Latest Developments in iPhone Apps

Real software development for the iPhone may slacken, but iPhone apps keep it tight. Consider that there are 50,000 new iPhone apps born every month. You really can’t keep up on them all. Some reinvent your everyday world. Others are cheap rip offs barely worthy of their iPhone name. Here are a few iPhone apps that are worth raving about.

Pageonce Personal Assistant – Is it difficult keeping up with multiple banking and portfolio accounts? Get them all on the same page with this iPhone app. You get instant online access to all your accounts, from banking to frequent flyer miles to your investments. Rather than juggling a dozen sites, use the Pageonce Personal Assistant through one application that’s easy and convenient.

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 – You can’t live in the big city without this baby in your pocket. It’s a great way to keep up on train and bus schedules, as well as tell you what to take to get where you need to be. It works even better than the computer, simple and quick. Get the information you need with this smart but efficient iPhone app.

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 – Brian Eno’s generative, ambient music blooms on this iPhone app. You can drop your finger on the liquefied pastel screen and make simple loops. Make music yourself, and then add your own transcendental graphics. Perfect for making your fingers dance. This is one of the few creative iPhone apps that let you get creative too.

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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