Apple Expels 1,000 Apps From Store After Developer Scam

Apple has sent a clear message to any developers who try to game its iTunes App Store. Software developer Molinker has been kicked out, along with more than 1,000 of its iPhone applications.
The Chinese developer had, according to some estimates, 1,000-plus applications in the store, most of which were copycat knockoffs of existing applications. When [...]

iTunes Rewind 2009: Hottest App Store Games of the Year

iTunes Rewind reveals the hottest games of 2009, which are divided into two groups, highest rated and top sellers.
I’m glad Apple made this distinction between highest rated and top sellers. With such a strong focus on the top 10 listings, which tracks number of sells as opposed to rating, games like Spider: The Secret of [...]

Apple surprised by App Store success as Tapulous claims $1M/mo

iPhone game maker Tapulous now earns nearly $1 million per month in sales from the App Store. It’s just another example of the store’s incredible success — which allegedly even caught Apple off guard.
In September, Apple announced that total downloads on the App Store had topped 2 billion. In profiling the success of the App [...]