Comment Re:If you're giving the kid nitrous.... (Score 1) 264
The headset provides the sound. Sure, the kid can play without the headphones but to hear what's going on in the game the headset has to go on.
The Realities of Selling On Apple's App Store 223
Owen Goss writes "Everyone is familiar with the story of the iPhone developer who spends two weeks of spare time making a game that goes on to make them hundreds of thousands of dollars. The reality is that with the App Store now hosting over 25,000 apps, the competition is fierce. While it's true that a few select apps are making developers rich, the reality is that most apps don't make a lot of money. In a blog post I take a hard look at the first 24 days of sales data for the first game, Dapple, from Streaming Colour Studios. The post reflects what is likely the norm for developers just getting into the iPhone development game."
Comment all this data yet so much gets missed (Score 2, Insightful) 139
Last.fm Has all this data and yet so much gets missed. For instance: why doesn't last.fm have a feature to email you when a band you like comes out with a new album?
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