30B apps downloaded, 400M App Store accounts set up

Apple's operation is showing no signs of slowing down.Keep track of what else Apple is announcing at our WWDC keynote live blog.At his company's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote today, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the Cupertino, Calif.-based firm has 400 million App Store accounts. In addition, the company has 650,000 apps in its App Store, and users have downloaded 30 billion apps so far. All that has helped Apple dole out $5 billion to developers since the marketplace's inception.Back in March, Apple announced that its App Store had reached 25 billion downloads.The Worldwide Developers Conference is one of the most closely watched Apple events of the year. Although its focus is on Apple software and the programs developers create for the company's operating system, it's also been the stage for some major hardware announcements. So stay tuned.James Martin/CNETJames Martin/CNETMore to come

3 million iPads sold in 80 days

In less than 3 months, Apple has sold 3 million iPads, the company announced Tuesday.For those keeping score at home, that's 3 million in 80 days, and 1 million sold in the last 20 days alone. Apple announced after 60 days that it had sold 2 millionof the touch-screen tablets. It took Apple 28 days to sell the first million.The company is already blowing past the early expectations of Wall Street. One analyst predicted 2 million iPads would be sold in the first year.Apple is clearly enjoying its success, but it also appears to be setting for itself a tough standard. For the iPad to continue to be considered a success, will Apple have to maintain 1 million iPads sold per month?In a statement Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that the iPad will be available in nine more countries in the next month, which could certainly help. Apple has not said how many of its iPad sales are international.