Windows 8 hits 100,000 app milestone

After eight months in the market, Microsoft's Windows 8 OS has celebrated 100,000 apps available on the Windows Store. Coming in the Windows 8.1 update (now available for preview) is an enhanced Windows Store, background app updates as well as support for gift cards. Key applications such as Facebook, Foursquare, Yelp and Songza are also making their debut on Windows 8 and Windows RT.

Via: Twitter

BlackBerry 10 celebrates 100,000 apps with the addition of Amazon Kindle

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

BlackBerry 10 users rejoice, the fledgling platform now boasts 100,000 apps and soon after it added WhatsApp Messenger, it now has the Amazon Kindle eBook reading app. Launching two months ago with 70,000 apps and promising many of the majors that users have become dependent on in competing operating system, BlackBerry has added 30,000 just before the Z10 launches in the US in coming days. Check the jump for the full details.

Click to read more ...