Yet Apple and third-party developers have set a new record: in 453 days since the original iPad came out on April 3, 2010, the App Store has more than 100,000 iPad-exclusive apps available.

It is no secret that the iPad development scene was fueled by the success of the iPhone and iPod touch. When the SDK was first released in 2008, thousands of developers began building and testing apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. With over 10 billion downloads, the AppStore is now becoming one of Apple’s prized possessions in terms of digital downloads.

With the current growth of the iPad, it would be no surprise to see a 200,000 app milestone soon. With Apple pushing automatic downloads, wireless sync, and iCloud, it is clear that Apple is trying to ensure an easy process of downloading, syncing and using apps.

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An iPad (Wi-Fi +3G) has apparently been hacked to make phone calls and SMS messages. While we’re not sure about the legitimacy of this claim, a relatively low-quality YouTube video demonstrates the hack in action, and it appears to work.

The hack has reportedly been achieved by iPhoneIslam, the same group who brought FaceTime to the Middle East. As you can see in the video below, a brand new hack – called PhoneItiPad – appears to add a working Phone and Messages application to the iPad 3G.

Don’t get too excited, because the hack isn’t available in Cydia yet. However, according to the group, it will be able to purchase in the Cydia Store “very soon” (before WWDC).

EA has put up a big holiday sale, with iPad and iPhone games starting at just 99 cents! Gram ‘em now! You can find EA full iTunes catalog via the link - [iTunes link]

EA iPhone and iPod touch Games on Sale

• Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 $0.99
• Dead Space™ $2.99
• FIFA 11 $0.99
• Fight Night Champion $0.99
• Heroes Lore™ $0.99
• LITTLEST PET SHOP $0.99
• Madden NFL 11 $0.99
• Mass Effect™ $0.99
• Mystery Mania $0.99
• NBA Jam $0.99
• Need for Speed™ Undercover $0.99
• Need for Speed™ Shift $0.99
• Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit $0.99
• R-Type™ $0.99
• SCRABBLE $0.99
• Tetris® $0.99
• The Sims™ 3 $0.99
• The Sims™3 Ambitions $0.99
• The Sims™ 3 World Adventure $0.99
• Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 12 $0.99
• Zombies & Me $0.99

EA iPad Games on Sale

• Coconut Dodge $0.99
• Dead Space™ $4.99
• FIFA 11 $4.99
• Madden NFL 11 $0.99
• MONOPOLY $4.99
• NBA JAM $4.99
• Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit $4.99
• Reckless Racing $0.99
• RISK $2.99
• SCRABBLE $4.99
• SimCity™ $0.99
• Snood $0.99
• Tetris® $0.99
• THE GAME OF LIFE $0.99
• Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 12 $2.99
• Ultimate Mortal Kombat™ 3 $0.99
• YAHTZEE $0.99

Maha, has tons of cool animation and lovely UI. The Maha will bring the windows phone 7 metro UI to iPhone. The client has almost all the option that the best twitter client should have.

Some amazing features:

• Support for unlimited account
• Ability to add geotagging to tweet
• Tips to complete the type of nickname
• Full-screen browser integrated
• Integrated map
• AutoRefresh
• Ability to upload multiple images
• Auto-save of the post is not published

Maha supports all iDevices, iPhone, iPod touch and iPad but requires iOS 4.0 or later. You can get the application for the $0.99 from iTunes app store.

Maha is a Twitter client, focusing on animations and interface. Other apps give you themes to select, but never give you a full customization. Maha allows you to pick whatever color you want, tune your client with your taste! With gorgeous animations, this app is also lightning fast , which can perform smooth animations even on iPhone 3G, give you another level of user experience.

Prototypes is the best way to share, and test, your iPhone App mockups. Turn your still mockup images from Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks (anything!) into a tappable prototype that runs on iPhone and iPod Touch.

Prototypes helps you…
• Test designs on your iPhone; Are the tap targets right? Does the IA make sense? Do people ‘get it’? Find out!
• Get feedback from a client/boss/coworker on mockups they can try in seconds, anywhere in the world
• Demo an app idea to a potential customer or investor before it even exists
• Iterate quickly on App ideas, no code required

If you’re a designer, a developer or an ‘ideas guy’, Prototypes can help. And the fully-integrated ptyp.es hosting means you don’t need anything else in order to share your mockups with one, or a hundred people.

