Colleges and universities across the country are taking notice that iPhones have apps for anything. So now they're offering courses in iPhone applications.

They've set a new path of study for many colleges and universities recognizing the longevity of smartphones and social media, college professors say.

Jeanette Der Bedrosian write of an iPhone Developer University Program launched due to the fee to create, test, and distribute (many times at a profit) applications for the iPhone.

Standford University is offering a course to 60 students taught by two Apple employees in app development technology. Students are liking this and its not wonder. I do not have an iPhone but my son does and he loves it. During a drive in his car this weekend I noted that his car radio connects directly to his iPhone and plays tunes from the ipod feature on the phone.

During a recent training program I recommended a book to the attendees. One student downloaded it immediately using the Kindle feature on his iPhone.

Yes, there's an app for that too. Intruiged, I requested a demonstration because as you know, I got a Kindle for Mother's day and love it. The student demo'd the book to me, showed how he can change the font, and can read the page in landscape mode simply by turning the device. "This is how I get my reading done on the flight" he said.

In the article, she mentions that "The first app Auten created was "Kids Be Gone," designed in Robertson's class, which emits a high-frequency sound only kids can hear. The app, as the name suggests, was designed to keep children away from the iPhone user. Auten says he experimentally provided the app at no charge for 24 hours and was shocked to see it downloaded by 2,000 users.

"It blew my mind," he says. "Most classes at NJIT are theory-based, but this one really gives you a way of making money."

Amazing. No wonder colleges are now teaching app development. The $99 fee is minimal and how you can have you app in the hands of millions!

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