The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced the launching of a new RSPCA My Pet app for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Pet owners and animal lovers can now get the latest news directly from the organization along with access to some terrific and useful features. Meanwhile, Apple announced that it's App Store has just recorded 10 billion downloads.
RSPCA's iPhone app is free to download
Laura Donaldson, the RSPCA's head of e-marketing, announced that the new app was especially created for "Pet owners on the move." Donaldson adds that whilst the app is great fun, it also has a useful purpose. The pet diary she says, can be used to keep owners up-to-date on all aspects of their animals' needs including vet checks, vaccination dates and de-worming schedules.
The diary also includes handy hints and tips for felines, dogs, rabbits and guinea pigs, and the pet scrapbook allows owners to showcase their pets in a photo gallery. "The pet scrapbook contains some great backgrounds and frames for you to create your own pet slideshow," says Donaldson at Rspca.org adding that pet lovers can now, "Keep up with RSPCA news and appeals when... on the move, and you might even find a new pet!" The new app is free to download at Apple's iTunes App store.
Apple celebrates 10 billion downloads
On Jan. 22, 2011, Apple's App Store celebrated 10 billion downloads. The 10 billionth download according to Matt Warman of the UK's Daily Telegraph at Telegraph.co.uk, was Neon Play's, Paper Glider. The lucky downloader adds Warman in his Jan. 24, 2011 article, "Apple’s App Store Hits 10 Billionth Download," was Gail Davis from Orpington, Kent, who went on to receive a $10,000 Apple Gift Card. It took Apple eleven months to hit a billion downloads says Warman, but by Jan. 2010, Apple had reached 3 billion downloads which then extended to a whopping 10 billion in just one year.
Apple's top ten free apps for iPhone
Shortly before reaching its 10 billionth download Apple released its top ten free apps and paid apps for iPhone at iTunes.com. It came as no surprise that the most popular free widget was facebook. Also up there:
- Pandora
- Google Mobile App
- Shazam
- Movies by Flixster
- The Weather Channel
- Google Earth
- Bump
- Skype
- Paper Toss
The ten most popular paid apps for iPhone are:
- Doodle Jump
- Tap Tap Revenge 3
- Pocket God
- Angry Birds
- Tap Tap Revenge 2.6
- Bejeweled 2 and Blitz
- Traffic Rush
- Tap Tap Revenge Classic
- AppBox Pro Alarm
- Flight Control
Apple launched its App Store accessible through iTunes in July 2008 with just 27 pages or 500 apps immediately available. As of Jan. 22, 2011, Apple boasted over 400,000 apps available to download.
Note: All sources accessed Jan. 24, 2011.
Elizabeth Batt - Elizabeth Batt is a former large animal nurse, certified NREMT, lover of equines and conservationist.
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