Apple's App Store turns one year old this week, and the company began celebrations by putting up a new page on iTunes that highlights some of the software that has made the store shine. Apps like MLB.com At Bat, Pandora Radio, AP Mobile, and Brushes top the app list, while Sims 3, Zen Bound, Rolando, and Fieldrunners fill up the game column.
The App Store officially launched on July 11, 2008, but was available early to some users on June 10. Either way, the store has become a major part of the iPhone and iPod touch experience over the last year. Just this April, Apple bragged that 1 billion apps had been downloaded from the App Store—whether or not you consider that to be a legit number, the trend is still quite staggering. Users are clearly quite fond of the offerings brought by third-party developers, and there are no signs of that slowing down anytime soon.
With that, the Ars staff salutes the App Store and all of its fabulous (and horrible) apps. We took a quick poll around the virtual office to see what everyone's current favorite apps were: Lose It! (Free), Tweetie ($2.99), Buster ($0.99), Toki Tori ($0.99), Kindle for iPhone (Free), Colloquy ($1.99), Star Defense ($5.99), and Shivering Kittens ($2.99) all got enthusiastic mentions. What are some of your favorites?
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The App Store officially launched on July 11, 2008, but was available early to some users on June 10. Either way, the store has become a major part of the iPhone and iPod touch experience over the last year. Just this April, Apple bragged that 1 billion apps had been downloaded from the App Store—whether or not you consider that to be a legit number, the trend is still quite staggering. Users are clearly quite fond of the offerings brought by third-party developers, and there are no signs of that slowing down anytime soon.
With that, the Ars staff salutes the App Store and all of its fabulous (and horrible) apps. We took a quick poll around the virtual office to see what everyone's current favorite apps were: Lose It! (Free), Tweetie ($2.99), Buster ($0.99), Toki Tori ($0.99), Kindle for iPhone (Free), Colloquy ($1.99), Star Defense ($5.99), and Shivering Kittens ($2.99) all got enthusiastic mentions. What are some of your favorites?
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