Apple launches new iTunes with App Store
Apple has launched the latest version of its iTunes Store a day earlier than anticipated.
iTunes version 7.7, available now for Windows and Mac, includes the App Store, a method for delivering third-party iPhone applications.
The download appears to have some quirks: for this user, the version number remained at 7.6.2, and no direct link to the App Store was available, but it could still be reached by linking here.
Apple's new App Store
(Credit: Apple)The newest version of the iPhone is due out Friday. The App Store will be preinstalled on the new iPhone 3G, but it will also be available as a download for owners of the current iPhone.
The App Store has 27 pages of applications, including games like FreeCell and Sudoku, as well as applications for Facebook, MySpace, The New York Times, Pandora, PayPal, and Twitter.
CNET Reviews will have more on the new applications shortly.
The Facebook application
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I like mobileme, I dont like to pay 100 dollards for that service but hey, is their business. I mean, i THOUGH jobs said 200 and 300 not 599 and 699, which is what im seeing now as a slogan in the stores unless you are an user from at&t and are eligible for and upgrade.
I hear him said that this time iphone was intended to reach a milestone in sales because of price (I mean *** it still the same unless you are an AT&T user). Or so it was that he meant to say that apple intended to reach a milestone among AT&T users then thats fine with me. I just know that you that are reading this are an enthusiastic apple fan or pro iphone (I am too have a mac pro and Ipod's and time capsules and stuff) but I just wanted to warn some of you guys. If you are not from AT&T and you do not have to upgrade your contract you are looking at 599 and 699 prices, go to their page for more details.
You have the phone without a contract pretty much and ipod touch.
They should let you unlock it or something
Good post, thank you for sharing.
Btw guy yesterday had his own opinion here.
http://ipodtouchtricks.blogspot.com
I was really REALLY hoping for a simple checkbook. That's not even listed. There appears to be a serious lack of any database application that allows you save and manipulate user data. I'm beginning to wonder if this is one of those restrictions Apple placed on developers against allowing background proceses and that all apps had to shut down completely with no data. I had thought you could have an app save data like a database file, but that appears to be missing.
I may be missing this basic application. Palm and Window Mobile have hundreds of similar apps. This pretty much dooms the use by me. I need that checkbook app or no sale.
On the other hand, I see they have multiple voice recorders for notes. A shame that you still can't have voice command/dialing like 99% of the rest of the cell phones in the world. Hopefully there will be some hack out there soon to enable this as well.
Drat. Nothing. The unlocked community still has more variety and use than what is currently available. This may change though, so give it time.
A tip calculator? It has other functions! ;-)
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/10/iphone-2-0-firmware-5a347-available-early/
It also has instructions for installing (if using windows, hold shift instead) Takes 10-15 to update.
- by sephirothis666 July 11, 2008 10:35 AM PDT
- Great, now iTunes is even more bloated.
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