iPhone: Yahoo Launches Y! AppSpot for iPhone [Download] !!

              If the iOS App Store application isn’t a good enough filter for your application preferences, the folks at Yahoo! have a ‘suggestion’ to make - Y! AppSpot.

Launched this week in tandem with a web based, iPhone-optimized search engine for iOS apps, Y! AppSpot  provides users with personalized app recommendations, daily picks based on the apps they already use, and more.

According to Yahoo!, “It's the fast, easy way to discover new apps that are just right for you.”

The web-based tool  lets users immediately access categories like Games, Entertainment, Education, Healthcare & Fitness, Social Networking, Productivity, News, Sports, and Books.

It shows all the top rated free apps and paid apps, as well as the newest and hottest additions to the App Store.

As for the standalone app, features include:

• Daily Personal Picks - the application provides new, personalized picks based on the app categories that are most important to the user, on a daily basis.

• Quick Search - quickly locate relevant apps by showing matching app titles, as well as related keywords, all leveraged by Yahoo! search assist technology

• Related Apps - seamlessly continue down a search path by getting results for “more apps you’ll love” on app product pages, further aiding discovery (which should appeal third party iOS devs as well)

• At-a-Glance Shopping - the app lets you see the price, ratings, reviews, screenshots, and description all on one screen

• Fast & Easy Downloads - As if all this wasn’t enough, AppSpot also provides direct links to the specific app pages within the App Store

With the addition of AppSpot, Yahoo! now has a dozen applications for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad to brag with.

AppSpot is compatible with all these devices, although there’s no iPad-optimized version just yet. It requires iOS 4.0 or later to run, and it’s a 4 megabyte download from the iTunes App Store in the Reference category.

Download Y! AppSpot 1.0 (Free):

 

Y! AppSpot description:

Download Yahoo! AppSpot and get personalized app recommendations for your iPhone.

Finding apps you'll love just got easier. Download Yahoo! AppSpot and get personalized app recommendations for your iPhone.

AppSpot gives you daily picks based on the apps you already use (smart, right?). It is the fast, easy way to discover new apps that are just right for you.

Here are some key features of "Y! AppSpot":

· Daily Personal Picks: AppSpot provides new, personalized picks every day based on the app categories that are most important to you.

· Quick Search: Leveraging Yahoo! search assist technology, AppSpot helps you quickly zero-in on relevant apps by showing matching app titles, as well as related keywords.

· Related Apps: To aid in discovery, AppSpot allows you to seamlessly continue down that search path by providing “more apps you’ll love” on app product pages.

· At-a-Glance Shopping: The bold and bright interface allows you to see the price, ratings, reviews, screenshots, and description all on one screen.

· Fast & Easy Downloads: Direct links to the specific app pages within the App Store make downloading selected apps a snap.

Requirements:

· iOS 4.0 or later

· Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

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