Posts Tagged ‘store’
Interview With Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn
Why the store sells everything from mobile phones to martini makers. Read the rest of this entry »
Apple Making Mobile Safari Web Apps Better, Faster, Stronger
iPhone web apps aren’t being left behind by Apple, despite the fact that the App Store has gone on to become such a huge success following its introduction in 2008. In fact, according to John Gruber at Daring Fireball , recent efforts on the Mac maker’s part show a real dedication to improving the platform’s web application experience. Read the rest of this entry »
App Store Boasts a Fresh New Look
Frequent visitors to the App Store in iTunes will notice a new look for individual apps. Bringing more of the app “above the fold,” the new look gives more real estate to screenshots, allowing all of them to be seen at a glance or just a quick scroll away Read the rest of this entry »
The App Store Opus and the Unasked Question
In a 3,000-word analysis of a paradigm shift in personal technology fit for a press release, the New York Times has declared the App Store worthy of buzzword status. Including comments from Apple executives Phil Schiller and Eddy Cue, “Apple’s Game Changer, Downloading Now” is also something of a Rorschach test on the App Store review process. There is no shortage of praise for the App Store, starting with Lynch Smith of gaming company Freeverse, who cites the App Store as the “future of digital distribution.” That’s followed by Katy Huberty of Morgan Stanley, not the most accurate of analysts when it comes to projecting Apple’s quarterly results, saying Apple is attempting “to become the Microsoft of the smartphone market.” I guess that’s supposed to be good, but is the App Store good , as in not evil Read the rest of this entry »
App Store World Domination in 2010: 300,000 Apps Strong
IDC is making some bold predictions for 2010, one of the boldest being a tripling of the number of applications at Apple’s App Store. In reality, that might actually be a conservative guess. According to IDC, the App Store will have 300,000 applications by the end of next year. Read the rest of this entry »