We're guessing that they won't surpass iBeer in popularity any time soon, but this is big news for the App Store: Apple has quietly started allowing Web-browser applications in.
According to MacRumors, a small number of browser apps were recently let into the US App Store. They include the free Edge Browser, the history-less Incognito ($1.99), the tabbed WebMate ($0.99), and something called Shaking Web ($1.99) that attempts to make Web sites easier to read. The apps are not yet available in the UK.
Previously, Apple had not approved third-party browsers for the App Store -- its own Safari browser is preinstalled on the iPhone. Other browsers weren't allowed, with Apple citing "duplicating functionality".
The browser apps currently in the App Store all have some kind of quirk that sets them apart from standard browsers, ranging from a twist in design (Edge) to one in privacy (Incognito). They're all built using Safari as a base too.
It's not yet clear whether Apple will open the gates to iPhone versions of completely separate third-party browsers, such as Firefox or Opera.
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