iPhone Apps You Need to Have

Author: Henry Rinkle
December 31, 2009

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 – 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 – Really, once you’ve got this app, you’ll never need an IM tool again. This app includes Google Talk, Yahoo, Skype, MSN, Twitter, ICQ, plus VoIP calls over Wi-Fi if your minutes are low while you are spending the afternoon in a bar or coffee shop. While many iPhone apps are devoted to a particular site, this one streamlines them all into one universally.

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 – 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 – 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 studies the iPhone obsessively, looking for the latest iPhone apps. Check out his blogs to see what the iPhone can do for you.

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