Apple has announced that its App Store has surpassed 50 billion downloads.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Apple said “We just hit 50 billion app downloads. Thank you. It couldn’t have happened without you. #50BillionApps” along with a link to the App Store.
We just hit 50 billion app downloads. Thank you. It couldn’t have happened without you. #50BillionApps tw.appstore.com/hgE
— App Store(@AppStore) May 15, 2013

Along with the milestone, one lucky person has just won a $10,000 …

Apple has found an answer to the previously reported hack on its iTunes App Store that provided a free in-app purchase to users.
Revealed on Friday as a method developed by Russian hacker ZonD80, which controls In-AppStore.com, the hack allows users of iOS3.0 and higher devices to accomplish free in-app purchases in three simple steps. The process includes the installation of CA and in-appstore.com certificates and changing the DNS record in Wi-Fi settings to provide their Apple ID and …

ZonD80, a Russian developer, has learned a technique to obtain in-app content free of charge.
ZonD80 controls In-AppStore.com, and according to a report by 9to5Mac, which obtained the news from a Russian blog, i-ekb.ru, the hack can be accomplished in as easy as three steps, including the installation of CA and in-appstore.com certificates plus changing the DNS record in Wi-Fi settings, and does not need an expert to gain free access. Devices with an iOS 3.0 version and higher can avail of this …

An Apple App Store server bug which corrupted binaries and crashed updated apps immediately after launch has been fixed by the iPhone-maker.
In a statement to CNN, Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said that the has “had a temporary issue that began yesterday with a server that generated DRM code for some apps being downloaded.”
“It affected a small number of users. The issue has been rectified and we don’t expect it to occur again,” she added.
Despite Apple saying that the App Store …

Apple has removed the first instance of a malware app in the iOS App Store which was revealed by Kaspersky yesterday.
In a post on the Securelist blog of the security software company, senior malware analyst Denis Maslennikov revealed just why the Find and Call app was flagged as malware.
The Russian-language app billed itself as an app which help users simplify their address books. However, Maslennikov revealed it had a pretty nasty hidden agenda. It was flagged by kaspersky as …

Only a few days have passed since Google released Chrome for iOS at the company’s I/O 2012 developers conference in San Francisco. During that span, the search giant’s mobile web browser took the iPhone and iPad by storm, as it now ranks as the top free app on the Apple App Store.
Users are giving Chrome for iOS decent ratings and reviews, which catapulted the app to the top of the free apps list with a 4.5-star rating. However, all of them apparently have similar frustrations with regards …

There haven't been any apps that effectively keep drivers from texting while driving. (Image: interactive_devices02 (CC) via Flickr)

Using a smartphone is a distraction during driving, and while mobile software developers are trying to create apps to address this problem, distracted driving is still a huge concern across the United States.
According to a survey by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, around 43 percent of high school juniors and 58 percent of seniors admitted …

Microsoft will slowly remove Zune pc software and the ability to buy Windows apps through this software(Image: via 1800pocketpc.com)

Microsoft is slowly removing its Zune PC software support for app store access. Eventually, one can no longer use the Zune software to buy phone apps from Windows. Aside from that, all users of Windows Phones are now required to use the latest Windows Phone 7.5 operating system.
According to Mazhar Mohammed of Microsoft, “as a general rule, we like to …

Oscar: Discover the Highlights on Smartphone and Tablet

The Oscars will be awarded today in a magnificent event held in Los Angeles. If you do not know the difference between “The Artist” and “Hugo”, you can find information about the actors and the Oscar nominations using some complex applications for smartphones and tablets.
Awards Hero: Oscars Edition
The iPhone application offers an extensive collection of details on this year’s event, beginning with a short history of the Oscar …

Apple has acquired app discovery company Chomp. The company has been in existence since 2009 and provides users with a search engine that discovers apps based on themes and uses rather than only the name.
The service has especially become useful now with over 500,000 apps in the iPhone app store, hundreds of thousands of songs in iTunes and similarly significant numbers of apps for Android.
The service currently offers users of both Android operating system and iOS and options to search for …