500 Million And Counting

Apple has announced that its wildly popular App Store has served 500 million apps since it opened July 10, 2008.  Currently there are 15,000 apps to choose from in the store and they range from productivity apps, games, utilities, and more.  According to AppleInsider, downloads have doubled since early December.  It's not unreasonable to guess that this increase is due to holiday sales of the iPhone and iPod touch.

The App Store is Apple's online marketplace for distributing applications for their popular iPhone and iPod touch platform. It is accessible from the devices themselves or via iTunes. Applications on the store are written by individuals, large companies, and even Apple. Apps are available either free of charge or for various prices determined by the developer.

Have you downloaded apps from the App Store?  Any particular favorites?  Please feel free to post them in the comments!