CHART OF THE DAY: Windows Phone 7 Has The Least Expensive Paid Apps (AAPL, MSFT, GOOG)

Mobile analytics company Distimo took a look at the pricing across mobile apps, with particular attention paid to Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 app store.

Turns out paid Windows Phone 7 apps are the cheapest out there, costing half the price of Windows Mobile (its old app store) apps. The average price for a top 100 paid Windows Phone 7 app is $2.54. For other app stores it's $3.05.

Of course, paid apps are only a small sliver of the app market. Most are free. Regardless, it's interesting to note that the average price of a paid app is less than $4. And most people are still reluctant to pay for apps, which must drive developers crazy.

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CHART OF THE DAY: Windows Phone 7 Has The Least Expensive Paid Apps (AAPL, MSFT, GOOG)

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The Radar: Americans Least Adventurous, Floating Hotel, Amtrak's New Fleet

• According to new study results released by Intrepid Travel, Americans are the least adventurous when they travel compared to travelers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Kiwis topped the list as the biggest thrill seekers. In the States, Californians are most adventurous, while New Englanders were found to be twice as likely than the national average to try deep-fried tarantulas. In other findings, residents of the nation's capital are the least likely to want to sleep under the stars in a desert camp at only 26.5 percent compared to astronomy-loving San Diegans (68.4 percent). [Intrepid Travel via PR Newswire]
  

• An Italian architect revealed his futuristic designs for a structure that's part hotel, part cruise ship. Called MORPHotel, like its name, the hotel "morphs" to fit into specific ports of call or to adjust to weather patterns. A flexible spine and interlocking wings allow the hotel to change shape. Check out more photos on the architect's website. [USA Today]

• Seventy new locomotives will hit the rails in February 2013 along Amtrak's Northeast Regional route from Boston to Washington and its Keystone route in Pennsylvania. The cars set to retire are between 20 and 30 years old and have logged an average of 3.5 million miles each. The new fleet, built with renewable energy, will provide cleaner, more efficient travel. Amtrak travel reached a new ridership record of 28.7 million in September, up 5.7 percent over the previous year. [Huffington Post Travel]

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Neogeography Is Dead (According To Wikipedia At Least)

Ahh … paleogeography and neogeography; will the battle never end? The latter is a term used to refer to the combining of online mapping with data, incorporating classic cartography and GIS and exposed via Web 2.0 style mashups. The former is a term with dual meanings; one referring to the study of past and ancient geography and one being a pejorative to refer to the opposite and inverse of neogeography.