app store

Software

100,000 Apps Now Available For The iPhone/iPod Touch

12:40AM Mark Wilson | The unofficial count of Apple’s approved apps had already topped 100,000, but now Cupertino has confirmed that you can download over 100,000 apps in the App Store. That’s the widest selection of Booty Gongs (and other booty-related instrumentation) in the known Universe. More »
Software

iPhone Ebooks: The New Fart Apps

6:30AM John Herrman | A buzzy new report says that iPhone ebook apps are on the rise and accounted for more new apps in October — nearly a fifth — than even games. It’s unexpected and exciting, but what does it mean? Spam, is what. More »
Games

The iPhone Now Officially Runs Doom

9:00AM Chris Jacob | id’s classic shooter has finally been (officially) ported to the iPhone. And with oversight from John Carmack himself, there are a number of improvements that make it worth a purchase even for Jailbreakers. More »

Apple Approves ‘Asian Boobs’ App, Just To Mess With Us [NSFW]

5:11AM Adam Frucci | Apple loves rejecting apps for having swear words in them, but a database of scantily clad Asian ladies? Approved! Who needs a rhyme or reason when you can be random and inscrutable? [iTunes Link via TechCrunch]
Entertainment

Careful, This Nokia Ovi App Store Parody Might Brainwash You

3:20PM Rosa Golijan | The Nokia Ovi App Store must really want to sell some Hannah Montana screensavers based on this parody video. Or maybe it’s more brainwashing than parody, because I kinda want one now. [Vimeo via The Really Mobile Project]
Software

WolframAlpha IPhone App Is A $50 Super Calculator

9:10AM Jack Loftus | Even diehard WolframAlpha fan may balk slightly at the $US50 asking price. Then they, like me, might balk some more as they try to figure out why a mobile version of what’s in essence a free search engine costs $US50. More »
Software

EyeTV iPhone App Allows For Streaming Over 3G Through Built-In Backdoor

1:15PM Rosa Golijan | The EyeTV iPhone app is supposed to allow you to stream media from a computer to an iPhone over a Wi-Fi connection, but it comes with a little bonus that must’ve slipped past Apple’s approval process: streaming over 3G. More »
Software

Lite iPhone Apps Are Dead: In-App Purchases Come To Free Apps

8:09AM Matt Buchanan | Until now, the in-app purchases introduced with iPhone 3.0 were restricted to pay applications — presumably, over concerns of bait-and-switch tactics. Well, now developers can ask you to buy stuff in free apps too, effectively allowing upgrades for free apps. More »
Software

Trillian iPhone App’s Been Stuck In App Store Limbo For 60 Days

8:16AM Matt Buchanan | Trillian, you know, Trillian? They submitted an IM app for the iPhone over two months ago, and there’s been not-a-word from Apple about it. They musta made somebody mad, since Apple says the average review time is two weeks. [Cerulean]
Software

Studio Raises Price Of iPhone App To $US40 To Shut Whiners Up

3:20PM Chris Jacob | Schiau Studios got annoyed at users complaining about paying $US3 for a game. To teach all the whiners a lesson, they raised the price of their game. To $US40. More »