Microsoft software on Apple devices is hardly anything new. Office for Mac is one of the best-selling Apple software packages available. Neither is Microsoft software in the Apple App Store anything particularly new. The company has a number of apps …

Apple’s Mac App Store has hit a significant and impressive milestone. The company announced today that the store has seen over 100 million app downloads – in less than one year. Of course, that sounds like a lot – and …

In a move that should suprise no one, iTether, an app that allowed people to tether their phones to their computers without purchasing a carrier tethering plan, has been pulled from the Apple App Store. The app became available early …

Apple has been involved in a beef with Amazon over the use of the term “App Store” since March of this year. Apple’s original trademark lawsuit claimed that they owned the term “App Store,” having applied for the trademark in …

The often rumored “Find My Friends” app is now a reality, as it was just announced at Apple’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” media event by Eddy Cue. Cue took the stage and stated: “Invite your friends to share for a few …

Yesterday, an iOS app was pulled from the Apple App Store just days after its release and only hours after its official announcement. Phone Story, billed as an “educational game about the dark side of your favorite smartphone,” was banned …

After refusing to comply with Apple’s new terms for in-app subscription payments, the Financial Times has seen both their iPhone and iPad apps pulled from the App Store. Apple had set a June 30th deadline for all apps to meet …

Last week, in a release, Apple boasted that their App Store had just topped 15 billion downloads, a truly staggering figure. As part of that release they also stated that over $2.5 billion has been paid out to developers. Clearly, …

Apparently, the confusing and misleading name of the Amazon AppStore for Android hasn’t had much of an impact yet, because, according to Apple’s press room, the Apple App Store has exceeded 15 billion application downloads. Considering the gist of Apple’s …

Amazon can keep using the phrase “App Store” in its Appstore for Android, which, according to Apple’s recently-filed injunction, it would cause confusion for consumers. This means that, according to Apple, people wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between …

For those of you wondering where the iOS app is for Google+ is, you may finally have an answer, albeit a vague one. It appears as though the Google+ iOS app has been submitted to the App Store, sometime prior …

Millennial Media released its latest Mobile Mix report, looking at the impact the Verizon iPhone has made, as well as the growth of tablets/connected devices. In addition, there is some data on apps, and a comparison of different platforms, based …

Several screenshots have begun to float around promising to be the first glimpse of the Windows 8 app store. Though the screeshots appear to be running in Windows 7, which some have speculated that they’re prepping legacy versions of Windows, …

You really know your iPhone app is rejected when Steve Jobs personally emails you in response to an appeal made regarding app store approval. Tawkon, the name of both the app and developer can be added to the list of …

Apple has introduced a new subscription service on its App Store for magazines, newspapers, video and music.

How much time do you spend trying to keep with all your friends on the various social platforms? Chances are it’s quite a bit. Most of your friends are probably on Facebook, some are hard die heard Twitterers, and some won’t let go of MySpace.

Apple made a series of announcements today, including a new MacBook Air, a sneak peek of Mac OS X Lion, the Mac App Store, a public beta of FaceTime for Mac, and the introduction of iLife ’11 with upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand.

The New MacBook Air

Apple released a statement today regarding its App Store Review Guidelines. The company says:

Apple has added a new section to its App Store aimed at letting users try out apps before paying for them. The section is appropriate called "Try Before You Buy".

Apple has introduced a free mobile application, the Apple Store App, that allows users in the U.S. to buy Apple products including the new iPhone 4, directly from their iPhone or iPod touch.

Pulse News Reader, an iPad app that Steve Jobs himself showed off in his keynote at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference was kicked out of the App Store later that day, because the New York Times sent Apple a notice that the app was using its content without license.