iPhone Apps

Posted by Fox on December 6, 2009 at 8:52 PM

Looking for Crew Members for Zynga Street Racing iPhone / iPod Touch game? When it comes to the size of your crew in Street Racing on the iPhone or Street Racing on the iPod Touch, BIGGER is BETTER! Adding Crew Members will increase your success rate by adding to your Attack and Defense stats. Essential iPhone Street Racing Links: -...
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Start Your Engines - Zynga Street Racing iPhone Game

Posted by Fox on December 6, 2009 at 8:40 PM

Heads up on a stunning Street Racing simulator on the iPhone. It's FREE and you can get it here. I'm having a blast with it.
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iPhone GPS app market heating up

Posted by Fox on September 28, 2009 at 5:37 PM

The iPhone GPS app market unleashed by the release of the iPhone 3.0 software update is getting more interesting by the day, with several developers in an arms race to add new features to their initial offerings. Taking the lead in the GPS app race is Navigon MobileNavigator, which recently added support for spoken street names—a major failing in the...
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iTunes 9 Launched

Posted by Fox on September 14, 2009 at 7:45 PM

With due fanfare, Apple finally unveiled iTunes 9 at the Rock and Roll event yesterday. Its media management software is now available for download on PC and Mac. Apparently, the leaked pictures showing the social network integration feature finally saw daylight. The all new iTunes 9 comes with a cleaner polished look, navigational improvement, tweaked icons and a redesigned iTunes...
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iPhone Developers See Sales Slump After App Store Changes

Posted by Fox on September 11, 2009 at 11:28 AM

The changes Apple made to its App Store through the release of iTunes 9 are being met with a mixture of gratitude and worry by iPhone developers. There's appreciation for changes that improve app exposure but some developers, particularly smaller ones, are seeing a decline in sales. Beyond the ongoing controversy over Apple's management of the iPhone app approval process...
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Google Announce Adsense iPhone Ads for Developers

Posted by Fox on June 26, 2009 at 7:33 AM

Google Adsense have released details of the beta version of Google Adsense for iPhone App Developers. More details at http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/announcing-adsense-for-mobile.html To participate in the beta trial, the app must be getting 100,000 page views a day, but once it rolls out to all app developers, I reckon it'll prove to be one of the most popular methods of monetizing the...
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Cartier Saying iPhone & iPod Touch App Infringing Trademark

Posted by Fox on May 23, 2009 at 2:36 AM

Luxury watch maker Cartier International has sued Apple Inc., saying the electronics giant is offering software that infringes on its designs without authorization. The trademark lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in Manhattan. It sought a stop to the practice and unspecified damages. Cartier said in the lawsuit that Apple is offering for sale, via its iTunes store, products...
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Your iPhone Earbuds already have a built in Pause and Skip Song Button

Posted by Fox on December 12, 2008 at 11:21 AM

Free iPhone Earbuds with Pause Button and Skip Song Button You probably already know this, but I only discovered it today. So I'm sharing it with others that might have missed it. The iPhone earbuds that come bundled withe the iPhone ALREADY have a buillt in 'Pause' and 'Skip Song' button. Press the microphone on the earbuds once to pause...
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Top iPhone Social Networking Apps - The Top 10 Right Now!

Posted by Fox on December 7, 2008 at 4:07 PM

Here are the Top 10 iPhone Social Networking Apps right now. Actually, here are the Top 20 because I've featured the Top 10 Free and Top 10 Paid apps from from the social networking categories in the iTunes App Store. NOTE: You can ignore the post date, as this list of iPhone Social Networking Apps is automatically updated on a...
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iPhone App Reviews - The Honest Approach

Posted by Fox on December 7, 2008 at 2:14 PM

A couple of weeks ago I went scouting around the internet for some iPhone App Reviews. Not the reviews you get in the iTunes App Store, but more indepth, online app reviews. I came across a few sites, most notable was http://www.iphoneappreviews.net - I've been meaning to give them a 'shout out' for the last week. If you like to...
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Online iPhone Apps Chart Sorted by App Category

