One inexplicably popular app: Fruit Ninja
Yes, iPhones can make people rich. No, we are not talking about those at Apple, who brought in their pile of cash selling iPhones. We are talking about those developers and companies who earned their fortunes off of iPhone apps.
So, let's take a look at an iPhone app that made a fortune for its author. We will not repeat all the well-known stuff about well-known apps such as Angry Birds and why they so are so popular. Instead, we consider the 3rd best-selling app from Apple's App Store, a game called Fruit Ninja. Funny name, for an app, right? Nevertheless, this game with a $0.99 price tag was sold over 10 million times.
A simple calculation reveals that Apple customers together have paid around 10 million bucks for this game. So, what's so cool about Fruit Ninja? Well, the game itself is pretty simple: it allows you to slash the fruits that fly onto the screen using a sword. Blade movement is controlled by finger swipes. This turns out to be amazingly addictive ; people can spend hours upon hours cutting various fruits in pieces.
Gmail: the iUnderdog of the year
Although seemingly providing some valuable features Gmail app for the iPhone is a really over-hyped one. There is really not much reasons to use it. If You see many of them Your name is probably Sergey Brin.
With Google and Apple heightening battle for mobile market it is no wonder that the rivals are trying to get some footholds on each other`s ground. Apple released Siri with powerful search functions thus casting a shadow on the very idea that Google is really best in searching stuff. Google tried to get to iPhone with Gmail app and failed.
When Gmail app was first revealed to the public on November 2nd 2011 it was pulled out of the App Store in a matter of hours. The user outcry was so overwhelming that Google confessed in its official blog “Sorry, we messed up”.
And there were reasons for that. The first version of Gmail app would break iPhone`s notification system sending rays of love from iPhone users to Google. In fact this was not the only problem with the app but that was revealed only after Google uploaded a fixed and updated version of Gmail app on November 16th.
One crazy app: Demon Cam
With its rich set of features, it is no wonder that the iPhone is a widely preferred source of entertainment for many. The entertainment, however, gets really weird sometimes. Here we review some of the craziest iPhone apps available, ones which allow you to incarnate as a demonic entity.
“Unleash the Demons in all of us!” is how the description of the Demon Cam app starts.
The idea behind the application is to transform anyone's face into a half-human, half-demonic face.
And that is exactly what the application delivers.
How to impress a girl using an iPad
5 iPad apps that will help you win a girl over. It does not really take a luxury Lamborghini or a shiny, new 50-feet white yacht to impress a girl. Just use your brain and some clever iPad apps that will take her breath away and make her eyes shine. Here, we have explained how your iPad will help you.
Jailbreaking Your iPhone in 4 easy steps
Learn how to liberate your iPhone with new jailbreak tool that will give You access to all goodness of Cydia app store and even more in just 4 easy steps.
“Love the product, hate the company” - that is how many Apple users describe their attitudes towards their iPhones and its manufacturer. And it is pretty much true: we love our iPhones but hate the restrictive harness of legal and technical limitations.
Well, some would consider jailbreaking a bumpy road (and sometimes it is) but unleashing your iPhone potential from some artificial Cupertino-created limitations can open a lot of new talents of your favorite gadget.
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