Apple Announces Winner of One Billion Apps Contest

Apple on Friday announced that 13-year-old Connor Mulcahey of Connecticut was the grand prize winner in its one billion iPhone apps contest. The company said the billionth app was Bump Technologies' free contact information exchange app Bump.

Connor scored a US$10,000 iTunes gift card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, and a MacBook Pro as the grand prize winner.

Apple also noted that over 35,000 apps are now available on the App Store.