Sunday, February 20, 2011

Apple's app store fever

NEW YORK: Apple's app store has hit the 10 billion downloads mark. The milestone was announced on its website on Saturday.

The company has sold tens of millions of iPhones since the device launched in 2007 and continues to expand the use of apps with its iPad Tablet computer.

Its app store has drawn an army of software developers hoping to piggyback on the company's success. The store now boasts more than 350,000 different programs for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Apple said it would give the 10 billionth person to download an app a US$10,000 (RM32,000) gift card to its iTunes store, which now offers movies and TV shows along with digital music files.

The winner is Gail Davis of Orpington, Kent, in Britain. She downloaded a free game app called  
Paper Glider. - AP



Info from : http://techcentral.my/news/

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