Appletell | Apple, Mac, iPhone, iPod | News, Rumors, Reviews, How-Tos

Subscribe to our content for free: (?)
Get our Daily Email
Articles about itunes app store

How Apple got to 100,000 apps, and why it won’t stop

by Kirk Hiner on Nov 5, 2009 at 09:47 AM

You have a map for that, Verizon? Okay, well I see your map, and raise you an app. 100,000 apps, actually. Apple has announced that developers have created over 100,000 apps for the App Store (only a couple hundred of which have anything to do with farting). This is a… Continue Reading »

App Store now has more than 100,000 applications available

by Josh Holat on Nov 5, 2009 at 07:42 AM

Apple’s iTunes App Store has reached a very important milestone: 100,000 available applications. In a marketplace where other companies are struggling to get 1,000 applications available for purchase and download, Apple and the developers with accounts have once again risen to the occasion. 100,000 certainly isn’t a small number, and… Continue Reading »

In-app purchases now available in free apps

by Ed Parry on Oct 16, 2009 at 07:33 AM

When iPhone OS 3.0 was first released, Apple stated that only paid apps would be able to take advantage of in-app purchases. This allowed developers to offer, say, the first 10 levels of a game, then to charge a little extra for additional levels. Now, free applications will be able… Continue Reading »

Dropbox makes its way to the iPhone, proves to be just as awesome as on the Mac

by Josh Holat on Oct 2, 2009 at 03:31 PM

Remember about a month ago when the team over at Dropbox submitted their iPhone application to Apple for review for the App Store? Yea, we know it’s been a while. Well that application has now been accepted and is available as a free download through the App Store! The application… Continue Reading »

Appletell Review: Facebook 3.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch

by Josh Holat on Aug 29, 2009 at 09:51 AM

After a short wait, Apple has reviewed and accepted the Facebook 3.0 App Store application for user in the general public. This update brings many features that the Facebook website has had for a while, and changes the interface dramatically…in a good way. Overall, it is a great improvement upon… Continue Reading »

Apple adds queue time and contact info to App Store

by Josh Holat on Aug 3, 2009 at 12:20 PM

There’s no doubt that Apple has seen their fair share of complaints when it comes to the App Store. Surprisingly, two of the largest complaints about the whole process are being addressed by Apple through the iPhone Developer Center. Perhaps the best of these two updates is the queue time… Continue Reading »

App It Up: MobileMe iDisk for iPhone

by Indraneel Purohit on Jul 31, 2009 at 11:34 AM

It’s been a long time in the making, but Apple’s MobileMe iDisk iPhone app has finally gone live. With this app, MobileMe users can now easily manage their iDisk, in a multitude of ways. Like all other Apple-developed iPhone apps, the MobileMe iDisk iPhone app sports a very simple and… Continue Reading »

Apple asks developers to include key words with App Store applications

by Josh Holat on Jul 30, 2009 at 05:43 AM

It is very well known that there are some issues with Apple’s App Store in general. One of those issues—up until this point—has been how hard it is to find certain applications that may have an unusual name. In order to help solve this problem, Apple is now asking developers… Continue Reading »

Apple hangs up on Google Voice

by Indraneel Purohit on Jul 28, 2009 at 12:02 PM

As quickly as Google Voice was beginning to pick up some steam—with a public beta version due out in September—it has been effectively shunned from one of the biggest smartphone platforms out there. Apple has removed Sean Kovacs’ GV Mobile and Riverturn’s Voice Central, the excellent Google Voice apps, from… Continue Reading »

UPDATE: No promo codes for apps with a 17+ rating. Really, Apple?

by Josh Holat on Jul 27, 2009 at 10:32 AM

It’s very well known that Apple has some major issues when it comes to what they are doing with the App Store. Most recently, Apple started enforcing a strict rating system for applications. The worst part about this? Apparently, apps with a 17+ rating can no longer be obtained through… Continue Reading »

Next Page »
Special Features