App Store

While everyone is busy debating holiday season sales figures from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), the company on Thursday came out with sales number for its App Store in 2014. CNBC's Josh Lipton reported on the numbers from Apple and also elaborated how Google Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) ...

Any company doing business in mainland China faces challenges. Such challenges include, according to the Global Association of Risk Professionals: relationship building, the role of respect, widespread tax evasion, weak internal controls and use of third-party agents. Here are four major...

Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) new 4.0 version of its iOS search app now comes with a number of new features, according to 9to5 Mac. For starters, the app recognizes voice search “cues” and can participate in conversational input similar to the way Apple's Siri works. One example regarding version 4...

Would you deposit your check directly into the App Store? Some iPhone-obsessed consumers might be willing to do that every once in a while, but most would still prefer to access their money through more traditional methods (such as an ATM). Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is unlikely to provide that...

According to sources who spoke with 9TO5Mac, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is finishing up work on a completely upgraded version of its iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Maps app, set to come out with the next major iOS release. Sources indicated that the new Maps product would be designed to compete head to...

Japanese revenue for Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) software store have caught up to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) online outlet. According to App Annie (via VentureBeat), Japanese consumers now spend more on apps than their American counterparts. Google Leads Japan But iOS App Revenue Dominates Globally The...

Thinner and lighter product designs reigned supreme at Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) long-awaited iPad event. The lengthy event began with statistics and freebies. Apple announced that it now offers one million apps in the App Store. The company also said that more than one billion songs have been played...

According to Flurry Analytics, the percentage of paid apps on the App Store fell from 20 percent in 2011 to 10 percent in 2013. That’s a 10 percent drop in two years, and the trend is likely to continue. In general, Flurry said, people seemed to want free content even if it meant putting up...

Many people believe Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in trouble, primarily because with the death of Steve Jobs, the company has fallen into an era of incrementalism. In other words, these people, including ABC’s Sandy Cannoid, believe two things. First, that Steve Jobs constantly brought new and...

The last seven days have provided another round of enticing headlines for investors to examine. For the first time in a while, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) seemed to gain more headlines -- and more positive attention -- than its Cupertino, California-based competitor. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) didn't stay...

Fresh out of stealth mode, OverNear is finally getting pushed to the general public. The social media app -- which promises to "bring your social network to life" while putting the "social back into social networking" -- aims to change the way people connect. "[Traditional social media sites]...

Like most people who feel they have been wronged, companies are often willing to go to court to fight to protect their rights. One of the most willing is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Large corporations like Apple employ scores of lawyers who, according to USA Today, are at least as important as...

According to Reuters, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are putting to rest their lawsuit that would have determined who has the right to use the term, “app store.” The case was Apple Inc v. Amazon.com Inc. et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 11-01327....