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Android Market: One Billion Downloads

July 19, 2010
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Android has just joined in Apple’s App Store in the “>1 Billion Downloads”-club, if there was such a club. Apple’s App Store reached 3 billion downloads in in January 2010 so by now they are even more ahead, but Google and Android also seems to have a good thing going now that they’ve reached a [...]

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How To: iPhone & iPad Casino Games Outside App Store With Real Money

July 5, 2010
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Let’s face it. Apple has a rather strict policy about what kind of apps to let into their App Store. Apps that makes farting sounds are okay, but apps that let you enjoy – and spend/win a few bucks – playing casino games, are not okay. One gambling app has made it through to the [...]

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Betfair – First iPhone ‘Gambling’ App in App Store

June 3, 2010
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Betfair recently announced that their app had been accepted by Apple into App Store. Before you start to cheer, you should know that the app is only available in the UK and you can’t just create a UK iTunes Store account and download it, because Betfair uses the built-in iPhone GPS to determine that you’re [...]

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Must-Have iPhone Applications in the UK

May 30, 2010
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In just a few short years the iPhone has completely changed the way that people look at mobile phones. Apple’s smartphone introduced the world to the idea of downloadable applications which meant that phones were no longer home to static content, but could be updated with new software and features from third party developers at [...]

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Adobe Preparing a Lawsuit Against Apple? Screw You, Adobe!

April 14, 2010
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Tom’s Hardware is writing in an article today that Adobe might be gearing up to a lawsuit against Apple because of the whole Flash deal, more or less. While nothing is official yet, sources are citing that it could all happen within a few weeks. Earlier in the “iPhone vs Flash”-war, Adobe announced how their [...]

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Apple Surprisingly Approves Opera Mini for iPhone

April 13, 2010
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It took Apple 20 days, 8 hours and 31 minutes to approve Opera Mini in the App Store for iPhone, iPad Touch (and maybe iPad, in the future?), according to a countup timer on Opera’s website. I don’t think anybody – except Opera themselves – expected their browser to be approved, as Apple has previously [...]

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Opera Mini 5 for iPhone Submitted to App Store – Don’t Hold Your Breath!

March 24, 2010
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Norwegian software company, Opera, now has a Opera Mini 5 version ready for the iPhone. It has already been submitted to Apple for approval in the App Store, but I wouldn’t hold my breath to see it being approved anytime soon. I seem to remember having read that Apple doesn’t want applications that duplicates functions [...]

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iTunes App Store: 13 New Countries Added

February 21, 2010
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TUAW reports today that Apple announced through iPhone Developer News that the iTunes App Store is now available in 13 more countries: “You can now distribute your apps to more customers with the addition of App Store support in Armenia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Jordan, Kenya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Senegal, Tunisia, and Uganda.” If you’re [...]

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New for iPhone/iPod Touch – Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

January 18, 2010
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GTA, Chinatown Wars, just hit the App Store and is available for iPhone and iPod Touch. It’s a $10 ‘investment’ that will guarantee you some interesting game time. I bought it and tested it – just so you wouldn’t have to in case it sucked. So far, it’s really great and worth every penny. In [...]

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Apple’s App Store Reaches 3 Billion Downloads

January 9, 2010
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The world-known App Store from Apple, I think it’s safe to say by now, just reached 3 billion downloads. In April 2009, nine months after launch, App Store reached 1 billion downloads and now they just reached the 3 billion downloads mark. App Store is 18 months old now and with a total of 3 [...]

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Facebook For iPhone Updated To 3.1 With Push Notifications

January 8, 2010
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One of the most popular applications for iPhone and iPod Touch, Facebook, has just been updated to version 3.1 and now includes the long awaited Push Notifications. Receiving the push notifications on your iPhone does not necessarily require that you have “Push” enabled, as this usually drains your battery rather quick. I have mine set [...]

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VernX – Action Puzzle Game For iPhone / iPod Touch

December 9, 2009
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The developer behind VernX contacted me to get my opinion on his first iPhone game. Long story short, I really enjoyed testing it, so I decided to write up a quick post about it and share it with you guys. VernX is an original action puzzle game. The goal of the game is to guide [...]

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FIFA 10 – iPhone Game Review (vs Real Football 09)

October 13, 2009

FIFA 10 for iPhone was released on the App Store earlier this month for $9.90 or DKK 59 if you’re buying through the danish iTunes Store like I did (that’s $11.50). I tried it out just so you don’t have to – in case it sucked Here’s what I think about FIFA 10 for the [...]

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iPhone – There Really Is An App For Everything

September 30, 2009
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Once you discover the App Store, you’ll see how applications can make your iPhone do just about anything. There are thousands of iPhone apps to choose from. Here are a few that will help you get the most out your iPhone, wherever you go. That’s how Apple introduces their new “Apps for Everything” site. You [...]

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iPhone Commodore 64 Emulator Just Approved By Apple… Or Not, Yet!

September 8, 2009
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Apple just approved an iPhone C64 emulator application – the same one they rejected earlier. At this time I was unable to find it in App Store using iTunes but the price should be around $5 and it comes with five games: Dragons Den, Le Mans, Jupiter Lander, Jack Attack and Arctic Shipwreck. The developer [...]

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Facebook 3.0 for iPhone Released

August 28, 2009
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iPhone users with a Facebook account, launch your App Store and download the latest release of the Facebook app for the iPhone. It has just been released in a 3.0 version. Facebook app developer, Joe Hewitt, has been working on Facebook 3.0 for quite some time. He submitted it to Apple for review on August [...]

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Apple Launches MobileMe iDisk App For iPhone

July 30, 2009

It’s finally here! Apple announced the MobileMe iDisk App back in June and it has now arrived. Using the iDisk App, you can browse through your iDisk folders directly on your iPhone. The app is free and you get it from, yep you guessed it, the App Store. Note however, it requires iPhone OS 3.0 [...]

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Congratulations, App Store – 1 Year Birthday

July 13, 2009

It’s been one year already, since App Store was launched along with the iPhone 3G. When App Store was first launched it came with around 500 applications and the next weekend they had already 10 million downloads. Nine months later, Apple’s App Store reached one billion downloads and had over 35,000 applications in place. No [...]

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Buy All The Apps In The iPhone App Store For Just $144,326.06

July 10, 2009

Have you ever wondered how much it would set you back if you bought all the paid apps in the Apple iPhone App Store? I haven’t, but “busted loop” still did a calculation and it comes down to $144,326.06 as of July 6th. If you happen to start purchasing all the apps, please send me [...]

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Apple might beat Nokia in future "mobile war"

June 28, 2009

Despite advanced smartphones and being the largest phone manufacturer in the world, Nokia simply cannot cope with Apple when it comes to content and the use of software within the phones. That might cause serious problems for Nokia, when the “future mobile war” begins. The biggest advantage with the Apple iPhone is surely the App [...]

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Paper Toss – iPhone game quick review

June 23, 2009
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Free iPhone Game, Paper Toss, currently number 1 on the “Top 25 Free” list in the Danish App Store. Have you ever been bored at work, crumpled up a piece of paper and counted how many times you can make it in a small trash can? Have you ever brought in electric fans to make [...]

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