Welcome to App Store on Twitter! .

Yes, going against the popular perception of not engaging much with social media and using other methods to track iPhone applications, Apple’s App Store has launched its twitter account for the iOS and Mac App Store today. Apple is expected to promote its featured applications from iPhone developers through this account.
The new account with handle name @AppStore was launched a few hours ago and is a verified account which signals its authenticity. At the time of writing the story, it has already crossed over 78,000 followers. The twitter account for app store is sure to get more popular in the coming days. Apple’s other twitter account for iTunes has over 680,000 followers and the app store account is also expected to generate similar following.

The second tweet on the account reads as- Motivation. Full-body workouts. On-demand instruction. It’s all available on Nike Training Club. http://tw.appstore.com/4zo #appstore promoting Nike’s Training Club app

App Store on Twitter

Apple will use this social media property to promote popular apps, hot deals on apps as well as connect with the smartphone users worldwide. The bio of the account reads- Follow us for official App Store tweets including our featured apps, exclusive offers, and more. And this explain the importance of this twitter account for iOS developers. The company is expected to use this twitter account very much the way it uses Facebook to pitch for newly released and popular featured apps on its store and generate more downloads.

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In a recent report by ZDNet we learned that Trapster, every speed demon’s favorite iPhone app was hacked today. Trapster’s 10 million plus users received the following e-mail notifying them of the attack.

Trapster recently made our list of 2010′s best travel apps, because the highly rated app alerts you as you approach speed traps, red lights, speed cameras, police check points, accidents and other roadway hazards. It operates like a social network, similar to Waze, reporting information from over 10 million users.

With over 10 million user passwords likely compromised, it may no longer be every road demon’s favorite app for much longer. We suggest you check out Waze if you’re really worried about future Trapster use.

If you are a Trapster user, quickly change your login credentials, and change your password/login information for any other services where you’ve used the same email/password combination.

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Video footage of the new version of the Google Android music app has leaked, revealing a revamped and colorful user interface.

First posted on XDA Developers and spotted by Engadget, the 50 second footage provides a demonstration of the new features ofAndroid’s default music app.

The updated app is much easy on the eyes that its predecessor. The vibrant colors of the album covers captured our attention, while the elegant transitions and album stacking strike us as being more like the iPhone’s iPod music player. It’s more readable as well.

Our guess is that you’ll see the new music application launch with Android 3.0, aka Honeycomb. The Android interface has long needed an upgrade to keep it competitive with the design of the iPhone UI. We’ve heard that Android 3.0 will bring much-needed graphical and usability updates to the OS. The leaked music app is likely a preview of what we can expect.