With Pebble Time shipments kicking off last week, more than one person turned to the Apple App Store to download the Pebble Time Watch app only to discover that it was not there as it was still awaiting approval from Apple. After almost 50 days pending review, Apple yesterday finally approved the app and it is now available for download. At Pebble’ […]
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Google Play now in second place for mobile gamer spending
Gaming consoles are in the fight of their lives. Not only have smartphones and tablets become popular with casual gamers and those simply looking for a quick game while waiting for the bus but they are now powerful enough to play more advanced and graphic-intensive games. Apple’s iOS App Store already accounted for the largest slice of consumer spending on […]
Apple App Store tops 40 billion downloads with record December month
Apple today announced that 40 billion apps have now been downloaded through its App Store. Nearly half of those downloads came in 2012 alone with December setting a record with over two billion downloads during the month. These numbers do not include re-downloads and updates. “It has been an incredible year for the iOS developer community,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s […]
Apple launches New iPad app section on App Store
A day ahead of the launch of the ‘New iPad,’ Apple has launched a new app section that showcases apps that have been updated to take advantage of the tablet’s high resolution Retina Display. The section features a total of 24 apps which can already be purchased. The new iPad goes on sale on Friday, March 16th at 0800 local […]
Apple App Store tops 25 billion downloads
About two weeks after starting its countdown to the milestone, Apple has hit the 25 billion download mark on its App Store. There is no word yet on who won the US$10,000 gift card that is redeemable in the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBook Store. The Apple App Store launched less than four years ago. Based on how fast […]
Apple begins 25 billion iTunes app download countdown
Apple today launched a countdown to 25 billion iTunes App Store downloads. As I write this, the countdown is nearing 24.3 billion downloads. As of today, nearly 25 billion apps have been downloaded worldwide. Which is almost as amazing as the apps themselves. So we want to say thanks. Download the 25 billionth app, and you could win a US$10,000 […]
Apple App Store tops 15 billion downloads
Apple today announced that over 15 billion apps have now been downloaded from its App Store by more than 200 million iOS device users worldwide. “In just three years, the revolutionary App Store has grown to become the most exciting and successful software marketplace the world has ever seen,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. […]
Apple counting down to 10 billion App Store downloads
Apple has begun counting down to the 10 billion downloads milestone in its iOS App Store. As of today, nearly 10 billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store worldwide. Which is almost as amazing as the apps themselves. So we want to say thanks. Download the 10 billionth app, and you could win a US $10,000 iTunes Gift […]