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Apple Announces Over 100,000 Apps Now Available on the App Store
CUPERTINO, California November 4, 2009 Apple today announced that developers have created over 100,000 apps for the revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. iPhone and iPod touch customers in 77 countries can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, ...
Apple App Store Takes One Tiny Step Toward Transparency
wired.com — Taking a small step toward openness, Apple is rolling out a brand new way for iPhone developers to track the status of apps they’ve submitted to the App Store. While it may not sound like much, the move gives iPhone developers reason to ... (more) Apple App Store Takes One Tiny Step Toward Transparency
Apple announces App Store offerings top 100,000
appleinsider.com — Apple Wednesday announced that more than 100,000 applications are now available on its App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch, crossing the milestone less than a year and a half after its debut. (more) Apple announces App Store offerings top 100,000
Apple Set to Pass 100K Available iPhone Apps Milestone
Apple Set to Pass 100K Available iPhone Apps Milestone
pcworld.com — Apple has approved more than 100,000 applications in its App Store, according to latest figures from App Shopper , an industry tracking firm. That number of approved apps dwarfs the number of apps offered by mobile app store competitors Android ... (more) Apple Set to Pass 100K Available iPhone Apps Milestone
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News: Apple: Over 100,000 apps now available on the App Store
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — Apple has officially announced that there are now more than 100,000 applications available on the App Store. iPhone and iPod touch users in 77 countries have access to the store, which includes 20 categories of applications. Application monitoring sites had claimed the company had passed the 100,000 app mark earlier, but this is the first official confirmation from Apple.“The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice ...

Apple’s 100,000 Point Lead
TechCrunch — In this political season, why not talk about the roughest political argument of them all: the real meaning of Apple's announcement of over 100,000 apps in the app store. Are these apps important because, as Steve Ballmer says, the iPhone doesn't handle the Internet well? Are these apps a testament to a strong ecosystem? Or are these apps a testament to Apple's marketing might and the perception that you just might make your millions by selling flashlight app for the Touch. The announcement, which basically says that there are over 100,000 applications available for the ...

Apple's App Store breaks 100,000 apps
Engadget — ... Look, App Store, we just wanted to take this opportunity to say we're sorry about all the fart app jokes. We know it's not easy being a new App Store, making your way in the world, and when juxtaposed against the struggles your competition has had with putting ...

It’s Official: Apple Announces Over 100,000 iPhone Apps!
The iPhone Blog — Apple has just announced that there are now, officially, over 100,000 iPhone and iPod touch apps in the iTunes App Store: “The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The iPhone SDK created the first great platform for mobile applications and our customers are loving all of the amazing apps our developers are creating.” ...

Apple Officially Hits Over 100,000 Apps
EverythingiCafe — ... Though it’s been rumored for a while, now it’s official, the app store a passed the 100,000 approved apps roadmark. Beyond that, there are apparently 2 billion downloads, which gives a mean of 2,000 downloads an app. The 100,00 mark isn’t a great surprise, as various app tracker websites have been touting the number for a while now. The real question, is how many off those apps are useless shovelware that exists solely to clog our searches for apps that are actually useful? ...

App Store smashes the 100,000 app barrier and keeps on growing
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Apple announced early this morning that there are now over 100,000 apps available to iPhone and iPod touch users in the the App Store. Customers of the App Store have purchased over two billion apps, and it is the world's most popular ...

Apple’s App Store Hits Six Digits; How Many Apps Do You Need?
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... “The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of marketing, in a press release. “The iPhone SDK created the first great platform for mobile applications and our customers are loving all of the amazing apps our developers are creating.” ...

Apple’s App Store Surpasses 100,000 Apps
iPhonefreak — Apple’s App Store Surpasses 100,000 Apps This morning Apple announced the latest milestone for the App Store –it’s finally broken the 100,000 app mark, making it the “largest application store in the world”. They also report that users have downloaded over two billion apps, a number which is sure to make other mobile competitors sweat a bit. Philip Schiller, Apple ’s senior VP of Worldwide Product Marketing, delivered the following celebratory quote: The App Store , now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major ...

