Now that you have either upgraded your iPhone or iPod Touch to firmware 2.0, or bought a device with it pre-installed, what the heck are all these “apps” and what is the “Application Store”?

As the name implies, these new apps are applications that you can add to your iPhone or iPod Touch that will give you new functionality from the devices.  This can be anything from new games, to ways to access your Twitter account, making payments with Pay Pal or any other number of things.  At the time the Application Store launched there were already 500 apps available, so there is sure to be something for just about every one out there.

The apps range in price from free to $29.95, so be careful to check the prices before you go too crazy with your downloading.  As we get to play with them more here at StarterTech, we will be sure to let you know which ones we’re really liking, and which ones we think are duds.

Our one big caveat at this time is that each app adds another icon to your home screen on your device, so it could get a bit overwhelming with all these new things to click on.  Our suggestion is that since you can make new pages, why not make pages for the different types of apps?  Say, a page for games, a page for social networking, etc.  This may help you keep your sanity a bit more as you flip through, looking for that one app you want to be using.