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Oct 26 2011

Noteless - Promo Codes to Giveaway

We have 20 copies of this app to giveaway

Would you like a copy of Noteless, that so many users loved already, absolutely free?

Not sure? Check out this video.

Noteless raises the bar for iOS note taking applications. The elegant interface uses natural swiping gestures as the core of it's functionality.

Want a new note? Simply swipe across the screen from right to left as if you were pulling back the top sheet of a real pad of paper.

Want to find an existing note? Swipe across the screen from left to right. Your paper will move out of the way and you will be able to see a complete list of previous notes. We've also included full text search, so if you have hundreds of notes you can now easily find the ones you're looking for.

Want to have your notes everywhere? Noteless includes powerful syncing functionality that allows you to sync your notes with either Dropbox or Google Docs so your notes are available anywhere you need them.

Noteless includes all of the standard functionality you expect from a note application including the ability to email your notes and change the typeface your notes are presented with.

With Noteless, we've drastically reduced the standard note-taking interface while improving the overall user experience. We know you'll agree that in the case of Noteless, less is more.

Try your luck.

http://www.appgiveaway.com/id/311/Productivity/2011/24/10/Noteless-apple-iPho...

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Oct 25 2011

iOS Game Revenue Survey

What is really interesting to me is that developers do seem to generate more revenue over time (on average). This should be encouraging if you really want to make games, but your first game was a flop. Fear not! 50% of developers who have only released one game made under $500 on that game. However, the more games developers had released, the more per-game average revenue they seem to generate. This seems to validate the old adage: practice makes better than doing something once. Wait…that’s not quite right…

Figure 8. Median Per-Game Revenue by Number of Games Released

Great (and long) post with results of iOS game revenue survey. Good tool to make a decision whether to enter this market, or buy yourself a beer and stay at home. :)

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Oct 24 2011

116 Sites You Want To Remember (To Promote Your iOS App)

Here is the list ordered by alexa ratings:

