Apple is growing from all sides, its mobile business has been the engine that accelerated this grow, being the iPhone, iPod and now the iPad the cash cows that provides fresh green dollars to Apple’s bank account while the mac business has grown slowly but consistently, Macbooks and iMacs are everywhere, even in places you won’t expect to see a mac.

This growth has helped Apple get more than 10% of USA domestic computer business for the first time in years according to IDC, securing the third spot in the US PC vendor chart.

So for Apple the Mac is still relevant and for this ocasion, Apple is sending invitation for a October 20th “Back to the Mac”, an event that could shed some light about the next major version of Mac OS X and marks the end of Snow Leopard and the introduction of a whole new cat-based nickname: lion.

Lion could be a whole new Operating System that brings some iOS features back to the mac like multitouch and add more than 200,000 applications that may run freely on the desktop or inside the dashboard, this will be a revitalization of the platform together with an unified environment for easy and quick development of applications entitled to run on Macs or mobile devices.

Going back to the mac could also means providing more hardcore tools for game developers and adding new media and tools to create hardcore mobile newspapers and magazines for the iPad just using Keynote or Pages to help will accelerate the mass adoption of digital of this new kind of media in a broader market.

The reborn of Mac is due in part to Mac OS X, the power behind it and its industry-wise strength as the core, a power that has been transfered to Apple’s mobile devices with iOS and the heart of the next major revolution: AppleTV.

Apple is loosening its restrictions on the AppStore and on its way to do business, licensing DVR IP from Rovi means that every mac or iOS device could act as a wireless media hub for other iOS or non-iOS devices that accept AirPlay.

Today news is that the next major release of Final Cut Pro will be delayed to 2011 as the closer date and that new features and a complete interface overhaul could be put on hold until 2013, this news has been around since the begining of the year, Apple is putting too much resources into its mobile business and the Mac as a platform is relegated to a second class, the mac platform is still virgin, there is a enormous potential within the Mac OS X and its applications, but Apple success in the mobile business has changed its main focus, now the Mac is seen as the perfect mobile platform and not as the graphic design universe, a title that Apple keeps to its chest, but that has been losing market buzz because Apple transition from a computer market to a mobile busines.

The Mac is growing, slowly and the Halo Effect is working, but just when the Mac is poised to grow a little faster Apple launched the iPad, another mobile device that will in one way or another cannibalize the Macbook and the whole OS X for desktop and there is not sign that
a full-OS X tablet could hit the market any date soon that could help the mac desktop business to grow exponentially.

There’s nothing new in Mac OS X, not innovations that capture new users imagination, the system is taking a long vacation, there isn’t any rumor about what will be added to the next 10.7 or any new implementation that could help the whole platform expand for itself, but We are hearing about merging iOS features with the Mac OS X desktop to help mobile applications to run freely, this is nothing new and the platform is getting dust without its own innovation cycle and while Apple polishes the iOS Microsoft is adding new feature to Windows 7, those features are already inside Mac OS X and there is nothing to fear, but perception is that Windows 7 is new while Mac OS X, even with the same features, looks old and quasi-abandoned.

Apple stated that they has transformed into the bigger mobile company in the world and that’s a good thing, but at Mac OS X expense, all major implementation, new features, tweaks and more are added to iOS, the little brother.

I would like to see Mac OS X advertising elsewhere, new features that transform how We interact with computers and new and amazing applications working on Mac OS X, the mobile business is good, thank God, but I spend more time working on my Mac Pro than surfing the net with the iPad and from a business perspective Apple is not taking advantage of Mac OS X as a real and competitive OS to displace Windows in any major market, it seems that Apple is satisfied with how Mac OS X is only related to actual mac users.

Hardware acceleration for Adobe Flash is finally a Go, after years of poor performance and a long battle between Apple and Adobe, but hey, the hardware accelaration is only available for Macs running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and using NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, GeForce 320M or GeForce GT 330M graphics cards. Anyway it’s an already expected/welcome feature for Flash.

Adobe insists that this new Flash Preview will bring real H.264 video hardware decoding with performance up to two-thirds reduction in CPU utilization for 1080p H.264 video playback
on Mac OS X 10.6.3 and that this feature will be added to the final Flash 10.1 to be shipped later this year.

