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  LG’s planned App Store will open from tomorrow but users from Singapore and Australia can register and download applications right away. According to the release, LG will initially launch the store in Malaysia and other Asian countries where users will get around 1400 applications to choose from. The initial figure of 1400 apps sounds [...]

  Apple, RIM (Research in Motion) and Nokia are contemplating to launch Indian variant of their respective App Stores. Though, Apple App Store and Nokia Ovi Store are accessible from India, there are not many apps specific to India which makes it a problem for them to target the Indian handset users. RIM’s Blackberry App [...]

  LG Electronics is planning and not planning some things in their quest to become the second largest handset maker in the world. In the planned things, LG have confirmed that they’ll focus on customized UI phones or in simpler words expect more 3D S-Class UI equipped phones. They are also planning to unveil an [...]

  What the heck is this? If crazy App Store approval process was not enough, Apple is listing now QuickPWN on their website. The description however reads “for fun games, iPhone and iPod touch news, and important site updates”, which turns out to be the description of an unofficial QuickPWN site. Even though the site [...]

  You’re not too demanding if you expect endless hours of fun for a huge $5.99 game. But what if I say the game lasts less than 5 minutes? Of course, this happens only if you take the shortcut but if solving puzzles is your forte or want to kill your time, the game does [...]

  I’ll confess I have never played Myst. But going through the Wikipedia page and learning how successful it was in its times, I thought to give it a try until I knew its download size. Heck, it’s a 727MB download and needs 1.5GB during installation (around 750MB is freed after the installation). So what [...]

  Congratulations, Apple. Their cash rich App Store has passed the 1 billion app downloads milestone in just nine months of its launch. It also marks the end of the giveaway where a lucky user will walk away with a $10k iTunes gift card, Macbook Pro, iPod Touch and Time Capsule. Apple hasn’t revealed the [...]

  Apple is still 8 million apps away from hitting the billion mark but they do know the D-day when it will reach the magical figure. According to their calculations, it’s Friday, the 24th when you’ll be greeted with the message above. Apple’s app countdown slipped this little detail as it relied on user’s system [...]

  It’s no secret that Apple’s App Store is a runaway success. Now less than a year since its inception, Apple is marching towards 1 billion app downloads, which at this rate, will reach within a week or so. As a part of the celebration, Apple’s also giving away a $10,000 iTunes gift card, an [...]

  Not content with the app store, Samsung has announced a dedicated movie store to cater to its multimedia centric audiences. The service, known as Samsung Movies will be available on phones, laptops or PCs where users can buy or rent content. Initially, there will be 500 Hollywood movies as well as TV Shows available [...]

  Reuters is confirming a no-brainer rumor that gained momentum in the past few weeks. According to its two industry sources, Nokia will be unveiling its horizontal QWERTY Eseries slider, E75 and also their version of app store at the MWC next week. Eldar Murtazin had already said Nokia was giving the finishing touches to [...]

  If you don’t own an App Store, you’re missing out an extra amount of cash that can be collected by selling mobile software. Apple, Palm, Google and even Samsung has jumped in the fray and now the rumor has it that Nokia is also contemplating to offer a one stop shop for all the [...]

  Looks like Apple is turning less authoritative. Macrumors is reporting that over the last 24 hours few 3rd party web browsers have made an entry into the App Store. Though there is no official announcement from the big guy, these applications were included along with their original submission dates. Previously Apple rejected browser applications [...]

  Only eight people managed to buy the ‘I am Rich’ app from the App store before Apple mysteriously pulled it out. But this was not done until a buyer shot a video walkthrough of the infamous application which does nothing but shows a glowing jewel. Why was it allowed to be sold in the [...]