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Difference in Paid vs. Free apps, Apple vs. Android

Posted Aug 27 2010 by Dote in Android Marketplace, Apple App Store with 0 Comments

Pingdom surveyed both app stores and found a pretty big difference in the free to paid ratios for each. 30% of the apps in the Apple App Store are free 65% of the apps in the Android Marketplace are free Pretty start contrast but something we’ve all noticed. Check out the full article here. What …

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Removing the Application from the Recents List

Posted Jun 30 2010 by Dote in Apple, iOS4, iPhone with 0 Comments

Here’s something I wanted to know… a great tidbit from TUAW (original article is here): Removing the Application from the Recents List There’s actually a much simpler approach for quitting apps, and that’s to use your recent app list. Double-click the home button to display the recently accessed applications. Press and hold any of the …

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iPhone 4 Screens

Posted Jun 26 2010 by Dote in iPhone with 0 Comments

After much deliberation and more re-organization than those I experienced in the dotcom days in Silicon Valley — I’ve finally gotten my iPhone down from 12+ screens to 2. I don’t like having any screen completely filled and I’ve always left a space or two in each to move apps from screen to screen. Here’s …

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MovieBuddy for Netflix

Posted May 7 2010 by Dote in iPad, iPad Apps with 0 Comments

Hi folks, MovieBuddy finally got approved after an icon and a keyword snafu. The app’s been in the store for a day now and we’ve climbed as high as #10 in the iPad Paid Apps for Entertainment category. As I write this we’re #11. Today we got picked up by MacNN.com which is awesome and …

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iPad 3G Shipment Notification

Posted Apr 29 2010 by Dote in Apple, iPad with 0 Comments

Yay! The moment has finally arrived. My iPad 3G has shipped and should arrive tomorrow by 5pm. Apple is shipping it overnight FedEx. Can’t wait. I’ve been using my work iPad Wifi while I waited. Nothing wrong with it (except small storage, its 16GB), but starting Monday I catch the bus and would love to …

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MacBook Pro is Here!

Posted Apr 22 2010 by Dote in Apple with 0 Comments

Yes, nothing like getting a package early! My wife just sent me this photo with the caption, “It’s here!”. Yay! And now for the gory details, this bad boy is the new 2.66GHz Intel Core i7 17-inch MacBook Pro with 8GB RAM and the 7200RPM 500GB hard drive. I love the deep blacks and nice …

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MovieBuddy for Netflix on iPad

Posted Apr 21 2010 by Dote in Apple, iPad, iPad Apps with 0 Comments

From the same team that brought you FolderBuddy comes our first iPad application, MovieBuddy. This is a Netflix queue manager that allows you to browse, manage your queue, and even start an instant stream. It’s wicked cool and nearly done. A few more dashes of this and pinches of that and this puppy should be …

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