From Htcyou: It’s taken it a while, but the Android Market has finally hit 500,000 applications published for the month of September via the “mobile app market intelligence firm” Research2Guidance. More »

On the 13th of September, there were reports of a newly released iOS game that was released on the Apple App Store for a couple of hours before it was pulled offline. The game, named Phone Story, tells users the story of the iPhone, from how it was made, all the way until the end of its lifecycle where it gets disposed of. Each part of the story is told through a collection of mini games, per stage, that users have to complete in order to move on. More »

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Apple has announced its expanded available to 33 additional countries with its App Store. With this new update, now up to 123 nations can access and purchase their favorite iOS apps. Though with several African, Middle Eastern, and South Pacific nations still unrepresented for coverage, Apple still has a way to go. Check out the full list of new countries after the break: More »

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Apple has reached a big milestone. The technology supergiant announced earlier that the App Store for its iOS devices has had 15 billion downloaded apps, which was equal to $2.5 billion to developers and downloaded on over 200 million iOS devices. More »

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As updated on Google+, Erica Joy, a Google tech, has revealed that they’ve submitted the Google+ iOS app to Apple’s App Store for approval. Now all that is left is to wait it out and soon you can take Google+ on the go, everywhere. More »

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A landmark for Apple’s iPad App Store, who has finally managed to hit 100,000+ for apps available for the popular touchscreen tablet. More »

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Apple has had some big issues with their successful App Store, mainly with the restrictions and rules they have put in place for apps and their developers. It wouldn’t be such a big problem if they didn’t keep changing it. The only negative is that many great apps are being pulled out that don’t fit their accepted mold. More »

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Recently, Apple and Amazon have been in a argument regarding the use of “App store“. Amazon claims that “App store” is a generic name, and when the words are put together, they signify a store where one can buy and download applications. More »

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Microsoft has been filing lawsuits against Barnes & Noble, Foxconn, and Inventec for patent infringement. Now it’s Apple’s turn to add to the lawsuit fire. On March 18th, Apple officially commanded a stop to Amazon’s utilizing of the words “App Store,” claiming that there was a trademark infringement and unfair competition caused by this. Seeking unspecified damages, Apple has also requested that the courts forbid Amazon from working with the words “App Store” from now on. More »

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From Htcyou: Android users, rather than being limited to one official app store as iPhone users are, have the freedom to shop outside of Google’s official Android app store at independent app stores. According to Wired, independent app stores promise more freedom, better access to apps and increased revenue for developers. Unlike Apple, Android apps do not require approval to be sold in the Android app store. More »

Mozilla has completed Firefox Home for the iPhone and iPod Touch and is waiting for Apple’s approval before the program shows up on the App Store. More »

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Steve Jobs might disapprove greatly, but FaceTime on the iPhone 4 could enable a new mini-industry to surface: sex chat! More »

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From Wirebot:

We’ve seen some pretty interesting uses of the iPhone with an iPad. iPhones have been paired with iPads running Scrabble as letter racks and iCopter 2 used the iPhone to control an in game helicopter on an iPad, but the way SNES HD pair both devices takes the cake. By pairing your iPhone with your iPad you can play any emulated SNES game using the iPhone as the controller. More »

After much controversy, the Opera Mini mobile web browser has been approved and will be released on the App Store. In the past, apps have been rejected for sharing the same functionality as Apple-built apps.

In this case, Opera Mini is a direct competitor to Safari, the default web browser on the iPhone. Many users thought that it would never be approved but 19 days after it was submitted, it was finally authorised. More »

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From Htcyou: Android fragmentation was inevitable. This is the nature of open source projects that have lax guidelines and include manufacturers from so many different nations. Unlike stern Windows Phone 7, Android’s hardware specifications are much wider, and because of this, smartphones bearing Google’s logo have widely varying features and technical abilities; ergo, app fragmentation was always going to happen. Flash 10.1 will not run on any North American machine not named the Droid or Nexus One (though the Incredible and Evo 4G will join that prestigious class). Android App Market splits were also unavoidable due to the number of nations involved. Vodafone has announced that it is opening its own App Store in select European countries. More »