In order to counter attack the popular Apple’s App store, Google and Microsoft are coming up with similar services, called Android Market and Windows Marketplace respectively. These initiatives would set as proper platforms for the developers to sell their applications for the mobile phones that are running on Android and Windows Operating System. It is also planned that the developers get to set the price for their applications in the Android Market, which is planned to launch soon.

Nokia and Samsung to join the race.

There are rumors that Microsoft is planning to launch this application store after it introduces the new operating system for mobile phones. This new version is expected to have lot of new features to rival the Android and iPhone 3G. According to sources there are aver 20000 applications that have been already developed for the Windows Mobile Operating System.

Even with the launch of these app stores, Microsoft and Google would be far away from competing with Apple’s App store. In addition to this competition, the Blackberry is coming up with the Research in Motion and is expected to launch its store later this year.

Apple’s App Store has been a huge Success in just a Short span of 5 months. And the statistics from the Apple year-end charts show that gaming and entertainment applications for iPhone and iPod Touch gadgets are a major hit.

The paid applications list is dominated mostly by Games. Some of the most preferred games are: the Zen-like Koi Pond, Apple’s own Texas Hold’em, Crash Bandicoot: Nitro Kart 3D, Super Monkey Ball, Cro-Mag Rally, and Enigmo. iPhone 3G and the iPod Touch have proved to be on e of the best gaming platforms due to their touch screen, motion controls, brilliant processor and extremely good graphics.

Among the Free Apps for these gadgets the most downloaded ones are the Internet radio program Pandora and the mobile Facebook application. In Spite of the fact that Google Earth Application being out for just over a month, it is the seventh most downloaded free iPhone application. The other programs in the free Apps List are AIM, Urbanspoon, Lightsaber Unleashed and Tap Tap Revenge.

The tremendous success of the App Store has made the iPhone a potentially attractive platform for the developers. Some of the developers still feel that Apple’s approval process is still not clear. Apple has been making many changes to its App Store to make it Developer friendly. It is also moving forward in letting the developers to provide free application trials for free.

Apple’s Rivals’ like Google has also taken similar approach with the Android Market after noticing the success of Apple’s App Store. There are also rumors that Microsoft is developing it own App store for its next version of Windows Mobile.Apple’s App Store has been a huge Success in just a Short span of 5 months. And the statistics from the Apple year-end charts show that gaming and entertainment applications for iPhone and iPod Touch gadgets are a major hit.

The paid applications list is dominated mostly by Games. Some of the most preferred games are: the Zen-like Koi Pond, Apple’s own Texas Hold’em, Crash Bandicoot: Nitro Kart 3D, Super Monkey Ball, Cro-Mag Rally, and Enigmo. iPhone 3G and the iPod Touch have proved to be on e of the best gaming platforms due to their touch screen, motion controls, brilliant processor and extremely good graphics.

Among the Free Apps for these gadgets the most downloaded ones are the Internet radio program Pandora and the mobile Facebook application. In Spite of the fact that Google Earth Application being out for just over a month, it is the seventh most downloaded free iPhone application. The other programs in the free Apps List are AIM, Urbanspoon, Lightsaber Unleashed and Tap Tap Revenge.

The tremendous success of the App Store has made the iPhone a potentially attractive platform for the developers. Some of the developers still feel that Apple’s approval process is still not clear. Apple has been making many changes to its App Store to make it Developer friendly. It is also moving forward in letting the developers to provide free application trials for free.

Apple’s Rivals’ like Google has also taken similar approach with the Android Market after noticing the success of Apple’s App Store. There are also rumors that Microsoft is developing it own App store for its next version of Windows Mobile.