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YouTube lands on Xbox Live

UK Xbox 360 owners will be able to access a host of new dashboard apps today including YouTube, Blinkbox, MSN and Muzu.TV. As well as being able to view content from internet video giant YouTube, gamers can now watch over 10,000 films using digital movie service Blinkbox via the Xbox …

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100m downloads and counting for Mac App Store

Over 100 million apps have been downloaded from the Mac App Store since its launch in January earlier this year. The milestone for the Mac store comes after the huge success of the App Store for iOS, which currently has more than 500,000 uploaded apps and has seen more than …

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Angry Birds rules the roost on the Apple App Store

At this time every year, Apple releases ‘Rewind’, its annual year-end lists for music, movies, TV shows, podcasts and apps. Last year, Rovio’s phenomenon of a game was best paid app – and it’s repeated the trick in 2011. It didn’t figure in the iPad stakes as it wasn’t out …

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Microsoft launches official Xbox Live app

iPad and iPhone users can now access their Xbox Live account via an official Microsoft app. The iOS software allows 360 owners to sign in and interact with their friends without the need for a console, according to Major Nelson. They can read and send messages, manage their friends list …

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OnLive iOS app still awaiting approval

In what could prove to be a dangerous game, it has emerged that OnLive went live with the press announcing the release of its iOS app before it actually went live on the Apple App Store. And considering that Apple will be the one to decide on the fate of …

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Android app downloads top 10 billion

More than 10 billion apps have been downloaded through Google’s Android marketplace to date. This is only expected to grow as Android users are now installing a combined one billion users per month, according to Gamasutra. By comparison it took the Android Market 22 months to reach its first one …

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APPLE APP CHARTS: Angry Chickens beats Angry Birds

Digital Minds’ Angry Chickens has become the best-selling iPhone game this week, according to the latest charts from Apple. The title beat rival Angry Birds Seasons which had to settle for No.3. Angry Chickens made it to No.2 behind WhatsApp Messenger. Chess was the best-selling iPad app this week ahead …

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Black Ops Zombies hits App Store

Activision has released a second Zombies title for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies follows in the footsteps of last year’s Call of Duty: World At War Zombies and recreates the popular multiplayer mode on iOS. The game has been developed specifically for tablets …

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