Android app volume to pass iOS App Store but Apple developers lead in revenues

Release Date 9 Sep, 2011 in Apple Insider

Android Survey Highlights Piracy Problem InformationWeek - Thomas Claburn - 9 Sep, 2011 Yankee Group and Skyhook Wireless issue report that faults Google for failing to do enough to prevent unauthorized app copying. By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek Android developers make less money from paid apps than iOS developers, a disparity that ...
	Android apps less profitable than iPhone apps USA Today (blog) - Byron Acohido - 9 Sep, 2011 Android app developers make much less money from paid apps than iPhone developers do. A big reason: Android developers face rampant piracy that cuts into profits. Those findings from a survey of 75 Android app developers in ...
	'Android to overtake iPhone for app downloads' The Guardian - 9 Sep, 2011 Users of Android smartphones, such as the Samsung Nexus S, are forecast to download more apps than iPhone users this year. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Android smartphone users will download more apps than Apple iPhone owners this year, ...
	Mobile app downloads in Asia-Pacific set to touch 5 bn Business Standard - 9 Sep, 2011 Mobile phone application downloads in the Asia-Pacific region are set to touch almost five billion by the end of 2011, a rise of 189 per cent compared with 1.6 billion downloads in 2010, according to analyst firm Ovum. The firm estimates 2011 would see ...
	10 Great Mobile Brand Experiences: Forrester Forbes (blog) - Peter Sheldon - 9 Sep, 2011 By ON MARKETING By Peter Sheldon Mobile is so much more than an extension of the web; it is an opportunity for brands to develop next-generation customer experiences that raise the bar of convenience. The opportunity for brands to build deep, ...
App Piracy Is Hurting Android Developers' Bottom Lines MarketWatch (press release) - 9 Sep, 2011 New research from Yankee Group and Skyhook finds that Apple users download six times more paid apps than do Android users. BOSTON, Sep 08, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- App downloads in the US are booming to the tune of 40 apps per user per year, ...
	App Downloads To Grow 144% This Year; Android Leads Apple Forbes (blog) - Eric Savitz - 9 Sep, 2011 Mobile phone app downloads will grow 144% this year, to a total of 18 billion, according to the research firm Ovum, up from 7.4 billion apps in 2010. Google Android downloads will top those for the Apple iPhone for the first time, ...
APAC mobile app downloads to hit 5B in 2011 ZDNet Asia - Tyler Thia - 9 Sep, 2011 Region's mobile app downloads expected to skyrocket 189 percent to five billion and revenues from paid apps to hit US$871 billion this year, new study shows. Asia-Pacific handset users show ...
	It's time to stop using downloads as the key metric for apps success The Guardian (blog) - 9 Sep, 2011 App downloads are rocketing, but what do the metrics really mean? Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA The mobile apps industry is suffering from download-milestone overkill. Developers and publishers boast about how many times their apps have been downloaded ...
The 20 most useful iPhone apps of 2011 ZDNet (blog) - Jason Hiner - 9 Sep, 2011 Summary: This list of 20 iPhone apps helps you sort through the chaff and find apps to help you work smarter and improve your productivity. Mobile apps have become an embarrassment of riches for iPhone and ...
Developers gather for UK's first conference about iPhone apps WalesOnline - Sion Morgan - 9 Sep, 2011 Largely unheard of just three years ago, iPhone apps have already become one of the billion-dollar success stories of the decade. As Aberystwyth University hosts the UK's first ever app conference, reporter Sion Morgan ...
Facebook for iPhone 3.5 Update: Easier Sharing and Increased Privacy Settings PC Magazine - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎ By BrothaTech The latest Facebook for iOS devices (no official iPad app yet) brings a host of features including more sharing options, external link sharing, and increased privacy control via the app. Similar to a Twitter @Mention, when you add a ...
	Dorling Kindersley talks iPad, Android and its 'Darwinian' apps strategy The Guardian (blog) - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎ According to his LinkedIn profile, Justin Moodie made his first website for money "in 1994 using Notepad and Photoshop 2". In 2011 as publishing director, digital at Dorling Kindersley, his role includes overseeing the team making apps using ...
Guardian unveils Android app as mobile traffic soars The Guardian - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎ Building on the success of the Guardian's ever-growing mobile product portfolio - and as mobile traffic to the Guardian's online content reaches new record-breaking heights - the free app features all the best content from guardian.co.uk including the ...
