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Apple App Store Reaches 50 Billion Downloads
The man who downloaded the 50 billionth app is to be rewarded with a $10,000 gift card
Google Touts Play Store Visibility For App Developers
Google is providing developers with better visibility for their tablet-based apps on the Android Play Store
Apple Removes 500px Photo App Over Pornography Fears
Apple pulls popular photo service from the App Store after customer complaints
Judge Orders Apple, Amazon To Settle App Store Bust Up
A US judge has ordered Apple and Amazon to settle their respective lawsuits over the app store concept
Apple App Store Hits 40 Billion Downloads
Apple's App Store has seen more than 40 billion downloads since its launch, with 20 billion in 2012, and 2 billion in December alone
Google Offers Private App Store For Company Staff
Companies will be able to set up their very own Google Play Store so staff can download approved apps
Microsoft Delivers Store Preview And Touts Azure Backbone
Microsoft continues to woo developers after touting Azure Cloud OS as a back end for Windows 8 and Phone 8 apps
Judge Asked To Throw Out Apple Amazon Appstore Claim
Amazon says that the term 'App Store' is too generic to create confusion
Apple Chucks BitDefender Privacy App Out Of App Store
No one will say why BitDefender's Clueful privacy monitor fell foul of Apple
Malware Hits Apple App Store ‘For First Time Ever’
The Apple App Store gets its first ever rogue application, according to Kaspersky
HP Promotes Telco-Delivered BYOD App Stores
HP believes telcos are best placed to bring BYOD goodness to the enterprise masses
Lenovo Targets Enterprises With Mobile App Store Launch
Lenovo has launched an app store geared towards enterprises and corporate users, and not consumers
Prototype Approved App Marketplace Launched By US Army
The US Army has launched a marketplace prototype for approved apps while the Air Force has bought into the iPad revolution
Microsoft To Close App Store For Elderly Windows Mobile
Microsoft is to close the app store for the aging Windows Mobile operating system within the next two months
Apple’s iOS App Store Hits 25 Billion Downloads
Apple has handed out a £6,300 iTunes Gift Card to the customer who put its App Store downloads over the 25 billion mark
Apple Threatens To Pull British Siri Rival From App Store
Apple is said to be planning to pull the voice assistant Evi app from its App Store, because it is 'confusingly similar' to Siri
Apple Acquires App Search Engine Chomp
Apple buys Chomp for a reported £31.5 million - leading to rumours of an app store redesign
Mozilla Reportedly Planning Smartphone And App Store Move
Mozilla is reportedly planning a web-based mobile operating system, as well as a Mozilla app store
Microsoft Office Apple iPad App Ready For Approval
Microsoft denies it, but a report claims MS Office for iPad is set for approval – but no word on Android support
Apple Promises To Improve iPhone Address Book Security
Company bows to the concerns of the US Congress over iPhone apps covertly downloading address book data
App Developers Apologise For Sharing Users’ Address Books
iPhone apps Hipster and Path move to fix security flaw, with a summit planned to discuss a 'privacy pledge'
RIM Continues Developer Push For BlackBerry 10
RIM's developer conference continues the company's chase of third-party developers for BlackBerry 10
Sensors Will Play A Big Part In Microsoft’s Windows 8 Tablet...
Windows 8 on tablets will use hardware sensors in a number of ways, perhaps none more important than for app enhancement
iOS Developers Dash To Meet App Store Christmas Deadline
iOS developers are desperate to take advantage of bumper Christmas sales
iOS Attracts 3 Times As Many Development Projects As Android
iOS attracts developers' attention despite Android's larger market share
App Store Downloads Pass 100 Million For Apple
Apple's App Store passed more than 100 million downloads this year and Christmas is yet to come
Microsoft App Store Challenges Apple And Google
Microsoft's newly unveiled online shop in Windows 8 will challenge established stores as the market leader, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Apple’s iCloud Will Attract New Developers
The launch of the iPhone App Store created a rush to build third-party services. J Gerry Purdy thinks iCloud may have the same effect
Apple Removes Potentially Malicious App From Store
Apple has removed an app created by hacker Charlie Miller which could access users' personal details