Apple announces education event in New York City to take place next Thursday, Jan. 19

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On January 16, 2012

Last week Apple sent out invitations for a special event set to take place this Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, the theme of the event is an “education announcement in the Big Apple.” As you can see in the image above, the invitation features a chalkboard-style drawing outlining the […]

Binpress integrates with Github, adds a commercial layer over open-source

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On January 15, 2012

Binpress, a source-code discovery service and marketplace, is making open-source a viable business and trying to improve the way software is developed. Launched January 2011, Binpress offers a platform for software development companies and developers to publish and discover source-code components for rapid development. Source-code components offered on the marketplace are curated to meet industry […]

2 Days Left: Professional iOS App Design Templates – only $47 instead of $280!

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Just a heads up – the uber popular offer from Mighty Deals was extended by popular demand for one more week but it will expire in two days from now. So if you’d fancy a hand-full  master templates & tutorials for your new iOS apps act fast to get the 83% discount!

iOS App Snapseed coming to Android and Mac in early 2012

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On January 13, 2012

Being the avid photographer that I am, I am constantly trying to find apps that will help me improve the images that the iPhone takes, recently I found Snapseed, and have had nothing but good experiences with it, now according to an announcement by the developer Nik Software Snapseed will arrive  on Android in early 2012, at […]

Mobile app development services market reached $US 20.5 billion in 2011

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On January 12, 2012

According to the guys at research2guidance, research specialists, “the market for mobile application development services, including application creation, management, distribution and extension services, has reached $US 20.5 billion vs. $US 6.8 billion in app downloads in 2011”. In other words the development market surpassed the content market by the factor of 3. As can be seen […]

Apple expected to sell more than 100 Million iPhones and more than 50 Million iPads in 2012

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On January 11, 2012

If you thought 2011 was a good year for Apple, then wait until you hear these projections for 2012. Canaccord Genuity Analyst, Michael Walkley, recently released his projections for he coming year, and they are pretty interesting. He sees 2012 being another huge year for Apple, with sales of 116.4 million iPhones and 54.6 million […]

Epic Games earn $30 Million on Infinity Blade

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On January 9, 2012

While the average developer earns an estimated $3,000 on their Apps, there are some companies that are earning big bucks from their developments. Epic Games, the makers of popular iOS title Infinity Blade reported last year that their had made $10 million in revenue from the sales of the original Infinity Blade, now with the […]

3 Billion Apps downloaded on iPad App Store

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On January 8, 2012

For those who develop apps for the iPad these numbers are amazing, since the launch of the iPad in 2010 there have been more than 3 BILLION downloads of apps developed specifically for the iPad. According to an ABI Research press release, they have estimated that more than 3 billion apps have been cumulatively downloaded […]

Enter the Chupa Developer Competition for a chance to win 10K

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On January 5, 2012

Have you ever considered using your developing skills to enter a competition, well here is about 10K reasons why you might want to consider entering the Chupa Developer Competition. Chupa is a community marketplace for Mobile App Components, where Mobile Developers can sell, discover and purchase cutting edge source code packages and components for Mobile development. The […]

WINNERS: 250 Die Cut Business Cards from UPrinting

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In December we teamed up with our friends from the UPrinting gang to give away 500 business cards to a couple of Mobile Orchard readers. Scroll down to see the winners! What we offered 2 sets of 250 die cut Business Cards Glossy, UV, Matte or Uncoated Paper Tastefully Thick 14pt Cardstock Rounded Corner, Circular […]