Jul 03
Jul 01
When the App Store was fresh and new, you’d see different apps pop up in the Top Apps list. Those Top Apps lists were actually usable. But ever since Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja and whatever else decided to squat down, it’s the same damn apps over and over. So how popular does an app have to be to crack these lists?
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Jul 01
Jun 28
In each issue of Distro, editor-in-chief Tim Stevens publishes a wrap-up of the week in news.
This week is Microsoft’s time to shine. Its Build conference, typically held later in the year, kicked off on Wednesday and along with it came a lot more about Windows 8.1 — which we thought we already knew plenty about, honestly. But there was more to learn, including a new milestone for the Windows Store: 100,000 apps. Well, almost 100,000 apps. Steve Ballmer said the store was “approaching” that number and has racked up “hundreds of millions” of downloads. A bit of a far cry from Apple’s 50 billion, but hey, it’s early days yet.
More interesting to me is the inclusion of native 3D-printing support in Windows 8.1. Good ‘ol 2D printers were certainly common before the traditional driver came into standard practice, but that market didn’t really take off until they effectively became plug and play. One could say it’s perhaps a bit early for that kind of native support to be needed in Windows for a 3D printer, but better too soon than too late.
Filed under: Misc
Jun 21
Apple surely loves its third-party app developers, but it doesn’t love them equally. The company reserves special affection for those who optimize their apps for the latest version of iOS and its integrated services (Passbook, Game Center, Maps etc.), and we guess that’s why the official iOS Dev Center has published the chart above. Based on two weeks’ worth of recent data, it shows that 93 percent of iOS users who visited the App Store were on iOS 6, while just one in a hundred were on something lower than iOS 5, implying that fragmentation isn’t something for devs to fret over. Of course, as Appleinsider points out, Cupertino may have had other reasons for choosing this specific style of presentation, since it begs to be compared against Android’s fortnightly pie chart (shown below).
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Mobile, Apple
Via: Appleinsider
Source: iOS Dev Center
Jun 10
The folks from Apple just handcrafted and delivered not only an entirely new look for their mobile OS, but also an array of new features in iOS 7. From Siri getting a huge overhaul (and a manly voice if you’d like) to an auto-sorting Photo gallery and more. One major aspect is apps, considering nearly
Jun 10
Apple adds automatic updates, location-based recommendations to iOS 7 App Store
Posted in: Today's Chili
Apple’s delivered a whole bunch of new features for iOS 7, and the App Store is one of the beneficiaries. For instance, users will now be able to take advantage of automatic app updates, a feature that’s been on our wish list for quite some time; additionally, Eddie Cue showed off a few new location-based options that give you recommendations for certain apps solely based on either your current whereabouts or local events that you’re attending (say, a ballgame or concert). Last but not least, Apple has also thrown in a Kids category that is sortable by age. Solid enhancements overall, though we’re still personally holding out hope for a transition away from the card-based search.
Follow all of our WWDC 2013 coverage at our event hub.
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile, Apple
Jun 10
At WWDC 2013 Apple has let it be known that they’ve reached the 50 billion apps downloaded mark, this mark reached with a $10 billion dollar mark paid to developers in the process. Noting that they’d added $5 billion in the past year alone, Apple noted that the past 5 years of the App Store
Jun 03
While Apple recently boasted surpassing 50 billion app downloads, the Google Play store isn’t that far behind it seems, and at the rate that Google Play downloads are at, it’s said that Android app downloads will overtake iOS app downloads this year, possibly as soon as October, according to a report.
The Telegraph says that Google Play is currently seeing over 500 million more app downloads per month than the iTunes App Store, which means that total app downloads for Android could surpass iOS by October if the numbers continue at that rate, but it seems no matter when exactly the overtake will happen, 2013 will most likely be the year that Android apps surpass iOS apps.
Of course, this could have something to do with the larger number of Android devices that have been activated. Android is now at 900 million total devices that have been activated, while iOS is at 600 million. Even with a lower apps-per-device figure, Android still has the steam to overtake iOS app downloads at some point this year.
Based on recent numbers of both the iTunes App Store and Google Play store, Android is approximately two billion app downloads behind iTunes at 48 billion total app downloads since the Google Play store’s conception. It’s said that around two billion iOS apps are downloaded every months, while Android gets 2.5 billion app downloads per month.
Asymco analyst Horace Dediu says that “the total downloads/install base are currently 83 apps per iOS device sold and 53 apps per Android device activation,” meaning that “the sheer weight of Android units will generate more downloads, but on a per-device basis, the iOS devices do seem to consume more apps, and the gap is not narrowing.”
SOURCE: The Telegraph
Google Play app downloads to surpass iOS by October is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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May 18
Craving a Specific Dish? Dish.fm Will Tell You Where to Find the Best Version of It
Posted in: Today's ChiliHave you ever craved something so badly, that you Googled for the nearest restaurant that had that dish and ordered it – only to realize later on that it was the worst thing that you’ve ever tasted? This has happened to me loads of times, especially when I’m traveling and can’t get my usual fix at my favorite restaurant. This is a first-world problem that the Dish.fm app aims to fix for you.
All you have to do is key in the the food that you want to eat and the app will parse through thousands of reviews and ratings on sites like Yelp and Foursquare. After it sorts through all that data, Dish.fm will then tell you where you can find the best version of that food in the city that you’re in.
Dish.fm started out in New York and San Francisco and will slowly work their way through the US and through various cities in Europe. The best part? iOS users can get the Dish.fm app for free.
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