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Striking It Rich In The App Store: For Developers, It's More Casino Than Gold Mine

For every developer making millions in Apple's app store, there are several thousand who've had their dreams of app superstardom smashed into a million little pixels. Given its unpredictability, what makes the App Store so popular with developers--and how can you succeed? One developer's tale of hitting the Apple jackpot. READ»

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iFive: Intel Smartphones, App Developers Patent Woes, PopCap Games In China, Amazon's Short Domains, RIAA's CD Piracy Law

Scrambling to get a grip on the day? Let us help you with the early news, summarized:READ»

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Pressure-Drawing Software From Ten One May Go in Apple's Pending Tray

Ten One is a New Jersey-based firm that deals with accessories for smartphones and tablets, with the odd bit of software thrown in for good measure. One of their products is the Pogo stylus, which can't have Steve Jobs that ...READ»

Meet Andrew Sampson, the Guy Who Makes FryPaper Sticky

Stephen Fry's business partner details the creation of the new FryPad iPad app, and the upcoming launch of their online talent agency, Untied Artists.READ»

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Cell Phone Networks Gang Up on Apple, Google

A is for apps--and agitated cell phone networks. They've formed a consortium in an attempt to fight back against the overwhelming dominance from Apple and Google in the smartphone market, and make some money from the mobile app ...READ»

Volkswagen Taps Crowd to App Your Ride

Once upon a time, cars used to be all about mechanics. Now it's all about technology--oh, and clever, tech-based marketing. Volkswagen has seized on this fact and is using it as a way of improving its vehicles, hiring talent--oh, and ...READ»

Apple Snubs Adobe, Adobe Snubs Apple, Google Nuzzles Adobe, You Do the Hokey Pokey...

The spat between Adobe and Apple rumbles on: Yesterday Apple did something rare, and directly addressed what it sees as Adobe's flaws. Meanwhile Google pledged to keep supporting Adobe's platforms on its Android OS. Ohoho ...READ»

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The Young App-rentices: Five App Developers Ages 16 and Under [UPDATE]

Meet four minor App developers with major ideas. All age 16 or younger, they're part of a generation raised with multi-touch and social media, and they're cranking out profitable ideas for new devices and platforms as fast as manufacturers let them.READ»

Microsoft Confirms Its Windows Phone 7 Won't Run Existing WinMo Apps

When Steve Ballmer unveiled Windows Phone 7 in Barcelona last month, there was a fair amount of speculation that Microsoft's radical (for them) new OS would render unto the company's existing devices a whole heap of incompatibility. ...READ»

Google Makes Gesture Creation Tool, Palm Drops Fees to Woo Developers

Nokia may be excited about gesture control on the N900, and Apple may be all over multitouch patents that make multiple gestures possible, but Google's taken the next step, and built a programmable Gestures API into Android 1.6. Of ...READ»

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Bloomberg Launches NYC Apps Contest

Want to know if there's construction in the Midtown Tunnel, or to track the spending of federal stimulus dollars on projects in the Five Boroughs? Check your iPhone. At least that's what Mayor Michael Bloomberg hopes you'll do. ...READ»