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Round up of top-selling Apple iPhone Apps for 2009

It could be argued that 2009 was the year of the App Store, as Apple's bustling storefront for downloadable iPhone programs caught fire with consumers. The store - with more than 100,000 apps - has seen more than 2 billion downloads. It has also become one of Apple's most powerful marketing tools, leaving competitors scrambling to catch up.

Apple's top-selling apps of 2009

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It could be argued that 2009 was the year of the App Store, as Apple's bustling storefront for downloadable iPhone programs caught fire with consumers.

Analyst: It's a 'no-brainer', Apple Tablet to debut in 2010

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Following much date-guessing from bloggers and Apple fans about when the highly rumored “Apple Tablet” would debut, now a top industry analyst predicts it will debut next year. Frank Gens, chief analyst at IDC, said it's a “no-brainer” that it will be released in 2010.
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Barnes & Noble cuts outlook; Borders sales fall

Barnes & Noble Inc cut its full-year forecast on expectations of a tough holiday season and high costs for its Nook electronic reader, while rival Borders Group Inc posted a wider-than-expected loss. Shares of both booksellers fell sharply.
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Amazon settles Kindle lawsuit over 1984 copy

Amazon.com Inc has settled for $150,000 a lawsuit brought by a high school student and another consumer who claimed the online retailer illegally deleted from their Kindle devices digital copies of George Orwell's 1984.
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Apple's Tablet Could Be Print Industry's Lifeboat

The more you think about it, the more obvious it is that an Apple tablet would specialize in reviving dead-tree media (i.e., newspapers, magazines and books). All the rumors suggest the device would be a larger iPod Touch/iPhone with a 10-inch screen. Previously Wired.com argued that redefining print would would be a logical purpose for a gadget this size, and Gizmodo today has even more details to prove that this is Apple's goal with the tablet.
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Apple Breaks Through 2 Billion Apps Mark

Apple announced Monday that over 2 billion apps have been downloaded from its App Store since the e-commerce site's launch in July 2008, and the pace continues to accelerate, according to chief executive Steve Jobs.
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Microsoft has own version of a tablet in the works

Apple has been long rumored to be working on an Apple Tablet PC - which the company has not confirmed or denied its existence and when it may be released - it now appears that Microsoft is hard at work on an Apple Tablet killer.
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Steve Jobs strides back onto Apple stage

Steve Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in nearly a year on Wednesday, drawing a standing ovation before unveiling new and cheaper iPods for Apple Inc.
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Apple to host media event September 9

Apple Inc said on Monday that it would host a media event next week, when the company is widely expected to unveil an updated line of iPod media players.
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Tablet Mac, a holiday gift for Apple fans?

A tablet version of the Mac will be on the market by early 2010, if not sooner, which, according to industry analysts who follow Apple would bring Apple billions of dollars of new sales.
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Apple smashes profit forecasts, iPhone shines

Apple Inc's quarterly profit blew past Wall Street forecasts thanks to strong sales of Macs and iPhones and higher-than-expected gross margins, boosting its shares 4 percent on Tuesday.
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Apple App Store hits 1.5 bln downloads

Apple Inc on Tuesday said its application download hit 1.5 billion in its first year, setting another milestone for the store which has 65,000 apps and 100,000 developers.
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Porn hits the iPhone

Apple has ushered in pornography to its iPhone when an application called 'Hottest Girls' was seen on its iTunes App Store. The app costs $1.99 only and includes more than 2200 images of attractive topless women and sexy babes.
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Apple halves iPhone to $99, trims Mac prices

Apple Inc halved the price of its entry-level iPhone to $99 on Monday to widen the trendy device's mass-market appeal, as global competition heats up after Palm Inc launched the Pre.
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Suspense builds ahead of Apple extravaganza

Apple Inc kicks off its annual developers' extravaganza on Monday under a tight lid of secrecy, with investors expecting the electronics maker to unveil new or cheaper versions of its popular iPhone.
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Bigger Kindle e-reader may not be a newspaper fix

Amazon.com Inc's Kindle electronic reader was supposed to revolutionize publishing by freeing people from having to carry books around. Now the Web retailer may super-size it for newspaper readers.

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