Showing posts with label Planet of the Apps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Planet of the Apps. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Time to Make the Apps

How much does it cost to develop an app? How long does it take?

Many people think it's a matter of a great idea and a little bit of coding and voilĂ ! Not so fast. In reality, it often takes a comprehensive team several months to pull it all together. While they're working on the app itself, you need to have the marketing team putting together a promotional plan to get it into the right hands (whether it's being sold to an individual or a corporation). Of course, all this costs some bucks.

Greg Grundberg, star of NBC's "Heroes," has a second job as an app developer. In this clip from "Planet of the Apps," on CNBC, Greg shows off how his coupon app, Yowza!!, works.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Are You An App Star?

Take this quiz to see how much you really know about iPhone apps. Here's an example of one question.
What was the one billionth application downloaded from Apple's App Store?
Post your score. Let us know how you did.