	Guardian app now available on Android The Guardian - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎ The app - which is free to download and is available from the Android Market worldwide - includes the latest news, sport, comment, reviews, videos, podcasts and picture galleries from guardian.co.uk. A full list of features and further information is ...
	Talk back: What are your fave iPad apps? USA Today - Whitney Matheson - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎ As I mentioned on Twitter, last weekend I finally bought an iPad! I'm still learning how to use it, but so far I have no regrets. Thanks to everyone who has offered app suggestions. Below are five of my favorite iPad apps ...
Dice Goes Mobile with Apps for Android and iPhone MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎ NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Dice, the leading career site for technology and engineering professionals, is offering its community a new way to manage their careers with free mobile apps for the iPhone and Google's Android ...
Searches for Hurricane and Earthquake Mobile Apps Dramatically Increase in August MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎ SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 07, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Chomp today released its monthly app search data reflecting the most significant consumer search trends for Android and Apple iOS apps during the month of August. Chomp's most recent report shows that ...
MeFeedia Launches iPhone & Android Mobile Video Apps MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎ BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- MeFeedia today introduced two new apps for iPhone & Android mobile devices. Created to be easy & fun to use, both MeFeedia for iPhone & MeFeedia for Android offer a new way to see the most ...
	Apps rush: Postman Pat, AVG, Shakespeare In Bits, Kinetik and more The Guardian (blog) - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎ Postman Pat's modern incarnation gets his first iOS game, helicopter and all. P2 Games' app consists of nine mini-games designed for 3-5 year-olds, with in-game achievements using Apple's Game Center community �" something not often seen in apps for ...
	Book review: Location-Aware Applications ZDNet UK (blog) - Richard Ferraro - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎ By Book Reviews, 7 September, 2011 08:43 Location, location, location: it's not just for estate agents any more. As smartphones take a larger share of both the phone and the computing market, where we are (or where we want to be) becomes ever more ...
	Apps developers debate industry BBC News - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎ The organiser of a conference on the growing UK apps industry says it aims to help developers share ideas and become more competitive. The latest developments in apps for iPhone and iPad will debated at Aberystwyth University. ...
	Facebook for iPhone gets some major privacy changes Moneycontrol.com - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ Facebook for iPhone got some pretty big privacy changes that follow some of the same changes Facebook implemented for privacy via its website. These changes include making sharing content easier with who exactly you want to share with. ...
Facebook for iOS version 3.5 is out ZDNet (blog) - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ By Emil Protalinski \| September 6, 2011, 7:00pm PDT Summary: Facebook for iOS version 3.5 has changed the way you share content, and its privacy settings, to be more inline with the service's changes on the desktop Web version. Facebook has updated its ...
Huge update released for Facebook iOS app CNET (blog) - Jason Parker - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ A huge update for the iOS Facebook app (Free) released today adds some features users have been waiting for, along with other fixes and tweaks to the interface. Among the major new features, the updated iOS Facebook app is supposed to improve sharing ...
	Weekdays 4p et Fox News (blog) - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ Streaking may be one of the sillier fads left over from the '70s, but an iPhone app based on country star Ray Stevens' 1974 hit “The Streak” was deemed too “lewd and lascivious” to be released by Apple's iPhone's App Store. “We started developing this ...
Viz Profanisaurus expands iPhone users' vocabularies The Guardian - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ For years, Apple has taken a stern line on obscenity and other adult content on its App Store, with its approvals team rejecting apps for gratuitously sexual or offensive content. The company has even ended up in spats with satirists and a company that ...
	Apps rush: Viz Profanisaurus, O2 Academy, 50 Cent and more The Guardian (blog) - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ Viz magazine has brought its popular Profanisaurus database to iPhone, as Roger Mellie presents 12000 "degenerate definitions". They can be browsed alphabetically or at random, with a favourites list and social features. Count this as "Surprising Apple ...
i-Mei Online App ranks in top 3 in Apple's top free iPad Apps eTaiwan News - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎ Taiwan's I-Mei Multimedia e-Content Production & Marketing has made a sizeable investment in developing multimedia e-content, an effort which has paid off well, as seen in I-Mei's App ranking in the top 3 in the Apple iPad Top Free Online Apps under ...
Feeling ill? There are apps for that Irish Times - Fiona Reddan - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎ Smart phone apps can help you improve your health and fitness, but what are the best ones and how do they work? IF YOU use your smart phone to download everything from the Dart timetable to The Irish Times, it may be time to start putting it to an ...