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There was a lot of specualtion at the beginning of 2009 as to what the billionth iPhone app download from the iTunes App Store would be. With the launch of the App Store in the summer of 2008, Apple and the rest of us really had no idea that we would be talking about a billion iPhone apps served even in the first half of 2009.

Surprise, world! Apple has announce that the one billionth iPhone app download happened on Thursday, April 23rd. The lucky app is called “Bump” and it is had only been listed in the iTunes App Store for about a month. Bump is a social networking application from Bump Technologies, and basically works by “Bumping” two iPhones together to exchange contact information. Bump is a free app download but the developers are planning a premium version soon that they will charge for.

The lucky customer who actually downloaded the one billionth iPhone app is a 13 year old kid who wins a pile of prizes from Apple including a $10,000 iTunes gift card, an iPod Touch, a MacBook Pro and a special Time Capsule.

The big buzz will be about the billionth iPhone app download, but the real news is that Apple was able to reach this benchmark so fast. This leads to some questions about coming so far so fast. One issue to consider is overpopulation of the App Store – how many apps can the App Store hold without getting clogged up? One rumored possibility has Apple dividing the App Store into more sections than just free and paid, adding a department for premium apps that cost over $10 or $20 for example.

Congratulations to both the developer  and  downloader of the App Store’s one billionth application.  How long do you think it will take to reach two billion?

www.tingalin.com Tingalin is a virtual lute application based on the Albanian musical instrument called Çifteli (pair of strings). Melodies are played by shaking your iPhone or iPod Touch as if you were strumming the real instrument. Each time you strum up or down a note is played, allowing you to control tempo and rests by the frequency of your strumming! You don’t have to be a musician to play it, two melodies are preloaded to make you look like a pro right away! Tingalin is unique, educational and best of all it is lot of fun! New melodies are created by tapping the 14 note fret board (2 octaves) and can be saved in your tune list for later play back. The topmost fret is the open string and each note thereafter ascends one note at a time. The Çifteli is a wooden instrument with a long thin handle and a pear-shaped sound bowl. This two string lute looks similar to Setar, Saz and Tambura; however, its sound is unique. The first string is used to play the notes while the seconds strings acts as a backup harmonic tune. Visit the website www.tingalin.com for more information.

Follow me on twitter: twitter.com TechnoBuffalo; technobuffalo.com A review of Pocket God for the iPhone and iPod touch. App Store Link: cuthut.com What kind of god would you be? Benevolent or vengeful? Play Pocket God and discover the answer for yourself. On a remote island, you are the all-powerful god that rule over the primitive islanders. You can bring new life, and take it away just as quickly. Exercise your powers on the islanders. Lift them into the air, propel them into the horizon and show them who’s boss! Thanks for watching, Armin

I have a bet with a friend on this specific function of the iPad. Can somebody provide a link if possible?

$50 will be mine if it can’t do this!

iTunes Connect Mobile tracks App Store data for devs
Apple has released a new app, iTunes Connect Mobile, that allows App Store developers to monitor a variety of data. Users can quickly view daily and weekly sales information such as updates, paid and free apps, or in-app purchases…. AppStore – Apple – iTunes – IPhone – iTunes Connect Mobile

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I want to jailbreak my itouch when i get it, but i still want apps from the app store. Does jailbreaking your itouch affect the app store at all?

PS: im planning to use blackra1n to jailbreak it

I was just wondering if there was a app i could get off the itunes app store for instant messenging on my ipod touch i want to use my windows live hotmail account.

What software do I need is it compatible with windows or do I need a mac? Is it easy to write apps or hard? If hard how do I learn how to make an app? Is it possible to put the app right on you iPhone or do u have to put it in the app store and then download it from there?

I have a new iTunes account but the default when I go to the app store on my iTouch is the old one, and I don’t know how to change it. I can’t buy apps directly from my iTouch because of this.