Although real software development for the iPhone lag behind, but iPhone apps pick up the slack in technological innovation. Consider that 50,000 new iPhone apps are developed every month, you can't possibly keep up on them all. Some will leave you wondering how you ever survived without them; others just leave you wondering what' s the point. Here are a few iPhone apps that live up to the hype.
Pageonce Personal Assistant - Have trouble keeping track of all your accounts? Need to check your stats, money and figures far away from your computer? This iPhone app brings the computer to you. This provides access to all your online accounts, from banking to investments to frequent flyer miles. Rather than juggling 15 sites just trying to keep up with your life, the Pageonce Personal assistant rolls them all into a single ball, conveniently and easily.
Fring - This is really the only instant messaging tool you need. Enough said. It includes Google Talk, Yahoo, AIM, Twitter,Skype, MSN, ICQ, plus VoIP calls over Wi-Fi if you've got low minutes or your hanging out in a bar or coffee shop. There are many iPhone apps devoted to a particular IM site, but this one lets you use all of them at once. It's universal.
Routesy - Don't let yourself get caught in the city without this baby in your pocket. With great info on train and bus schedules, this app tells you what bus or train to take to get where you need to be. You'll use it over your computer at home because it's simple and fast.
VNC Lite - This puts your computer in the palm of your hand, even if you are far away from home. You can view and fully control your computer from anywhere, assuming you are on the same network. You thought it couldn't get any better when laptops got thinner than a Time magazine, but this beauty puts your entire desk top right there in the palm of your hand. Some iPhone apps let you connect to your computer. This one practically is your computer.
Bloom - Take Brian Eno's generative ambient music and recreate the experience, and what do you have? Bloom. You drop your fingers on the pastel screen to make simple loops and create your own music, perfect for dancing fingers. This is one of the few iPhone apps that have been created that lets you get creative too.
Pageonce Personal Assistant - Have trouble keeping track of all your accounts? Need to check your stats, money and figures far away from your computer? This iPhone app brings the computer to you. This provides access to all your online accounts, from banking to investments to frequent flyer miles. Rather than juggling 15 sites just trying to keep up with your life, the Pageonce Personal assistant rolls them all into a single ball, conveniently and easily.
Fring - This is really the only instant messaging tool you need. Enough said. It includes Google Talk, Yahoo, AIM, Twitter,Skype, MSN, ICQ, plus VoIP calls over Wi-Fi if you've got low minutes or your hanging out in a bar or coffee shop. There are many iPhone apps devoted to a particular IM site, but this one lets you use all of them at once. It's universal.
Routesy - Don't let yourself get caught in the city without this baby in your pocket. With great info on train and bus schedules, this app tells you what bus or train to take to get where you need to be. You'll use it over your computer at home because it's simple and fast.
VNC Lite - This puts your computer in the palm of your hand, even if you are far away from home. You can view and fully control your computer from anywhere, assuming you are on the same network. You thought it couldn't get any better when laptops got thinner than a Time magazine, but this beauty puts your entire desk top right there in the palm of your hand. Some iPhone apps let you connect to your computer. This one practically is your computer.
Bloom - Take Brian Eno's generative ambient music and recreate the experience, and what do you have? Bloom. You drop your fingers on the pastel screen to make simple loops and create your own music, perfect for dancing fingers. This is one of the few iPhone apps that have been created that lets you get creative too.
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Henry Rinkle is all about the iPhone. Check out his blogs to find the iPhone apps you should be all about to.
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