Review: iPhone Apps for Nearly Every Waking Minute

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,513278,00.html?sPage=fnc/scitech/personaltechnology

I don’t have an iPhone or an iPod Touch, but soon I will be getting an iPod Touch. Soon everyone who can afford these devices will have them. Everyday someone is creating new iPhone and iPod Touch applications. This makes these devices much more than just a music device or a plain phone. Its stated in the Fox news article that the application or better known as apps “are software programs you download to the phone to give it new features. So now a phone can be a pedometer, a voice recorder, a gym coach and a budget tracker. It promises to find my parked car, give me a shoulder massage and even repel mosquitoes, for free or 99 cents and up.” It explains that Apple says there are 25,000 apps for “just about anything”. If you want a new recipe the iPhone and iPod Touch has an application for that. “For breakfast, you can check the Betty Crocker Mobile Cookbook app, which can suggest recipes based on ingredients you have on hand. I told Betty I had eggs and vegetables, and her app spit out 175 recipes ranging from an easy cheese omelet to the tougher chiles rellenos egg soufflé bake.”

In the article from businessweek.com, “Apple is closing in on a big milestone in the iTunes App Store: 1 Billion iPhone Apps downloaded. As you might expect it’s celebrating by giving stuff away. Get an app and you get a chance to win a $10,000 iTunes gift card, a MacBook pro and so on.” This is looking very good for Apple’s business. The most popular free apps are “Facebook, followed by Google Earth, and Pandora. On the paid side the most popular app is Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D, followed by Koi Pond, and Enigmo. Games make up 15 of the top 20 paid apps, and 6 of the top 20 free apps, making Apple look more like a major force in mobile gaming all the time.” Apple iPhones and iPods are so popular because of the many different functions they hold. While writing this blog makes me want to drive to the Apple store and buy my iPod Touch Today.

References: Fox News.com http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,513278,00.html?sPage=fnc/scitech/personaltechnology
Businessweek.com http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2009/04/almost_a_billio.html