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Rdio Releases New Android App, Ought To Be Ashamed Of Its Windows Phone App
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Today, Rdio is releasing a brand new application for Android phones chock-full of fresh features, which is awesome. Mainly because it gives me an excuse to write up a related rant I would have published at some point anyway. But let’s get the new Android app part out of the...
One Little Tweet From Justin Bieber Boosted This New Startup To The Top Of The App Store
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Last week, a mobile app Stamped relaunched. It had a slew of big-name investors behind it, including Justin Bieber, Ryan Seacrest and Ellen DeGeneres. Stamped is an app that lets users bookmark their 100 favorite things across categories like books, music and movies and share them with others. Yesterday, Stamped...
Rdio Android app gets a refresh, adds ICS support and new design
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Tune streaming service Rdio has just given its Android application a major makeover. Not only will the app experience the Ice Cream Sandwich treatment for the first time (happy, GNex owners?), but it's also gotten a new look that's easier on the eyes. Furthermore, Rdio added the ability to...
Apple warns developers not to manipulate their app rankings
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In a sign of trouble in the App Store, Apple has warned app developers not to manipulate their rankings in the top charts by using third-party marketing services. The warning addresses rumors that have suggested that “bot farms” or “water armies” in places such as China are offering to boost...
Apple Warns Developers Not to Manipulate App Store Rankings
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Yesterday, a TouchArcade thread was posted that warned about fraudulent App promotion services that guarantee Top 25 rankings for a modest fee. According to the poster, these services utilize automated scripts or bots to artificially boost free app rankings into the Top charts. At least one company denied the...
Hands on with the remastered Rdio for Android
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Rdio, a music subscription service offering more than 12 million tracks, released a new Android client on Monday. The application is a full re-write of the software, rather than an update to the existing code, and better supports Android 4.0 smartphones and tablets, allowing the app to be controlled on...
Apple Offers New Dedicated Podcast App for iOS
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Earlier this month, it was rumored that Apple would be launching a standalone podcast app in iOS 6. Instead of waiting for the next version of iOS, Apple posted the Podcast app on the App Store today. [App Store] Podcasts app is the easiest way to discover, subscribe to and...
Rdio's Android app redesigned, now supports Android 4.0
www.theverge.com
The Android version of streaming music service Rdio's mobile app has seen a complete redesign, introducing a number of new features. These include playlists, new releases, top charts, and recommendations, as well as what Rdio describes as "streamlined top-level navigation" in the form of a brand new home screen...
Rdio now has 15 million tracks, launches new design with a focus on discovery and sharing
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Rdio has announced big changes for its product at SXSW today as it holds a live broadcast discussing new features and a focus on sharing and playlists. The company has said that it is now focusing on people by giving people the tools they need to create awesome playlists and...
After 35 draws, OMGPOP finally got it right (interview)
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Zynga acquired OMGPOP today for a reported $200 million. It was a clear statement that, as powerful as each of these companies are on their own, they still need each other. New York-based OMGPOP created smartphone hit Draw Something, where you can draw a picture and get a friend...
Apple is revamping the iPad App Store ahead of tomorrow’s event with faster top charts and new ‘catalogs’ category
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In the past few hours we’ve seen some basic changes happening at the App Store on iPad which seem to coincide nicely with the launch event tomorrow. A few hours ago, readers noticed a new top charts that scroll without having to load after a certain number. The movement is...
Apple is revamping the iPad App Store ahead of tomorrow’s event with faster top charts and new ‘catalogs’ category
Apple launches gestures-heavy iPhoto for iPad
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In what many might call a long overdue move, Apple has ported the iPhoto photo management application to iPad. The release of the software completes a trio of most important iLife apps that are now available on the iPad: iMovie, GarageBand and now iPhoto. The app supports images up...
Zynga confirms that FarmVille 2 is in the works
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Zynga closed its Unveiled event today in San Francisco with a hint of one of its big games to come: FarmVille 2. Mark Pincus, chief executive of Zynga, introduced a new trailer of the game as he closed out a press conference where the company showed off its new slate...
16 iPhone Games You Must Download Right Now
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There are so many games in the iOS App Store. If you tend to only look at the Top Charts you'll notice the same handful of apps in rotation, but what about when you want to branch out and try something new? How do you know which ones are worth...
