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Camera+ Hits 2 Million Sales, Data Revealed by Tap Tap Tap

Camera+ recently released another significant update to their popular photography app. Tap Tap Tap, the company behind Camera+ just revealed on their blog they've hit $2 million in sales. Not only that, they've also revealed some interesting sales data that will make any developer jealous. Fresh off the heals of the Camera+ 2.2 release including...

Apple Releases iAd Gallery App to Showcase…Ads?! [US only]

Apple released an app for their US customers today, called iAd Gallery. The premise of the app is to showcase advertisers running iAd campaigns (which start at $500,000--previously $1 million). Only Apple can release an app to get customers to check out ads. If you have a US iTunes account, you can easily download the...

Find Cheap Gas Prices with GasBuddy for iPhone

Everytime we record an episode of The iPhone Podcast, Justin Luey and I come up with some App Store 'picks of the week'. Every single time we continue to surprise each other with noteworthy apps. This time around, it's GasBuddy, which helps you find cheap gas prices. Hey, who doesn't like to save money? Find...

Viber Back in App Store, 2.01 Update Brings Text Messaging

Viber is one of the most successful free VoIP iPhone apps, and their 2.01 update is now available in the App Store. Viber earlier released 2.0, but they pulled it due to technical issues. The new releases brings the much anticipated feature of text messaging and some refinements. Here's what's new in 2.01: 1. Viber...

Vimeo iPhone App Released in the App Store

The official Vimeo iOS app has made its way into the App Store. Vimeo was one of the first websites to support HTML5, and now you can watch, upload, and edit videos right from your iPhone. Here are the features: An easy-to-use video editor • Capture video with focus control and grid alignment • Combine,...

[Update] Color: Is this iPhone App ‘Worth’ $41 Million Dollars?

Another social media sharing photo app has launched (yes, another), joining the foray of others such as Instagram and Path. The app Color, is the newest entrant and is making noise in Silicon Valley because they were able to raise $41 million dollars in start up funding (before launch!). Oh, did I mention the app...

Viber 2.0 Release In a Few Days, Brings Text Messaging

If you're a fan of Viber, the free VoIP app, you'll be pleased to know version 2.0 is being released in a few days. The Viber team contacted us to inform the following new features in Viber 2.0: - OUR NEW TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE! - A very large number of bug fixes, including the most...

Convore: Forums, Chat, and Messaging Made Easy on the iPhone

Every week we discuss the latest about iOS news and apps on The iPhone Podcast, and Justin Luey manages to find some nice little gems. One of those is Convore, a new app that lets you chat with others in real-time. It's essentially forums made easy on iOS. But Convore goes beyond just for chat....

Angry Birds Rio Now Live in the App Store

In late January, it was announced Rovio was teaming up with 20th Century Fox to release Angry Birds Rio, a new version of the game based on the upcoming animated film. Angry Birds Rio went live in the App Store tonight, and it's $0.99. In Angry Birds Rio, the original Angry Birds are kidnapped and...