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The app store train seems unstoppable. According to a Juniper Research report out today, the number of “consumer-oriented handset downloads” is expected to rise from less than 2.6 billion per-year in 2009 to more than 25 billion in 2015. The trend, notes the report, is being driven by industry players who are seeking to emulate Apple’s success with the App Store by launching their own branded [...]

The iPhone Apps get-rich-quick landscape is best suited for one of two people development shops. However, some companies are also making good revenues – specifically from in-app advertising. In the report below, AdWhirl says that top apps can make $400 to $5,000 per day on ads. The iPhone Apps get-rich-quick landscape is best suited for one of two people development shops. However, some [...]

Written by a seasoned Mac, iPhone and iPad expert developer, it will save you tons of time and money by helping you make all the right decisions when choosing which iPhone Apps you should develop and help you monetize your Apps when you are ready to take them to market. The phenomenal success of the iPhone and the iPod touch has ushered in a “gold rush” for developers, but with well over 100,000 [...]

Planet of the Apps: A Hand-held Revolution Premieres Thursday, January 7th 10p ET on CNBC. In this program well look at how apps have changed our lives, meet some of the creators behind them, and figure out just how big a business they really are. For those who missed the CNBC special feature on iPhone Apps, this is a must see. Look around on Youtube for related clippings or you know where on torrents [...]

Here is a very neat infographic from Silicone Valley Insider. It shows the revenue of Apple from various segments in every quarter from Sep 2007 to Jun 2010.  As you can see the pink triangle shows iPad revenues after its recent launch. It indicates that the iPad, has already made $2.2 billion in revenue! It is therefore making more money than the iPod is currently. Whats more interesting is that [...]

I just read a great post that is very enlightening for all entrepreneurs who want to get a overall view with some hard numbers and data on the opportunity the Appstore presents. I don’t agree with some of the statements, and I firmly believe that to success you need a high quality app or you need to be quick enough to be able to create a clone of a newly introduced app that you quickly identify [...]

A recent free mobile report by Distimo, covers the Apple App Store for iPad, the Apple App Store for iPhone, BlackBerry App World (Worldwide), Google Android Market, Nokia Ovi Store, Palm App Catalog and Windows Marketplace for Mobile for May 2010 in the United States. Major findings are: More than 50% of applications are priced below or equal to $2.00 in all stores, with the exception of BlackBerry [...]

Halfbrick has announced that its Fruit Ninja iPhone game has now sold over one million downloads since its release in mid-April 2010 – in a period of 2.5 months. That just shows again how a unique app can really cash in. Players swipe their fingers across the screen to slash various fruits. The game also utilizes the OpenFeint platform for connected network features. Development of the game [...]

Here are 10 iPhone Apps that are making a ton of money (early-mid 2010). Some of them have come from garage run one or two man teams. That should be some encouragement for all you indie devs out there… don’t lose hope! Your next app could be the million dollar blockbuster! 1. Pizza Hut * Nearly 1m downloads in three months * Generated $1m of sales * Drove registrations for main website 2. [...]

If you missed it, you can still watch the streaming and downloadable video recordings. You need to be a registered Apple Developer in order to gain access. If you’re not – you have three options… 1) ask a friend who is registered or 2) search Youtube and any of the video sharing sites  or 3) register now as an Apple developer Here’s where you can grab all the videos from [...]