Apps articles

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  Article

  Tweetbot-maker launches Netbot, a first-class but familiar client for App.net

  By Ellis Hamburger on October 3, 2012 12:01 pm + 71 comments

  Tweetbot-maker Tapbots today announced the release of Netbot, a $4.99 iPhone and iPad client for A Continue reading…

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  Article

  Evernote CEO Phil Libin responds to Skitch critics: 'We don't think the world needs another MS Paint'

  By Ellis Hamburger on October 2, 2012 12:53 pm + 33 comments

  "Our vision for Skitch hasn't changed at all," Evernote CEO Phil Libin insists, "and the core Continue reading…

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  Video

  Fujitsu and Docomo's I Beam eye tracking demo

  on October 2, 2012 06:31 am

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  Article

  Google Play celebrates 25 billion downloads with 25 cent apps, discounted books, music, and movies

  By Scott Lowe on September 26, 2012 07:00 am + 54 comments

  After reaching a milestone of 20 billion app installations back in June, Google has announced that Continue reading…

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  Article

  Ballmer flashes his Surface tablet in an effort to woo Windows 8 app developers

  By Tom Warren on September 26, 2012 04:34 am + 103 comments

  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is a busy man this month and next. After helping to unveil Nokia and HTC Continue reading…

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  Article

  SoundCloud refocuses on mobile with first editing features for Android and iPhone

  By Ellis Hamburger on September 20, 2012 08:01 am + 7 comments

  SoundCloud today announced an update to its iPhone and Android apps that greatly simplifies the Continue reading…

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  Feature

  Failure is a feature: how Google stays sharp gobbling up startups

  By Ben Popper on September 17, 2012 12:09 pm + 171 comments

  I stepped out of my car in the parking lot of Google’s Mountain View headquarters and, not having Continue reading…

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  Article

  Six months of Paper: sketching the future of app startups

  By Ellis Hamburger on September 14, 2012 11:00 am + 110 comments

  Nearly six months after launching Paper for iPad to much praise and fanfare, George Petschnigg still Continue reading…

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  Article

  For app developers, iPhone 5's bigger screen is a mixed blessing

  By Ellis Hamburger on September 13, 2012 03:23 pm + 265 comments

  It happens every year. Apple announces a new iPhone and iOS, and developers have about a week to Continue reading…

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  Article

  Windows Phone 8 SDK Preview sign-up page now live

  By Tom Warren on September 12, 2012 03:32 pm + 24 comments

  Microsoft promised that sign-ups for a Windows Phone 8 SDK Preview Program would open today, and the Continue reading…