Apple's Top Hot Trends of 2010 for iPhone

[Maura]

Apple has today published its “Rewind” lists for 2010, which highlight some of the best apps of the year. Aside from the Top Free, Top Paid and Top Grossing charts, the 2010 Rewind retrospective also presents a comprehensive Hot Trends In 2010 chart, which is a list of trends in apps that Apple thinks had a major impact in 2010. Here’s a list of what Apple considers to be the hottest trends of the year, with one each of the notable apps that it has named as being the best in that category. Click on the link to view the full list at your leisure, it’s pretty big!

• Shoot, Edit, Share: Hipstamatic
• Augmented Reality: Peak.ar
• Fun for Foodies: Foodspotting
• New News: Pulse News Mini
• Generative Art & Sound: Little Uzi
• Tech for Tots: Interactive Alphabet - ABC Flash Cards
• The Cloud: Dropbox
• Quick Fix Games: Angry Birds
• Hardcore Games: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
• Retro Revival Games: Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge
• Multiplayer Games: Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus
• On the Grid: Facebook
• Personal Trainer: SAS Survival Guide
• Band In Your Hand: Echo Piano
• Zombies!: Plants vs. Zombies

Source: iTunes Store