“Our goal is to not just be a photo-sharing app, but to be the way you share your life when you're on the go.” WayGoalShareApps Author:Kevin Systrom
“I don’t think there should be apps specific to a tablet…if someone makes an ICS app it’s going to run on phones and it’s going to run on tablets.” IfsThinkingShouldRunningPhonesAppsTablets Author:Andy Rubin
“I love the MLB app, because I'm a pretty obsessed baseball fan.” FansBaseballObsessedAppsMlbBaseball Fans Author:Bill de Blasio
“I think parents need to make sure they have parental controls and not have their credit card linked up to in-app purchases so their kids can just spend whenever they want to. They need to ask permission.” ThinkingWantNeedsKidsAsksParentCreditRidiculousCardsPermissionLinkedCredit CardParentalApps Author:Kim Kardashian
“I don't feel like a different person. My motivation has always been to do technology apps and companies, not making money. Just because the money's come, nothing's changed.” FeelsPersonsDifferentMotivationCompanyTechnologyChangedMaking MoneyApps Author:Nick D'Aloisio
“The App Store has democratized the creation of content. As a 12-year-old kid, I was able to put my application on the store. No one knows whos behind the screen so you cant tell Im a 12-year-old.” KnowsYearsKidsAbleBehindsCreationStoresScreensApplicationCantApps Author:Nick D'Aloisio
“The only people who don’t love apps are pundits who don’t understand that apps aren’t really in opposition to the open Internet. They’re just superior clients to open Internet services.” PeopleInternetSuperiorsOppositionClientsAppsPundits Author:John Gruber
“There's a new Facebook app that will post a final status update for you after you die. That's ridiculous. I don't need someone to change my status when I die. I need them to water my Farmville crops.” NeedsDiesWaterFinalsRidiculousPostsCropsAppsUpdatesStatus Updates Author:Jimmy Fallon
“HR should be every company's killer app. What could possibly be more important than who gets hired?” ShouldImportantCompanyKillersApps Author:Jack Welch
“So evidently music was a killer app and is a killer app for computer and the Internet; it just took the tech industry a long time to hear that message.” LongTechnologyIndustryInternetComputerMessagesLong TimeKillersApps Author:Thomas Dolby
“For 500 years the West patented six killer applications that set it apart. The first to download them was Japan. Over the last century, one Asian country after another has downloaded these killer apps- competition, modern science, the rule of law and private property rights, modern medicine, the consumer society and the work ethic. Those six things are the secret sauce of Western civilization.” YearsFirstsCountryLastsLawSecretRightsModernCenturyCivilizationSixEthicsMedicineCompetitionPropertyWestWesternConsumersJapanApplicationKillersWork EthicAsianRule Of LawSaucePrivate PropertyProperty RightsWestern CivilizationModern ScienceAppsDownloadsModern MedicineAsian Countries Author:Niall Ferguson
“At one time, I hated the iPhone - but that was only before I used one for the first time. Now, it would be difficult for me to make the switch to any other platform. I've spent a fair amount of money on apps that continue to ride with me as I upgrade my iS devices. The iPhone certainly has its share of flaws and shortcomings, but having spent a great deal of time with other devices that claim to be "killer" continue to fall short. The industry needs competition, but I just need my mobile communications computer to work with a healthy array of software.” NeedsFirstsWould BeUsedFallDifficultDealsShareCommunicationIndustryAmountHealthyComputerFirst TimeFairsClaimsCompetitionHatedDevicesFlawsSoftwareOne TimeKillersPlatformsMobileShortcomingsIphoneAppsAndroids Author:Chris Pirillo
“Don't just buy a new video game, make one. Don't just download the latest app, help design it. Don't just play on your phone, program it.” PlayHelpingGamesDesignProgramPhonesVideoAppsDownloads Author:Barack Obama
“More ubiquitous mobile technologies have led to a significant shift from desktops and laptops to the use of mobile tablets. Australian schools are increasingly using apps as they become available to support education.” UseSchoolTechnologySupportAvailableSignificantMobileAustralianLaptopsAppsTabletsDesktopMobile Technology Author:Susan Mann
“I love the cowbell. I think it's awesome. My family got the cowbell app on their iPhones. It's a classic part of ski racing.” ThinkingMy FamilyClassicRacingIphoneSkisAppsSki Racing Author:Lindsey Vonn
“Stripe makes it easy for anyone, be it an individual or a small business or a large business, to accept credit card payments on the Internet. We want to give control to the user or the business to define what the experience looks like. We work on a website or a mobile app, or whatever between that.” WantGivingLooksIndividualEasyAcceptingInternetCreditCardsUsersSmall BusinessMobilePaymentWebsiteCredit CardAppsStripes Author:Patrick Collison
