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Livescribe Pulse Smartpen Gets Its Very Own App Store
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iPhone Apps Have To Be Approved By Robots Now, Too
7:41AM John Herrman | Sounds sinister, right? That’s probably because I replaced the word “computers” with “robots”! For effect! But no, still, this is at least interesting: Developers are now reporting that apps are getting rejected, and not by humans. More »
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Windows Mobile Marketplace Adds Non-Mobile App Store
4:47PM Dan Nosowitz | Microsoft added a few nice new features to its Windows Mobile Marketplace today, including enhanced security and a nice-looking store that can be accessed from your computer’s browser, much like Xbox Live. More »
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Apple App Store Approval Process Becomes Slightly Less Inscrutable
7:49AM Matt Buchanan | The shroud falls a bit further: Apple’s now letting developers see where their apps are in the mysterious approval process! It’s not much but it is progress. Maybe one day we’ll learn about the shadowy figures doing the approving. [Wired]
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100,000 iPhone Apps And Counting
4:29AM Matt Buchanan | iPhone app tracking site AppShopper—from Arn of MacRumors—now counts over 100,000 apps approved by Apple. To be precise, 101,843 apps at this moment. More »
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2:40AM John Herrman | It’s uncanny. When known software gets repackaged for iPhones and iPod Touches, and passes through the hallowed gates of the App Store, something happens: Almost invariably, it gets cheaper. Waaay cheaper. Good right? Well, not always. More »
The App Store Effect: Are iPhone Apps Headed For Oblivion?
2:40AM John Herrman | It’s uncanny. When known software gets repackaged for iPhones and iPod Touches, and passes through the hallowed gates of the App Store, something happens: Almost invariably, it gets cheaper. Waaay cheaper. Good right? Well, not always. More »
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Palm Adds Unofficial Google Voice Client To App Catalogue
6:30PM Danny Allen | Apple may have issues with Google Voice, but Palm likes it. And it’s now approved gDial Pro, a free third-party client that lets you call and text contacts using a Google Voice number instead of your cell-phone number. [Palm Blog]
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Samsung Gets In On The App Store Action
10:00PM Danny Allen | Samsung plans to roll-out an app store for its Omnia smartphones, and has signed on the likes of Electronic Arts, Gameloft, Capcom and TAITO to help it expand the 300 launch applications to 2000 by the end of the year. More »
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OS X Gets It Very Own App Store, Unofficially
4:00AM John Herrman | The phrase “app store” has quickly become the most annoyingly buzzy term of the summer—who doesn’t have one nowadays? Up until about four seconds ago, if you answered “OS X” you would’ve been right. More »
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