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Apple says its App Store has surpassed 50 billion downloads

The Canadian PressMay 16, 2013 11:46
CUPERTINO, Calif. - Apple says its customers have downloaded more than 50 billon applications from its App Store since its launch in 2008. Apple Inc. said Thursday that the 50 billionth download was a game called "Say the Same Thing" by Space Inch. The App Store had 500 apps when it first opened. It now has more than 850,000 individual apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The store hit the 10 billion downloads mark in early 2011 and 25 billion in March 2012. The 50 billion milestone does not include updates or re-downloads.

This week's top 10 paid and free apps for iPhone and iPad on the App Store

The Canadian PressMay 7, 2013 19:15
App Store Official Charts for the week ending May 6, 2013: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Heads Up! (Warner Bros.) 2. WhatsApp Messenger (WhatsApp Inc.) 3. Survivalcraft (Igor Kalicinski) 4. Minecraft - Pocket Edition (Mojang) 5. Cut the Rope: Time Travel (ZeptoLab UK Limited) 6. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar Games) 7. Star Command (Star Command, LLC) 8. AfterLight (Simon Filip) 9. Temple Run: Oz (Disney) 10. Kick the Buddy: No Mercy (Crustalli) Top Free iPhone Apps: 1. FallDown! 2 (Hannes Jensen)

Business Highlights

The Canadian PressApril 29, 2013 18:00
___ US consumers keep spending despite higher taxes WASHINGTON (AP) — This year got off to a sour start for U.S. workers: Their pay, already gasping to keep pace with inflation, suddenly shrank with a Social Security tax increase. That raised the worrisome question, would consumers stop spending and further slow the economy? Apparently, not yet.

Apple's cash plan takes heat off Cook, buys him time

April 24, 2013 00:00
By Poornima Gupta and Ben Berkowitz (Reuters) - Tim Cook wants investors to "think different" about Apple: less as a hyper-growth startup-like company and more as a mature but robust technology corporation with the world's biggest dividend. If Wall Street follows Apple Inc's famous advertising slogan of old, it may relieve some of the pressure on Apple's chief executive, quiet investors' grumbling about its recent share price slide, and buy the company time to do what it says it does best: come up with and market new products.

Home and health devices controlled by apps on the rise

April 22, 2013 06:00
By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - Tired of checking the washing machine to see if a cycle has completed, or worrying that the lights were left on at home? Apps are increasingly helping people monitor and control objects remotely on their mobile devices. From Internet-connected washing machines and smart refrigerators to bathroom scales, gadgets that connect to the Internet are on the rise in homes, and apps are the means to monitor and control them.

Apple plunges as supplier slashes profit forecast

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 18:45
Apple shares plummeted more than five percent Wednesday after Cirrus Logic, a supplier of Apple components, slashed its own profit guidance, suggesting its Apple business had weakened. Apple shares closed at $402.80, down $23.44 or 5.5 percent, after briefly dipping below $400 earlier in the session. The decline robbed Apple of its crown as biggest US company by market capitalization. Apple is now worth $378.25 billion, compared with oil giant ExxonMobil's $385.68 billion.

Apple apologises to Chinese consumers, revamps service

April 1, 2013 13:45
By Terril Yue Jones and Poornima Gupta BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook apologised to Chinese consumers on Monday and altered iPhone warranty policies in its No. 2 market after more than two weeks of condemnation in the state-run media of its after-sales service.

China orders stepped-up scrutiny on Apple

March 29, 2013 03:00
Apple is to face "strengthened supervision" from China's consumer watchdogs, state media reported Friday, as the US computer giant is hit by a barrage of negative publicity in the country. China is Apple's second-biggest market, and its iPhones and other products -- many of them made in the country -- are highly popular, although it faces fierce competition from South Korea's Samsung.

In new apps professional athletes become personal trainers

March 25, 2013 12:30
By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - For fitness buffs who have dreamed of training with a professional athlete, new apps could be the next best thing. The apps, dubbed personal trainers in your pocket, are accessible from anywhere on a smartphone or tablet and feature some of the world's most elite athletes. Professionals in sports ranging from tennis and running to gymnastics and professional football go through their workouts in the apps, demonstrating and explaining the movements.

No date for Valentine's Day? New apps may help

February 11, 2013 12:30
By Natasha Baker TORONTO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Singles who believe in love at first sight can turn to new apps that will match them with potential dates in time for Valentine's Day, but only if each person has expressed an interest. With the new dating apps, users simply flip through photos of people in nearby locations and express their interest in dating someone. If there's a mutual attraction, the app connects them for a conversation. If not, their feelings remain anonymous.
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