Starbucks Now Accepts Mobile App Payments
Starbucks, the Seattle-based coffee store chain, announced today that its mobile payment system is now available nationwide, allowing users to pay for items using the Starbucks Card Mobile app available for the iPhone and Blackberry. Starbucks Card Mobile is a free app compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch. To make payments through the app, a registered Starbucks card is required. Obtaining a card and registering it with Starbucks is also free. Making A Payment To make a mobile payment, a user simply presents the barcode on the Scan Now screen within the app to a cashier. The sale amount will then be deducted from the associated Starbucks card. Mobile…
iOS App Downloads Will Overtake iTunes Song Downloads By March 2011
As we know the Apple App Store is set to hit the 10 billionth downloaded app mark this month, that equates to 31 months to reach this point. By the same token it has taken 67 months for the iTunes store to reach the same number of downloaded songs. Going on these figures, Asymco has estimated that the App Store downloads will overtake the iTunes downloads by March 2011. From the chart above it has been predicted that the app curve, (red), is really banking up, demonstrating it will over take the iTunes songs store shortly. Chart demonstrating that apps have reached 10 billion downloads in less than half the…
iPad Tutorial Of The Day – How To Restore Your iPad – 06/28/10
I am writing a great new ebook all about the Apple iPad and it is so exciting that I wanted to share some excerpts with you along the way. This tutorial explains how to Restore your iPad to its originals settings. You may need to do this if you are experiencing some problems with your iPad or if you want to sell it. This Restore function will remove all your data and apps so it is a good way to protect you from identity theft. Here’s how you do it. Go To iTunes Connect your iPad to your Mac computer and go to iTunes. Go to the Summary page for…
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Apple Causes Chaos With App Developers Financial Reports
According to a report today by appFigures, Apple has published financial reports including apps and sales data belonging to other developers. appFigures reportedly received complaints from members earlier today claiming new apps that do not belong to them ‘magically’ appeared in their appFigures accounts. appFigures immediately started an investigation and discovered the error was on Apple’s part. We are unsure how many developers have been affected by this issue so the message is check your financial reports for August very carefully. As soon as we here more on this situation we will post it here.
Freeview upgrades iPhone app for iOS 4 users
Freeview, the UK’s most-watched digital TV service, today announces the launch of its Freeview HD TV Guide app update for the iPhone iOS 4. Acting on user feedback, Freeview has been working hard to evolve functionality, helping viewers to plan their TV watching whilst on the go. The original app, which launched in February this year, has since been downloaded over 50,000 times from the iTunes app store. The free and upgraded app is now compatible with iPhone iOS 4 offering all of its original functions alongside a selection of exciting new features including: · Share with friends: Recommend shows to your friends via email at the touch of a…
Apple Allowing Developers To Offer 50% Bulk Educational Discount
Well, Apple are dishing out the favors to app developers today, earlier they adapted the way iAd works, allowing developers to sell their apps directly from within an iAd and now they have updated their developer app sale agreement, giving developers the factility to offer their apps with 50% discount to educational institutions. The idea behind it is to allow educational institutions to preload the same apps across numerous iOS devices to be distributed to students and faculty, while giving developers an incentive to offer their apps at a discount. The discount only applies in bulk downloads of twenty or more apps purchased at once. If you’re a developer,…
