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  by admin 2 years ago

  Do-It-Yourself iPhone Apps
  
  Services that do the coding for you make it easy for nontechies to create iPhone apps. Applications to the Apple App Store are exploding
  
  Tom Johnson is no engineer. But that didn't stop him from creating software that helps him market his wedding-video business. Johnson crafted an application, downloadable to the Apple (AAPL) iPhone, that plays a sample video, connects users to a blog, and lets would-be clients call his company, Alliance Video Products, by pushing a single button. Best of all for a non-engineer like Johnson, he did it in a single day, without writing a single line of code.
  
  To create the app, Johnson relied on a company called Swebapps.com, one of a new crop of services that help clients order up their own smartphone apps—often in less time and for less money than it would take to develop an app from scratch. Like Alliance Video Products, churches, museums, schools, and other small businesses of every stripe can now get into the app-making game—creating downloadable games, travel guides, quizzes, and blog feeds—thanks to sites like AppBreeder.com, GameSalad.com, and MyAppBuilder.com. Often all it takes is plugging specs into online templates.
  
  As it gets easier for non-techies to make them, the already swiftly expanding market for these downloadable apps is likely to grow at a faster pace. That means even fuller shelves at online shops such as the Apple App Store, Google's (GOOG) Android Market, Research In Motion's (RIMM) BlackBerry App World, and Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows Marketplace for Mobile. The number of apps downloaded through these kinds of stores may surge to 18.7 billion in 2014, from about 491 million at the end of 2008, according to consultant Ovum. That may result in sales of $5.7 billion in 2014, up from $367 million last year, Ovum says.
  
  very affordable
  Small businesses view DIY apps as a low-cost way to market their wares. Johnson paid $300 up front, plus a $30 monthly fee. Since its September debut, Alliance Video's Video Pro has generated 10 leads and two sales, making it a more effective marketing vehicle than placing an ad in a bridal magazine, Johnson says. "We deal with a lot of young brides and grooms, and they love the iPhone," he says.
  
  Some sites charge nothing up front, while others invoice as little as $99 a year or $20 a month for users to create an app. That's substantially less than the $2,000 to $10,000 professional programmers typically charge per project. Nontechnical users are guided through menus where they can input information and select logos, colors, and buttons. "It's way less expensive," says Dan Simons, a principal at Vucurevich Simons Advisory Group, which used Swebapps to create an iPhone app for a restaurant it manages. The app lets users make reservations and see the menu and wine list. "They've done all the brain surgery on the back end," Simons says. "Yet what you end up with is a fairly custom application" costing, in his case, about $1,000.
  
  Since its Aug. 18 debut, Swebapps has signed up about 800 customers. About 30 of their apps have gotten approval from Apple to be sold at the App Store. The company expects to put out 60 applications a month by 2010, quadruple current volume, says Swebapps CEO Magaly Chocano. "Our market is like what Web sites were 10 years ago," she says. "Now you can't do without one." Since launching its templates in July, AppBreeder.com has gained 1,300 members and is adding about 100 new users a week, more than double the number it added in August. It says members plan to submit more than 700 apps to the App Store in November.
  
  deluxe models
  While most templates are fairly simple, several do-it-yourself Web sites also offer advanced functions. AppBreeder.com, for instance, can tap into iPhone location information. So a Realtor can offer different house and condo listings to people in different towns. And a grocery can send mobile coupons to iPhone users when they're inside a store. And Swebapps lets customers update content in real time. That means restaurants can change specials several times a day, and real estate agents can remove listings of houses that have sold.
  
  Some sites, such as Gendai Games's GameSalad.com, charge annual subscriptions plus fees for additional services. Its basic service costs $99 a year, while one with features such as customer support cost $2,000 a year. Many sites also charge monthly hosting fees.
  
  In some cases, app-making sites charge little, if anything, up front and instead take a portion of sales. Book-app maker eBookApp.com charges nothing to create apps that help authors and publishers promote books through the App Store but receives 50% of sales of books sold through the apps. MEDL Mobile's AppIncubator.com solicits ideas and then does the legwork designing and coding apps in exchange for a portion of the sales generated by the software.
  
