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The App store is about to pass another milestone, and this one is a biggie–50 billion downloads worldwide.  To celebrate this monumental accomplishment, they are rewarding the individual who downloads the 50 billionth app with a $10,000 gift card.  Didn’t quite make it in time?  Your consolation prize could be …

Although I reside firmly in the camp of those who believe in gift giving throughout the year, right about now I acknowledge that many many people are looking for gifts, for many price points and for many different types of people. Some think that Apple’s hardware and software offerings would …

Kaspersky Lab, a Russian security company reported that an app on both the iOS App Store and Google Play Store for Android called Find and Call, was harvesting address book contacts and sending them to the developer’s servers. The developers would then send back texts to the gathered contacts advertising …

Just a brief note. Apple’s iOS App Store has reached a new landmark- 25 billion downloads from the store. It’s worth remembering that the App Store isn’t even four years old yet (launched in July of 2008), and has achieved unprecedented success at an amazing rate. Not even the “open” …

The Daily is claiming that they have spent some quality time with a version of Office designed for iPad. It’s worth noting that The Daily had previously reported that Microsoft was indeed working on a version the Microsoft Office productivity suite for the iPad. The Daily even has a photo …

I know we’re all pretty used to crazy numbers from Apple. iPhone revenues that exceed all of Microsoft’s revenues last quarter, Apple worth more than Microsoft and Google combined, more iOS devices sold last year than Macs sold in 28 years, over 550,000 apps in the App Store, and on …

As we had previously noted would be happening today, Grand Theft Auto III has made it’s way on to the App Store. This game, which was original released in 2001, and revolutionized gaming, is now a universal application, meaning, it will work on both the iPhone and iPad. In fact, …

OK, so obviously there are tons of rumors swirling round leading up to Apple’s ‘Let’s Talk iPhone’ event today. Rumors on an iPhone 5, an iPhone 4S, exclusives for Sprint, and all sorts. Here’s my current favorite rumor – as in, one I would very much like to see prove …

The parent company of an iOS app publisher called Broken Thumbs Apps has paid out $50,00 to settle a lawsuit filed by the FTC. The reason for the lawsuit – that the apps were violating the Children’s Online Protection Act – is worrying to say the least: The FTC filed …

MacTrast.com reported today in a blog post that Apple may be trying to convince app developers to sell their apps for a higher price. Whether or not there is any truth to this rumor, the idea brings up some interesting questions.  How much should apps really cost?  What negative effects …

Apple announced yet another huge milestone for the App Store today – that 15 billion apps have been downloaded. In just three years, 15 billion. Even after seeing it a few times this morning, I still find it a staggering number. Here’s a few other notable numbers found in Apple’s …