New iPhone 3GS No Big Deal

The Toy Lounge reports from the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on the new iPhone 3GS - it's not that big of a deal. No real need to upgrade from your iPhone 3G unless you really really need video on your phone. Otherwise we at the Toy Lounge recommend holding out until Apple releases the next version - especially if you have a lot of time left on your AT&T contract.

Speaking of Apple and AT&T - the Toy Lounge is also pulling for Apple to can their exclusive agreement with the ersatz Ma Bell and expand service to at least Verizon. A wider pool of iPhone users means better opportunities for us iPhone developers and that means more and better apps for all iPhone users. Are you listening, Apple?

Over 1 Billion Apps Served!

Apple announced the one billionth app download from the iTunes App Store on Thursday April 23rd 2009! And guess what, it figures that the one billionth app would be a free one.

What's the lucky free app that will be the beneficiary of all the hoopla? It's Bump, a simple social networking app that "bumps" two phones together to exchange contact info. More on Bump to come, but our congratulations to Bump Technologies and also to 13 year old Connor Mulcahey of Weston, Connecticut, who gets the pile of goodies from Apple, including a new iPod Touch, a MacBook Pro, a Time Capsule and a $10,000 iTunes gift card!

Get ready for the second billion coming right up. Contact us at the Toy Lounge to get your own custom iPhone app started as soon as possible.