January, 2010 02:15

  Holy App Store! Apple is bragging that more than 3 billion apps for its iPhone and iPod Touch have been downloaded since the store opened on July 10, 2008. That's a lot of Super Monkey Balls, Facebook, and Google Earth Apple app downloads.

• App Store success stories require a pinch of salt

  By Jared Newman | 24 December, 2009 04:00

  Let's give Tapulous props where they're due: US$1 million in monthly sales from the iPhone's App Store is a staggering feat, especially when the marketplace is filled with more than 100,000 other choices. But claims that business is booming and that mobile app development could breed the next great tech company are overblown.

• EA reveals The Simpsons Arcade for iPhone

  By John Davison | 18 December, 2009 08:17

  It's a throwback to the old arcade games based on The Simpsons in the 1990s, but it's on a very new platform.

• Bing gets an iPhone app

  By Jared Newman | 17 December, 2009 02:02

  Those who want a little less Google on their iPhones will soon be able to put a lot more Bing on their handsets. Microsoft is prepping a Bing iPhone app for immediate release via Apple's App Store to give iPhone users a Google alternative.

• Amazon pushes Kindle iPhone app to international markets

  By Daniel Ionescu | 15 December, 2009 04:14

  The early e-reader is feeling pressure from Nook and other upcoming devices.

• Ratings scandal kills more than 1000 iPhone apps

  By Brennon Slattery | 09 December, 2009 02:26

  Bogus reviews have landed Chinese iPhone app developer Molinker in deep trouble, resulting in all 1000-plus of its apps being removed and banned from the App Store. This is great news for consumers who are tired of downloading subpar apps based on inflated reviews, and bad news for companies looking to shill their products with internal misdeeds.

• Why Apple won't clean up App Store user reviews

  By Jared Newman | 09 December, 2009 09:04

  The ratings scandal that led Apple to purge 1,000 iPhone apps underscores why the App Store user review system needs repair.

• Apple should approve fewer but better iPhone apps

  By David Coursey | 05 December, 2009 04:22

  With IDC predicting the iPhone App Store could top 300,000 apps next year, perhaps the race for numbers should end.

• ESRB releases iPhone app for parents

  By Matt Peckham | 03 December, 2009 02:38

  Listen up Moms and Dads, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is giving away a handy new iPhone tool that'll help you quick-check what's what when it comes to game content. Not that the little black-and-white rectangles voluntarily stamped on game jackets are tricky to understand at a glance, but this app's more than just a reference tool for the industry-representin' ESRB's alpha-numeric rating schema: It'll let you quick-check the ratings summary of any game you're thinking of buying, too.

• Navigation iPhone Apps Make Dollars and Sense

  By Tom Kaneshige | 01 December, 2009 09:15

  The App Store's new category, Top Grossing Apps, highlights an iPhone trend: navigation apps bring home the bacon.

• iPhone apps run background checks on your date

  By Brad Reed | 19 November, 2009 08:32

  In a move that is sure to make playboys everywhere nervous, Internet company PeopleFinders has created two iPhone applications that let users perform background checks on their potential dates.

• Pepsi removes 'Amp Up' iPhone app, humanity rejoices

  By David Coursey | 24 October, 2009 02:22

  Having played the controversy for all the publicity it could generate, PepsiCo has now removed its controversial "Amp Up Before You Score" iPhone app from distribution.

• Volkswagen revs up a new sales engine: Your iPhone

  By Robert S. Anthony | 24 October, 2009 11:32

  On Wednesday Volkswagen launched its new 2010 GTI hatchback not via a television or radio commercial or an auto show floor presentation, but in Apple's App Store, thus becoming the first car company to announce a new car exclusively through a mobile device, according to the company.