News and Rumors
Manufacturing Issues May Delay iPad Launch
In his opinion, Peter Misek analyst for Canaccord Adams, Apple remains a firm buy stock, but he warned investors today of a potential “manufacturing bottleneck” that may taint the release of the much anticipated and press maligned iPad.
He went on to opine that Apple may have to scale down the release of the iPad to [...]
Adobe Argues Apple’s Flash Claims
Finally, Adobe fires back. Between the comments from their CEO and product manager Adrian Ludwig, Adobe is claiming that Apple’s problems with Flash come down to one simple thing. Money.
With Apple collecting 30% from all downloaded applications, a site like Hulu and the ability to watch their videos with Flash would negate the purchases from [...]
Apple´s Sexy App Saga Continues
Yesterday Cult of Mac reported that the App Store would now have an “explicit” category for developers to file their apps under while undergoing the Byzantine vetting process put forth by the Cupertino crowd. Speculation ran rampant that Apple was backtracking on their purge of all things sexy.
However, this talk of an “explicit” category appeared [...]
Great Apps Gone Free on 2/23. Eyestorm, Rolo, Kitty Carnage, and More
“Great Apps Gone Free” is our daily column that features great and valuable paid apps that have just gone free. They have gone free temporarily because the developers want their apps to get some exposure and user ratings for promotional purposes.
Usually there may be 20 to 50 apps gone free per day. However, many are [...]
Apple Sheds Some Light on Sex Ban
Apple’s Head of Worldwide Marketing sat down with the New York Times earlier this week in order to shed some light on the reversal of their standing policy that culminated in over 5000 apps being removed from the store.
When pressed for specifics, Mr. Schiller followed with the following:
It came to the point where we were [...]
Apple’s Sex Ban Extends to 3% of All Apps
Apple’s recent purge of anything remotely sexual led to a single day removal of over 4000 apps, according to AppShopper.com. That’s right, 4000 apps in a single day, with a total to date well in excess of 5000. Generally speaking, the App Store is in the habit of removing around 100 apps each day. [...]
