As is generally known the Apple App store handles payments for developers and some distribution functions in exchange for a 30% cut on the revenues obtained from the sale of those apps. 70% is passed along to the publishers and developers who make the apps. The Android App store is run along similar lines (30% to Google for handling the transaction, collecting the monies and maintaining the store front: 70% to the developer). Amazon last week announced its own App … Keep Reading
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We have been taking a preliminary look at the Apple announcement of the iPad. It looks like a fabulous machine and we can not wait to get our hands on one. It seems to be just right. Just right for digital editions. Here are five really good points:
- It should be affordable by the mass market. $500 is an excellent entry price
- It is large enough (nearly A4) to give a rich visual and touch experience, but still small enough
The big news today is the launch of the Apple Tablet yesterday. Gizmodo has a helpful summary of features.
We have also just released a new version of our generic iPhone App Exactly, which has an important improvement. It allows the user to sync the latest issue of her subscription to the phone. This makes the reading experience much more consistent and speedier, and of course it is then feasible to read the latest issue of the magazine on … Keep Reading
The best blog posting on the Apple Tablet that I have read this week is at Gizmodo, by Jesus Diaz, The Apple Tablet Interface Must be Like This.
Anybody blogging now about the Tablet has an excellent chance of being proven wrong in 5 days time. But the most interesting aspects of Diaz’s piece are historical, where he speculates about the interface by thinking about what has already gone before, in which he notes that the iPhone has already … Keep Reading
There has been some reports of Twitter’s growth slowing in recent months. ReadWrite web reports some HubSpot research which shows Twitter’s growth slowing to merely 3.5% month on month growth in October; down from 12% in March 09. But it all depends what you are measuring. It seems unlikely that the Twitter investors are getting anxious. HubSpot is measuring new users and followers and the really interesting change is that Twitter usage is growing very fast still, but most of … Keep Reading