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Apple makes beautiful devices and routinely cuts new paths in consumer electronics. So much so that it would be a blasphemy to say the tech giant may have looked at rivals and individual developers for inspiration. However, it's routinely said in tech circles that Apple may have done that in respect to the iOS 5.

Starbucks announced that it plans to extend its popular mobile payment app into the Android market, signaling a power shift in the mobile OS war in Google's favor.

Finmouse, a software development company, focused on mobile application and games for Android, iOS and other platforms, has launched Call Reminder in Android Market

User-generated, real-time apps dominate the foodie app market

A new iPhone app allows migraine sufferers to keep a detailed diary of their symptoms and use of medication so they can have more effective conversations with their doctors.

Some music apps for smartphones can do more than just play music. Here is a list of the top 10 music applications for both Android and iOS platforms.

Odyssey Space Research announced that it will ship two iPhone 4s to the U.S. National Laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

Apple has been accused of lifting ‘Wi-Fi Sync’ app, which was created by Developer Greg Hughes last year and Apple had rejected it from the App Store.

Microsoft has updated new iPhone apps in its search engine Bing, in order to help Apple users find the right application for the right task.

Apple app developer Greg Hughes says Apple has taken ideas from the little guy before and will likely continue to do so.

Social networking giant Facebook has acquired Amsterdam-based software design firm Sofa as part of their strategy to boost their product design talent.

Apple amended its guidelines for in-app subscriptions on the App Store and said it no longer requires a subscription to be the same price or less than it is offered outside the app.

Apple updates its guidelines to prohibit DUI checkpoint evasion apps.

Will iCloud be dissipated by the coming storm of hackers?Numerous users have reported their iTunes accounts were hacked, blaming a Sega app called Kingdom Conquest for removing funds, and some users had never downloaded the game. Other apps were blamed for draining accounts too.

The Financial Times is launching a new, Web-based version of its mobile app, the first of its kind by a major publisher, that will allow it to adapt quickly to new tablet PCs and reduce its dependence on Apple Inc.

Mobile online payments and analytics company Bango is now processing Blackberry App store payments in numerous markets and several currencies.

In honor of today's WWDC, here's a list of the best apps to stay fashion savvy on the go.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Curtain up, light the lights -- and charge the phone!

McDonald's has taken its billboard campaign to an interactive level in Sweden by launching a game website for smartphone users.

At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple will unveil its next generation software Lion, the eighth major release of Mac OS X

The most happening applications for Android platform came free