Apple points to Adobe for the poor performance of Flash and Adobe denies it alleging it was Apple’s fault for not supplying the Hardware Acceleration API used by Quicktime, now We have to evaluate Flash to see who the hell is telling the true.

Apple has a future in the netbook business but we don’t exactly know how it looks like. According to official statements we aren’t going to see an Apple netbook prototype in the near future. The MacBook Nano in the picture here looks pretty but it’s a fake.

Here’s what the creators of this monstrosity have placed inside:

* MSI U100 MacBook Nano
* Windows XP Pro + Mac OS X 10.5.5
* Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz
* 2GB DDR II
* 10 inch WSVGA LED (1024×600)
* 320GB SATA
* MMC/SD/MS 4

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The live Apple coverage made earlier today had some information about the new MacBook Pro, but if you want specific details just keep reading.

* Prices: from $2,000 to $2,500 depending on the processor + graphics card + memory ram + hard-drive.
* Alternative Prices: as low as $48 per month for the low-end model, which means it will take a few years to complete payment.
* New Stuff: Multi-Touch trackpad that doesn’t have a button, so Appleish…

In the specifications list, the new MacBook Pro boasts the following details:

* Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.53GHz, or if you want better go for the 2.8GHz processor
* 2GB or 4GB of DDR3 RAM Memory, at 1066MHz
* 128GB SolidState Drive, or 320GB SATA, or if you need something smaller there is a 250GB Serial ATA
* Integrated Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, or a normal 9600M GT with 256MB

All the other features are equal to both laptops, which includes a SuperDrive 8x, a Backlit Keyboard.

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Apple today introduced a new LED based 24″ Cinema Display especially designed for the Macbooks, featuring the new Display Port, 1920 x 1200 resolution, stereo speakers, a MagSafe to power your Macbook, a USB port.

While the design is beautiful and the added technology makes it more interesting the price is too high for what it offers, it is a iMac case that behave like a Display but without the iMac and if I want to have a bigger display for my new Macbook this is not the correct one, with this money I can buy a iMac 24″ refurbished that will be more productive than an dull Display. Sorry Apple, not this time

The $899 price is tooo high for a secondary display, instead the smarter thing to do is spend it in two or even 3 display from Samsung, while I won’t discuss that the display looks beautiful, but please the price is out of proportion when you can buy an iMac 24″ refurbished for the same price and even if you need more thand that, you can buy a Epson or any other Projector that you can hook up your Macbook.

Check these offers, while these displays are not Cinema, they look interesting and their beauty relies on their price, check it….

Dell S2409W Black 24″ Widescreen LCD Monitor $324
Samsung T260HD 25.5″ Widescreen LCD Monitor 526.99
Samsung SyncMaster 245BW Black 24″ Widescreen LCD Monitor $299.00

All prices come from PC World.com

Apple’s first retail store in Australia will open on George Street in Sydney on Thursday, 19 June at 5:00 p.m. Located in the heart of the city’s shopping district, the Apple Store® Sydney features two floors dedicated to Macs and iPods and a third floor entirely dedicated to service, including the world’s largest Genius Bar for free advice and personal training through Apple’s popular One to One membership.

“We are thrilled to bring the unique Apple retail experience to Australia,” said Ron Johnson, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail. “This breathtaking new store will be the ultimate place for the people of Sydney to shop, learn and be inspired.”

The Apple Store Sydney has more than 80 Macs and 60 iPods available for customers to experience hands-on, as well as an incredible range of third party products. The store’s knowledgeable staff includes more than 125 locally hired Specialists, Creatives and Geniuses who are ready to share their expertise and offer customers personalised instruction on everything from getting started with a Mac® to building their own web page, creating a podcast or making a digital movie.

Every Apple® retail store offers customers great ways to get the most out of their Mac and iPod®, such as free advice at the Genius Bar, popular in-store workshops and special programs for kids. Customers can also book a free appointment with a Personal Shopper to get expert buying advice or help selecting the perfect gift for everyone on their list. The hands-on Apple retail store experience gives customers a chance to test-drive Apple’s entire product line including the all-new MacBook Air™, the world’s thinnest notebook, as well as the widescreen iPod touch.

The Apple Store Sydney also brings Pro Labs to Australia, offering free, in-depth training on Apple’s professional creative applications for digital photography, music production and video editing including Final Cut Pro®.

