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TaskRabbit founder Leah Busque

TaskRabbit, the online marketplace that allows people to outsource errands and other jobs, has debuted its first iPhone app. The whole point of using TaskRabbit is to save precious time, so the iOS app is great — it allows people to get things done on the… Read More »

Free-to-play games, which monetize through in-app purchases, now account for 65 percent of revenue among the top 100 games in the App Store, overtaking paid downloads, which were the most successful revenue model six months ago. It’s another sign that freemium rules for many developers. Read More »

 
 

Update: Thanks to everyone for weighing in about the infographic. The data used was given to us on an exclusive basis from analytics firm Flurry. Indeed, three-quarters of the apps in the App Store are “paid apps,” which was used to calculate the average… Read More »

Apple likes to improve upon existing ideas, and once it does, it turns those industries upside-down. The App Store is just the latest of example of that to come out of its Cupertino labs, and it’s been a smashing success. As the company announces that 1.5… Read More »

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