Apple announces record-breaking Holiday season for its App Store

Apple's App Store had a record-breaking period this past holiday season. In the two weeks ending January 3, customers spent over $1.1 billion (USD) on apps and in-app purchases, setting back-to-back weekly records for traffic and purchases. January 1, 2016 marked the biggest day in App Store history with customers spending over $144 million (USD). It broke the previous single-day record set just a week earlier on Christmas Day.

Possibly an indicator of new iPhones and iPads sold over the holidays with new owners downloading apps (we'll know more on Apple's earnings call on January 26), this latest news reflects Apple's lead in developer communities and app ecosystems.

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Apple's App Store holiday app sale is now live

Every year, various popular and in demand iOS apps are discounted by Apple and developers for a year-end sale extravaganza. Various apps are now available for $1.19 in the Canadian App Store. Check them out here.

Apple's App Store breaks new records to kick off 2015

Apple announced that the first week of January set a new record for billings from the App Store with customers around the world spending nearly half a billion dollars on apps and in-app purchases, and New Year’s Day 2015 marked the single biggest day ever in App Store sales history.

These milestones follow a record-breaking 2014, in which billings rose 50 percent and apps generated over $10 billion in revenue for developers. To date, App Store developers have earned a cumulative $25 billion from the sale of apps and games.

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Samsung renames app store as Galaxy Apps

Samsung is looking to make its app store more viable with its rebranding. Samsung Apps will now be known as Galaxy Apps and it comes with a new user interface and hundreds of Samsung Galaxy exclusive apps. The apps have been divided into categories such as Top, Best Picks, and For Galaxy. The For Galaxy category is divided further to sections including Galaxy Gifts, Galaxy Essentials, Galaxy Specials, and Apps for Professionals. The Specials apps have been made using Samsung’s SDKs. The new app store is said to give Galaxy users more options to help customize their devices and as a platform to announce promotions and deals.

Source: CNET