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Apple Creates Two Versions of the App Store

Apple Creates Two Versions of the App Store

Posted April 5, 2010 at 11:55pm by
Apple has finally created a separate version of the App Store for the iPad.

A new toggle switch at the top of the store lets you change between the iPhone App Store and the iPad App Store.


This is great news because now you can browse app categories without having to distinguish between a jumble of iPhone and iPad apps.

Take a look...


Apple Creates Two Versions of the App Store

Apple Creates Two Versions of the App Store
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George
George - April 6, 2010 at 7:04am
What Apple should really do is to put in place a decent filtering system, by all app metadata. It's a webstore for crying out loud.
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