Apple confirmed today that the 50 billionth app has been downloaded from the App Store. The milestone was reached when a man from Ohio, Brandon Ashmore downloaded Say the Same Thing from Space Inch yesterday, shortly after Google made several announcements, including the launch of a streaming music service, at its I/O developer conference.

International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield’s video of Space Oddity was recorded on an iPad using Garageband, according to his son Evan. In a discussion on Reddit, where the idea for the song originated, Evan Hadfield confirmed that his dad had recorded the vocal in space using his iPad. Hadfield, who is credited with producing [...]

Apple’s long-rumoured streaming music service, dubbed iRadio, has been delayed due to Apple’s inability to reach agreement over licensing terms with Sony Music, according to the Financial Times (registration required). Agreement has been reached with Universal and is close with Warner, said the FT, but negotiations with Sony are protracted. Apple opened its negotiations with [...]