Apple App Store and iTunes 7.7 arrive
Written by admin on July 10th, 2008 in Gadgets and Devices.
Tomorrow may be iPhone 2.0 day, but today we can get our hands on iTunes 7.7 and apps! This means that iPod owners get a new version of iTunes while current iphone and ipod Touch owners get what they have been wanting for over a year–the App Store.
If you want to make the move to 7.7 you will currently have to download it straight from Apple after which it will install normally. The update makes the App Store available, as well as the remote application (iTunes link), and support for MobileMe.
As for the App Store, that’s the big news today. Many people have already pointed out that this is the most important part of the iPhone 2.0 roll out. It will increase the functionality of a non-jailbroken iPhone greatly, as well as turn the iPhone into a capable portable gaming platform. So far there are over 500 apps for the iPhone ranging from the completely useless to mandatory (for example, instant messaging).
So far hot apps include, SmugMug, WeatherBug, OmniFocus, PayPal, and BomberMan. Other hits will certainly be AOL’s instant messaging client, EverNote, Facebook, though there are still lots more to choose from.
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