One More Tap

Apple seems to be gearing up again, highlighting apps that they showcased in their ads for the iPhone 3G. If you have always wondered what are the apps that they showed during one of the ads, then wonder no more.

Hit the iTunes Store from your Mac, PC or the App Store application in your iPhone/iPod touch and check out the newly placed icon for a showcase of these extraordinary apps that not only entertain, assist and educate – they are simply a delight to use too.

Find an app that lets you snap pictures of books or CDs and then instantly read a review about it. What about flicking through a list of apartments available for rent near your neighborhood? If you own a small business, then you might want to check out an app that lets you turn your iPhone into a mobile terminal, really!

Notable highlights from the list of twenty-apps featured are Tipulator, Classics, MultiLevel, Rocket Taxi and Credit Card Terminal. Most of the apps are free to the taking, so hit the iTunes Store now by following this link and check out the gallery of apps.

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As announced earlier, the iTunes App Store has just breached the one billion downloads mark. Apple has now revealed that Bump, a social networking app, is the one-billionth app downloaded. It happened that this is actually a free application for the taking.

The lucky winner – a 13-year old Connor Mulcahey from Weston, CT. Connor will now walk away with a $10,000 iTunes gift card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule and a MacBook Pro. Lucky him.

Phil Schiller, Apple’s Senior VP of Worldwide Product Marketing has this to say: “The revolutionary App Store has been a phenomenal hit with iPhone and iPod touch users around the world, and we’d like to thank our customers and developers for helping us achieve the astonishing milestone of one billion apps downloaded. In nine months, the App Store has completely revolutionized the mobile industry and this is only the beginning.”

You may check out the one-billionth app downloaded, Bump, from the iTunes App Store here: Bump (iTunes link)

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Only on the App Store!

History was made just moments ago when the iTunes App Store hit the magical ONE BILLION download. Apple’s home page has now changed to show everyone their one billion thank yous.

The winner will be announced later.

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Apple is celebrating! The iTunes App Store is about to hit the history-making number of one billion downloads. In order to thank its customers from around the world, Apple is giving everyone a chance to win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, and a MacBook Pro. All this is valued at $13,746.

Entering the contest is easy. Simply hit the iTunes Store, browse the App Store and download any application (paid or free) to qualify – do this from either the iTunes application on a desktop computer or the App Store application on an iPhone or iPod touch. The lucky one who performs the one-billionth app download will win the above prizes. Alternately, participants may opt for the non-purchase method by simply completing an online entry form, available here: www.apple.com/itunes/billion-app-countdown/entryform/. Regardless of the method used, each person may submit up to 25 entries per day.

Note that the promotion is open only to residents of United States (including the District of Columbia), Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Check the iTunes Store front page of your country store for further details.

With more than 30,000 apps now, it would be very difficult to choose the best apps. Helping you get started, Apple has prepared a special All-Time Top 20 Apps page within the iTunes Store. Hit the banner below to check it out.

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Apple really is getting the game on with the iPod touch. Just recently added to their iPod touch product page is a gallery with 14 games showcased. Quite a number of high quality games were featured, including titles from Freeverse, Astraware and Pangea Software. I have uploaded them onto our YouTube channel. Check out the playlist I created below.

Don’t forget to hit the link after the jump to see a short description of all 14 games that was featured.

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