Posts by poke

Here's what Apple says in the App Store Review Guidelines: Quote: 11.2 Apps utilizing a system other than the In App Purchase API (IAP) to purchase content, functionality, or services in an app will be rejected 11.12 Apps offering...

Quote: Originally Posted by Fireball1244 Amazon, like every other ebook seller, including Apple, splits revenue based on the list price (which is set by the publisher) in a 70/30 split, with the publisher receiving 70% of the list...

Quote: Originally Posted by Maltz Ok, now before we get all bent out of shape over this, let's consider the example of the Amazon App. It allows you to purchase things in-app, or you can go to the Amazon website and purchase there. ...

Doesn't this mean Amazon just has to remove in-app purchasing completely? They can still do it entirely via their website just as long as the app itself doesn't load the website. The Kindle app just becomes a way to view your already...

A 70/30 split is extremely good for the publishing market. Keep in mind Amazon keeps 65% on the Kindle and remaining 35% is split between the publisher and the author (they can get a 70/30 deal from Amazon now, thanks to competition from...

I was thinking the rumours of an iPhone "nano" might be explained if the iPhone went to a 4 inch display and the "nano" had a 3 inch display. With an extremely small bezel it might not have to grow too much either....

Quote: Originally Posted by xSamplex Many Verizon customers have already discovered that Android devices provide a very similar user experience to the iPhone, and without the walled-garden aspect of Apple's app-store. Why would anyone...

I hope they do this. If they update with the dual core, dual GPU A5 processor this year it'll be a great games machine.

I think Gruber knows the retina display is real but not shipping in April. The rest is guesswork.

Quote: Originally Posted by Booga 1.6 pounds. That's a tiny bit heavier than the first iPad, isn't it? iPad is 1.5 lbs for Wifi-only, 1.6 lbs for 3G. Presumably the stats they quoted are for the Wifi-only (3G and 4G versions are to...