Nearly 350 million people have visited Apple retail stores since they opened in May 2001. Apple now operates 215 retail stores in six countries including Australia, the US, UK, Japan, Canada and Italy.

The Apple Store Sydney is located at 367 George Street, one block North of the Queen Victoria Building.

I would like to see some improvement on Apple TV, that Apple polishes this little box and turn it into a home media server with features that suit every member of the family, here is what I want on Apple TV:

1. Media Server
If Apple adds more HD space and more processor power together with a multimedia version of Mac OS X Server that receive our iphone, ipod and digital camera content wirelessly and broadcast it to every single device on the house.

2. Live Email
A home server that let you see your incoming emails in a widget while watching your favorite tv program.

3. Tags r US
A tagging system that let you mark any given program and that the tagged program get recorded in the background and upload it to your ipod or iphone for your traveling pleasure.

4. The usual DVR functions
Record live tv, picture in picture, ad skipping and Parental Control.

5. A Learn More System:
A direct connection to Wikipedia or WikipediaTV, something that let you understand what is being talked on tv, a reference system that update you as it goes, collecting words, cities, countries and personalities for an On Deman or for a later visit.

6. Ical Connect
A widget system that provides you with schedul information, just like a pop window at the bottom of your tv screen. The ical system can be updated remotely or can be programmed to broadcast to your iphone or ipod touch your schedule.

7. Wireless Keyboard
To set all these a keyboard will be required, a small, lightweight and wireless keyboard must provides access to the Home Media Server and will let you interact with the Live Rating System.

8. Live Rating System.
LRS is a system that let you rate instantly the quality of the content, if is suitable for minors or young children or what is the real audience for this kind of program. It will be learning from people to people and then this information can be access on demand everytime you need it as a reference.

To make this system work flawlessly Apple must collect information, not personal information, geographic location or people habits, just what people answer via the system. This will create an even better Parental Control.

Feel free to add your wishes to this list, send me yours to info@whataboutmac.com for a future update.

Apple has been a consumers company from day one and all its design and innovation work has served to position Apple in the front of the pc industry, Apple sales have skyrocketed every single quarter, but silently the enterprise sale has been not so excellent, Apple has managed to make son inroad into Business America and now that Windows Vista has been a fiasco, a large number of IT managers have started to look to Mac OS X and Mac as a solid alternative to Microsoft failed upgrade.

But for Apple really make a huge progress into Businesses the easier, smarter and riskier thing to do is to set free Mac OS X Server and let it runs on every single machine on the planet.

Apple won’t lose anything, this is a win-win situation and OS X Server won’t ever cannibalized the Consumer version and will provide fresh cash and market share immediately. Imagine Dell, HP, IBM, Sun, Acer and all the other PC companies providing Mac OS X Server as a real alternative to Windows and Linux. Mac OS X Server has a cheaper price against Windows Servers and is easier to use and more solid and virus proof and can work in Windows already deployed networks without a hitch.

It is a smarter move if Apple realizes that OS X Consumer Version and Server that they will get more on return selling millions of OS X Server than selling a few thousand Macs loaded with the Server, the Server price is 5 times more than the Consumer Version. So if Apple gets to enroll those big enterprise sellers like Dell and HP and provide an easy to migrate path together with a real business strategy that combines collaboration and innovation, Apple can win the IT heart and their pockets too.

Mac OS X Server is rock solid and what is missing in this elegant, easy to deploy and robust system is a strategy from Apple, maybe they don’t want to sell it to corporation, so let others do the job and keeps tuning it to take advantages of every single machine on the market. Apple can do it and you can bet that Dell and HP are ready to help.

Long live Mac OS X Server, long live Mac OS X.

I have never seen a marketing material for Mac OS X Server, on paper, internet or television and I think is time to place it into the enterprise where it really belongs.

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Applications for the iphone and ipod touch are growing like bad grass, faster than you can kill it and every single day you notice new and amazing services, tools and utilities for this new platform. We collected a bunch of them, those that we believe are the most important ones to hang out… In the next part we will add more business related applications. Please notice that some of fthis applications can damage your iphone, a fresh restore could help but act wisely, we are not affiliated with the designers/programmers or vendors of these applications, we only provide this list as an recommendation, we are not receiving any kind of endorsement from their respective owners. We really don’t know them, but appreciate their time.

iPhoneeBooks
Read books using your iPhone! Download books from online repositories, like Project Gutenberg, and enjoy reading them with this nice tool. If you love reading and don’t want to waste your time while waiting for something, just install this little application and read books whenever you have a spare minute. From now on a library of your favorite books will be always at hand.

