Jan 16

App Store hits 500 million downloads: thanks, iFart

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Wowsers, that little App Store side project Apple has going on sure doesn’t seem to be settling down. After launching in July of ’08 and hitting 100 million downloads in September, the App Store has just crossed the 500 million download mark — a mere six months after opening. Compare that to the iTunes Music Store, which took two whole years to cross the 500 million mark, though to be fair we have little idea of the paid to free ratio of app downloads. There are over 15,000 apps in the App Store currently, and sure, 14,500 of them are crap, with the rest being tip calculators, but we gotta hand it to Apple for pretty much unprecedented success in the mobile download space — now let us download SNES emulators!

[Thanks, Richard]

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App Store hits 500 million downloads: thanks, iFart originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 14

Apple suddenly approves a bunch of browsers for App Store; major policy shift in progress?

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Okay, so maybe a new browser isn’t the first thing we’d like to see replaced with some fresh thinking out of the App Store — that honor probably goes to the email client, preferably with something that could rival the G1’s capabilities — but regardless, Apple’s infamous “duplication of functionality” argument has hamstrung iPhone developers from even coming close to stepping on the mothership’s toes from day one. Consistent application of policy is still at a premium when it comes to getting iPhone apps approved, it seems — it’s hit or miss, and as best as we can tell, a happy ending involves the crossing of fingers and getting a reviewer inside Apple who’s having a good day. It looks like Apple’s slowly and quietly tweaking its game in response to complaints, though, with MacRumors noting that a slew of browsers have gone on sale in the past day; some of these things have submission dates several months old, so it seems like they’ve been holding in some sort of purgatory while Steve and the gang debate the merits of letting programmers actually practice their trade in peace. Odds are none of these initial entries will hold up to Safari for good, old-fashioned browsing, but more importantly, this might just open up the door for Opera and others to get in on the game.

Update: As it turns out, all these new browsers are WebKit-based, so while things do appear to be changing, we wouldn’t hold out hope for an iPhone edition of Mobile IE just yet.

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Apple suddenly approves a bunch of browsers for App Store; major policy shift in progress? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 07

SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone demoed on video, coming in Q1

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No surprises here, but Sling Media has created a new SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone portal on its website in order to accomplish two important tasks. 1) To announce that it will indeed be submitted to Apple for certification this quarter and 2) to show off a new video of the software in action. If you just can’t wait, head to the read link and mash play.

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SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone demoed on video, coming in Q1 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone, SlingPlayer for Mac HD make debuts

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Remember that proof-of-concept you saw way back in June of last year? You know, that one involving SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone? Here at Macworld, Sling Media is doing its darnedest to take the spotlight away from the looming Apple keynote by announcing that said app is almost ready for consumption. It’ll be demonstrating a functional version in San Francisco, and it’s planning to submit the software to Apple for certification sometime this quarter. In case you couldn’t care less, it’ll also unveil a prototype SlingPlayer for Mac HD, which will enable Mac-using Slingbox PRO-HD owners to stream high-def material to their Mac. As for the good stuff, pricing has yet to be determined for the SlingPlayer iPhone app, but the SlingPlayer for Mac HD will be made available gratis. Full release is after the break.

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SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone, SlingPlayer for Mac HD make debuts originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Eye-Fi functionality comes to iPhone via new application

Posted in: AppStore, camera, iPhone, iphone 3g, Iphone3g, Today's Chili

We’d be fibbing just a wee bit if we said that Eye-Fi functionality for the iPhone has always been imminent, but now that it’s real, we suppose we aren’t too surprised. Announced today at Macworld, the Eye-Fi application will enable iPhone owners (that just so happen to also own an Eye-Fi card) to upload images taken on their handset to their computer and the web. Reportedly, the app will allow users to aggregate all of their photos from both the iPhone and a digital camera into “organized folders on a computer and to one of 25 online photo sharing and social networking websites.” The app is also said to support geotagging just like the Eye-Fi Explore, though two crucial bits of info are sorely missing. First off, what happens with folks that don’t own an Eye-Fi card? And second, when is this app even coming out?

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Eye-Fi functionality comes to iPhone via new application originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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