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How to return purchased apps back to the app store

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Often people click on links by mistake which lead to huge sums of money being transferred from one bank account to other. But here that’s not the case but something like that.

In the App store for iPhone and iPod Touch, you might often like apps and somehow or the other you click on the buy now link and buy the app or you mistook as the app for some other app and you finally end up paying for that app.

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You’ve downloaded app and now you start thinking, i just wasted a few bucks! You wouldn’t think that if you new how to return apps in the app store. Heres a nice video put down by guys at MobileOrchard showing how to return a purchased app to the app store.

It is a useful trick which might help you save few bucks. Also after reporting the problem and setting the reason as suitable one i.e you bought the app by mistake, you will have to wait till your request is approved and your are given back your payment or given back credit.

Breaking : Mozilla (Firefox?) app for iPhone to come up within few weeks

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ff_on_iphoneAre you bored with Safari on your iPhone? Want a Change? Perhaps new broswer or new features?? In  the coming weeks, you might be able to get your hands on the Mozilla (Maybe Firefox) app for iPhone!

Om Malik when interviewing the CEO of Mozilla found out that, a iPhone app for Mozilla may be on it’s way to the App store soon!

Another interesting aspect of it would be the weave feature. It’s like typing the URL in the address bar and getting all the browser history from all the devices and if this is not enough, you can save your browser preferences on Mozilla’s server so that you can access them form any device easily.

When Om asked them about this feature being integrated with the iPhone app, they remained silent but you see, silence answers lots of questions ;)

But what will happen, if Apple just decides to not, approve the app? Everything’s crushed :( and history would be repeating itself just like what happened with Google Voice, but yeah it did come up back with a Online version of the app though.

Also : Do read the comment by Sebastien below which clears out many things.

Update : There is some confusion, as to if the app is a browser or not. Currently we cannot confirm, anything, but will keep you posted as soon as we receive information.

[Via GigaOm]

In-App purchases brings the Old Upgrade Type App Model to iPhone

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In App Purchases

Remember those old days when you could download the a free software which was not exactly free but you needed to upgrade later to get full functionality? Yeah, something like that has come to Apple’s App store too called In-App Purchases.

What this does, is that earlier if you wanted to download any app, a free version then you would have to get a lite version of the app (I have lots of them, i said lots) and this would make it even more time consuming for app developers to make a separate lite app.

So With this In-App coming to the app store you can download any app from the store for free (if the developer has implemented it) and you will be able to try the app with limited features and if you want to buy the app then you can just hit upgrade and get the app with full features without the need of downloading entirely new app.

Here’s what Apple said to developers in a mail [Via Marco]

Now you can use In App Purchase in your free apps to sell content, subscriptions, and digital services.

You can also simplify your development by creating a single version of your app that uses In App Purchase to unlock additional functionality, eliminating the need to create Lite versions of your app. Using In App Purchase in your app can also help combat some of the problems of software piracy by allowing you to verify In App Purchases.

Upload Images to Multiple site at once through PhotoScatter iPhone app

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You take a Funny Pic on your iPhone. Ok. Then you post it to Twitter, FaceBook, Flickr and so on. But isn’t it hectic to go to every site and upload it or upload it to it, from different apps on your iPhone?

PhotoScatter [iTunes Link] comes to rescue. It Saves times and increases efficiency. Available for $0.99 on iTunes Store (Now for free also!) does it all in one shot and uploads to Facebook, Twitter (Twitpic), Flickr, ShutterFly, PhotoBucket, Picasa for now (More to be added in further versions).

It’s a very useful pic for Photographers who have very less time to do the uploading stuff. In one Shot, Multiple Services. I love it!

It has been developed by UniqueApps which  has developed TweetGlobe too. This app is made by my friend, Ryan who is the Creator of Unique Apps. I would like to request you, if you could help his app reach the Top 25 Apps! 

What you got to do to upload pics is very simple. 

