Boyfriend Maker sneaks violent sexual content — including references to pedophilia — onto Apple’s app store

November 23, 2012 11:18 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Apple has worked hard to keep the app store free of porn. But it looks like one developer has snuck an app with violent sexual content -- including references to pedophilia -- into the app store right under Apple's nose.

1,000,000 apps have been created for iOS (but Android is in hot pursuit)

November 19, 2012 8:02 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

According to social app discovery company Appsfire, today is the day that marks the one million apps have been created for Apple's app store.

Social TV consolidates: Viggle to acquire GetGlue for $25M & 48M shares

November 19, 2012 7:50 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

TV loyalty service Viggle has agreed to acquire social TV app GetGlue for $25 million and 48.3 million shares in stock.

With 4.5M diners seated in 9 months, NoshList adds premium version to better manage guests

November 16, 2012 9:00 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Restaurant waitlisting app NoshList has launched a new premium version that includes table number assignment, unlimited texting between a restaurant and diners, analytics, and more.

Tapjoy runs into new drama over its app download incentives

November 13, 2012 8:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Tapjoy could be in hot water with Apple again, but first it's going to war with Michael Arrington.

A thousand mobile app publishers stampede to Flurry’s AppSpot ad platform

November 9, 2012 6:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Advertisers are using Flurry's analytics to target ads at the right mobile consumers.

Best day to launch your mobile game? Chartboost says it’s Monday through Wednesday

November 8, 2012 9:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Chartboost has analyzed the best days to launch a mobile game and the busiest days to download.

Mobile app development: 94% of software developers bet on HTML5 winning

November 7, 2012 4:13 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

A few months ago, when Facebook admitted defeat and went native with its iOS app, some thought it was a death-knell for HTML5.

mBlox: app developers, here’s how to revive old apps (and 30K free messages to help)

November 6, 2012 4:39 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

You built the app. Everyone came, and you were over the moon. But now, months later, no-one is opening your app, and you're pulling out your hair.

Flurry’s knowledge is power as it raises a whopping $25M for mobile app analytics

November 2, 2012 6:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Editor's Pick Flurry-powered apps collect data from more than 700 million mobile devices a month.

Nearly half of Yelp’s searches now come from mobile

November 1, 2012 1:16 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Almost half of Yelp’s searches are now coming from mobile devices like the iPhone and Android phones, the company announced today in its third-quarter earnings report.

PHP developers excited (mostly) about new mobile app development capabilities

October 24, 2012 8:10 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

PHP developers are looking forward to exercising their new powers. Hopefully, for good.

PHP developers, you MUST see this: creating a cloud-enabled native mobile app in 10 minutes or less in Zend Studio

October 23, 2012 3:38 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Imagine designing and creating a native mobile app for iPhone or Android that connects to web services in about 10 minutes. Oh, and you're creating the web services at exactly the same time

Convert.com throws Clutch.io developers an A/B testing lifeline

October 18, 2012 12:31 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Nine days after Clutch.io announced that it was shutting down its mobile testing service, Convert.com has thrown developers a lifesaver.

Twitter buys company to help third-party app developers

October 16, 2012 12:34 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

It seems like birds don't fly the nest at Twitter, they just keep making the nest bigger. The social network acquired Cabana today hoping the team will serve its third party developers.

Facebook has no plans to release Instagram for BlackBerry 10 (exclusive)

October 12, 2012 12:17 PM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

Scratch Instagram from the list of brand name applications making their way over to RIM's BlackBerry 10 platform.

Android developers can now offer fun, free little app samples

October 9, 2012 2:52 PM Rebecca Grant
Rebecca Grant

As of today, Google is allowing developers to build free trial periods into their subscription apps.

Place bets and back up your bravado with mobile app Youbetme

October 3, 2012 9:41 AM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

Youbetme is a product for people who want to flex their muscles, intellectual or otherwise, and challenge their friends to bets big or small.

The good, bad, and ugly of Twitter’s web and mobile makeover

September 18, 2012 2:00 PM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

Editor's Pick Twitter CEO Dick Costolo made a fluffy and flustered appearance on The Today Show Tuesday morning to introduce the masses to the all-new, more personal, more consistent Twitter.