Saturday, January 22, 2011

Apple app store hits 10 billion downloads (AP)

Apple app store hits 10 billion downloads (AP)

Apple app store hits 10 billion downloads (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 12:04 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2010 file photo, a store employee holds up an iPad at an Apple Store in San Francisco. Apple Inc. on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 said that its net income for the holiday quarter jumped 78 percent as shoppers snapped up more iPads than analysts predicted. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)AP - Apple says that its app store has hit the 10 billion downloads mark. The milestone, announced on Apple Inc.'s website Saturday, arrives as the company's hugely popular smart phone is likely to become even more popular with the addition next month of Verizon Wireless as a carrier.

Palestinian charged with insulting leader online (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 10:38 AM PST

Palestinian reporter Mamdouh Hamamreh at his home in the West Bank village of Hussan, near Bethlehem Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011. Hamamreh tagged in a Facebook image that mocked the Palestinian president said Saturday he faces trial for insulting a public figure despite already being detained for more than 50 days. Hamamreh said security forces detained him in September, just hours after the image appeared on his Facebook feed. The picture showed President Mahmoud Abbas standing next to an actor who plays a villain on a popular Syrian soap opera, the reporter said. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)AP - A reporter tagged in a Facebook image that mocked the Palestinian president said Saturday he faces trial for insulting a public figure, raising concerns about freedom of speech in the Western-backed Palestinian Authority.

10 billionth download for Apple's App Store (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 01:53 PM PST

The logo for Apple. Apple's App Store hit 10 billion downloads on Saturday, the California gadget-maker announced.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - Apple's App Store hit 10 billion downloads on Saturday, the California gadget-maker announced.

The Internet is Running Out of Space...Kind of (Mashable)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 12:33 PM PST

Mashable - On February 2nd around 4 a.m., the Internet will run out of its current version of IP addresses. At least that's what one Internet Service Provider is predicting based on a rate of about one million addresses every four hours.

With 10 billion downloads in the books, here are the most popular iOS apps (Appolicious)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 02:23 PM PST

Appolicious - When Gail Davis downloaded Paper Glider on January 22, she probably wasn't expecting to make iTunes App Store history. The UK resident was awarded a $10,000 iTunes gift card for downloading the 10 billionth app from the App Store.

Report: China Poised To Sell Apple iPad 3G. Finally. (PC Magazine)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 08:27 AM PST

PC Magazine - The Apple iPad 3G has passed a major regulatory hurdle in China and is expected to launch soon on China Unicom, China's second largest carrier and Apple's exclusive network.

Palestinian Reporter On Trial For Facebook Photo (Mashable)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 08:22 AM PST

Mashable - A Palestinian TV reporter faces charges of insulting a public figure after being tagged in a Facebook photo that ridicules the Palestinian Authority president, highlighting how social networks can just as easily be used to repress dissent as they can to aid it.

App Store racks up ten billion downloads (Macworld)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 11:18 AM PST

Macworld - Apple launched its 10 billion download countdown for the App Store a week ago when it was at a little over 9.7 billion downloads. For the past week, the counter has been racing ahead at a speed of about 1.8 million downloads a day, eventually reaching its target on Saturday.

Apple's App Store hits 10 billion downloads (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:26 AM PST

Reuters - Apple's App Store reached landmark 10 billion downloads on Saturday, further underlining the lead of the iPhone-maker in mobile online software battle, a counter on front page of the store showed.
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