Main URLAlexa RankingSubmit URL
reviews.cnet.com81
ign.com314
gamespot.com377
macrumors.com/574
appscout.pcmagazine.com945
gigaom.com1614
arstechnica.com1655mailto:apple@arstechnica.com
macworld.com1962http://www.macworld.com/info/appsubmit.html
n4g.com2112
allthingsd.com3090
tuaw.com4048http://www.tuaw.com/contact/appreviews
eurogamer.net4266http://www.eurogamer.net/contact.php
iphone.appstorm.net5727
toucharcade.com5812mailto:tips@toucharcade.com
theiphoneblog.com/7193http://www.tipb.com/contact/
intomobile.com/7256
ilounge.com8074
gamezebo.com10291http://www.gamezebo.com/developer-tools
appadvice.com12865http://appadvice.com/appnn/contact-info-developers/
t3.com13865mailto:Kieran.alger@futurenet.com
iphoneclub.nl15293
appolicious.com15618
148apps.com16120http://www.148apps.com/about/submit-app-review/
maclife.com/articles/iphone17462
appgamer.net19344mailto:paul@appgamer.net
blogdoiphone.com21747
pocketgamer.co.uk23731mailto:reviews@pocketgamer.co.uk
ismashphone.com39863http://www.iphoneworld.ca/about-iphone-world/iphone-world-contacts/
iphoneapplicationlist.com40714http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/submit-iwidget/
iphoneworld.ca41137
slidetoplay.com44543http://www.slidetoplay.com/contact.html
iphoneincanada.ca45557http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/contact-me/
iphonelife.com46302
macgasm.net54980http://www.macgasm.net/contact-us/
appspy.com58141
esferaiphone.com/60278
isource.com61175
appsafari.com70736http://www.appsafari.com/submit/
appguide.de75369
iphoneappcafe.com84147http://iphoneappcafe.com/developers-and-marketers/
theappera.com86974http://theappera.com/contact/
iphone-apps.toptenreviews.com92680http://www.techmedianetwork.com/contact/contact_us.html
appleiphoneschool.com92878
razorianfly.com95524mailto:tips@razorianfly.com
appletell.com96891
iphonealley.com/98499
appcraver.com103024http://www.appcraver.com/contact/
appmodo.com112207mailto:reviews@appmodo.com
iphoneblog.de/119174
theiphoneappreview.com119801
dailyappshow.com119818http://dailyappshow.com/contact-us
smokingapples.com121715http://smokingapples.com
krapps.com126102
theikidsblog.com127664http://theikidsblog.com/blog/request-a-review/
touchreviews.net129897http://touchreviews.net/request-review/
appstoreapps.com132588http://www.appstoreapps.com/contact/
tapscape.com140125http://www.tapscape.com/forum/
iphonetoolbox.com/142148http://iphonetoolbox.com/submit/
hotmacapps.com142843http://hotmacapps.com/submit/
mobileappbreakfast.com159551http://mobileappbreakfast.com/contact-2/developers/
iphoneappreviews.net/163872http://www.iphoneappreviews.net/request-a-review/
freshapps.com164297http://www.freshapps.com/want-your-iphone-app-reviewed/
blogiphone.fr179184
iphonefreak.com/207091http://www.iphonefreak.com/
ikidapps.com207519http://forum.ikidapps.com/notes/App_Submission_Guidelines
whatsoniphone.com235370http://forms.whatsoniphone.com/forms/woip_submitanapp
ifanzine.com241916mailto:ifanzine@gmail.com
diygamer.com252279http://www.diygamer.com/about/contact-us/
iphonefootprint.com/280627http://www.iphonefootprint.com/submit-your-app-for-review/
iphoneappsreviewonline.com308254http://www.iphoneappsreviewonline.com/request-for-review/
touchmyapps.com325070
appsmile.com325427http://www.appsmile.com/contact-appsmile/
iphonestalk.com/342481
slapapp.com378740http://www.slapapp.com/developers
iphonesavior.com/403803
bestappsforkids.com403913http://bestappsforkids.com/contact/submit-your-app-for-review/
touchgen.com446554http://www.touchgen.com/submit-a-review-to-us
osxreality.com450955
nodpad.com458956
gadgetizer.com467537
crazymikesapps.com484657mailto:mike@crazymikesapps.com
touchaholics.com554052http://touchaholics.com/contact-2/review-requests/
appstorearcade.com582875http://www.appstorearcade.com/contact-us/
appchatter.com585642http://www.appchatter.com/submit/app-for-review/
appaddict.net588621http://appaddict.net/contact-us/
nineoverten.com614975
iphone4kids.net628747
itracki.com676146
itunesgames.net685863http://www.itunesgames.net/contact
apppicker.com738050
appshrink.com746893http://www.appshrink.com/submit-app-and-press-release-for-review/
iusethisapp.com763410http://www.iusethisapp.com/submit-app/
theportablegamer.com782613http://theportablegamer.com/game-publishers/
appyzilla.com814235http://appyzilla.com/advertise_page/
giggleapps.com846238http://www.giggleapps.com/submit-an-app/
appshouter.com848666
iphonegamerblog.com886614http://iphonegamerblog.com/developers/
iphonegames.com892485
digital-storytime.com993668
appdiscover.com1062408http://www.appdiscover.com/iphone-app-developers/
allaboutiphone.net1101535http://www.allaboutiphone.net/contact/reviews/
thesmartphoneappreview.com1165645http://thesmartphoneappreview.com/contact-us/
tapcritic.com1183722http://tapcritic.com/submit-an-app/
appvader.com1261445http://appvader.com/devs/
iviewapps.com1442469http://www.iviewapps.com/contact.php?tab=6
toucharchive.com1601209mailto:peter.astakov@gmail.com
appzilla.co.uk1947490http://www.appzilla.co.uk/review/
ifonereviews.blogspot.com2098084mailto:damon@razorianfly.com
appsized.com2145917http://www.appsized.com/appsized/Contact.html
sciphoneapps.com2151985
arcadelife.wordpress.com2187295http://arcadelife.wordpress.com/get-reviewed/
deviceopia.com2374884
app-reciationreviews.blogspot.com2677113http://app-reciationreviews.blogspot.com/2009/11/contact-app-reciation-reviews.html
enoda.co.uk3556631http://enoda.co.uk/contact/request-review/
iphonetiny.com5160953mailto:craiggrannell@googlemail.com
theappgoddess.com5814575http://theappgoddess.com/blog/submit-your-app/

