iTunes App Store bug prevented downloads last night

Here's a pro tip for you: whenever you run into an issue with your mobile device, always make sure you check Twitter to see how widespread the problem is. That way you won't end up trying until 1AM to walk a family member through fixing their new iPad which can't download apps, even though the problem is on Apple's end. This is of course a hypothetical scenario and certainly not one that befell one of our writers last night when the iTunes Store went down for a bit.