Will Apple Approve Streaming Music Service Spotify’s iPhone App?

Will Apple Approve Streaming Music Service Spotify’s iPhone App?
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jul 28, 2009 | Comments (6)

Streaming music service Spotify has submitted their iPhone App to the App Store for approval.

If approved, it would bring more than 6 million songs on-demand, giving you the ability to create
and save ordered playlists of songs, and it will also allow you to save
your favorite songs offline so you can play them even when you're not
connected to the internet which Spotify considers is the killer feature of the app.

But only problem is that its widely speculated that Apple will reject the iPhone app.

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1.5 Billion iPhone Apps Downloaded and 65,000 iPhone Apps from App Store in First Year

1.5 Billion iPhone Apps Downloaded and 65,000 iPhone Apps from App Store in First Year
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jul 14, 2009 | Comments (9)

Apple has announced that iPhone and iPod Touch users have downloaded 1.5 billion iPhone Apps from the App Store in the first year, which is a mind blowing number.

Apple has also announced that the App Store has more than 65,000 iPhone apps and growing at a fast rate.

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Hero of Sparta for iPhone: An Entertaining, Graphic Rich Game [iPhone Game Review]

Hero of Sparta for iPhone: An Entertaining, Graphic Rich Game [iPhone Game Review]
Posted by maverick on Jul 06, 2009 | Comments (11)

Hero of Sparta, a Gameloft creation ranks among the best  iPhone apps available on the App store and for all the right reasons. The game has some amazing graphics and concepts that are fairly new to the world of iPhone gaming.

This game has been around for some time but I just downloaded it and liked it so much that I wanted to share it with you folks. Worth mentioning is that this game is available at a discounted price of $.99, which is $9 less compared to its actual price and according to me is a steal.

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Apple concludes Push Notification Testing; Release of iPhone OS 3.0 next week?

Apple concludes Push Notification Testing; Release of iPhone OS 3.0 next week?
Posted by maverick on Jun 03, 2009 | Comments (10)

Apple has concluded testing of Push Notification service on iPhone OS 3.0 beta.

Apple began testing of high volume Push Notifications during mid-April using a special version of AP Mobile’s iPhone app distributed to developers testing beta versions of the iPhone OS 3.0.

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Apple to Charge for Redownloading iPhone Apps in iPhone OS 3.0?

Apple to Charge for Redownloading iPhone Apps in iPhone OS 3.0?
Posted by maverick on Jun 02, 2009 | Comments (15)

iPhoneDocked tweeted that he was asked to 'purchase' an app while trying to redownload it. Other developers have also reported similar behavior on iPhone OS 3.0 beta, while trying to redownload apps.

Redownloading iPhone apps is a very common practice among iPhone users, I have deleted and redownloaded iPhone apps many times. The current App Store FAQ states that the user does not have to pay twice for redownloading but the new message could mean that Apple is looking to introduce this change with iPhone OS 3.0.

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iXpenseIt: iPhone App that helps you Manage your Finances on the Move

iXpenseIt: iPhone App that helps you Manage your Finances on the Move
Posted by maverick on May 28, 2009 | Comments (8)

Budget, in general terms, helps you plan expenses by making you more aware of your saving and spending patterns. iXpenseIt does that and more with its latest version 2.4.1 available in the App Store.
 
Well, the world economy isn’t still back on its feet, and it’s less likely that it will be, by the time I finish my review.
 
I am going to cover the paid version of the iPhone app in this article. The idea behind creating iXpenseIt is fairly simple. It is supposed to help you track your expenses as you go.

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Step-by-Step Guide to Register an iTunes Account without a Credit Card to Download Free iPhone Apps

Step-by-Step Guide to Register an iTunes Account without a Credit Card to Download Free iPhone Apps
Posted by maverick on May 25, 2009 | Comments (201)

One of the things that had really surprised me was that, the App Store wouldn't allow me to download free iPhone apps without registering my credit card details. It seemed strange that even for downloading free iPhone apps; I was asked to submit my credit card details.

Well, Apple has moved along from there, and it now allows users to create an iTunes account without submitting credit card info.

The method is very simple, and I have listed down all the steps required after the break.

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Easter Egg in Lyrics – iPhone App Raises Concern about Apple’s App Store Approval Process

Easter Egg in Lyrics – iPhone App Raises Concern about Apple’s App Store Approval Process
Posted by maverick on May 20, 2009 | Comments (4)

If controversies surrounding rejection or approval of iPhone apps so far wasn't enough, it looks like Apple has another problem to worry about while approving iPhone apps to the App Store.

According to the folks at Wired, the walls of the App Store have been breached as developers of the latest version of Lyrics (1.0.1) have included an Easter egg in their iPhone app.

The Easter egg allows users to turn the profanity filter off and thus be able to view the objectionable and explicit lyric content. We have seen Easter egg in iPhone apps before but this one was a little sneaky as the iPhone app was initially rejected from the App Store because it didn't have a ‘profanity filter’.

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Apple’s Ultimatum to Developers: New and Existing iPhone Apps must be Compatible with iPhone OS 3.0

Apple’s Ultimatum to Developers: New and Existing iPhone Apps must be Compatible with iPhone OS 3.0
Posted by iPhoneHacks on May 09, 2009 | Comments (4)

Developers were greeted with an email from Apple few days back (along with the availability of the 5th beta version of iPhone OS 3.0) that all submissions to the App Store will be reviewed on the latest beta of iPhone OS 3.0. If their iPhone app submission is not compatible with iPhone OS 3.0, it will not be approved.

Apple also informed developers that though all existing iPhone apps should be compatible with iPhone OS 3.0 they should test their iPhone apps for compatibility issues as any application that is found to be incompatible after the public release of iPhone OS 3.0 may be removed from the App Store.

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App Store Crosses Milestone: One Billion iPhone Apps Downloaded in just 9 months; Announces Contest Winner

App Store Crosses Milestone: One Billion iPhone Apps Downloaded in just 9 months; Announces Contest Winner
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Apr 25, 2009 | Comments (13)

Apple had put up a webpage couple of weeks back to countdown the 1 billionth iPhone app downloaded from the App Store.

Apple crossed the milestone of 1 billion iPhone apps downloaded from the App Store couple of days back and has also announced the winner of the promotion they had launced to celebrate this signifcant milestone.

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