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An Incredible Story of App Store Success for Camera+ [Infograhic]

Alex Heath ∙ Updated February 18, 2018

The popular iPhone photography app, Camera+, recently had its one year App Store anniversary. The folks at tap tap tap are no strangers to success in the App Store, and the development company is known for its smart marketing tactics and quality applications.

The developers of Camera+ have released an infographic detailing the success of their app, including an accumulative $2.7 million in revenue. The infographic shows what types of photos people are sharing the most with Camera+ as well. The winners include dinner, beer and cats...

Steve Jobs to be Featured on CNBC’s Titans Tonight

Cody Lee ∙ Updated March 18, 2019

This has been quite a year for the man The Financial Times named Person of the Year in 2010. Steve Jobs started out 2011 by taking a medical leave of absence due to health problems.

But the co-founder of Apple still managed several achievements, like unveiling the iPad 2 in March and receiving multiple awards. He's even set to be featured in his own comic book...

Verizon Ending Unlimited Data Plans Next Month?

Cody Lee ∙ June 21, 2011

We knew it was coming. Rumors of Verizon killing off the unlimited data plan have been running wild for several months now. Not to mention, most of the speculation has pointed to a summer deadline.

Well it appears the gossip is true. DroidLife recently outlined an all-to-likely scenario of Verizon's intent to roll out tiered data plans next month. Obviously, for that to happen, the $30 dollar unlimited plan must go...

Apple to Enter Nortel’s Auction of Over 5000 Wireless Patents

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 6, 2016

Over the last couple of years, Nortel has been selling off its wireless network business. Though most of their assets have gone to Sweden-based Ericsson, a treasure chest of the company's wireless patents are slated to be auctioned off to the highest bidder in a few weeks.

The sell-off was actually scheduled for earlier this month, but has since been delayed due to significant interest from major tech companies. Intel, RIM and yes -- even Apple, have been pegged as participants in the June 27th bidding...

Watch Out for iPhone and iPad Scams

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

With so many look-a-likes and scams out there, a person has to be pretty careful when shopping online for an iDevice. Before purchasing any type of high-end electronic device, you always want to ask for the serial number to check and see if it's been stolen, or if it's even real.

The police of Morrow City, Georgia recently apprehended 2 suspects for using a popular website to sell imitation iPhones and empty iPad boxes for cash. The two culprits were picked up last Thursday in the process of selling 2 fake iPhones for a total of $400...

MetaTrader 5 Brings Wall Street to the iPhone [Sponsored]

Alex Heath ∙ June 13, 2011

MetaTrader is a business trading app for the iPhone. The MetaTrader 5 Client Terminal is available on Windows for financial traders, and MetaTrader's iPhone/iPad app offers the best access to the world of Wall Street on a mobile handset.

If you're a financial connoisseur, you can understand the difficulty of managing your professional portfolio. MetaTrader aims to help you stay on top of your investments, thanks to a full-featured and impressive iOS app.

Wal-Mart Offers iPhone 4 Priced at Only $147

Alex Heath ∙ Updated March 18, 2019

The mega-retail chain, Wal-Mart, is currently offering Apple's iPhone 4 for a reduced price of $147. The 16GB iPhone 4 is originally priced at $197, but Wal-Mart's promotion offers the device in white and black at a $50 discount.

This sale goes through June 30, and requires an accompanying contract with either AT&T or Verizon.

iOS Owns 44% of the Market, 200 Million Devices Sold

Alex Heath ∙ June 6, 2011

Scott Forstall just dropped the numbers on the success of Apple's iOS. Needless to say, the results are pretty impressive.

iOS owns 44% of the market, with over 200 million devices registered. If 10% of iOS devices are jailbroken, that means 20 million jailbroken devices! More info after the break!

Patent Troll Won’t Stay In Its Cave, Lodsys Continues to Sue iOS Develepors

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

In case you haven't heard, a patent troll by the name of "Lodsys" threatened to sue App Store developers for allegedly infringing on the Lodsys patent of in-app upgrades. Apple responded by saying that Lodsys had no right to prosecute based on this patent that Apple licensed years ago.

iOS develepors were very relived that Apple stood up against Lodsys, and the assumption was that the patent troll would back off when faced with the looming, Cupertino giant. It appears that Lodsys won't take no for an answer. The patent troll has filed lawsuits against seven App Store developers...

Twitter Promises to Not Change TweetDeck

Alex Heath ∙ May 25, 2011

Twitter just announced on its blog that it has officially acquired TweetDeck. On top of that, Twitter has promised to maintain the TweetDeck that "users know and love."

When it was revealed that Twitter was purchasing TweetDeck for nearly $50 million, TweetDeck users got a little nervous. Would a Twitter buyout mean that the TweetDeck faithful would be left out in the cold? Twitter has assured that it has no plans to fundamentally change the popular third party client that so many people rely on...

Square Introduces “Card Case” to Revolutionize Mobile Payments

Alex Heath ∙ Updated June 13, 2016

We've told you about the revolutionary mobile payment system for iOS, called Square. As a creation by Twitter's co-founder, Jack Dorsey, Square aimed at bringing mobile payments to the iPhone and iPad in a way that's never been done before.

As was unveiled yesterday, Square has introduced the next step in its path towards dominance of the mobile payment industry, called the Card Case. Instead of paying with a physical credit card or cash, why not just use an app and your own name?