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The 100,000 App Glory for Apple : 10K downloads per day for T Pain App!

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Apple’s App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch Recently crossed over 100,000 apps made by developers world wide! This is something which Apple should be proud of (perhaps, it is).

Currently they are serving over 50 Million iPod and iPhone users, and the latest app, I Am T-Pain crossed off all the records with mind blowing 10,000 Downloads per day. The Total count of apps downloaded has crossed 2 Billion!

One of the Strongest Reasons why the App Store succeeded was because the whole new Saga about the Multi-Touch interface which wasn’t much popular in those days when iPhone was released. It gave developers a great chance to explore the new technology and with so many apps being sold everyday a better business opportunity too.

And now when Apple already has a very large user base, it’s surely going to attract the big players in the Market, especially EA Sports, one of the best Game Makers in the world who have made couple of apps which have been great success on App Store like Sims 3 and the Latest Fifa 10.

The Latest Addition was that there came a Genius for Apps, just like the one like music where it showed related songs, now it shows related apps to your current apps. Neat.

Quick Stats about Apple Store

Apps : 100,000+

Countries Served : 77+

Categories : 20

User Base : 50 Million

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

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In App Purchases

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.

5 Best Free Twitters Apps for iPhone and iPod touch developed till now

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When it comes to downloading apps, i am very selective, unlike my brother who count’s no. of Screens he has filled with apps and compares it with other people.

So, i’ve got a Handful of Twitter apps whose Awesomeness makes me include them in my Hit list for the best free twitter apps for iPhone / iPod Touch made till now. And this time, not just names or Pics, but strong reliable reviews too ;)

1.) TwitBird : Well, this name might be unheard but, once after checking out the app, it wont be. This is a Must for people who love organized Stuff and are not much behind a programs User Interface (Are there any?).

You can Handle Multiple Accounts with this, so Unlike some Twitter Apps, you won’t need to Log out and log in again while using two or more twitter accounts. It’s also got Extra Tools like Nearby Tweets, which locates people nearby your location using iPhone’s very own GPS and shows their tweets in the timeline.

Wait a Minute. I did tell that it’s not for those who go behind User Interface, but there’s something which anyone would surely like. Just adding a BG to your twitter app would make your app more nice to use, this app supports this and allows you to add a Background from Twitter’s Very Own Collection or your own albums too.

You can also Filter Your Tweets according to the messages present state, if it’s read or unread.

2.)  Twitterena Lite : Well, its another simple app for twitter. Personally, i have never faced any problem with this app like sudden freezing, although it hasn’t been pretty well with other twitter apps.

Another thing i like about this App, is the Bird sound which pops in and i like it pretty well :)

3.) TwitBit Lite : Supports Multiple accounts. Has a Good User Interface :) I don’t know why, but when i compared it with other twitter apps, this one seems to load the new tweets fastest and the refresh rate is awesome.

Also, You can BookMark Some tweets and certain profiles or further reference, which i don’t think any of the twitter apps do provide :)

4.) Twizzle : Ah. Neat things, i love them all. And when it come’s to Twizzle, it’s got everything i need. A very simple twitter app, free from useless stuff, and instead of making a mess, it shows all important features. It includes a Search Bar on the home screen.

The icons which you can see on the Tweet Page, Send Message, Reply and Retweet just rock. The timeline design is good too! It’s worth giving a try if you really, want the Main Content rather than just some other stuff.

5.) TweetDeck for iPhone : All time Favorite and is the most popular iPhone Twitter Client. Best User Interface, and the ability to add columns is more explainable, by you (Shouts to Readers).

Provides, nearly all features needed by one twitter user, ability to upload images to twitter via twitpic. But in midst of all this, i’ve read lots of cases and complains about tweetdeck users, that they are sick of the crashes they are facing.

So, Have you tried any of these apps? Would you like to see another app over here? Mention it in the comments!

How Apple Tries to Profit by Not Adding Camera to iPod Touch!

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Recently at Apple’s Music Event, they decided to add Camera to iPod Nano and not to iPod Touch. Especially at the KeyNote Direct attack at Flip Video was their plan which was made public by Steve Jobs!

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Anyways, Well Most Rumors all over the web were about iPod Touch Getting a Camera. It Didn’t. Actually some of iPod Case Manufacturers released the iPod Touch cases on their websites too. But Unfortunately, it was a waste attempt. (Your Really Dum, if you actually ordered it Before!)

But What could be the Reason why it didn’t add Camera to iPod Nano and not to iPod Touch? Well then, wouldn’t a iPod touch Buyer make a fool out of himself when he would spend $199 for it when he could get a iPod Nano having the Same Storage for $149 but along with a camera? (Prices Mentioned here – iPod Touch and iPod Nano)

iPod : No.1 Music Player in the Worl

But i don’t think this is what Apple Actually thinks. There’s quite a big reason after that step. No.1 That anyone could make out that they obviously want to sell out more iPods. It wouldn’t be boastful but yes, iPods are most sold music players all over the world. And when there’s a new Model, i think atleast 50% of existing customers opt for new models.

Now if we check out our Calender, Christmas is not Much Far and as far as surveys are concerned they state that most of the Sale take place during Christmas, so if Apple Manages to sell out large number of iPod Touch Models this Christmas and later if they make additions to iPod Touch then they could surely make much.. i mean much more Revenue then they could if they would have released it now.

Many More Reasons could be behind this. But the Fact is that, it’s not even 100% Confirmed Wether we are actually going to have iPod Touch with Camera in Future or not but since iPod Nano’s got one, iTouch Must get one.

Apple’s Music event to solve many mysteries!

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Now here’s something interesting. We had all those Rumours around about

Well, if you really want to know, what is actually happening then Apple has confirmed their iPod Event more popularly know as the Apple Music Event. It’s been confirmed for September 9 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, California. Proof? Press Invitations.

The Image on Top, is the one from the Press Invitation which has a piece of text, “It’s only rock and roll, but we like it” – famous lyrics from Rolling Stone.

If you really want to know, is there any iPod touch coming out with camera, or you want to know iTunes 9 will have social capabilities, Blu-Ray support or not, and finally the Apple’s Tablet. Who knows which one might be true!

iPod with Camera? : Coming towards reality?

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Well, like may other rumors i thought that the iPod Getting camera, was just another rumour but untill i saw this. Recently while checking out Engadget I found this. 

Well this Feature would definitely boost up the sales of iPods as this would be the First iPod to have a Camera and this will give it a Plus features against it’s upcoming rivals, Zune HD.

Also along with that, if it will have features like Video Recording just like those of iPhone 3GS. Anyways, check out few pics and a video right after the break.

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