iPhone App Store Hits 100k Apps: A Look Back

Apple passed another impressive milestone Wednesday, announcing that 100,000 apps are now available for download for iPhone and iPod Touch owners. Not too shabby, Apple, considering your App Store launched in 2008 with only 500 applications available.

It seems like every month or so, Apple's celebrating another milestone for the iPhone's App Store. The folks in Cupertino say those 100,000-plus apps cover categories from games to productivity tools to the inexplicable.

Here's a look back at some other apps that have shaped the iPhone App Store since it opened in July 2008:

First Apps: The App Store opened with 500 apps, including mobile versions of MySpace and Facebook, an eBay app for tracking auctions and an iPhone version of the popular console game Super Monkey Ball.

Billionth Downloaded App: Bump lets you exchange contact information with another iPhone user by bumping hands together while holding ...

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Jared Newman, PC World