Apple has launched its Best of 2012 section for the year, listing the top apps, iBooks, movies, music and TV Shows for the year. The section is an annual event that features both Editor’s Choices hand picked by Apple and the top sellers in every category. The iPhone App of the year in the US App Store is Action Movie FX, and the iPad App Of The Year is Paper by FiftyThreee. There are a host of secondary categories in the App Store that feature headings like Casual Games and Disruptive Services. The listings are different for every country it appears. Among the top sub category picks are Airbnb for Disruptive Services, Mini Motor Racing for Casual Games, Lili for New Ways To Play, Ski Safari for Fun Runners, Vyclone for Photo & Video Magic and Clear for Intuitive Touch.

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