Posted by Fox on December 2, 2008 at 1:50 AM

I've just finished building my new iPhone and iPod Touch apps chart site at thumblounge.com/topapps/ I couldn't find a site that let me view the top selling paid apps and most downloaded free apps for EACH of the app categories. So I've taken a feed from the iTunes App Store and output for all to see. The really great thing...
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Apple DIDN'T Fix the Wireless iTunes App Store Bug that's screwing Users and App Developers alike

Posted by Fox on November 21, 2008 at 5:28 PM

With iPhone 2.1, a bug was introduced that meant links to apps in the Wireless App Store don't work in the iPhone / iPod Touch safari browser. Bottom line, if you're viewing this page on your iPhone or iPod Touch, THIS LINK won't work. It should take you to a game called 'Punch-o-meter' in the Wireless iTunes App Store on...
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Free Update For iPhone - Firmware 2.2 is Now Available

Posted by Fox on November 21, 2008 at 3:45 PM

Free Update For iPhone - Firmware 2.2 is Now Available 1 - Start up iTunes 2 - Plug in you iPhone 3 - Select your device from the left hand menu 4 - Choose the 'Summary' tab 5 - Select 'Check Updates' Follow the on screen prompts.
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Koi Pond App for iPod Touch and iPhone gets a Festive Update for Christmas

Posted by Fox on November 17, 2008 at 8:00 PM

Koi Pond App for iPod Touch and iPhone gets a Festive Update for Christmas One of my all-time fave iPod Touch / iPhone apps, Koi Pond has just had a festive update for the Christmas holiday season. Version 2.2 now features: - Optional Vibration when feeding your Koi. New festive Features: - Festive Pond Decoration. - Holly replaces the Lily...
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Get a Free iPhone App Marketing Makeover

Posted by Fox on October 12, 2008 at 4:51 PM

Free iPhone App Marketing Makeover iPhone App Developers, offering "paid" apps and games within the iTunes App Store are invited to apply for a 'Free iPhone App Marketing Makeover'. You've taken the time to develop an iPhone App or Game and you've managed to get it released via the iTunes App Store. Congrats! But now it's time to ensure that...
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Free Apps Categories removed from iTunes Apps Store

Posted by Fox on October 8, 2008 at 12:00 AM

I just noticed that there's a sneaky tweak to the iTunes App Store in iTunes 8.0.1 - They've removed the 'Free Apps' categories in the menu. Prior to the release of iTunes 8.0.1, you could find a link to the top free iPhone Apps in the left hand menu, but it's been removed in iTunes 8.0.1. Apple didn't mention that...
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The Virtual Lighter App that puts an end to all Virtual Lighter Apps? - Please!

Posted by Fox on October 7, 2008 at 11:28 PM

Please, for the love of all things holy and scared, let this be an end to the Virtual Lighters apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch! Many a time during my daily updates of the iPhone Apps Charts have I been tempted to throw in the towel and simply stop bothering. Why? Because when I started out compiling the iTunes...
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Apple Drops App Developer NDA

Posted by Fox on October 1, 2008 at 6:57 PM

Apple have dropped the "Non Disclosure Aggreement" that prevented iPhone and iPod Touch App Developers from discussing their relationship with other (you and I). Great news as it's my experience that an 'open source' approach has always only ever resulted in improvements for the end end user. Nice one! Specifically, iPhone app developers have, until today, NOT been able to...
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Admob No Longer Working for iPhone App Developers & Advertisers

Posted by Fox on October 1, 2008 at 10:38 AM

Admob's Mobile Advertising Platform for the iPhone has experienced a major meltdown that is effecting EVERY 'App Store' advert. Incredibly, Admob don't know this has happened! Since September 12th, not one click on an advert that links to the Wireless iTunes App Store has reached it's intended destination. They're all broken. Admob claim many iPhone App developers use Admob to...
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Ad Supported Free iPhone Apps Arrive in the iTunes App Store - It Got Ugly

Posted by Fox on September 16, 2008 at 7:44 PM

Ad Supported Free iPhone Apps arrive in the iTunes App Store The idea behind 'ad supported' free mobile games is nothing new. It's a straight forward arrangement as far as you and I the user are concerned. We download a premium game for nothing, in return we're presented with an advert that's embedded in to the game. We get to...
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How to Create an iTunes App Store account WITHOUT a Credit Card

Posted by Fox on September 15, 2008 at 11:40 PM

I just came across an interesting article on the Apple Support Site on how to create an itunes App Store account without using a credit card. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534 Very cool for iPhone owners that don't want to get sucked in to to the whole iTunes experience.
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Why No 'Gift This App' Feature in the iTunes App Store?

