TUAW reports that Apple will be scaling back on systemwide “hotkey” apps, which allow users to call up other apps and functions, in the Mac App Store as of June 1, the same date the company’s sandboxing requirements are scheduled to go into effect. Apparently, Apple will allow hotkey apps that are already in the [...]
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Apple Cutting Off Mac App Store Hotkey Apps as Sandboxing Requirement Goes Live on June 1?
Posted by Gary on May 18, 2012
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Apple briefly censors word ‘jailbreak’ on iTunes Store
Posted by Gary on May 18, 2012
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Company may be looking to control knowledge of jailbreaks For a brief time on Thursday Apple was censoring appearances of the word “jailbreak” on the iTunes Store, reports note. One example included the Thin Lizzy album and song of the same name, which were suddenly renamed “J*******k.” Other instances of the word, though, are said [...]
New Dropbox SDK Satisfies App Store Review Guidelines
Posted by Gary on May 12, 2012
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Last week, we noted that several iOS developers were seeing their apps being rejected from the App Store for their inclusion of Dropbox integration that could allow users to sign up for Dropbox accounts and purchase extra Dropbox space. Dropbox moved quickly in attempting to roll out a new SDK to avoid the issue and [...]
Adobe Brings Photoshop Lightroom 4 to Mac App Store
Posted by Gary on May 10, 2012
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Two months after the public release of Photoshop Lightroom 4, Adobe has now brought the software to the Mac App Store [Direct Link]. The release marks the most substantial Mac App Store release yet for Adobe, joining Photoshop Elements 10 Editor and Premiere Elements 10 Editor as well as the subscription-based Revel (formerly known as [...]
iOS Apps with Dropbox Integration Running Afoul of Apple’s App Store Rules
Posted by Gary on May 3, 2012
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The Next Web points to a recent thread in the Dropbox support forums revealing that a number of developers have been seeing their iOS apps with Dropbox integration being rejected by Apple. The apps have been rejected because users without the Dropbox iOS app installed on their devices who attempted to set up Dropbox integration [...]
Spotify’s Long-Awaited iPad App Debuts in App Store
Posted by Gary on May 2, 2012
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Streaming music service Spotify, which gained a loyal following in Europe before debuting in the United States last July, has launched its highly-anticipated iPad app. The app arrives in the form of a universal version of Spotify’s free existing app, although like the iPhone version a Premium subscription is required for mobile access after a [...]
RIM culprit behind Australian ‘wake up’ Apple store protest
Posted by Gary on May 1, 2012
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Reveal on May 7 for AU market Previously believed to be Samsung, BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion admitted responsibility for the paid flashmob outside a Sydney Apple store. The faux mob was a phase in a viral marketing program for the upcoming BlackBerry 10 OS. The campaign’s backers were wearing the same black attire, holding [...]
Mac App Store Hits 10,000 Available Apps
Posted by Gary on April 28, 2012
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As pointed out by MacGeneration [Google translation], Apple’s Mac App Store has reached a new milestone with 10,000 apps available for purchase or free download through the marketplace. Our own sister site AppShopper confirms the milestone, currently indexing 10,339 applications in the store. Apple launched the Mac App Store in January 2011 and has quickly [...]