The tablet is now at Microsoft Stores. Sunday was the first day that the Surface Pro was on display at the Century City Los Angeles store. [Read more]
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Surface Pro lands at Microsoft Store
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on February 4, 2013
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Tesla releases beta Tesla Model S app in the Play Store
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Office 2013 desktop suite pops up in Windows Store
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on January 30, 2013
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The newly-released desktop application can now be found in Microsoft’s online store for Windows 8 users. [Read more]
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RIM renames store BlackBerry World, adds content
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on January 22, 2013
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Research In Motion has renamed its web store BlackBerry World, as it gets ready to add more content ahead of the launch of the BlackBerry 10 operating system.
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Amazon MP3 store now available on iPhone and iPod Touch
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on January 17, 2013
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If you prefer buying your music through Amazon’s own offerings instead of iTunes on your iPhone or iPod Touch, you’re in luck. Today Amazon announced that its MP3 store is now available on the iPhone and iPod Touch. However, the service isn’t in app form like on Android, but rather through your mobile web browser.
Apple online store lets Chinese buy on a 2-year plan, puts iPads within reach
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on January 16, 2013
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Apple has repeatedly stressed that China is important to its bottom line, but it faces a dilemma given the premium associated with its name: when it can take weeks’ worth of typical pay to buy an iOS device, let alone a Mac, many locals either have to save up or else turn to alternatives. The company may not have truly low-cost devices — at least, not yet — but it is offering an olive branch in the form of installment plans. Chinese who order from the online Apple Store with a China Merchants Bank credit card can now buy virtually anything priced between ¥300 and ¥30,000 ($ 48 to $ 4,821) using up to 24 payments spread over two years. Much like in other countries, there’s higher additional fees the longer the installments carry on. The strategy only helps a certain segment of the population for whom the up-front cost is the lone obstacle; that may be enough in the near future, though, given that there’s still significant demand.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Mobile, Apple
Via: Bloomberg
Source: Apple (translated)
Apple, Amazon ordered to try settlement in ‘app store’ suit
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on January 16, 2013
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Even though Apple’s ongoing case against Amazon over its use of the term “app store” is scheduled to go to trial, the judge wants the companies to work to settle beforehand. [Read more]
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New Mobile OSs May Mean the End of the Closed App Store
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on January 12, 2013
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Sony chats up future of Music Unlimited, PlayStation Store
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on January 10, 2013
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At CES 2013, Sony Network Entertainment CEO Shawn Layden talks Music Unlimited and the PlayStation Store with CNET contributor Christopher MacManus. [Read more]
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New Mobile OSs May Mean the End of the Closed, Controlled, App Store
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on January 8, 2013
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Opera Makes A Run For The Living Room With New TV App Store, SDK With YouTube Leanback Support
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on January 7, 2013
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Opera has long harbored ambitions to bring its technology beyond mobile and the desktop and into the living room. Just in time for the start of CES, the company today unveiled its new TV app store and framework, as well as its new Devices SDK. These, Opera says, will “make all the world’s living rooms more comfortable” and bring “solutions for improving TV surfing” to “millions of living rooms all across the globe.”
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Apple App Store blasts through 40 billion downloads
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on January 7, 2013
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Apple has seen over 40 billion downloads from the App Store, with over 500m active accounts the Cupertino company claims, and nearly half of that 40bn figure being grabbed for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch in 2012. The huge milestone culminated in a record-breaking December, Apple says, where over two billion downloads took place. In
Apple Loses Claim For False Advertising Regarding Amazon “App Store”
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on January 4, 2013
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An anonymous reader writes a court has dismissed Apple’s allegations that Amazon’s use of the “app store” phrase constituted false advertising. “Apple’s efforts to protect its intellectual property sometimes result in lawsuits that leave even the most ardent of Apple fans scratching their heads. One such suit was Apple’s March 2011 lawsuit against Amazon over the retailer’s use of the phrase ‘app store’ as used in its Amazon Appstore for Android. “
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Apple wins top score for App Store
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on January 3, 2013
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Apple’s App Store had the top score among mobile application storefronts ranked by ABI Research, but Microsoft’s Windows Store narrowly beat the field for its degree of innovation.
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Paris Apple Store robbed of more than $1 million in goods
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on January 2, 2013
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Armed thieves forced their way into the store through an employee entrance as a janitor was leaving for the night, report says. [Read more]
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Paris Apple store robbed at gunpoint on New Year’s Eve
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on January 2, 2013
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On New Year’s Eve, whilst most of the world was out enjoying festivities to usher in 2013, a band of armed robbers invaded the Apple store in central Paris. Fortunately, the store was closed, and there aren’t any reports of anyone being hurt. While nothing official has been stated, reports show that the robbers nabbed
Pirated iOS App Store Site Shuts Down
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on January 1, 2013
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SternisheFan writes with this excerpt from CNET: “Installous, a major portal for pirated paid apps from Apple’s App Store, won’t be around anymore. Development team Hackulous today announced the closure of Installous on their official Web site. As of today, the pirated app store no longer works, and only shows these errors: “Outdated version. Installous will now terminate” or “API Error. API unavailable.” For many years, Installous offered complete access to thousands of paid iOS apps for free for anyone with a jailbroken iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Think of it as being able to walk into a fancy department store, steal anything you want, and never get caught.”
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Pirated iOS app store Installous shutters
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on January 1, 2013
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A major source for pirated versions of iOS apps went down for good today, but it’s not the end of the world for those with jailbroken iDevices. [Read more]
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Developer releases dozens of fake apps in Google Play store, user beware
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on December 31, 2012
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Microsoft unveils future retail store plans
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on December 26, 2012
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Microsoft on Wednesday revealed six locations for new retail stores it will open in early 2013, including four transformed from its holiday specialty stores, dubbed “pop-ups,” that it established in October.
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Microsoft forges ahead with retail store expansion plans
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on December 26, 2012
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The company is continuing its transformation from a simple software company with the announcement of its first six stores planned for 2013. [Read more]
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Google adds localized screen shots and video to Play store
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on December 22, 2012
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Devs have been able to localize their apps and the text that accompanies them in the Google Play store for sometime. But until recently they’ve had to recycle the same images and video content regardless of country. That’s finally changed, and developers can customize everything from the lead graphic to the icon and even swap in different YouTube clips when localizing listings for one of Google’s 49 supported languages. That means graphics can be customized for local holidays and video demos won’t need to rely on YouTube’s subtitles for translation. For more check out the source link.
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Source: Android Developers
It’s A Facebook And Google World On Apple’s App Store, Poke Hits #1 A Day After Its Release
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on December 22, 2012
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Remember all of this excitement hoopla over Facebook’s latest standalone app, Poke, just yesterday? You aren’t the only one that is interested, apparently. As The Next Web reports, Poke by Facebook has hit the #1 free app spot on Apple’s App Store, just a day after being released. Make no mistake about it, the big companies like Facebook and Google are going to have the best holiday season ever thanks to Apple and iOS. It’s very rare to see utility or social apps hold the top free app spot like Google Maps has over the past week, and like Facebook Poke probably will. It’s usually a game, or a boogers app that holds that down. What does this mean for consumers…and for Apple? Most iOS users who are getting new devices, or even first-timers, are swayed by what’s hot on the App Store. The leaderboard is very important to onboard new users into the app ecosystem. Apple likes to highlight the best and brightest that shows off their technology, but the leaderboard shows what users are really interested in. Today, it’s all about Poke. When Facebook said it was focusing on mobile, it wasn’t kidding. Holding the #1 free app spot is like having the biggest kiosk in a mall during the biggest rush of the year. This type of crowding from big companies isn’t what the App Store has seen over the years, as we usually have a big game launch right around Christmas, thus ruling the charts since Apple freezes new submissions and releases during the holidays. Note that SnapChat is holding the #9 spot, and is clearly slipping in popularity, and Google is sitting pretty at both #2 (Maps) and #5 (YouTube). Even Pinger’s free texting and calling app is right up there at #6. It’s also important to note that the new “hot” apps tend to surge up to the top quickly, as Poke clearly has, but remaining there for more than a few days is a real feat. Can Facebook do it? Let’s see as all of those new iPads, iPhones, Touches and iPad minis get opened next week. Welcome, Facebook. Seriously. [Photo credit: Flickr]
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GNU Hands Out Trisquel At a Microsoft Store
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on December 22, 2012
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alexanderb writes “Remember GNU’s Windows 8 launch trick or treat in October, where Free Software Foundation activists handed out gratis copies of the free (as in freedom) system Trisquel GNU/Linux? Well, GNU returned for a Microsoft store’s ‘Tech for Tots’ session on December 20th in Boston, MA. Like in October, the activists (accompanied by a gnu) handed out gratis copies of Trisquel GNU/Linux — a free alternative to Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 8.”
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Google Play surges, but Apple App Store still No. 1 in sales
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on December 20, 2012
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Google’s app store outpaced the sales growth of the App Store over the past several months, but Apple still is the top revenue grabber, says mobile analytics firm Distimo. [Read more]
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Google Maps snares 10M downloads on iOS App Store
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on December 18, 2012
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Google on Monday said that iOS users had downloaded more than 10 million copies of its revamped Maps app in the first two days of availability.
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Raspberry Pi Gets Own App Store: One-Stop-Shop To Make It Even Easier For Kids To Get Coding — And Earn Pocket Money From Apps
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on December 17, 2012
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The not-for-profit Raspberry Pi Foundation has launched an app store for the $ 25 mini computer — called the Pi Store — to “make it easier for developers of all ages to share their games, applications, tools and tutorials with the rest of the community”. The Pi mini computer was designed with the mission to get more kids learning to code.
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Will Dropbox Add a Music Player to its File Store?
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on December 15, 2012
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The file-syncing company has bought a startup that streams a person’s music collection over the Internet.
The founder of Dropbox, Drew Houston, told Technology Review in February that he’s trying to build “the Internet’s file system”. News that the company has bought Audiogalaxy, a company whose software would stream your music collection over Internet to another computer or phone, suggests Dropbox may also being trying to be the Internet’s music player.
Only two people wait for iPhone 5 launch at Beijing Apple store
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on December 14, 2012
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As Apple launched its iPhone 5 in China on Friday, interest at one of the company's stores in Beijing was muted, with only two people waiting in line minutes before the store opened its doors at 8 a.m.
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Windows Phone Store launches in 37 new markets
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on December 14, 2012
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Microsoft has announced the launch of 37 new markets for the Windows Phone Store, bringing the total up to 112 globally. Says the announcement, including phone Store with the web Store brings the total market number to 191. In addition to the market expansion, a variety of new features have also been tossed into the
Smartphone apps secretly store data on children, FTC says
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on December 11, 2012
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NOOK Video store goes live in UK: First to support UltraViolet
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on December 10, 2012
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Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Video store has launched in the UK, offering TV and movie purchases and rental on the NOOK HD and HD+ tablets, in addition to UltraViolet digital copies of existing DVD and Blu-ray purchases. The freshly-opened store also features new content, after B&N inked new deals with BBC Worldwide, HBO, Sony Pictures,
PlayStation Store hits the web under the radar
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on December 10, 2012
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It’s time to get busy with Sony’s vast collection of content for multiple different platforms with the first appearance of their browser-based PlayStation Store. This store is set to sell TV and movie content as well as PlayStation games galore, but at the moment isn’t quite perfectly synced up for all media that’s offered across
Russian iTunes Store shows porn images by mistake
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on December 8, 2012
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Google’s Play Store website now links reviews to your Google+ account
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on November 27, 2012
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YouTube asks nicely if you would like to post comments using your Google+ name, and now a similar change has quietly made it to the Play Store. When we say similar, we mean in this case, you’re forced into revealing your true identity from now on — at least when you’re accessing Google’s virtual marketplace from a browser. We’d guess that linking ratings and reviews to your account ties in with the enhanced Google+ integration recently added to the app, and will serve to provide better download recommendations based on your profile and friends. The requirement, however, has not yet been implemented in the app, so if you’ve been meaning to leave a few damning reviews, this loophole is your last chance to do so anonymously.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Internet, Google
Via: Android Central
Source: Google Play Store
Apple video shines light on retail store importance
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on November 27, 2012
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A leaked internal video shows what it takes to make an Apple store successful — it’s all about molding the esthetic to location. [Read more]
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MakerBot Introduces 3D Photo Booth In Its New York Store, Print Your Face In 3D
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on November 21, 2012
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Today was the official grand opening of the MakerBot Store in New York. Head over to 298 Mulberry Street and you can buy MakerBot printers, filament, and pre-made items, such as bracelets, watches and toys. And that’s not all.
MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis unveiled a new 3D photo booth powered by ShapeShot. The photo takes a couple of minutes and costs $ 5 for three reusable shots. Then you can order prints of your head. In 3D. Depending on the size, they run $ 20, $ 40 or $ 60. The most important part remains the fact that there is now a physical address to experience 3D printing.
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eBay store for refurbished Apple products is run by Apple
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on November 20, 2012
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If you want save some money and purchased Apple products on eBay, often you take your chances with individual sellers. Apple has been confirmed to have its own store on eBay selling Apple certified refurbished products. The products sold in the store include a full one-year warranty and are returned to like-new condition. All iPads
Ask Slashdot: How To Make a DVD-Rental Store More Relevant?
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on November 18, 2012
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smi.james.th writes “Here on Slashdot, the concept that older models of business need to be updated to keep with the times is often mentioned. A friend of mine owns a DVD rental store, and he often listens to potential customers walk out, saying that they’d rather download the movie, and not because his prices are unreasonable. With the local telco on a project to boost internet speeds, my friend feels as though the end is near for his livelihood. So, Slashdotters, I put it to you: What can a DVD store owner do to make his store more relevant? What services would you pay for at a DVD store?”
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Google Play Store update on Android brings post-install suggestions, translations
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on November 18, 2012
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Google likes to stealthily roll out Google Play Store updates for Android users on a frequent basis, whether it’s to add new sections or to encourage a little more impulse shopping. We’d put a brand new revision in that last camp. The 3.10.9 tweak no longer just leaves us lingering at an app’s page during an installation: start the process and the store offers suggestions based on fellow adopters’ habits as well as a shortcut back to the main portal. Language mismatches in the store could also be a thing of the past with an option to translate descriptions into the device owner’s native tongue. Along with a quicker way to add Google+ friends and get better app recommendations, Google’s refresh is clearly built to remove those last points of hesitation before trying something new; if the app drawer is looking a little bare, hit the source link (or wait for an automatic update) to fill up.
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Google Play Store update on Android brings post-install suggestions, translations originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
To glimpse Windows’ future, get thee to a Microsoft store
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on November 17, 2012
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The Microsoft store provides a bright snapshot of where Windows is headed. And it’s by far the best place to get some positive feedback on Windows 8 devices. [Read more]
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Canada calls dibs on Microsoft’s first permanent international store
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on November 17, 2012
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Canadian Windows fans rejoice! The rumors have panned out, as Microsoft opened its first permanent non-US retail location on Friday at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto. To celebrate this milestone, the company had a grand opening event with special guest Wayne Gretzky and a performance by the band Train. For the sake of die-hard Windows fans everywhere, here’s hoping Microsoft is just scratching the Surface of its international expansion plans.
Canada calls dibs on Microsoft’s first permanent international store originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 05:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple reportedly bans ‘memory’ games from App Store
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on November 15, 2012
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Due to a German company’s trademark, Apple is telling developers of iOS games to change their apps’ names or risk having them removed, according to Gamasutra. [Read more]
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LeKiosk Books Another $7.1M For Its Online Store, As It Strives To Become The ‘Spotify Of Magazines’
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on November 14, 2012
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Tablets, with their larger touchscreens that are less cumbersome than laptops, have been shown to lend themselves naturally to long-form content consumption, and that is spawning a new breed of services to fit the bill. One of those is Paris-based LeKiosk, a digital periodical “stall” that has now closed a Series B round of investment totalling $ 7.1 million to grow its business across Europe.
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Google Nexus 4 And Nexus 10 Go On Sale In The U.S. Online Play Store
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on November 13, 2012
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Google has just put its new Nexus 4 smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet up for sale at the Google Play web store. The phone retails for $ 299 for the 8GB version, and $ 349 for the 16GB variety. If you want either, you’d better hurry and order – the U.K. Google Play store sold out in a matter of minutes when the new Nexus hardware went on sale there earlier today.
Bloomberg’s App Portal brings its financial market terminals into the app store age
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on November 13, 2012
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Monitoring financial data and trading stocks in the big leagues often means using a locked down Bloomberg terminal pre-loaded with sanctioned software, but now the platform has caught the app store bug. Starting today, stock market buffs will be able to purchase apps on the Bloomberg App Portal, which underwent more than a year of testing and has software from over 40 developers. As for revenue, Bloomberg’s taken a page from Apple’s book and will keep 30 percent of earnings made from sales on its storefront. Since a single console sets customers back $ 20,000 each year according to the Financial Times, we imagine $ 0.99 apps will be few and far between. It’s unlikely that Rovio is going to barge into this app marketplace, so day traders will probably be busy playing stocks instead of Angry Birds.
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Bloomberg’s App Portal brings its financial market terminals into the app store age originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google announces price protection for devices on Play Store
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on November 10, 2012
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Price drops are tricky things. On the one hand, price drops will likely get more people buying your product, but on the other, if someone purchased that same product immediately before the price drop went into effect, it’s likely that they’ll get pretty angry. With the recent introduction of the cheaper 16GB Nexus 7, Google
Apple gives App Store categories their own highlights, lets niche apps have 15 minutes of fame
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on November 9, 2012
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It’s tough to find truly stellar mobile apps, no matter what platform you’re running, and that’s even truer when delving into categories. Apple has made a gesture towards giving more titles their moment in the sun through a low-key update to the App Store in iTunes and on iOS 6 devices. Jump to at least some categories, such as games or education, and you’ll get the same carousels, banners and other promotions that would normally be reserved for the main portal. The shift is a simple one, but it theoretically helps App Store shoppers go beyond the surface — and developers to reap the rewards.
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Apple gives App Store categories their own highlights, lets niche apps have 15 minutes of fame originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple Store app update adds Siri integration, gift cards
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on November 8, 2012
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The tech giant rolls out new Siri integration and the ability to send gift cards with its new Apple Store app update, but it appears neither of these features are quite what they seem. [Read more]
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