Latest Developments in iPhone Apps

By Henry Rinkle

Real software development for the iPhone might lag behind, but iPhone apps come to the rescue. With over 50,000 iPhone apps being developed every month, it's impossible to keep up on them all. Some will streamline your life, and you'll wonder how you ever got by without them. Others will leave you wondering why anyone even bothered. Here are a few iPhone apps that are worth their 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 - 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 - 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. - 29943

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