Leave a Comment

Apple Takes Early Lead WIth iPhone Store; Will Developers Dedicate Resources To New Platforms?
MacBytes.com — ... Group Manager of Mobile Rich Miner if this was a threat. Miner's response: "I'm not worried." He prefaced that with all true things: Android has only been out for a few weeks, developers won't be able to charge for applications until the New Year, and the phone is limited to one model, which is only being sold by T-Mobile USA and T-Mobile International. But so far, it doesn't seem that a big advocate is emerging on Android's behalf, much like happened early on for Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL - ...

Apple Takes Early Lead WIth iPhone Store; Will Developers Dedicate Resources To New Platforms?
MacBytes.com — Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL - News ) has not only been successful at selling millions of iPhones, but its application storefront has been a runaway hit, too. That could complicate life for Google's Android, which is just now coming to market, as developers become too preoccupied with Apple to focus on another new platform. Launched in July, the iPhone App store is available in 60 countries, and is stocked with about 8,000 games, social networking sites, and other reference tools. The number of apps is rapidly rising, jumping by 45 percent in the past month. Downloads aren't ...

Gap, Target Launch Their First iPhone Apps In Time For Holidays
MacBytes.com — ... , which led the development of the apps, said it was the exact opposite: "They said we got to have that. It's true [that some may be cutting back], but others that believe in trying new things, are continuing." Last week, Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL - ...

Gap, Target Launch Their First iPhone Apps In Time For Holidays
MacBytes.com — ... , which led the development of the apps, said it was the exact opposite: "They said we got to have that. It's true [that some may be cutting back], but others that believe in trying new things, are continuing." Last week, Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL - ...

CES: On Music: The Only New Money Is In Mobile; Execs Not Impressed With iTunes' New 3G Downloads
MacBytes.com — ... the conversations, but it's still a doctor's examine." Nokia's Trevor Madigan says its hard despite their success: "Certainly, when a global company like Nokia tries to cut a deal for something that's not an established market, it can be easier. But there's no publishing community that's integrated, it can be very challenging. We've been reasonably successful, but every country requires separate negotiations." Reaction to Apple's iTunes' announcement: To be sure, Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL - ...

Digital Chocolate Latest iPhone Convert
MacBytes.com — ... . The first four games hit 10 million downloads in less than 100 days, and that's with prices at or higher than $3 each. "It's by far our most effective platform. We make as much money with these games on one device as we do putting a game on 100 different cell phone platforms," said Hawkins. The advantage seems to be all those years Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL - ...

AT&T; Says Forget About Cheaper Data Rates For The iPhone 3G S
MacBytes.com — AT (NYSE: T - News ) may want iPhone sales to continue at a fast clip, and it may want to extend its exclusive contract with Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL - News ), but it is not willing to drop data plan rates for the phone in order to do that. AT spokesman Mark Siegel told Dow Jones that there are no plans to alter the company's data prices when the iPhone 3G S goes on sale next Friday. Siegel: "We've been very happy with our pricing." And, why wouldn't they? The average monthly bill for an iPhone user is in the mid-$90 range. Prior to Apple's ...

WSJ Asks iPhone App Users If They Would Pay
MacBytes.com — ... Reader required a paid subscription, how likely would you be to subscribe?" Answers ranger from "definitely yes" to "definitely no" with some middle ground. The survey also looks at habits such as how often do you read the print edition, but it doesn't ask if including the iPhone app with my print subscription would make me more likely to keep the print edition. Nothing about price points, either, at least in the version I saw. (Respondents can qualify for a $250 Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL - ...