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Apple now accepts Yuan for App purchases

If you’re from China and love Apple, here’s some good news for you -- you can now pay for apps from Apple's App Store in Chinese yuan.

Apple gives nod to modified version of immigrant 'Smuggle Truck'

After Apple's rejection of iPhone/iPad game 'Smuggle Truck,' the developers, Owlchemy Labs, have released a similarly altered version of the game and named it 'Snuggle Truck.'

Apple's WWDC 2011 sold out within 12 hours

Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2011 has made history by being the first event to be sold out the same day it was announced.

Apple details terms for newspaper, magazine subscription

Apple Inc. announced Tuesday the terms for newspapers and magazines who wish to sell subscription through its app store. Apple said it will be taking 30 percent of the revenue, the same as it is taking from News Corp’s ‘The Daily’ which is available exclusively on iPad.

Yet Another Reason to Buy Apple

 An unlikely player is about to make an entry-level push into the booming 3-D market. Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) will be rolling out My3D early next year. The $30 kid-friendly device is shaped like a pair of binoculars, with a slot to insert an Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone or iPod touch to display content.

The Most Disruptive Mac Yet

 

Myth says that Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) competitive advantage is Big Ideas, and that 100% of this advantage flows from CEO Steve Jobs. After this week, anyone who still believes that is at least part ostrich.



Android's Open Philosophy Repairs Its Biggest Flaws

The Android Market is the weakest point of Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) Android strategy. It's a weak imitation of the Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) App Store, devoid of the clever search and organization finesse one would expect from an information expert like Google. Developers often have a hard time getting their apps in front of their customers; end users have trouble finding the apps they actually want.

Amazon.com Plans Its Own App Store

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) plans to open up an app store of its own, putting itself in competition with Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) in the Android smartphone market.

Apple products, Windows 7 launch close to each other

Los Angeles, October 21 -- Apple and Microsoft are at it again. This time, the release dates of their new products are too close to be called a coincidence.

App Store not needed for upgrades: Apple

New York, October 18--Apple has taken a step to get rid of one of the most prominent complaints they were facing, the fact that one could not try an application from the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch application store, called App Store, before buying it. Thus, they have introduced the free-to-paid application upgrades.

Unauthorized App Store, Cydia Store, set up

California, March 8: Ever since Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL; LSE: OHDZ; FWB: APC) opened the App Store, the iconic maker of iPhones has been at the receiving end of disparagement regarding the admittance policy. Quite a few well-liked applications were conspicuous by their absence in the App Store. This has led to the opening of the first unauthorized iPhone application store by the name of Cydia Store.