Well, here’s iJiggles on an iPad…

It’s a little weird releasing something that hasn’t actually been tested on and actual iPad so I hope you guys enjoy it.

Here’s a quick and fun little app that we created just for this holiday season: Santa Hop

Help Santa collect all of the presents!

Click the image above to take you to the iTunes store
Santa Hop on YouTube

It’s a game in the spirit of Doodle Jump and Winterbells. You must guide Santa up through the clouds so he can collect all of the gifts for the children. As an added twist, the higer you get, the fatter Santa gets so it gets more and more challenging.

We think it turned out really well so if you are in the holiday spirit, check it out!

A friend of mine just made his first iPhone game. I present to you Stair Climber 2 the most realistic stair climbing experience available on iPhone. I don’t know if it’s terribly awesome or awesomely terrible. You can decide…

Click the image above to take you to the iTunes store
Stair Climber 2 on YouTube

I figured you guys would be interested in another experiment that we did for Tap-Fu. You can read about it here:

iPhone Game Console

Piracy totals so far look like this:

• 71.2% of the scores submitted are from pirated versions of the application
• 0% Conversion rate. Not a single pirate bought the app.

Check out our post of piracy for updated graphs.

If you are curious, here’s some of the stats for yesterday when the piracy article made it to the front page of Slashdot (and a few other places). I have to admit, I was a little surprised by the whole thing…

Google Analytics

We wrote an article on App Store Piracy. You can find it here:

App Sore Piracy

In summary, Tap-Fu has been pirated a lot. We discuss many of the things we’ve noticed and possibly a few things that we can do to try and manage it a bit.

It should be on the store soon. Here’s the link that can probably get you there:

Tricorder had to be taken off of the App Store. It’s not like this was unexpected. Here’s what a DMCA takedown notice looks like.

Dear Mr. Baudais,

We received a written notice from CBS that CBS believes your application named
Tricorder infringes CBS’s rights. A copy of the notice is attached.

Accordingly, please take steps to review your application to ensure that it
does not violate the rights of another party. If this includes removing your
application from the App Store while you make changes, use the following steps:

Visit iTunes Connect at http://itunesconnect.apple.com

1) Select the “Manage Your Apps” area
2) Find the desired application in the list
3) Select “Remove From Sale”
4) Your application will no longer be available for sale on the App Store

Please remember that pursuant to your agreement with Apple, you are responsible
for any liability to Apple because of a claim that your application infringes
another party’s rights, and also that we may remove your application if we
believe that doing so is prudent or necessary. So that we don’t take unnecessary
steps, please let us know that this matter between you and CBS has been resolved
within three days of this letter.

Thank you for your immediate attention.

Sincerely,
**EDIT: NAME REMOVED**

Here’s the email that was sent to Apple from CBS.

Dear **NAME REMOVED**:

We obtained your name from Paramount Pictures and seek your prompt assistance. I
write as attorney for CBS Studios Inc. (the ‚”Rights Owner”), the owner of the
rights to the television series ‚”Star Trek‚” and, under penalty of perjury, the
information contained herein is accurate and true.

We are providing you with notice as operator and host of the http://itunes.apple.com
that there are unauthorized uses of the protected content, namely unauthorized
STAR TREK applications at the following links:

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=290579379&mt=8

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=287228976&mt=8

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301409057&mt=8

We have a good faith belief that this material is not authorized by the Rights
Owner, its agents or the law. Such copying and use of this material constitutes
clear infringements of the Rights Owner‚ copyrights under the Copyright Act and
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c), and its counterpart laws
around the world. In addition, such actions constitute clear violations of
Apple’s DMCA Policy.

As we diligently protect the Rights Owner’s properties in all forms of media, we
hereby request the immediate removal of these links from this website which you
operate or act as Internet service provider. Should you need additional
information, please contact me at the number or email listed below.

Nothing in this letter shall be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of any
right or remedy possessed by the Rights Owner or any other affected party, all
of which are expressly reserved.

Sincerely Yours,
**NAME REMOVED**

Here’s a cool App: App Sales Mobile

Figured it was worth another entry.