Posted by Fox on September 15, 2008 at 10:22 PM

I hope you're not looking for the answer in this article :) I'm just wondering why Apple haven't enabled the ability to 'Gift an App' in the iTunes App Store. I do in fact spend more in the iTunes Store gifting stuff to friends and family than I do on my onw purchases. I do have my own theory though....
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Naked Faces iPhone App - Wonderful Visual and Voice Art for your iPhone & iPod Touch

Posted by Fox on September 15, 2008 at 8:12 PM

Naked Faces is a Visual and Audio Art App for your iPhone and iPod Touch Click here to go straight to Naked Faces in the iTunes App Store. Naked Faces Review Naked Faces is THE iPhone App that actually inspired my new drive to take time out from my daily activities in tracking the iPhone Apps and Games Chart. Read...
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To My Fellow iTunes App Store Sheep

Posted by Fox on September 14, 2008 at 2:14 PM

I spend far too much time keeping track of the top selling iPhone Apps & Games. So much so that I know I must be missing out on some great little iPhone Apps that are just not main stream enough (i.e. a game or utility) to make it in to the Top 40 and get the recognition they would otherwise...
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iTunes App Store Feeds available

Posted by Fox on September 12, 2008 at 3:37 PM

Looking for iTunes App Store Feeds for your rss reader or in xml format? Check out appstorefeeds.com for the lastest iTunes App Store feeds. It includes Paid Apps and Free Apps Feeds. There are also versions for the UK iTunes App Store, which is useful when you consider that iPhone & iPod Touch games and apps have different currency pricing...
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Koi Pond App Gets an Update

Posted by Fox on September 9, 2008 at 9:50 PM

Koi Pond App for iPhone and iPod Touch gets an update. There's a reason that Koi Pond has consistently remained at the top of the iPhone Apps Chart. Aside from the fact that it's simply one of the most stunning iPod Touch and iPhone Apps available, the developers really do take on board the user feedback that they receive. Someone,...
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I know what every iPhone owner is getting for Christmas

Posted by Fox on September 7, 2008 at 8:30 PM

I've spent a significant part of my working life being involved with Mobile Content. Long before the iPhone, long before the Nokia n-gage, in fact the first mobile games I helped market were ONLY available monochrome handsets, because you could only buy monochrome handsets. So believe me when I tell you I know exactly what what every iPhone owners is...
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Bogus Reviews in the iTunes App Store

Posted by Fox on September 3, 2008 at 1:45 PM

The more time I spend digging around in the iTunes App Store, the more I am convinced that it's packed with bogus reviews of various Apps. It can only be unscrupulous developers, or people working on behalf of developers. They really are the only people to benefit from having an app or games rating artifically inflated. It takes nothing for...
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Expando iPod Touch and iPhone Game Removed From Apps Chart

Posted by Fox on August 26, 2008 at 12:24 PM

Today, the Expando Game has been removed from the iTunes App Store Charts. It's still available for purchase, but it no longer holds a position in the Top 100. I recently 'called out' the Expando game for exploiting the sales chart by offering the game free for 10,000 users and then making the game a 'paid' app. I have no...
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iPod Touch & iPhone Apps Chart Exploited Again

Posted by Fox on August 25, 2008 at 12:43 AM

I was just doing my daily update of the iPhone Apps Charts website, and noticed the most blatant exploitation of the iPhone Apps Charts / iPod Touch Apps Chart I've seen to date. The Expando Game has stomped in to the #1 position in the iPhone Games, and #2 in the overall iPhone Apps Chart, but all is not as...
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Facebook App for iPhone & iPod Touch to get a makeover

