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Almost 1,000 new applications are published on Apple App Store daily
According to data presented by Burga, as of September 5, 2021, the average number of apps published on the Apple App Store per day is 988. The figure translates to 41 apps per hour, 6,916 per week and 29,640 per month. The estimates further indicate that developers are publishing around 355,680 apps on the App Store per year. In terms of categories of all apps on the App Store, games account for the top spot with 247,589 applications, followed by business at 183,658. Education occupies the third spot at 179,070. Entertainment apps are in the tenth spot with a count of 76,593. Data on the number of apps on the…
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Glass – New Photographer Focused iOS Photo Sharing App
Glass is a brand new photographer focused iOS Photo Sharing App. Although, as it is subscriber supported the developers are currently inviting members to join ‘as they continue to scale’. The founders Tom Watson, previously a Product Designer at Facebook (2009-2013) as well as Pinterest (2013-2018) and Stefan Borsje previously from Framer, have not crowd funded or attempted to achieve any funding for this app. The benefits of this includes the ability to forgo certain compromises including advertising, engagement algorithms and pivots to video. However, this leaves a deficit to their developmental efforts and therefore their subscription models look like $4.99 a month, $49 a year or, at launch, $29.99…
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Apple introduces new developer tools and technologies to create even better apps
Xcode Cloud will help developers build apps even faster, and new App Store features enable developers to reach more users Apple has unveiled new tools and technologies designed to help developers create more engaging app experiences and make it even easier to build high-quality apps. Xcode Cloud brings together the multiple tasks and tools required to build, test, and deliver apps using powerful cloud services, enabling individual developers and teams to be more productive and provide great apps to their users. With In-App Events and Custom Product Pages, the App Store now provides all-new ways for developers to promote their apps and connect with users. Swift takes a massive leap…
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Apple announces App Store Small Business Program
Apple today announced an industry-leading new developer program to accelerate innovation and help small businesses and independent developers propel their businesses forward with the next generation of groundbreaking apps on the App Store. The new App Store Small Business Program will benefit the vast majority of developers who sell digital goods and services on the store, providing them with a reduced commission on paid apps and in-app purchases. Developers can qualify for the program and a reduced, 15 per cent commission if they earned up to $1 million in proceeds during the previous calendar year. The App Store Small Business Program, which will launch on January 1, 2021, comes at an important time as small…
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‘How I Did It’™ with Rad Drew – Lightroom CC for your Smart iPhone
Hi, everyone! I’m back with another How I Did It!™ video tutorial, this one on using Lightroom CC for capturing and processing RAW files. Capturing and processing RAW files has long been the standard among traditional photographers due to the increased quality that can be attained from RAW files. Now, the power of RAW shooting and processing and the resulting quality is available on mobile devices. In the video, I share tips about shooting RAW and processing RAW files in Lightroom CC on the iPhone. (Lightroom CC also runs on Android phones.) Thanks for watching and thank you for your support of past videos. If you have particular topics you’d…
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Mobile Photography and Art – A Picture’s Worth with Debara Splendorio from North Carolina, USA
‘A Picture’s Worth‘… is where we ask mobile photographers that have created powerful mobile photography/art to explain the processes they took. This includes their initial thoughts as to what they wanted to create, why they wanted to create it, how they created it, including all apps used and what they wanted to convey. We also ask these incredible artists to explain their emotions and how the image projects those feelings. We have published a few A Picture’s Worth articles recently, if you have missed those – please go here. In this ‘A Picture’s Worth’ today we asked Debara Splendorio to tell us more about her image featured, ‘The Amish Girl’,…
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Mobile Photography and Art – A Picture’s Worth with Magda De Jonge Malucha from Ibiza, Spain
‘A Picture’s Worth‘… is where we ask mobile photographers that have created powerful mobile photography/art to explain the processes they took. This includes their initial thoughts as to what they wanted to create, why they wanted to create it, how they created it, including all apps used and what they wanted to convey. We also ask these incredible artists to explain their emotions and how the image projects those feelings. We have published a few A Picture’s Worth articles recently, if you have missed those – please go here. In this A Picture’s Worth today we asked Magda De Jonge Malucha to tell us more about her image featured here.…
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iOS 11 Brings Powerful New Features to iPhone & iPad This Fall
Apple today previewed iOS 11, a major update to the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, bringing new experiences and hundreds of features to iPhone and iPad this fall. iOS 11 is the biggest software release ever for iPad, with powerful multitasking features, the Files app and more ways to use Apple Pencil. Augmented reality is coming to hundreds of millions of iOS devices with a new platform for developers to build apps that let users place virtual content on top of real-world scenes. CoreML gives developers on-device machine learning capabilities so they can easily make apps that will predict, learn and become more intelligent. Additional features include the ability…
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Mobile Photography and Art – A Picture’s Worth with Robin Cohen
‘A Picture’s Worth‘… is where we ask mobile photographers that have created powerful mobile photography/art to explain the processes they took. This includes their initial thoughts as to what they wanted to create, why they wanted to create it, how they created it, including all apps used and what they wanted to convey. We also ask these incredible artists to explain their emotions and how the image projects those feelings. We have published a few A Picture’s Worth articles recently, if you have missed those – please go here. In this A Picture’s Worth today we asked Robin Cohen to tell us more about her image featured here. Cohen has…
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Apple Rises App Store Prices in UK, India and Turkey
Apple rise app store prices, £0.99p might look similar to $0.99 but in actual fact, it represents a 25% increase in price in relation to the previous currency conversion at £0.79p. At the time of writing $1 trades for 82p. This price increase also applies to in-app purchases but not to subscription charges. We have to bear in mind that in the UK our rate of VAT is 20% and this price is included, of course in the app store retail advertised prices. In the US, tax works slightly differently and sale taxes are not included in the advertised prices but are added at the point of sale. In India…
