Mac App Store Apple

Apple has launched a Mac App Store, a new service that brings the iTunes App Store experience on a Mac.

Telegraph reported, Mac App Store was launched on Thursday (6 / 1) in 90 countries and featuring more than 1,000 applications. iPhone App Store has 800 applications when it launched in 2008.

"We think users will love the innovative new way to find and purchase their favorite applications," said Steve Jobs, Apple's boss, in a press release, as quoted by the Telegraph.

Mac App Store simplifies the process of installing and managing applications. Also eliminates the need for users to open files and move data and provide a renewal reminder when available.

Some of the applications owned by Apple already in stores, including iWork and iLife, Apple photo software, videos and music.

Many applications in the store that will be familiar to Mac users, including software that is recognized as Things, a list to organize work to do, and MarsEdit blogging programs.

However, Apple also hopes the App Store will attract the developers who create applications for iPhone, iPod touch and IPAD and apparently it worked. The iPhone users would love to see the titles that have been known as Angry Birds, which has become the top application in the store, and Flight Control HD.

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iPhone alarm glitch

NEW YORK (AFP) – The bells weren't ringing for many iPhone users this New Year's weekend, when thanks to a glitch the alarms on Apple's iconic mobile phones failed to go off, causing many to oversleep.
It was the second time in just a few months that the alarm function on the phone failed to activate correctly, prompting an avalanche of complaints on the social networking micro-blog Twitter.
"Dear iPhone, why didn't your alarm go off this morning? I set six of them. I've now missed church. Thanks for nothing," said one user Sunday morning.
"Some sort of digital iPhone pandemic is going on. Alarm clock failure reports are pouring in from all sources around the globe," said another Twitter user.
Apple said in a message sent to Macworld magazine that the California-based company was aware of the problem. "We're aware of an issue related to non-repeating alarms set for January 1 or 2," spokeswoman Natalie Harrison said.
"Customers can set recurring alarms for those dates and all alarms will work properly beginning January 3."
The problem seemed to be affecting Apple's most recent versions of iPhones and iPods launched in November, but website Engadget suggested that it may also have hit earlier versions.
The problem first occurred when the clocks went back at the end of October and early November when Australian and British iPhone owners complained of being late for work because their alarms had not switched over to the new time.
Apple did not immediately respond to a query from AFP on Sunday.

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