App Store

App Store Adds New Sections to Help with App Discovery

by Patrick Jordan July 27, 2010

The App Store for the iPad and the iPhone has added several new featured sections, to aid in app discovery.  I’m not sure exactly how new these are, but I’ve only just noticed them today – and I think they’re a very nice addition for the App Store. The new sections include Newsstand, shown above, [...]

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There Are Over 5,000 iPad Apps Now, Here’s Where You Can See That on the iPad

by Patrick Jordan May 2, 2010

So there are now a little over 5,400 iPad apps in the App Store, as of around 10 minutes ago. And there is now an easy way to keep up with how many iPad apps there are, right in the App Store on the iPad itself. If you go to the Featured section of the [...]

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iPad App Store Adds Sort by Release Date

by Patrick Jordan April 30, 2010

The iPad App Store has been updated, and has added the ability to sort by the Release Date for apps.  This is a small but very cool addition – as it makes it much easier to see new apps as they come in – although it’s brand new so I’m not sure how often it [...]

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iTunes App Store Now Gives You One-Click Switch Between iPad and iPhone Apps Browsing

by Patrick Jordan April 7, 2010

Ah, the satisfaction that can be obtained just from the addition of a simple button and filter.  The iTunes App Store has just added just such a button.  The cute little toggle shown above, that lets you filter your view and see only iPad or iPhone apps while perusing the store. This was one of [...]

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App Search Results Divided Nicely in App Store

by Patrick Jordan April 2, 2010

One new thing I’ve noticed in the App Store, now that iPad apps are live in it, is that search results are divided nicely – so as you can see in the screenshot above iPhone results are labeled as just ‘Apps’ and iPad results are labeled ‘iPad Apps’. I like this – it makes it [...]

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There’s Already an iPad Apps Best Sellers List

by Patrick Jordan March 26, 2010

Apple has begun putting together the iPad-specific App Store in anticipation of the upcoming iPad launch. iPad-only Apps have begun to be approved and organized. MacRumors has managed to access the iPad’s best seller lists which reveal several of the iPad App Store launch titles. The lists show several dozen applications with release dates as [...]

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iPad Apps Will Have a Separate Section in the App Store

by Patrick Jordan March 14, 2010

The App Store will feature new apps designed specifically for iPad. You’ll find hundreds that make the most of its large display, responsive performance, and Multi-Touch interface. iPad apps appear in a special section of the store, so you can find and download them easily. That’s a slice from the latest Apple page for the [...]

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