Russian Hacker Finds Way To Avoid In-App Charges
A Russian hacker has found a way to download in-app purchases without paying for them. The hack works for all versions of iOS 3 and higher.
Apple’s iTunes App Store Flying High on 5th Birthday
As an iPhone app developer I consider this to be a truly momentous day. Steve Jobs may have passed but his crowning achievements live on, transforming billions of lives and the world as we know it. The founding of the iTunes App Store greatly contributed to Apple’s impressive rise from obscurity into a global tech […]
Developers Shy Away from Nook Tablet as It Fails to Catch-on
Barnes & Noble is in distress these days and failing to find a solution to save their flailing bookstore business. The company has been in a long decline that began even before their recent CEO resigned his post. With their core business model being disrupted by tech giants like Amazon.com and Apple, Barnes & Noble […]
iOS 7 Beta Undergoes 3rd Major Upgrade
Apple continues to roll out an impressive laundry list of features and upgrades for their flagship operating system iOS 7. Only two weeks after their last major update, Apple released the 3rd iteration of iOS 7 beta and chances are that the tech giant will release another update two weeks out from now. According to […]
Apple Signals iWatch Project in the Development
Apple has taken preliminary steps toward developing and releasing a new mobile device to the market. The company is shifting gears as wearable mobile devices like Google Glass steal the lime-light away from flagship products like the iPad and iPhone. Having taken notice of Google’s mobile moves, Apple may be poised to push back in […]
iTunes App Store Competition More Fierce Than Ever
Just about any iPhone app developer you speak with will complain that getting their app noticed and driving downloads is as hard as developing an app in the first-place. There are immense flaws in the iTunes App Store model and they have been obvious since the app marketplace’s inception. Most of the most beautiful and […]
Apple Releases iOS 7 Beta for iPad App Developers
Apple has released the Beta version of iOS 7 allowing iPad app developers to start cranking out new apps for the device. iOS 7 was released a few weeks ago at WWDC 2013 in San Francisco and for a short time was only available for iPhone app developers. According to TechCrunch, “..the new beta is […]
Tablets to Dominate, Rendering PC’s a Thing of the Past
It is of little surprise that sales of tablet computers continue their meteoric rise. However, not everyone is in a celebratory mood as tablets are simultaneously taking a massive bite out of the personal computer market. This year alone sales of tablets will skyrocket by nearly 70% while laptop and desktop computers continue their downward […]
Instagram Adds Social Video Capture Freatures to App
Facebook announced today that their $1 billion baby, Instagram has integrated nifty video features into the app. Instagram’s addition of social video features places the app and Facebook head to head in competition for eyeballs with Twitter’s Vine mobile app. Vine allows users to upload and share 6 second video clips, whereas Instagram will enable […]
Apple iPad Makes Huge Strides Disrupting Public Education
In the race for smartphone supremacy, Apple may be bested in global sales by Android devices but tablets are where Apple crushes all comers. Today the Los Angeles Unified School District announced plans to revamp their antiquated teaching methodologies and enter the 21st century with a $30 million purchase of iPads for students. Apple’s iPad […]