Features:
• Rapid construction using connectable hotspots of app flow
• Transition animations between screens for that familiar look and feel
• Completely integrated creation and uploading of Prototypes web apps that run on iPhone and iPod touch
• One click sharing on ptyp.es, fast and secure prototype hosting is included (30 days per prototype)
• Support for 1x and 2x (retina) mockups. You can even drag a PSD file directly

Try the results yourself:
1. Point your iPhone or iPod touch to ptyp.es
2. Follow installation instructions
3. Enter PIN 1467 5639
4. Tap through the mockup!

iPad template coming soon in a free update!

You can purchase Prototypes from the App Store for $39.99.

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Apple has reached yet another key milestone. And although most of us were sound asleep when it happened, the accomplishment in question is making no shortage of headlines this morning. As it turns out, Apple topped one-half million app approvals during the middle of the night, according to Chomp, a technology company that solves app discovery problems with new search technologies.

“Though the number of active apps available in the Apple App Store is roughly 400,000, the number of approved apps is a proven milestone for developers and app seekers alike,” the company stated in a release Tuesday morning. Ben Keighran, CEO & Co-Founder of Chomp, also chimed in saying that “this is an exciting time for developers and organizations who believe in the continued growth of the app landscape and reaffirms app discovery as an important part of the development.”

To go along with the announcement, 148Apps, Chomp, and Chillingo teamed up to roll out an interesting little infographic, which puts into perspective the impressive range of growth enjoyed by the App Store during the last three years. Among the notable findings:

• It would cost $891,982.24 and over 7 terabytes to get all available applications.
• Approximately 36% of all apps are free and paid apps have an average price of $3.64
• Angry Birds released by Chillingo and developed by Rovio has held the number 1 paid spot more than any other app at 275 days total.

Source: Chomp

As outlined in the app’s release notes, changes made in the update include:

• Updated design with a fresh new look and feel
• Super smooth pinch-to-zoom and panning
• Support for iPhone 4 retina display, iPad, and iPad 2 devices
• Direct share on Facebook, Twitter, and My Opera
• Open new page in background tab
• Improved international font support for Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, and other non-latin languages
• Speed: Up to 6 times faster browsing, especially when on slower or crowded networks
• Data Savings: Compress up to 90% of data traffic
• Speed Dial: Get to your favorite Web sites with a single tap
• Visual Tabs: See all your open Web pages and quickly switch between them
• Opera Link: Synchronize your bookmarks and Speed Dial with a Desktop PC or other mobile phone

My Custom Calc features include:

- Easy to use interface with all of the essentials, and none of the useless clutter (mc, m+, m-, mr)
- Ability to customize all elements of your own calculator interface with our Color Customizer tool
- Purchase cool skin packs in various themes including Wood, Water, Metal, Sand, and Futuristic
- Ability to see your equation as you enter it and after you’ve clicked “=”
- Delete incorrect digits instead of having to Clear and start over
- Slick default interface
- Big buttons

Stop staring at the same boring calculator and create your own with My Custom Calc!

• Enhanced in-store mode lets you get help and support quickly when you’re at an Apple Retail Store.
• The ability to custom-configure a new Mac with the options you want.

Unfortunately, they didn’t update the icon. Let’s hope a universal version is on its way. More screenshots after the break, and if you customize yourself a new Mac with the Apple Store app, let us know how it works for you.

Over the past 3,652 yesterdays, we’ve done some amazing things. We’ve opened 325 stores. In 11 countries. With 2.1 million square feet of space. And most importantly, we’ve welcomed over 1 billion customers.

Our 10-year history is something to be proud of. But at the same time, it’s just so, well, yesterday.

So let’s talk about tomorrow. That’s a day we can work with. It’s a day to launch new products as only Apple can. A day we can build new stores that are even more iconic. And create breakthrough programs to help people embrace technology like never before. It’s a day to do thing s no one has even dreamed of yet.

We’re not content to rest on our yesterdays. We’ll continue to move forward. To make the most of tomorrow. And every day after that.

[via 9to5Mac]