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Apple Discloses Latest App Store Statistics - 15 Billion Downloads

Minutes ago, Apple went on record to confirm that its App Store has racked up over 15 billion downloads since the introduction of the digital storefront in 2008. Although Apple refers to its App Store as a single entity, there are two sections of the iTunes App Store - one for iPhone and iPod touch apps, the other...

7 July 2011
09:19 GMT

Many Free iPhone and Android Apps Steal Personal Information

A mobile security company claims that many free iPhone and Android applications, which were downloaded by millions of users, pose serious privacy risks. The apps were found to collect private data from handsets and uploading it remote websites.The serious privacy and security breach was announced at this year's ...

29 July 2010
04:38 GMT

Retrevo Posts Best iPhone Apps for March Madness and Other Spring Sports

Retrevo, the consumer electronics shopping and review site, has posted its latest iPhone picks, this time focusing on the best apps for March Madness and other spring sports. Retrevo looks at Apple products (and not only) from a consumer point of view, offering up its analysis as a useful resource for everyone. &ldq...

16 March 2010
06:35 GMT

iPhone App Usage Peaks at Night and during the Weekend

Localytics, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company, provides a service software that enables iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry and Android app publishers to track in real time how customers use their software products. In addition, a study on this matter has been released. The Localytics analysts compared devices, applicati...

12 March 2010
11:53 GMT

Apple Rejecting ‘Basic’ Apps

Adult-focused applications and Wi-Fi finders don’t seem to be the only pieces of software that aren’t worthy of living in the App Store, new reports suggest. Apple has reportedly started rejecting "basic applications" altogether, citing little to no relevant functionality outside a web app. A report by Te...

9 March 2010
03:14 GMT

Apple Moves to Ban 5,000 Inappropriate Apps Ahead of iPad Launch

Softpedia reported last week that Apple had made a few policy changes regarding adult material found or being submitted in the iTunes App Store. A developer shared his story with the world, revealing that Apple had become intolerant to so-called inappropriate applications, while a new report now claims that more than...

23 February 2010
02:49 GMT

Apple Updates ‘Apps for Everything’ Page

Apple has updated one of the funnest sections of its website, adding a new look and new ways to browse for iPhone and iPod touch apps. The “Apps for Everyhing” division includes categories like “apps for cooks” and “apps for keeping current,” as well as “apps for students&rdq...

1 October 2009
04:43 GMT

Apple Makes 1,400 App Store Approvals in One Day

In what seems like an accurate app-tracking business, AppShopper posts new iPhone app titles and updates on its site the instant they’re approved by Apple. The service is similar to that provided by Apptism, another well-known tracker of App-Store activity. On Friday, last week, AppShopper was astonished by th...

23 September 2009
06:40 GMT

Mac Freeware Pick - Movement

Written by Jeff Stieler, Movement is a free Mac app that allows you to rapidly and efficiently manage your iPhone / iPod touch applications on your Mac, eliminating the “drag” that is organizing your springboard on the iPhone. The only catch is that, for one reason or another, Movement requires a jailbro...

25 August 2009
04:54 GMT

Bent Pixels Offers Aqueous and Antimite for iPhone

Bent Pixels, a company publishing innovative games and software for iPhone and iPod touch, Google Android, Blackberry and other platforms, has announced two iPhone apps, one of which has already been approved by Apple in the App Store. Aqueous is an application aimed at relaxation. As Bent Pixels itself says, &ldquo...

9 July 2009
06:39 GMT

App Store Grabs 12 Percent of Mobile Apps

Research firm Strategy Analytics reveals in a report that Apple's App Store has captured a 12% market share of the mobile applications in 2008. The App Store’s value, however, has proven to be significantly lower due to intense competition between developers, which has pushed down application prices, Strat...

22 May 2009
05:32 GMT

Palm Pre Demo Units Went to Sprint Stores

According to the latest news on the Web, Sprint stores all around the United States have begun to receive demo units of the highly anticipated Palm Pre. The wireless carrier seems to be preparing for the imminent launch of the device, though it hasn't unveiled the release date, while the demonstration units are...

16 May 2009
07:09 GMT

Latest Free iPhone Apps: TooDoo, App Fiend, iFart Alert

It's been a while since we dug around the latest added iPhone and iPod touch applications. As most users should know, there are now countless free apps to choose from in the iTunes App Store, some of which are pretty cool, therefore worth mentioning.TooDooYes, TooDoo is just another one of those apps that let yo...

16 March 2009
09:52 GMT

App Store Hits 20,000 Apps, Trackers Suggest

We recently decided to take another look at iPhone app trackers' listings only to find that the App Store has seemingly achieved yet another milestone – 20,000 apps available for download onto an iPhone or iPod touch.If Apptism's listings are correct (again), Apple has accepted over 5,000 new applicat...

11 February 2009
05:35 GMT

New iPhone Commercial Airs – Read

Apple has added a new TV ad to the iPhone section of its web site. Simply titled “Read,” the commercial emphasizes the iPhone's ability to support an immense variety of apps, focusing on apps that have the user reading.Apple outlines that users can download and use apps that can even read an MRI scan...

26 January 2009
03:20 GMT

Latest Free iPhone Apps: iRequest, Woodya Run, Squares

With so many free apps out there, owning an iPhone must be heaven for some. If that's you, why don't you head over below to check out the latest free apps hitting the App Store.iRequestDeveloped by Oscar Martín, “iRequest is the application that all IPhone/IPod Touch users should have,” s...

16 January 2009
08:56 GMT

Latest Free iPhone Apps: Sports Brush, Hotel Booker, Menstrual Calendar

Bored of your iPhone / iPod touch applications? How can you be bored when there are thousands out there? Well, it's a good thing we bother to look for them, so you get everything on a silver platter. Have a look at the latest and most useful we've found, below. Sports Brush NOTE: This application is free...

15 January 2009
06:34 GMT

App Store Exceeds 15,000 Apps, According to Trackers

Following the launch of the App Store, some decided to focus their attention entirely on the iPhone and the apps being submitted to the App Store each day. Anticipating the success of a good tracking / monitoring system, trackers such as Apptism began indexing every single application hitting the venue. Going by its ...

12 January 2009
06:35 GMT

Latest Free iPhone Apps

iPhone users rejoice! The past two weeks have seen the App Store incorporating a great number of free apps, three of which we couldn't help mentioning. Have a look below, and make your pick. tapAttack Released early this month, tapAttack is a 1.2 MB fun game to test you finger speed. How many times can you touc...

31 December 2008
03:21 GMT

Stay Away from 'iPhone Apps'

Sources are informing us that iPhone users searching the web for "iPhone apps" are most likely going to end up browsing the inner sections of a certain iPhoneApps.org, an (allegedly) scammy site that sells you not apps, but the ZiPhone jailbreaking tool, which... yeah, is freeware."Our developers here at iphone apps ...

23 July 2008
09:07 GMT


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