Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Latest Developments in iPhone Apps

By Henry Rinkle

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 - Get this app and never need another instant messaging tool again. Fring includes Google Talk, Yahoo Skype, MSN, Twitter, ICQ, plus VoIP calls over Wi-Fi if your minutes run low as you spend an afternoon lost in a bar or coffee shop. Though many iPhone apps follow one IM site or another, this one covers them all.

Routesy - Don't roll into the city without this baby in your pocket. A great way to keep up on train and bus schedules, this app tells you what to take to get exactly where you need to be. It's even easier than a computer because it's simple and quick. Get all your bus and train information with this efficiently smart iPhone app.

VNC Lite - Want to turn your cell phone into your computer? VNC Lite allows you to view and fully control your computer from your cell phone, providing you are on the same network. If you thought that laptops as thin as children's storybook was as it could get, this beauty puts your desktop in the palm of your hand to make it even better. Some iPhone apps let you connect to your computer. This app practically is your computer.

Bloom - This app takes Brian Eno's generative ambient music and recreates the experience. Drop your finger on the liquid pastel screen to make simple loops. Create your own music and then add your own transcendental graphics. It's perfect if your fingers want to dance. This is one of the few creative iPhone apps that let you be imaginative too.

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