Tag: ios apps

Mobile app revenue jumped 35 percent last year on iOS and Android

Sam Lambert
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Over the last couple of years, there have been concerns about app sales dropping off – so far so good. The last couple of years have been worrisome for developers and their mobile app revenue. Many experts have suggested that smartphone apps have either peaked or are dying off and are no longer worth creating. However, the revenue growth experienced last year suggests that there is life yet in the application market. Developers that still have incredible app ideas up their sleeves may still have considerable opportunities to take advantage…

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The #3 Apple App Store application is an unofficial cryptocurrency wallet

Sam Lambert
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A recent report revealed that an unofficial version of the MyEtherWallet.com service was open for iOS device users. According to a recent report from TechCrunch, an unofficial MyEtherWallet.com application is being sold on the Apple App Store for users of iOS based devices. The unofficial version of the popular service comes with a price tag of $4.99 and is already #3 on the store’s list. The iOS app is only a week old and its name has already drawn a very high number of downloaders. The Apple App Store has…

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Apple App Store removes applications made in Iran due to U.S. sanctions

Jennifer Goula
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The iPhone maker issued a letter to Iranian developers informing them that their offerings have been cut. The Apple App Store has removed iOS applications made in Iran. The iPhone maker made this move in order to follow U.S. government sanctions against the Middle Eastern country. According to Iranian app developers, they received letters informing them of the action, but no warning. Dozens of developers said they were informed that the Apple App Store removed their applications. They were notified as it happened but were not warned in advance at…

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Mobile security infection affects Apple iOS apps

L. Green
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This issue has made it into a number of different applications and programs, including WeChat. A mobile security issue has now been identified, as app developers who downloaded some of the central Apple software components from locations other than the official App Store have unknowingly worked viruses into some of the most popular and well known applications. The majority of these infected mobile apps were developed in China and are popular primarily in that country. Apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod have been threatened with this mobile security problem.…

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Most popular paid mobile app for iOS taken down after day and a half

Julie Campbell
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Peace, the ad blocker that had risen to the highly coveted top spot at the App Store, was removed by its founder. The most popular paid mobile app for Apple devices, Peace, an ad blocker, has now been removed by its founder in less than two days from its launch on the market, despite its massive popularity. The mobile application was designed to stop advertising from showing up on web pages viewed on iPhones. The former Tumblr chief technology officer, Marco Arment, who is also the creator of the Peace…

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