“In the long term, a robust health IT network will support personalized treatment that adheres to proven best practices, and adapts to your personal health circumstances. The time will come when, whatever illness you may have, for your body type and health history, there will 'be an app for that' to keep you on your best path to wellness.” MayLongBodyTermPracticeSupportPathTypeCircumstancesIllnessYour BodyLong TermWellnessTreatmentProvenRobustAppsBody TypesBest PracticesPersonalizedPersonal Health Author:Sheldon Whitehouse
“Where past generations had film cameras, scrapbooks, notebooks, and that part of the brain which stores memories, we now have a smartphone app for every conceivable recording need. The thing is, all that time you spend logging and then curating the quotidian aspects of your daily life is time taken away from actually doing things.” NeedsPastFilmLife IsMemoriesBrainTakenGenerationsAspectCamerasStoresDaily LifeNotebookAppsSmartphonesLoggingPast Generations Author:Graydon Carter
“Your writers write these pieces about meaningless startups, meaningless apps and meaningless companies.” WritingCompanyPiecesMeaninglessAppsDigital Media Author:Nick Denton
“Apple already had everyone's billing information from iTunes... you could buy things just by typing in your password... That, for the first time, brought very, very easy payment to the modern software world. That, more than anything, is why there is a business for paid apps.” WorldFirstsEasyModernInformationFirst TimePaidApplesSoftwarePaymentAppsTypingItunesPasswordsBilling Author:Marco Arment
“People want to download publications quickly and read them without cruft. Publications that started in print carry too much baggage and usually have awful apps. 'The Magazine' was designed from the start to be streamlined, natively digital, and respectful of readers' time and attention.” PeopleWantAttentionToo MuchReaderMagazinesAwfulDigitalPrintRespectfulPublicationBaggageAppsDownloads Author:Marco Arment
“With a Web and iPhone app, I try to find new and tiny ways to delight my customers. They may not notice, but it helps drive goodwill and makes your product remarkable.” WayTryingMayHelpingProductsDelightCustomersTinyRemarkableGoodwillIphoneAppsApps For Iphone Author:Marco Arment
“From an app point of view, if you looked at innovation on the PC, you'd be hard pressed to find companies innovating. The list is small.” IfsHardViewsCompanyInnovationPoint Of ViewListsApps Author:Tim Cook
“I put together an iPhone app called TrimIt and released that in July 2011. About a month later, the private fund of the Hong Kong billionaire Li-Kashing cold emailed me and expressed an interest to invest, but they didn't realize I was 15. They thought it was a U.K. company with a team.” TogetherInterestRealizingCompanyTeamMonthsColdFundJulyBillionaireIphoneAppsHong KongApps For Iphone Author:Nick D'Aloisio
“My first app was released in July or August of 2008. It was a 'fingermill' - a treadmill for your fingers. My level of programming was quite basic to begin with, so it was more gimmicky to start with. Day one it was up there, I had 79 pounds worth of revenue.” FirstsLevelsFingersProgrammingPoundsRevenueJulyAugustAppsTreadmills Author:Nick D'Aloisio
“The younger generation is surrounded by the Internet, apps, and video games. But somehow, my books make them read.” BookGamesGenerationsInternetVideoAppsYounger GenerationYoung Generation Author:Chetan Bhagat
“The founders of Snapchat last year turned down a $3 billion offer from Facebook and a $4 billion offer from Google. It was a surprising show of integrity from the guys who invented the app that lets you look at pictures of boobs for five seconds.” YearsLooksShowsLastsGuyTechnologyFiveIntegrityOffersBillionsSecondsSurprisingLast YearFoundersGoogleAppsTurned DownSnapchat Author:Cecily Strong
“The Small Business 'common app' would function much like the one that students complete to apply to multiple colleges and universities simultaneously. It would ensure that small businesses across the country can concentrate on growing and creating jobs - not wasting time, filling out mountains of repetitive paperwork.” CountryJobsCommonGrowingStudentsCollegeMountainCreatingFunctionUniversityWasting TimeMultipleSmall BusinessFillingAppsRepetitivePaperworkColleges And UniversitiesCreating JobsNot Wasting Time Author:Kay Hagan
“My day starts with Radio 4's Today live or 'listen again' wherever I am in the world, thanks to digital radio - I even have an app on my iPhone that receives it.” WorldTodayRadioThanksDigitalIphoneApps Author:Peter James