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Tweetbot is now slowly rolling out to international App Stores. It’s a new Twitter client from Tapbots, the makers of gorgeous and intuitive iOS apps like Pastebot and Calcbot, and if you’re wondering whether really need any new Twitter clients, Tweetbot provides a very good answer. Read More »

Anyone can have a good idea for a new app. For both developers and non-developers alike, the App Store has a selection of design tools for the iPad that each play a unique role in the process of evolving a good idea into a great one. Read More »

 
 

PopCap’s recently announced indie studio 4th & Battery was aiming for edgy with its slate of games. It appears it might have been too edgy for Apple’s tastes. The label’s first game, Unpleasant Horse, has been sent packing by Apple because of mature content. Read More »

Microsoft introduced its new dedicated Bing iPad search application Thursday, and my first impression is that it offers more useful features than Google’s iOS app in a better package. Yet while it may outclass the competition, I also doubt I’ll ever use it again. Read More »

A new app launching today provides a single-tap multi-target alert system for your iPhone or iPod touch. Guardly automatically alerts users of your choosing if you feel you’re in danger or want to quickly and easily alert authorities to your location and current situation. Read More »

Fotopedia released a new title Wednesday, Fotopedia Paris, taking users on a virtual tour of the City of Lights. The idea is that it’s a vacation on your iPhone or iPad, no passport required. Is the company on to something with the idea of travel-less trips? Read More »

Apple apparently rejected an app from a third-party developer that does pretty much the same thing the Ads Gallery app it released Tuesday does. Some are crying foul, but in many ways, Apple is very much in the right regarding its actions in this case. Read More »

iPhone photography app Camera+ recently crossed the 2 million copies sold mark. Developer taptaptap shared some info regarding the app’s success to date, and also provided us an inside look into how the studio minimizes its funding requirements while also maximizing its development investment. Read More »

Apple Tuesday released a new app called iAd Gallery that provides users with access to all currently available iAd campaigns in one convenient location. That’s right, it’s an app, which you have to download (though it is free), that does nothing but show you advertisements. Read More »

PopCap Games, the company that brought us mainstream successes like Bejeweled, wants to explore another side of gaming. To that end, on Tuesday, it announced the launch of 4th & Battery, a gaming sub-label with an indie feel and its first title set for release on… Read More »

Groups are in when it comes to apps, and a new iPhone app aims to use groups to differentiate its note-taking capabilities. Rocketr is a simple, no-frills, cloud-synced note-taking web application which just got an official iPhone client, and it also has a seriously social side. Read More »

Recently the App Store has been in the news quite a bit for some controversial apps it accepted, and it seems a route savvy marketers can now use to skip traditional media and go straight for big exposure. But is it good for Apple? Read More »

More Must Reads

In a lawsuit filed on March 18, Apple claims Amazon’s Appstore for Android, is nearly identical to the “App Store,” where Apple sells applications for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Apple is not only justified in going after Amazon, but it’s right to do so. Read More »

The latest report covering app store sales from research firm Distimo is out, and it offers revealing insights into the early success to the Mac App Store, and how that most recent extension of Apple’s digital software sales compares to the iPhone, iPad and competitor… Read More »

The situation in Japan isn’t getting better, it’s getting worse. Luckily, the number of ways you can help is increasing, and some of those relief efforts are available quickly and easily through your Mac or iOS device, so failure to act isn’t an option. Read More »

The iPad 2 has arrived, but so far it’s only brought a few apps that really show what the new device can do. That means this is a great time for developers looking for some time in the spotlight to step up and take advantage. Read More »

In a quest for new content for my iPad 2, I came across Chicken Balls HD today. It’s a new physics-based puzzle game for the iPad (any generation) that combines elements of two successful iOS gaming predecessors in one fun (and frustrating) new package. Read More »

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