Great list, it would be interested though to see submission success rate for each one. :)

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Sep 16 2011

Simply notes, synced with Dropbox, Google Docs and more - Noteless for iPhone

I'm sick and tired of Notes app on iPhone.  What makes it even worse, is that they are out of sync all the freaking time.  If I need something to remember on the go, I can't just make a note - I feel that I have to deal with the whole world to keep them up.  It makes my life complicated and less joy.

Until today.  I welcome Noteless for iPhone http://www.notelessapp.com  This is kick-ass app for iPhone that can make simple notes, and sync them everywhere.  If this doesn't appeal to you enough that means you probably don't live in information era, yet.

What could be better?  Only if you will get it for free (it's still cheap, while it's new on the market).  Updated: Unfortunately, I have only limited number of promo codes, and they run away fast.

Do you want to get it for free?  This is easy.  Twit about it and comment to this post why you want it - tell me any situation when you wanted it so much but it wasn't around (until today :).  And you'll get it.

First come - first served.  Free it is.

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Oct 10 2010

Update iPhone 4.1 Jailbreakable & Unlockable

THIS GUIDE APPLIES TO IPHONE 4 ONLY.

How to Update iPhone 4 to iOS 4.1 Without Updating Baseband 1.59.00

Step 1

Step 2

  • Run TinyUmbrella
    ***READ THE README TinyUmbrella README NOW Yes. You Read it.
  • Hit the Start TSS Server button

Step 3

  • Now open the iTunes. Hold down the SHIFT (Windows) or Alt/Option (Mac) key and hit the Restore button on iTunes.
  • Then browse and select your downloaded iOS 4.1 firmware

Step 4

  • Let iTunes error with 1004 error (baseband update failed – we want this :) )

  • No simply hit the Kick Device Out of Recovery button on TinyUmbrella.

That’s it. You have successfully updated iPhone 4 to 4.1 with 1.59.00 baseband.

This is something I am going to try with either limera1n http://www.limera1n.com or greenpois0n http://greenpois0n.com. Why? Because I want to be able to finally call my friends' iPods with FaceTime by email. :) I want to keep my unlock with ultrasn0w http://ultrasn0w.com.

P.S. Fresh update - you can not do limera1n with ultrasn0w, so do either greenpois0n, which might also be not an option, if they incorporate limera1n's exploit, or DevTeam suggests to wait PwnageTool http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/1280823486/limera1n-surprise

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Aug 8 2010

iPhone 4 jailbreak battery drain

I have recently used jailbreakme.com to make my iPhone 4 free. However, fairly soon, I've discovered that I have a significant battery drain with it. It took literally overnight to drop my 25% from fully charged one. So I decided to took few tries and find out who's responsible for this leak. On that particular jailbroken version, it was going down to 87% with 30 mins of usage and 3 hr 42 mins of standby time.

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The clean restored iPhone stays for 32 mins of usage and 4 hr 47 mins of standby, and goes down to 95% only! That's more than 3 times. Not good.

Next, going thru the jailbreak, not touching Cydia or any apps. iPhone stays for 17 min of usage and 3 hr 35 mins and down to 96% only. Basically, that's a sign that jailbreak indeed doesn't drain the battery.

Next, installing all of the updates that Cydia wants you to. It took me overnight to measure it, but seeing 15 min of usage and 9 hr 33 mins of standby and down to 95% only is clearly a good indicator of no battery drain going on.

