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Love it or hate it, the iPhone is here to stay. I have one and I think it’s a nice phone. I still prefer my WinMo phones more though. Right now, I am using the HTC Fuze. There has been a ton of news to report about the iPhone, so I decided to throw it all in one post.

Global Dominance. Ok, Dominance is a strong word, but the numbers are quite amazing.  According to Gizmodo, the iPhone has grabbed a 16.6% market share of the World Smartphone market. On a postive note, Windows Mobile has seen a little increase this year too.

iPhone Software for 2008, What was the most popular?

Mobilecrunch has posted Apple’s Top Software Stats for 2008

The lists are pretty interesting too! Out of the top 10 paid and free apps, I only have 4. Wow.

Top Paid Apps (Overall):

1. Koi Pond
2. Texas Hold’em (Chris)
3. Moto Chaser
4. Crash Bandicoot: Nitro Kart 3d
5. Super Monkey Ball (Chris)
6. Cro-Mag Rally
7. Enigmo
8. Pocket Guitar
9. Recorder
10. iBeer

Top 10 Free Downloads (Overall)

1. Pandora Radio
2. Facebook (Chris)
3. Tap Tap Revenge (Chris) 
4. Shazam
5. Labyrinth Lite Edition
6. Remote
7. Google Earth
8. Lightsaber Unleashed
9. AIM
10. Urbanspoon

The also have these lists broken down into category too, head over to MobileCrunch  for more.

iTunes Promo Codes. Why didn’t they think of this earlier? It only makes sense. BGR is reporting that Apple has enabled the iTunes store with the ability for a developer to create promo code for their software. This is going to make reviewing iPhone apps easier for most that don’t want to drop the small fee that most apps cost. I can’t believe this wasn’t in place when the app store was launched.

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Chris Leckness is the Owner/Administrator of Mobilitysite. He is a Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices and a member of the exclusive focus group, Mobius. Chris runs a Mobilitysite, GotZune, and a few other smaller sites and blogs. His personal blog is chris.leckness.com.