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Hours after it was highlighted by a security firm, Russian-language malware on the iOS App Store was removed by Apple and is no longer available for download. Apple confirmed on Thursday to Jim Dalrymple of The Loop that it removed the malware, an application named "Find and Call," once it was alerted to its presence on the App Store. The company said the software was pulled for violating App Store guidelines by accessing a user's Address Book data without authorization.

In a pair of moves that suggest Apple is enforcing rules for selling content on its devices, Kobo, the Canadian e-book retailer, and The Wall Street Journal said they will no longer sell content directly to customers.

The computer giant Apple Inc. agreed Wednesday to remove an application called the "The 3rd Intifada" from its popular App Store for iPads and iPhones.

The Israeli government is asking Apple Inc. to remove an application called the "The 3rd Intifada" from its popular "App Store" for Ipads and Iphones.

Apple appears to have reversed its guidelines for magazine and newspaper subscriptions purchased in its App Store, in a big victory for publishers who blanched at the original terms.

Amazon just revealed its own specially curated version of the Android Marketplace, but has chosen to label it the "Appstore."

I have always wondered that how many sales a developer need to make on the App store to become a millionaire? InstantShift Wix has the answer to that question in brilliantly designed infographic. Although the data refer to the U.S. store only but the number should be more or less the same for almost all countries.

Disney Publishing has crossed the one million downloads mark for its book apps globally from the App Store. This includes apps downloaded for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.The company's most popular apps include: Mickey's Spooky Night Puzzle Book, Princess Dress-Up: My Sticker Book, Toy Story 3 Read-Along and Winnie the Pooh: What's a Bear to Do? Puzzle Book.

We'll soon have downloaded more apps than songs from iTunes, according to app developer Asymco.

Owners of the iPhone will be able to break electronic locks on their devices in order to download applications that have not been approved by Apple.