  Some analysts believe professional programmers may still be the way to go for many small companies. With do-it-yourself apps, "there could be quality issues, there could be distribution and security issues," says Sean Ryan, an analyst at consultant IDC.
  
  DIY sites, though, are working hard to prove him wrong.
  
  Kharif is a senior writer for BusinessWeek.com in Portland, Ore.
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  by admin 2 years ago

  If you’re staring down at your shiny new iPhone or iPod Touch wondering which apps to try first, Here is a list of great applications that I enjoy.
  
  I’ve attempted to include some of the popular free apps, most of which I use often but it isn’t exhaustive by any means. In fact, I welcome you to chime in with your own essentials in the comments of this post.
  
  Happy holidays, and enjoy that new iPhone or iPod Touch!
  
  -Appmodo
  -Tap Tap Revenge 3
  -Bouncedown
  -Paper Toss
  -Eliminate Pro
  -Little Runner
  -IMDB
  -Backgrounds
  -BubbleWrap
  -Remote
  -AT&T myWireless
  -Fake Conversation
  -Facebook
  -Bump
  -MySpace Mobile
  -Twitterrific
  -Loopt
  -Pandora Radio
  -Shazam
  -Doodle Buddy
  -Google Earth
  
  As you can tell already there is just about an app for everything, you will soon find yourself asking, “is there an app for that” with many things in your life. Some are free and some cost money, but remember Appmodo is here to help you on your decision making process and to keep you informed as to what’s going on in the mobile world plus giveaways so you can get paid apps for free (view our current giveaway coming soon).
  
  So, that being said, what apps did you buy for your new iPhone or iPod? Post a comment below and tell us what you got!
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  by admin 2 years ago

  TAMUNING, Guam--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GTA TeleGuam today announced it will launch iPhone in Guam on Dec. 11. GTA TeleGuam will offer a range of tariff plans and pricing for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G, including iPhone 3G at just $99.95 for new and qualifying customers with any MPULSE wireless rate plan.
  
  “With our range of plans and pricing, we make it easy and affordable for people to enjoy iPhone with GTA TeleGuam.”
  iPhone 3GS is the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including improved speed and performance - up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G - with longer battery life, a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use video recording and hands-free voice control. The groundbreaking App Store provides access to more than 100,000 applications from games to social networking to financial planning and health management, generating more than 2 billion downloads to date. iPhone is now available in over 80 countries around the world.
  
  “We are thrilled to be the first service provider to bring iPhone to Guam,” said Andrew Gayle, executive vice president of wireless and television for GTA TeleGuam. “With our range of plans and pricing, we make it easy and affordable for people to enjoy iPhone with GTA TeleGuam.”
  
  GTA TeleGuam’s 3G wireless network reaches about 80 percent of the entire island with coverage focused in the northern and central areas of Guam. GTA TeleGuam expects to blanket the remaining areas in the south with 3G wireless in early 2010. 3G wireless technology allows faster data transmission speeds for sending and receiving emails, browsing the Internet, streaming music, downloading videos, sending photos, text messages and more.
  
  GTA TeleGuam is offering iPhone with any existing MPULSE wireless subscription plan and a two-year service commitment. New and existing customers must subscribe to the company’s data communications plan with any iPhone purchase. Customers can pre-order iPhone beginning Monday, Dec. 7 at any GTA TeleGuam retail store in Tamuning, Micronesia Mall, Agana Shopping Center, Guam Premier Outlets, Navy Exchange and the new retail location at Andersen Air Force Base, when it opens Dec. 12. Customers can also pre-order iPhone online at www.gta.net or call .
  
  Pricing and tariff information on selected MPULSE wireless rate plans:
  
  Items Move With It: Basic Move With It: Plus Move with It: Promo
  Monthly Voice Fee $19.95 $39.95 $59.95
  Monthly Data Fee $29.95 $29.95 $29.95
  Total Monthly Fee $49.90 $69.90 $89.90
  Voice Credit (mins) 100 mins (Peak)
  300 mins (Nights
  & Weekends)
  500 mins (Peak)
  Unlimited Nights
  & Weekends
  3000 mins (Anytime)
  Including Long-Distance Calls
  to the US
  
  
  Data Credit Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
  iPhone 3GS 16GB $199.95
  iPhone 3GS 32GB $299.95
  iPhone 3G 8GB $99.95

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