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Angry Birds is Apple’s Best Selling App in iTunes App Store

Apple has release a list of their top 25 Best selling Apps and at the top of the list is Angry Birds.  The Rovio produced game has been at the top of the list on most iPhones and iPads for a good long while now, with several renditions of the game available, however, the original still tops the list.  Rovio also holds two more slots of the top 10 with Angry Birds Seasons coming in at 5th and Angry Birds…

Apple Announces Winner of $10,000 USD Prize for 25 Billionth Download

Apple has finally announced that a user in China was the winner of the Apple Inc. sponsored prize for downloading the 25 billionth iTunes App.  The user, one Chunli Fu of Qungdao, China downloaded the free Disney app, “Where’s My Water” to push the download mark over the 25 billion mark.  He will receive $10,000 USD in the iTunes App Store int he form of a gift card. Currently, there are more than 550,000 apps in the iTunes App Store…

Apple Apps Store Downloads Crosses The 25 Billion Mark

More than 25 Billion Apps and counting have been downloaded from the Apple App Store.  Apple held a contest for the mark, giving the person who downloaded the 25 Billionth app a $10,000 USD gift card to the App Store, however, who that lucky person was still has yet to have been announced.  This mark was reached in just over 3.5 years with the current pace of downloads reaching a staggering 15 million apps per year.  There are currently 550,000…

Apple iTunes App Store Downloads at 450 million to go until 25 Billion

The Apple iTunes App Store, long a point of pride with Apple is now reaching the 25 billion App download mark since it’s inception.  For one lucky user, that 25 Billion mark equals $10,000 USD in downloads from the store as a reward for downloading the 25 billionth download.  For the rest of the users, it just means that we love our iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad enough to keep downloading apps at a high rate and as the number…

What is an App Worth?

by A.P.P.L.E. Staff This past week, the controversy over the price of an iPhone App has once again raised its ugly head.   Many people seem to think these days that all apps should be free or as close to free as they can be.  Apple did not help this thought this month when they introduced their iWorks application for a mere 9.95 for the iPad. The 1000 dollar BarMax seems to set the standard for apps when it comes to…