China Orders To Shut Fake Apple Stores

Chinese authorities shut two stores in Kunming that used Apple Inc's logo without the company's permission because they lacked the proper business licenses, a newspaper run by the southwestern city's government reported.

Joby Launches Frame X Frame iPhone App

Joby, the makes of the GorillaPod tripod's for cameras and smartphones like the Apple iPhone, have launched a new iPhone app called Frame X Frame, which is a new free camera app for the iPhone.

Duke Nukem Forever Comes To iOS Devices

Duke Nukem Forever is due to launch next month on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PC, and now it looks like it may also be headed to the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Notesy The Dropbox Linked Minimalist iOS Note Taking App

If you are looking for a very quick and simple note taking application for your iOS device, the newly updated Notesy for Dropbox might be your perfect note taking companion application.

Apple Slapped With Class Action Lawsuit Over In-App Purchases

Funny money is no laughing matter when parents get the credit card bill. Here is the proof. A federal class-action lawsuit against Apple claims Apple is complicit in a scheme to get kids to buy level-ups and game credits "in games it promoted... to children as free".

New Windows App Store Leaked Screen Shots

A leaked set of screenshots gives us the first look at the Windows App Store being integrated into Window 8. The screenshots posted Mondau (in Chinese) by CNBeta.com look a lot like an Internet Explorer window, with a Top Seller list that includes IE, Office, Freecell... and Angry Birds.

GetJar Survey Shows Android Trumping The iPhone

App distribution giant GetJar has released results of a global survey on the insights and preferences of mobile phone users. The survey showed that 40 percent of respondents said that they would switch to Android the next time they bought a new phone. This is compared to the 16 percent of respondents who said they would be choosing the iPhone.

Said Patrick Mork, CMO of GetJar, "The survey results make it clear that all eyes are on Android, as well as the importance of brand equity in the increasingly comeptitive mobile app space. In addition, the data also reveals that brand marketers and advisters also have a reason to be hopeful about consumer's appetite for in-app advertisement".
The biggest problem facing pusblishers seems to be getting their applications discovered. Only 25 percent of respondents found apps through the actual app store, while nearly 50 percent found the apps they were looking for while browsing online.
These pro-Android results are great news for GetJar. The company hopes to aggressively expand its Android offerings by working with developers to provide a truly "open" Android marketplace, while still supporting other mobile platforms.