  • Configure you account settings for the websites u want to upload to.
  • Take a Pic or select a Existing Photo
  • Select the services you want to Upload
  • You Can add Title and Description too
  • Then Sit back and Relax.

Here’s one Pic on how to select services

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“So Easy, why didn’t you tell this to me before?”  - this is what you are thinking right? :P  

Also, here’s a demo to check out ;)

Use your iPhone as a Magnifying Glass with iMagnify

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iPhone has been used for Various things till now, from reading Bar Codes to Bumping iPhones to Exchange. Even Camera Apps have been developed well to serve various purposes.

Here comes a App called Magnify which magnifies 4x and has a AutoFocus feature. It also supports Dim Light areas like your favorite romantic restaurant. So now you don’t need to battle to read the small text written on the reverse side of Packet Labels.

This App is compatible with iPhone 3G and 3GS both. Just hold your iPhone above the object at a distance of four inches and the Pinch out the screen to check out the magnified version. This App is available on the App Store with a price tag of $1.99 (Quite Reasonable, ha?). Buy it Here.

Via Onlygizmos.

Discovery Channel app hits the app store

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Discovery communication has released a Discovery Channel app that is now available on the iTunes App Store. This app brings a huge amount of video content of the non fiction quality, quizzes, photo galleries, programming schedules and updates from Discovery News. Just when you think that this is all, it gets more interesting.

It also allows you to share content you liked via e-mai and share it with your loved ones. It also allows you to save your loved and liked content to favorites, thus allowing you to easily rewatch the content when you want to do so.

Reviving the App Store : Phil Schiller trying to bring back those dead apps

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Apple has gained lot’s of negative attention because of the App store. Lot’s of Buzz surrounding App store especially the rejection of the Google Voice App by the App store and then FCC looking in to matter. It’s been sorted out when Google has decided to release a web App for Google Voice.

Recently Lot’s of Top Developers of the App store and their applications were deleted from the App store. The Blogosphere reacted quickly to it, the Anger of the developers was clearly visible. Along with that people had Broke up with their iPhone including bloggers like Om Malik.

In this situation Apple Does need a superman, and so there is one. Phil Schiller, Apple’s very own WordlWide Marketing Vice President. It’s very surprising but yes, Phil is approaching developers personally to get their feedback.

Rising Card, one very cool magic application developed by theory 11, where the developers had worked really hard and sweat out their blood for their app. But then what? All their hopes were thrashed by Apple in just one mail, the rejection mail.

The developers said they had completely lost their hope, but then Phil came in touch with them and hopes began to rise again! Well here’s how they describe their experience, in a mail they sent to TechCrunch.

Schiller was unbelievably responsive throughout the whole ordeal. Our first communication from him was late at night on the 11th – with another email sent to us an hour later. He was extremely nice and although not promising anything, he said he would have their team look into the situation ASAP.

To be frank, Chris and I [the creators] were both amazed that this had reached the heights it had at all – given the fact that it is just a fun magic trick. We had spent months creating, polishing, and finishing this thing – and up until then we thought all hope was lost. It’s been quite the rollercoaster.

This morning, we received another email from Schiller advising us that Phil Shoemaker (Director of Application Technology) would be in touch with us soon to discuss our app, and as promised I received a phone call about three hours later from Phil. Shoemaker said that his team was looking into the issue as we spoke, and he was hopeful to see resolution of this by the end of the day.

True to his word – it was in fact approved late this afternoon. In sincerity the whole process was quite the ordeal, but I must say that I respect the hell out of the fact that we received the personal attention that we did. They were responsive, attentive, and truly listened to what we were saying. While one could argue that it took us over a month to get to that point, I would judge this situation based on the lengths they went to to fix the problem – they were incredible.

Obviously after this the Developers were very happy :) So Phil Schillers the man. Well here’s a post from Theory 11‘s blog where he is expressing his happiness!