Apple is opening the Mac App Store, the online download store that will provide apps for personal computers that use Mac OS X, on January 6, 2011, as expected. The Mac App Store will be much like the company’s current …
The Android Market on Google’s Android operating system has been broken for some time. Today, Google said it will fix some of the longstanding problems with an update coming in the next couple of weeks.
In a blog post, Google …
A long-awaited 3D game hit Apple’s App Store today.
Epic Games launched its Infinity Blade fantasy combat game on the iPhone and iPad today. The title is a groundbreaking visual feast that shows it’s possible to make high-end games with …
Unlike Apple’s iPhone App Store, developers won’t be able to submit trial versions of applications to the company’s upcoming Mac App Store.
Beta and demo versions won’t be accepted either, Apple announced on its developer news site last night.
“Your …
Microsoft announced it now has 15,000 developers creating applications for its mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, with around 3,000 applications available today.
It’s a good sign for the infant mobile operating system that had around 13,000 developers earlier this …
About a third of the top grossing apps in the Apple App Store are now making their money through the sale of virtual goods within the application after being free to download, according to research done by tech blog GigaOm.…
Mobile browser developer SkyFire has seemingly done the impossible by getting its Flash video-capable web browser approved for Apple’s App Store.
The SkyFire 2.0 browser was submitted for Apple’s approval in early September, and at the time we argued that …
40 percent of developers on Nokia’s Ovi app store who publish on other platforms say that the Android store is better, and a whopping 84 percent think the Apple store is better, according to a survey of Nokia app developers …
Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:
Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook doesn’t make real profits, and that’s okay — Speaking at incubator Y Combinator’s Startup School event …
Classics made by World of Warcraft creator Blizzard, such as the Lost Vikings or Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, won’t be coming to the Apple App Store or any other app marketplace any time soon, Blizzard Entertainment CEO Mike Morhaime (pictured …
Traditional software seems pretty unsexy nowadays, compared to what you can find in mobile app stores. So it’s clear why Apple announced today that it will be bringing its App Store, developed for the iPhone and other mobile devices, to …
Apple‘s App Store now has more than 300,000 apps as of the past day.
Mobclix‘s data shows that in the past 24 hours, Apple added the 300,000th app to its App Store. The number includes both free and paid apps …
Is iPhone the next American Idol?
The daily audience for apps that run on Apple’s iOS operating system (for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad) has now surpassed 19 million users, who spend an average of 22 minutes per day …
App developers want approvals by the big mobile players who manage app stores to happen much faster and more transparently, a new study set to be released this week found.
Open First, a research advisory firm based in the U.S. …
Hewlett-Packard is launching a new version of its TouchSmart desktop computers today with new software that makes computing more intuitive. The company is also unveiling its new HP TouchSmart Apps Center to access free and subscription-based applications that take advantage …
Motorola has acquired location-based service search developer and darling of MobileBeat 2009 Aloqa for an undisclosed chunk of change to enhance its factory-shipped MOTOBLUR phone user interface with location-based push content.
The technology will allow Motorola phones to push content …
Around one-third of U.S. adults have apps on their phones, but out of that, only around two-thirds ever use those apps, according to a new survey conducted by Pew Internet. What’s more, the research organization found that one in ten …
In addition to relaxing restrictions on app development for its mobile operating system, Apple also announced today that it would publish its App Store Review Guidelines so that developers know what goes into reviewing their apps. We’ve embedded the guidelines …
In a surprising move today, Apple announced it is relaxing App Store restrictions that were put in place earlier this year that effectively banned developers from using app conversion tools like Appcelerator’s Titanium, Unity 3D, and most importantly, Adobe’s Flash-to-iPhone …
There was a time when going out for a run meant putting on some sneakers and leaving for a jog around the park. But if you need any indication of how far we’ve come, take a look at Nike’s latest …
