Tag Archive | "App Store"

iPhone’s App Store hits 1.5 billion downloads in first year

Posted on 14 July 2009 by

It took Apple only nine months to reach 1 billion application downloads mark, now the Cupertino-based company has announced that iPhone users have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications from the App Store. Supported by more than 100,000 developers, the revolutionary App Store now has more than 65,000 apps. continued »

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iPhone overtaking Nokia in mobile ads

Posted on 02 July 2009 by

Nokia has lost its overall market share leadership in the worldwide smartphone segment to Apple in mobile ads share, BNET Technology reports. According to statistics from AdMob, Apple's iPhone received 49 percent of ad traffic in May, compared with 32 percent for Nokia. continued »

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AT&T U-verse remote DVR app released for iPhone

Posted on 25 June 2009 by

AT&T have released a free iPhone and iPod touch application that allows U-verse subscribers control their DVR systems remotely.  The app, U-verse TV Mobile Remote Access, can display program listings and full descriptions of individual shows, as well as allow users to schedule program or series recordings. It's also possible to edit existing schedules, whether they have been initiated from the iPhone ... continued »

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Apple reject Project Gutenberg app over Kama Sutra inclusion

Posted on 22 May 2009 by

Apple have again inflamed the App Store censorship debate, by rejecting an ebook reader application through which it was possible to search for - and view - classic text The Kama Sutra.  The app, Eucalyptus, shows text-only versions of out-of-copyright books from the Project Gutenberg archive. The App Store reviewer, finding that The Kama Sutra was accessible, then rejected the software ... continued »

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Bump, the App Store’s billionth download

Posted on 25 April 2009 by

Bump just landed on the App Store for a month, but it already secured a place in iPhone app history: became the one billionth download on Thursday when a Connecticut teenager downloaded the free app. continued »

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Connecticut teenager is Apple’s billion app contest winner

Posted on 25 April 2009 by

Apple on Friday revealed that Connor Mulcahey, a 13 year-old from Weston, Connecticut, as the winner of its billion app countdown contest. He downloaded Bump (which allows users to send contact information between iPhones) --the App Store's billionth download, to his iPhone. continued »

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iPhone App Store hits 1 billion downloads!

Posted on 23 April 2009 by

Apple just delivered its 1 Billionth application downloads from the App Store. It's only been nine months since the App Store launced on iTunes. Amazing. continued »

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MobileMe Gives the thumbs up

Posted on 17 April 2009 by

Improvements now see Apple's MobileMe Web service worthy of checking out. The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg now feels it worthy of a recommendation. continued »

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Nearly 1 billion iPhone apps downloaded!

Posted on 13 April 2009 by

Yeah, the countdown has just begun. Apple posted a Web page on counting down to the one billion iPhone app downloaded milestone. Apple themselves have sold 17 million iPhones last month. continued »

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Skype short term disappearance

Posted on 06 April 2009 by

Within a week of being launched and being downloaded like hot cakes, Skype is having teething issues. The app went down between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pacific Time. continued »

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Free iPhone app for 2009 Masters Tournament

Posted on 02 April 2009 by

AT&T Tees Up 2009 Masters Tournament free with exclusive three-screen coverage from Augusta National Live Feeds and On-Demand Footage. Available Across AT&T U-verse TV, Broadband and Wireless Services. continued »

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iPhone App DirecTV available

Posted on 30 March 2009 by

Ready to download now, the DirecTV app from the company of the same name. Coming to you with remote scheduling and program browsing capabilities. continued »

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