Apple smashed through the 10 billion downloads mark for its App Store this weekend, and …

The big feature of this year’s iPhone and iPad updates may be Near Field Communication payments, according to the Envisioneering Group, a US consultancy. Its director, Richard Doherty, assured Bloomberg he’d been chatting to engineers who are working on the project. One of the key uses for NFC is to pay for real-world goods and services by touching a device …

Spotify’s Android app will overtake its iPhone equivalent in a matter of weeks. Crave caught up with the music-streaming service this morning to see what’s in the pipeline, and although its spokesman kept schtum on the long-anticipated US launch, we did learn that the next update to the Android app is on its way. Folders are also imminent for mobile …