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• Apple Saw Strong Holiday iDevice Sales This Year
• Judge Wants Bond Posted for 88% of Samsung’s U.S. Smartphone Sales
• Google Courting iOS App Developers to Help Them Build Better Apps
• Online Apple Store Highlighting iPhone 5 Cases
• Track Real-Time Train Arrival For Some NYC Subway Lines On Your iPhone With MTA Subway Time
• The Best Use of UI Animations in iOS Apps
• Last chance to get The Ultimate Music Bundle with Tuneup [Deals Hub]

Apple Saw Strong Holiday iDevice Sales This Year Posted: 29 Dec 2012 04:48 PM PST It doesn’t take a financial genius to figure out that Apple was expecting to do very well this holiday season. How well? Looks like year over year increases on the order of 111–128% for iPads and iPhones, but it doesn’t end there, it was a “very appy” Christmas according to Distimo’s app download data with an 87% increase over last year. The next is question is, then, what does January hold? Continue reading →

Judge Wants Bond Posted for 88% of Samsung’s U.S. Smartphone Sales Posted: 29 Dec 2012 04:06 PM PST In a blow to Samsung’s business in the U.S., an International Trade Commission (ITC) judge has recommended some harsh penalties stemming from the patent case it lost to Apple earlier this year. One of the penalties recommended includes a bond posted for 88% of the value of Samsung’s U.S. smartphone sales, but doesn’t end there. Continue reading →

Google Courting iOS App Developers to Help Them Build Better Apps Posted: 29 Dec 2012 02:26 PM PST On the heels of the very successful launch of Google Maps for iPhone, Google has started online ads targeted at iOS developers to come work at Google on the iOS Apps team. With the headline “Do Cool Things That Matter”, Google is promoting some of its recent apps like Chrome, Gmail, and Search (Maps might not have been ready in time for the ad) and linking to a page highlighting the work of the Google Search for iOS team…and a link to apply for a job a Google. Continue reading →

Online Apple Store Highlighting iPhone 5 Cases Posted: 29 Dec 2012 01:42 PM PST This tip came from a reader (thanks Stan!) who noticed that the Online Apple Store has started to highlight iPhone 5 cases available to buy online. We’re not sure if iPhone 5 cases have always been in the store, added recently, or if this is just a new promotion around the holidays. Continue reading →

Track Real-Time Train Arrival For Some NYC Subway Lines On Your iPhone With MTA Subway Time Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:44 PM PST The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has released an iPhone app called MTA Subway Time that allows New Yorkers on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 subway lines and the S 42nd Street Shuttle to know precisely when trains are expected to arrive at stations. MTA will also be providing a free live stream of arrival time data to third-party app developers, so that they can incorporate it in their apps. Continue reading →

The Best Use of UI Animations in iOS Apps Posted: 29 Dec 2012 07:05 AM PST Although not directly noticeable to an average user, animations are a key part of the core experience of an iOS app. Developers and designers spend a considerable amount of time and investment to add delightful animations to their apps, and we've seen a lot of innovations in this area, the most popular of which was Loren Brichter's pull-to-refresh interaction. Continue reading →

Last chance to get The Ultimate Music Bundle with Tuneup [Deals Hub] Posted: 29 Dec 2012 07:00 AM PST While this deal may sound to good to be true – it simply just sounds great. The Ultimate Music Bundle will take your Mac's music-playing ability to new heights…and for 89% off the regular price. That's right – you can stack up on 8 top music applications for only $39 for a limited time thanks to this iPhone Hacks Deals offer. Continue reading →

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