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Apple Stealth Launches ‘Find My Friends’ and ‘Airport Utility’ Apps – Wired News

Apple’s iCloud launches today, along with a few new iOS apps. And while we’re still waiting for the iWork and iPhoto updates that will allow us to use the new syncing and Photo Stream sharing services, Apple has released the … Continue reading

Apple updates iWork, iMovie, Remote & Find My iPhone, adds Cards & iTunes trailers apps – Apple Insider

Updates are now available for Pages, Keynote and Numbers on the App Store. For those who do not already own the software, they sell for $9.99 each. All three updates add iCloud functionality. Apple’s documentation states version 1.5 of Pages … Continue reading

Android set to overtake iPhone in app downloads by summer – Venturebeat.com

It’s almost inevitable that the numbers of Android apps downloaded will outnumber Apple’s mobile downloads at some point. Xyologic, a startup that indexes and searches the App Store, predicts that the number of monthly Google Android apps …

Publishers Flocking to Apple’s iOS 5 Newsstand App – FOLIO

The highly anticipated launch of Apple’s new iOS 5 is now here and with the new functionality comes new features–including one that publishers may find particularly valuable. The new platform integrates with an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad a Newsstand … Continue reading

Google May Pass Apple in Mobile App Downloads, Xyologic Says – Bloomberg

Google Inc. (GOOG)’s software platform for smartphones and tablet computers is gaining users faster than Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s as customers download applications for the mobile devices at a quicker rate each month. Use of apps for Google’s …

Facebook finally releases iPad app – Los Angeles Times

After months of breathless speculation, Facebook rolled out the long-awaited app Monday. It’s available free from the Apple App Store, has bigger photos and lets you play games on the go.  Apple and Facebook had been in negotiations over the … Continue reading