Posts Tagged ‘ Apple ’

US-based social gaming company Zynga announced its entrance into Asia on May 20 with the acquisition of XPD Media, a Beijing-based social gaming company. Zynga did not disclose the terms of the acquisition. Zynga operates social games including FarmVille and Mafia Wars on Facebook, MySpace, the Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) iPhone and other platforms, and has...
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Tencent (0700.HK) has released a version of its instant messaging (IM) software QQ compatible with Google’s (Nasdaq:GOOG) Android operating system for mobile handsets, Donews reported March 31. An unnamed Tencent executive confirmed rumors that the company is about to release a version of its QQ IM software for users of Apple’s (Nasdaq:AAPL) iPad, TechWeb.com.cn...
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iPhone application prices decreased an average of 15 percent worldwide between Dec. 1, 2009 and Feb. 28, 2010 according to a new report issued by app store analytics firm Distimo. Average iPhone application prices are lowest in North America ($2.43), where games represent 51 percent of the most downloaded apps, and highest in Europe...
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Apple a new patent that outlines a location-based social networking application for its iPhone platform. According to PatentlyApple, which first discovered the patent filing (originally submitted in Q3 2008), Apple is at work on a solution dubbed ‘iGroups” that allows friends or colleagues attending group events...
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With Apple poised to release its anticipated iPad tablet device on Apr. 3, the computing giant is reportedly scrambling to line up media partners to supply television programming, digital news and related content optimized for the new unit. Citing sources familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal reports that media firms approached by...
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Apple began taking pre-orders for its “magical and revolutionary” iPad tablet computer Friday morning, and according to a post at AppleInsider.com, the not-fully articulated device started selling at an estimated 25,000 units an hour. Apple said there will be 150,000 apps available for it–including productivity apps–from the moment it hits the shelves April 3. Conceding...
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Less than seven years after Apple launched its iTunes Store, the computing giant announced that consumers have now downloaded over 10 billion songs from the digital storefront. The iTunes Store reached the 5 billion download milestone in June 2008.As of mid-2009, iTunes accounts for 25 percent of all music sales in the U.S., up...
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Responding to requests from both consumers and developers alike, Apple has removed an unspecified number of adult-themed iPhone and iPod touch applications from its App Store. Information Week reports that Apple is contacting developers of sexually explicit apps, explaining that a flurry of consumer complaints prompted its decision to revise policies regarding mature content:...
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Apple has apparently boosted the maximum size of an iPhone app download over 3G from 10 MB to 20 MB. Previously, users who wanted to download an app larger than 10 MB had to switch to a WiFi connection. The most obvious reason for the limit in the first place was likely to preserve...
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Steve Jobs is about to write his life story. The co-founder of Apple is collaborating on an authorized biography to be written by Walter Isaacson, the former managing editor of Time magazine. There have been plenty of books about Jobs, but none that he has cooperated on. This book will be the first time...
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