The last step was to install MyWi 4.3.4. It comes also with Mobile Subtrate. After spending some time with it - 1 hr 17 mins of usage and 5 hr 45 mins standby - brought my phone down to 78%, which is definitely stands out of the line of "good battery usage". So, either Mobile Subtrate is draining the battery or MyWi didn't do a good job writing an extension to it, and now it eats all he juice.

I'll keep you updated, but I'm already upset so much - the most important reason for me was free tethering - and now I feel that I'm paying too big premium for it.

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Aug 4 2010

Troubleshooting unlocked & jailbroken iPhone 4

For those who haven't tried yet. Jailbreak worked flawlessly on my iPhone 4. Unlock was relatively easy, too.


I also installed MyWi 4 (the major reason for actually jailbreaking my iPhone, I really need a device to tether on the way) and My3G. Besides, I've installed Open SSH server and SB Setting, to be able to turn the SSH server off. After that, problems started to appear. The biggest one was FaceTime turned off and not being able to turn on. It actually started to send freaking short messages to some +44 number (I guess I'd be quite upset with upcoming AT&T bill), and I started to receive some replies back. Installing iPhone Delivery (which was recommended to early users of jailbreak) didn't solve the problem. I stopped receiving replies (although, I'm not sure I'm not billed for them :), but FaceTime failed to activate.

Uninstalling My3G did the trick. Easily activated FaceTime after that, and it started to work well. Reinstalling My3G after, kept FaceTime activated, but every time I tried to connect thru FaceTime it was failing. So, I'm ending up with no My3G, which makes the overall experience less exciting, but I hope this problem can be solved soon.

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Jun 29 2010

Leaked iPhone 4 troubleshooting guide

1. Keep all of the positioning statements in the BN handy – your tone when delivering this information is important.

a. The iPhone 4’s wireless performance is the best we have ever shipped. Our testing shows that iPhone 4’s overall antenna performance is better than iPhone 3GS.

b. Gripping almost any mobile phone in certain places will reduce its reception. This is true of the iPhone 4, the iPhone 3GS, and many other phones we have tested. It is a fact of life in the wireless world.

c. If you are experiencing this on your iPhone 3GS, avoid covering the bottom-right side with your hand.

d. If you are experiencing this on your iPhone 4, avoid covering the black strip in the lower-left corner of the metal band.

e. The use of a case or Bumper that is made out of rubber or plastic may improve wireless performance by keeping your hand from directly covering these areas.

2. Do not perform warranty service. Use the positioning above for any customer questions or concerns.

3. Don’t forget YOU STILL NEED to probe and troubleshoot. If a customer calls about their reception while the phone is sitting on a table (not being held) it is not the metal band.

4. ONLY escalate if the issue exists when the phone is not held AND you cannot resolve it.

5. We ARE NOT appeasing customers with free bumpers – DON’T promise a free bumper to customers.

Quite interesting leaked guide for AppleCare representatives on how to troubleshoot (and keep the iPhone in hand) when being asked about reception problem. The bad thing is that they decided to go against the customer.

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May 27 2010

You can't love iPhone more than this guy

When Witter was waiting at the counter of a Gresham, Oregon AT&T store, two young men grabbed four iPhones and ran out the front door, according to the Portland Oregonian. Witter chased after them, dropped to one knee outside the store, pulled out a five-shot Smith & Wesson .38-caliber revolver, and fired at the front tire of the getaway car. The car swerved, Witter fired again, and missed again.

He is a tough guy. Imagine what happens when somebody looks at his Mac screen in the coffee shop.

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Dec 25 2009

Как оказаться featured в App Store?

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Очень откровенный и подробный расказ о том как сделать игру и оказаться в featured в AppStore. Еще приятнее что создатель игры - украинец.

Поздравляю!

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My name is Olexandr Prokhorenko. I am passionate about building products that users *love*.

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