Over 100,000 Apps Now in the App Store, & T-Pain App is a Monster Success
Just Another iPhone Blog — ... Yeah, yeah – now we’re into six figures for the number of apps available in the iPhone App Store.  These numbers are getting so big that I’m starting to feel (almost) numb to them.  One set of numbers mentioned in Apple’s press release on this milestone did catch my eye though – some monster-big numbers for how often the I Am T-Pain app is being downloaded. ...

iPhone Informer — Touching the iPhone This Week
jkOnTheRun — ... Time for our Wednesday feature that highlights some of the latest iPhone news! Apple is tooting its own horn today with the official announcement of over 100,000 apps available in the iTunes App Store. That’s definitely an accomplishment unmatched by any other mobile platform and adds to the appeal of Apple’s handset. While I wish there were more apps for my Palm Pre, I’m totally overwhelmed by the number of iPhone applications. As more are added, it’s becoming difficult to know what’s out there that’s new and useful — at least when I ...

App Store Size: Comparisons and Challenges
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — Apple has announced that the App Store now has over 100,000 titles available, making it the largest application store in the world. In verifying that claim, I checked into the app stores of the iPhone's main competitors: Android-based smartphones from various sources, RIM's BlackBerry, Nokia's N97 smartphone, and the Palm Pre and Pixi. Here's how they compare: iPhone App Store: 100,000 apps (November 2009) Android Marketplace: 10,000 apps (September 2009) Nokia's Ovi Store: 2,600 apps (November 2009) ...

100,000 Apps in App Store!
Mac|Life — ... Apple announced today that their iTunes App Store has surpassed the 100,000 apps mark, making it the largest application store in the world. iPhone and iPod touch customers in 77 different countries can go online and download from the amazing range of 100,000 apps within 20 different categories. ...

100,000 apps available
iPhone J.D. — ... Yesterday, Apple announced that there are now over 100,000 apps in the app store and "well over" two billion iPhone apps have been downloaded, an increase from ...

Apple Store Hits 100,000 iPhone Apps [It's Official]
iPhoneHeat — ... Apple has announced that the its AppStore has crossed 100,000 figure for apps. Now the iPhone and iPod Touch users from 77 countries can choose from incredible variety of apps available under 20 categories. AppStore is the World’s largest Smartphone AppStore. “The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The iPhone SDK created the first great platform for mobile applications ...

100,000 Apps on iTunes. So?
Apple Forums & iPhone Forums, Mods, Hacks, News, Themes, Downloads, and more! | ModMyi.com - 4,711,751,911 — ... Apple announced today the App Store had passed the 100,000 mark, with more than 2 billion individual downloads in the 481 days since it went online with just 500 applications on July 11, 2008. At the same time, a new study revealed that few of these apps are ever installed. Apple was understandably excited about the big numbers. They've made the huge number of apps available on iTunes a centerpiece of their strategy to differentiate the iPhone from its smartphone competitors. Apple’s senior vice president, Phil ...

Move over, T-Pain, here comes Lady Gaga's iPhone karaoke app...
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — You remember the T-Pain App, right? Sure you do, it managed to get to 10,000 downloads a day - now there’s a contender, with Lady GaGa set to introduce her own iPhone karaoke app. Lady Gaga has worked with iOKI to launch the app, which lets fans sing along with her hits. The software will be introduced along with her new album, ‘The Fame Monster’ on November 23. iOKI is also launching an app of its own, which uses the master recordings (legally obtained) from labels of ...

Oh Farts! The Droid, the iPhone & the Lessig-Zittrain Thesis
Technology Liberation Front — ... , in fact.  In terms of Zittrainian generativity, the iPhone is positively fart-tastic. Just check out that video below. And in addition to those dozens of flatulence apps, the Apple AppStore has another 100,000 apps available for downloading, making it the largest applications store in the world. And back in September, Apple announced that ...

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