As another holiday is here, this time in the form of Easter, many of the major App Store developers are slashing prices on their apps for both the iPhone and the iPad.

It’s great to see that iOS owners get to save money multiple times each year and not just during the traditional sales time of Black Friday and after Christmas. Now is a great time to fire up the App Store on either your computer or mobile device and grab yourself some of the games that you’ve always felt were just a little too expenses.

Many, if not all, of EA’s games have seen price reductions for both the iPhone, and the iPad some of the all time classics such as Flight Control and Real Racing 2, so if you are one of the small percentage of iPhone or iPad users that haven’t brought either of them yet what are you waiting for.

Other titles that can be snapped up for a bargain include Smash Cops, NFL Flick Quaterback, Lost Winds, Where’s My Water, Lego Harry Potter and just in time for the start of the baseball season 9 Innings: Pro Baseball.

If you looking for some bargains and ways to pass the time if you’re one of the lucky ones with a long weekend then head on over to the App Store and let us know in the comments below what you picked up.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), over the past two years has been not only increased its revenue but also its quarterly profits and on Tuesday, the company reported their best quarter ever for the 1st quarter of 2012. AAPL posted a revenue of $46.33 billion and net quarterly profit of $13.06 billion, which equals to $13.87 per diluted share.

This is much improved and higher than the same time last year, where Apple reported $26.7 billion and net quarterly profit of $6 billion, or $6.43 per diluted share.

Q1 2012 gross margin was at 44.7, higher than the 38.5 from last year, and international sales, unsurprisingly accounted for about 58% of the quarter’s revenue. This was a new record for the Cupertino company, in both profit and revenue, with the company increasing drastically higher each year, and is showing no signs of any slow down.

We’re thrilled with our outstanding results and record-breaking sales of iPhones, iPads and Macs,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “Apple’s momentum is incredibly strong, and we have some amazing new products in the pipeline.

Apple also shipped 5.2 million Mac computers during the quarter, a unit increase of 26 percent from the previous year. iPhone unit sales reached 37.04 million, up 128 percent from a year ago quarter, and the company sold 15.4 million iPods during the quarter, representing 21 percent unit decline.

Apple has not been experiencing the same heavy iPod sales as they once did, making the popular devices now a small part of the company’s revenue, with majority coming from the iPhone and iPad. Apple’s projected revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 is $32.5 billion and earnings per diluted share of $8.50.

Apple on Wednesday announced that they are planning to rollout the iPhone 4S to 22 countries around the world on Friday, January 13th with China as the featured addition for the debut. The Cupertino based company has been experiencing heavy adoption rate and positive sales in China and other countries in Asia.

Customer response to our products in China has been off the charts,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “With the launch in China next week, iPhone 4S will be available in over 90 countries making this our fastest iPhone rollout ever.

The iPhone 4S currently operates on China Unicom in China, however, Apple has not specified whether they will be adding any new carriers to the iPhone 4 and 4S. In big markets, such as the US, Apple is constantly looking to expand to more networks. Currently, China has only one carrier for iPhone 4S.

Alongside China, Apple is also rolling out the iPhone 4S in 21 new countries, including: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, China, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Guam, Guinea Conakry, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Senegal, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos and Uganda.

{via MacRumors}

Apple earlier today revealed its Black Friday sale prices for a wide range of products available from both the online store and retail stores. The price-cuts are being offered just for one day as Apple calls it the “special one-day Apple shopping event”.

You can save upto $101.00 on your purchase of iMac, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, this represents 10% cut on entry-level MacBook Air and the discount varies between 4% – 8% across the Mac product lineup for this holiday season. However, Mac Mini and Mac Pro are not a part of this one-day shopping event.

Analyst Brian White of Ticonderoga Securities in a note to its clients reported by Computerworld, predicted that MacBook Air would be Apple’s most popular Mac product for this years holiday season.

iPad 2 saw a price cut ranging between $41 and $61, a discount between 8% – 9%, which is more than the Black Friday sale offer in 2010. The price of iPod touch was dropped between $21 – $41 and iPod nano by $11.

Apple extends its Black Friday special one-day sale to many Mac essentials and third-party accessories. Magic Trackpad, Wireless Keyboard, AirPort Express Base Station and Magic Mouse prices have been reduced by $11.

If you were looking for some speakers for your iPod touch or iPad then you’ll find some great discounts where the prices have been reduced between $51 – $101. Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air is now available at $498 (was $599.95) and Philips DC390 Dual Dock Clock Radio with Remote for $98 (was $149.95).

Microsoft’s Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 Family Pack also saw a price cut of $21.95 and can be bought for $128.

This years Black Friday sale from Apple is similar to the one in 2010 and this is the best day to purchase the products that made it your holiday shopping list. The special pricing also comes with free shipping on all the items listed on Apple’s “One-Day Shopping Event” page.