Apple purges over 5,000 adult themed apps from app store
Apple is reported to have removed over 5,000 adult themed applications from its iTunes app store after consumers began complaining about the apps containing sexually suggestive material.
The purge, which appears to have begun in the last several days, has led to the removal of apps which feature photos of women in bikinis and lingerie in provocative poses.
Consumers expected to spend $6.2 Billion on mobile apps in 2010
A recent report from Gartner predicts consumers will spend $6.2 billion on mobile applications in 2010, up from $4.2 billion in 2009.
Gartner also estimates that consumers will download over 4.5 billion apps this year, four out of five of which will be free, up from 2.5 billion in 2009.
Apple app store tops 3 billion downloads
Eighteen months ago, while the consumer electronics industry was abuzz with the release of the 3G iPhone, Apple also introduced new iTunes featuring something called the App store.
Today Apple announced that iPod and iPhone users have now downloaded more than three billion apps from the store worldwide.
Apple app store now offers 100,000 programs
Sixteen months ago, while the consumer electronics industry was abuzz with the release of the 3G iPhone, Apple also introduced new iTunes featuring something called the App store.
At the time, Apple noted that users could purchase and download over 500 third-party applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Today the company has announced that users can now purchase and download over 100,000 apps for their iPhone and iPod Touch.
Apple App Store now at 2 billion downloads
The Apple App Store has now reached 2 billion downloads.
