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Apple Boasts 1.5B App Store Downloads in First Year

Written on July 14, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

Apple likes numbers, and shoving said numbers in our faces every time they reach a milestone of any kind. To celebrate the App Store’s first birthday, the company’s got a suitably huge figure to brandish: 1.5 billion. That one, five and eight zeroes indicates the number of iPhone apps downloaded within the store’s inaugural year. [...]

Weekly App Store Picks: July 11, 2009

Written on July 11, 2009 by Olly Farshi and 3 people have commented

Wave good-bye to the week and say hello to the weekend, complete with a hand-picked selection of the latest apps to hit the iPhone.
Prior to diving into the picks, it’s customary ’round these parts to provide an enlightening summary of the week’s iPhone news and Apple-related happenings.
First up, accident-prone owners of the iPhone will be [...]

iCal Turns Five Today

Written on July 17, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 5 people have commented

Today Apple’s iCal application turns the rip old age of five.
In case you hadn’t noticed, the iCal application ican stays a constant “July 17″ which, not surprisingly, also happens to be the day it was released to the masses (ie. its birth).
iCal is currently at version 2.0.5 with a fairly major update coming when [...]