Apple debuts stand-alone Podcasts app for iPhone & iPad
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Apple has added a full-fledged application for podcasts to the iTunes Store as a new way to highlight the incredible free content being produced daily and weekly by podcasters across the world. As we described previously, podcasts are pre-recorded audio (sometimes video) programs that you can listen and watch...
Wind-Up Knight sees 100,000 downloads in 24 hours after going free
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The iOS version of California-based Robot Invader’s side-scrolling platformer Wind-Up Knight is seeing more than 10,000 downloads an hour after switching to a free-to-play model. Robot Invader originally released the iOS version of Wind Up Knight on Dec. 15 as a $0.99 paid title, but made the game to a...
Zombies help old game top charts
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The undead breathe new life into ageing PC game Arma II...
Apple's App Discovery Lead On Google Is Shrinking, But Mobile Publishers Shouldn't Be Too Worried
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Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Matthäus Krzykowski is a co-founder of Xyologic, a mobile app search engine. The number of iPhone apps that hit the Top Free 100 rankings in the U.S. Apple App Store has decreased by 35%, according to a study we’ve completed at app search startup...
OMGPOP’s Draw Something takes No. 1 daily game title from Zynga in social/mobile
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Zynga has dominated the top charts of Facebook games for what seems like forever. So it is surprising to note that Draw Something from OMGPOP has taken the No. 1 position in terms of daily active users this week, according to research firm AppData, which counts users on both...
How six Lolapps developers saved their last big game, Ravenshire Castle
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Ravenshire Castle is launching today on Facebook. It is the final chapter in the Raven World series created by a team of developers at Lolapps, which was once on the top charts of Facebook gaming. The fact that Ravenshire Castle made it this far is a minor miracle, and the...
Apple rejected this app because it is too much like Siri
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The last we heard Apple was working with developers of Siri alternatives such as True Knowledge, developers of Evi, to iron out similarities between the app and the iPhone 4S‘s flagship feature. Apple is quick to warn developers submitting Siri-like apps to the App Store not to mimic native...
Here's A Look At Sony's New Spotify Killer For The iPhone
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Sony's Music Unlimited yet another challenger to music streaming service Spotify. It's been around for awhile on Android and PlayStation-branded devices, but the app recently made its way to the iPhone. Still in its infancy, the app has a ways to go if it wants to steal users away from...
Angry Birds follow-up Amazing Alex tops app charts after just one day
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So much for the sophomore slump. Amazing Alex, the follow-up to publisher Rovio’s megahit Angry Birds, is already nesting in the top spot of Apple’s app store charts just one day after its release Thursday. The 99-cent iPhone version of this puzzle game is the best-selling app in 35 countries, while...
How rating affects ranking in search results and top charts across platforms
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Editor’s Note: Ian Sefferman is co-founder and CEO of MobileDevHQ, a company that provides app store optimization and marketing tools. His guest post contains data pulled from the company’s backend and an analysis of how a mobile app’s rating in the App Store and Google Play top charts can be...
Apple rejected this Android app because it is too much like Siri
9to5google.com
The last we heard, Apple was working with developers of Siri alternatives such as True Knowledge, the developers behind “Evi,” to iron out similarities between the app and the iPhone 4S‘s flagship feature. Apple is quick to warn developers who are submitting Siri-like apps not to mimic native features of...
A big win for app search startup Chomp as it heads to Apple
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In what could pave the way to a better app discovery experience in the iTunes store, Apple acquired app search startup Chomp for a reported $50 million. It’s a big win for Chomp’s team, as the company had raised just $2.5 million from BlueRun Ventures, Ron Conway and other angels....
Meet the iPad's best-selling apps
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Apple has already posted its "Top Charts" for a tablet computer that hasn't been released Source: Apple Inc. Nobody knows yet what applications the people who buy iPads will want to load on their new machines — for that we'll have to wait until Saturday, when the device goes on...
iPad Day One: Charts Show Big Media Mostly Playing in Free Apps, Not Paid
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So day one of iPad launch almost over—though West Coast’s still in full swing—no estimates on how many iPads have sold, but it is instructive to see how the charts for iPad apps are doing. The big hope that it would be the savior of big media isn’t bearing...
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