The Apple App Store is open for business

[The Feedster]

To prepare for the impending launch of the iPhone 3G (it's tomorrow in case you've been living under a rock for the past month) Apple has released an update for iTunes, iTunes 7.7.

The 48MB download brings with it software for activating the new, spangly iPhone and access to the applications store. Well, it does if you are in the US. We in the UK will have to wait a few hours before the download becomes available to us.

7.7 heaven

Those that have accessed iTune 7.7 have taken a quick peak at what is to offer in the App Store, and it seems to be a cornucopia of add-on goodness.

Apps include the obligatory games such as Monkey Ball and Bomberman; social networking tools, including Aim, MySpace Mobile and Facebook; and businesses and marketplace apps like eBay and Yellow Pages.

UK iPhone users will find out in a few hours if the apps available on the UK site are the same, but we reckon that most will be available in both the US and the UK.

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