Posted by Fox on August 23, 2008 at 12:35 AM

Taken from FaceBook Press Release [Screen Shots available using the link above] It's been a few weeks since we released Facebook for iPhone 1.1, and many of you are wondering what's next. Let's take a look at some of the upcoming features in version 2.0, which will arrive in the App Store in September. You'll be happy to know that...
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Koi Pond 2.0 iPhone App - A Full Video Demo

Posted by Fox on August 18, 2008 at 4:56 PM

This is probably the best £0.59p / $0.99 cents you'll spend in the iTunes App Store this year. Koi Pond 2.0 has to be seen to be believed. But don't take my word for it... (There's a couple of cool tricks revealed, like feeding the fish- No. Really) When you're ready. Buy it in iTunes UK or iTunes USA. Note...
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Why I Just Bought An iPhone App I'll NEVER Use

Posted by Fox on August 7, 2008 at 11:53 PM

I just wanted to give to give a 'shout out' to designbyaknife.com for for their Expenses Tracking iPhone App (also works on iPod Touch) called 'Pennies'. I'd never actually rely on my iPhone to tell me how much money I've spent, or have available to spend (Mrs doipod.com already has the monopoly on that!). In fact I'll never use the...
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iPhone Apps Chart listings now on the web

Posted by Fox on August 2, 2008 at 11:55 AM

The iPhone Apps Chart now available for all to see, not just users of iTunes and owners of iPhone. Up until now you had to visit the iTunes App Store to see the list of top iPhone Apps and iPhone Games at glance. Get over to http://thumblounge.com/topapps/ There 4 charts featured: - Top PAID iPhone Apps. - Top FREE iPhone...
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AdMob giving away $1,000,000 of Advertising to iPhone Developers

Posted by Fox on July 24, 2008 at 11:58 PM

UPDATE 3rd August 2008: This AdMob promotion looks to be a sham! I've been doing the math based on my experience of being a both an Advertiser and a Publisher using the AdMob Mobile Advertising Network. Bottom line: I paid 63 cents per click to get my ad across the iPhone sites on the AdMob network, but I was only...
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AdMob Launch New iPhone Developer and Advertiser Tools

Posted by Fox on July 24, 2008 at 11:52 PM

AdMob, the Mobile Advertising Network has launched a load of new features for iPhone Webapp Developers and Native App Developers looking to monetize their iPhone sites, webapps and native iPhone apps. Other than the fact that the sign up process is screwed up right now (you'll need to use Safari browser as it's bugged in MSIE 7), it certainly looks...
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Top Up iTunes with Gift Cards & Gift Certificates via Wireless iTunes Store

Posted by Fox on July 22, 2008 at 8:08 PM

I was having a dig around the iTunes Wireless Music Store on iPhone and iPod Touch. I came across something I'd not noticed before. I never knew I could top up my iTunes Account Balance via the Wireless iTunes Store. It's dead easy! 1. Nip in to your fave supermarket and grab an iTunes Gift Card. 2. Get to a...
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The Most Expensive iPhone App in the App Store

Posted by Fox on July 22, 2008 at 5:37 PM

'kin 'ell! I just came across the MyAccountsToGo app in the iTunes App Store. An all singing, all dancing and all calculating whiz-bang financial app. It costs £279.99 in the UK and $449.00 in the USA. It has 3 reviews, all claiming its the best thing since sliced bread. But hang on just one damn second! $449.00 USD is ONLY...
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Facebook iPhone App Gets an Update with Great New Features

Posted by Fox on July 18, 2008 at 5:42 PM

Facebook iPhone App gets an Update with Great New features Not ones to sit around, Facebook have today release version 1.1 of their free iPhone / iPod Touch App. This update brings some great new features: You can now write on your friends' walls, view their photo albums, and see their full profiles. Photo browsing is more fun now with...
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Why the TypePad iPhone App is getting such poor Ratings and Reviews

Posted by Fox on July 14, 2008 at 4:52 PM

Thanks to a comment in the iPhone User group on FriendFeed, I just realised why the iPhone TypePad App is getting a bit of a battering in the reviews and ratings section on the iTunes App Store. It's simply an issue of communication and managing customer expectations. First off, I gave the iPhone TypePad App a 5 star rating and...
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iPhone Scams - A Warning

