Read more App Store stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/33567/app-store.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:13:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73351/iphone-users-get-leg-up-on-black-friday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’re already getting your Black Friday game face on, consider making the Black Friday app the first thing on your shopping list. The free program from dealnews can keep you up to date on both officially announced bargains and deals that have “leaked,” and lets you save them to...http://www.newser.com/story/73351/iphone-users-get-leg-up-on-black-friday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 22:51:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71183/big-bucks-elusive-for-app-store-developers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe popularity of the iPhone turned Apple’s App Store into a gold rush for developers. Lured by a deal that allows app makers to keep 70% of revenue, thousands poured into the field. The reality, however, has not lived up to the hype. Most lose money and even those with...http://www.newser.com/story/71183/big-bucks-elusive-for-app-store-developers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 17:34:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71159/google-verizon-team-up-on-smartphones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle and Verizon will partner on a line of smartphones and software running the search giant’s Android OS and served by the carrier. Verizon is the largest-yet wireless network to back Google, and the announcement could complicate what was once a simple smartphone rivalry between Apple and BlackBerry, BusinessWeek reports....http://www.newser.com/story/71159/google-verizon-team-up-on-smartphones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 9:33:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70561/cnns-iphone-app-is-a-winner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCNN’s iPhone app is well-designed and intuitive, with enough features to more than justify its $2 price tag. The app makes good use of the iPhone interface, offering different scrolling navigations for stories depending on the handset’s orientation, writes Eliot Van Buskirk for Wired. But perhaps the most interesting feature...http://www.newser.com/story/70561/cnns-iphone-app-is-a-winner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 15:53:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68468/how-to-improve-the-blackberry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe iPhone has become a cultural phenomenon, but RIM sells way more units than Apple does. Why, then, does the BlackBerry have such obvious flaws? Wired lists five improvements RIM needs to make: Browser. The web looks much the same on an iPhone or Palm Pre as it does on...http://www.newser.com/story/68468/how-to-improve-the-blackberry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 15:00:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66373/apple-pulls-sex-offender-app.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple's App Store will no longer sell “Offender Locator,” an iPhone add-on for tracking sex offenders, CNET reports. The company offered no explanation, and it pulled only the paid version of the hugely popular application—leaving “Offender Locator Lite” available. It's possible that the software ran afoul of California laws...http://www.newser.com/story/66373/apple-pulls-sex-offender-app.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 14:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65992/apple-google-party-ended-before-fcc-waltzed-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle CEO Eric Schmidt’s departure from the Apple board can be most directly linked to the rejection of the Voice app from the App Store, which has sparked a probe by the Federal Communications Commission, Erick Schonfeld writes for TechCrunch: “Google brought down the disapproving scrutiny of the FCC onto...http://www.newser.com/story/65992/apple-google-party-ended-before-fcc-waltzed-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 14:38:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65675/want-to-locate-sex-offenders-theres-an-app-for-that.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s getting harder and harder to be a sex offender these days. A new iPhone app called “Offender Locator,” available for a mere 99¢, is growing in popularity and recently cracked the App Store’s Top 10, the Chicago Tribune reports. Just input an address, and the device will point out...http://www.newser.com/story/65675/want-to-locate-sex-offenders-theres-an-app-for-that.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Jul 2009 12:34:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65550/rejection-of-google-iphone-app-sets-dumb-precedent.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple has rejected Google’s application to distribute its Voice application through the App Store, and that shows that Apple is dead-set against innovation, Adam Pash writes on Lifehacker. The official line is that Google Voice “duplicates features already on the iPhone—namely the Phone and Messages app,” but that’s malarkey....http://www.newser.com/story/65550/rejection-of-google-iphone-app-sets-dumb-precedent.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 17:20:02 CDT