VLC for iOS returns by July 19, re-written from the ground up and fully open-sourced

VideoLAN revealed some very exciting news today: VLC for iOS will be back in Apple’s App Store by tomorrow (July 19). The company tells TNW the app will be available for free worldwide, requires iOS 5.1 or later, as well supports the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

VLC for iOS returns

Update: The app has been rolling out all day, starting in New Zealand and Australia, but now we’re finally seeing it in North America too. If you haven’t grabbed it yet, you can now from Apple’s App Store.

VLC for iOS returns by July 19 | The Next Web

Get Rid of the App Store’s “Top” Lists

The “top” list is a cop-out by Apple: it’s easy to implement and cheap to operate, and its results appear impartial and incontestible. I’m sure Apple thought this was a sweet solution.

But it has three major problems:

• The rich get richer: everyone who downloads an app by browsing the “top” list reinforces or increases the rank of the apps already on it, entrenching their positions and reducing the visibility of anything below the first few pages.
• It’s easy and relatively inexpensive to game, especially for free apps, as proven by an entire industry of pay-for-rank mass-installation scams.
• It encourages shallow, least-common-denominator apps with rock-bottom prices.

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iOS 7

iOS 7

Earlier this week, Apple announced and previewed iOS 7. As widely expected, it sports a new interface aesthetic characterised by strong, simple lines, areas filled with flat or gradient colours, and a lack of ornamentation.

I’d like to discuss some aspects of the new UI style here, in comparison to iOS 6.

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