Posted by Fox on July 14, 2008 at 12:01 AM

Back in October 2007 I posted an article regarding Scams aimed at iPod users. I thought I'd take a little time to warn of the iPhone scams that have cropped up (and iPod Touch Scams) . Particularly with for all the new 3G iPhone owners. iPhone Scams So you get yourself an iPhone, and naturally you'll want to pimp it...
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AirMe iPhone App - Making the camera button obsolete?

Posted by Fox on July 12, 2008 at 7:05 PM

I downloaded the free AirMe app from the iTunes App Store. It's a clever app for taking, publishing and sharing your photos. Okay, at first glance it doesn't sound particularly clever, but what makes this iPhone app stand out is the fact that it stores the location and weather info of where the photo was taken. Okay, I personally see...
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No iTunes Wireless Store over 3G - Bummer

Posted by Fox on July 12, 2008 at 11:39 AM

I just assumed that because the new Wireless iTunes App Store worked over 3G, that the Wireless iTunes store would also work over 3G. NOPE! When I tried it out earlier today, I got the same "Cannot Connect to the iTunes Store... You must connect to a Wi-Fi network to access the iTunes Store" message that I got on my...
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A few limitations of the Wireless iTunes App Store

Posted by Fox on July 12, 2008 at 11:19 AM

I was testing out the Wireless App Store while I was getting my car cleaned earlier today. Aside for giving me conerns about the Excessive Data Usage Policy of my mobile carrier, there's a couple of other limitations that could do with a fix next time around. 1. What's the App File Size? No where on the Wireless version of...
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iPhone Excessive Data Usage Policy

Posted by Fox on July 12, 2008 at 11:01 AM

I was getting my car cleaned today. While they were busy giving it a shine I had a snoop around the App Store using O2's 3G connection. I dound a free app of interest do I hit the install button button. It's the first time I had downloaded anything of a significant size to my iPhone over 3G. I had...
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Quick Guide to new iPhone & iPod Touch Parental Controls

Posted by Fox on July 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM

A Quick Guide to the iPhone and iPod Touch Parental Controls The 2.0 iPhone software that's released via iTunes 7.7 on July 11th comes with a Parental Control function. 2.0 is available for both the iPhone and iPod Touch. Setting up Parental Control on an iPhone or iPod Touch is straight forward: 1. Select 'Settings'. 2. Select 'Restrictions'. 3. Select...
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Typepad iPhone Blogging App Review

Posted by Fox on July 11, 2008 at 1:07 AM

So I'm sat here testing out the new TypePad iPhone app that's available free from the new iTunes app store... Well, Do iPod uses the typepad blogging platform, so this message was posted using my iPhone. It's a nice tool. Not great for me personally. But not at all bad. *EDITED USING A PC* So I thought I'd give a...
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How to get iPhone 2.0 right now - Early!

Posted by Fox on July 11, 2008 at 12:50 AM

I just did this and it worked fine for me. The iPhone 2.0 update, which will let you install those fancy apps, is live right now, but you have to install it on your iPhone manually. It's easy though. Click here to download the iPhone 2.0 firmware. Then in iTunes, hold down the option key (shift in Windows) while clicking...
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Screen Capture available on iPhone 2.0

Posted by Fox on July 11, 2008 at 12:32 AM

You can take screen grabs on your iPhone, using iPod 2.0 software that's official released todayt (I'm writing this after midnight in the UK). Hold down the Home button and press the Lock button and your screen will flash—and an image of your phone's screen gets saved to your Camera Roll's images. Source : lifehacker
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Shazam - Already my fave app on the iPhone App Store

Posted by Fox on July 10, 2008 at 11:54 PM

The Shazam App is already looking like my fave iPhone app from the iTunes App Store. Whenever you hear a song being played on the radio, TV, film or in a store etc, you hold up your iPhone to the music. Within seconds it'll tell you the song tile and artist. You can then buy the music directly via the...
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