Voice Notes
Voice Notes allows you to record, play and share voice memos. It offers interactive memo recording using your iPhone’s built-in microphone and speaker. With this application you can easily send and receive voice email, it has native support for AMR. The process of recording is very simple. Must have.

MobileChat
Using a simplistic approach, keeping a unified GUI in mind, and using the most light weight methods for executing tasks, MobileChat is the premier AIM Application for the iPhone. In fact, it’s so light-weight and efficient that it runs just about as well on the EDGE network as it does on any WiFi network!

weDict
If you study foreign languages, read in foreign languages, or just love traveling, you will surely find this small application useful. weDict is a light-weight dictionary for iPhone. It supports StarDict’s dictionaries that are also free and available for many languages.

Lights Off
If you are not in the mood to read books or to chat with your friends, try this one. Lights Off is an absolutely addictive puzzle game for iPhone. You should switch all of the lights out. Tapping a light toggles it, along with the four adjacent lights. Once you succeed with switching out, you’ll advance to the next level!

Free FLV Converter
Search and download movies and clips from YouTube, Google Video, and from other online video services using this tool. Free FLV Converter will also convert the movies and clips that you select into the iPhone format. The program will run on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista machines.

Videora iPhone Converter
Videora iPhone Converter is a free iPhone video converter that converts video files, YouTube videos, movies and DVD’s so you can play them on your iPhone. The software, developed by the creators of Videora, can convert all types of video files (avi, divx, xvid, flv, x264, vob, mpeg, DVD’s, YouTube, etc.) into the proper video formats (MPEG-4, H.264) that play on the iPhone.

SendPics
SendPics allows you to email full-resolution photos from your camera folder. Snap a pic and send it by email to Flickr or your favorite photo processor. By default, images that are sent from iPhone are automatically scaled, which reduces their quality. This small utility preserves full quality of your images while sending them from your iPhone.

Sketches
Sketches is a native iPhone application that will allow you to sketch a simple diagram, to draw on your iPhone, to add different things to your photos etc. It also has the ability to select pencils and colors, a library of stationery to use for your background, saving your work to the photo library (so that you can synchronize back to your computer), send to mail and undo. To erase your drawing, just shake your iPhone, as if it were an etch-a-sketch!

Free iPhone Unlock
http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/ contains guides and tools necessary to unlock your iPhone without any hardware change. This should allow you to use your iPhone with a SIM card from any GSM carrier instead of being locked with the provided carrier. The process of unlocking is described pretty good, there are step-by-step tutorials. Get more freedom for your iPhone!

ClearCheckbook Money Management
With ClearCheckbook Mobile, you can balance your checkbook, manage your finances, view reports on your spending, see where your money is going and more. ClearCheckbook Mobile has all the same great features that ClearCheckbook.com has, except they’ve been specially designed to fit on the screen of your iPhone or iPod Touch. Take a look today and be on your way to full control of your finances!
To use on your iPhone or iPod Touch open the link in Safari: http://www.clearcheckbook.com/mobile/

Mortgage Calculator
A simple mortgage calculator that factors in your loan amount, loan interest, and number of years. Suggested categories: real estate, business, finance, mortgage
To use on your iPhone or iPod Touch open the link in Safari: http://www.mortgagesum.com/iphone/

StockWatch
Want to track your stock portfolio on your iPhone or iPod Touch?
StockWatch is a web-app similar to the Native iPhone/iPod Touch stock application, but with a host of additional features:
- View detailed information (Ranges, Volume, Market Cap, EPS, etc.) for the stocks in your Watchlist.
- Set up a trackable portfolio for any of the stocks you are watching, and see the gain/loss in real-time.
- An additional watchlist toggle that will show you the all-time gain/loss your portfolio.
To use on your iPhone or iPod Touch open the link in Safari: http://iphone.toughturtle.com/stockwatch

Mortgage Payment Calculator
Calculate the monthly payment for a fixed-rate mortgage loan.
To use on your iPhone or iPod Touch open the link in Safari: http://calcnexus.com/mortgage-payment-calculator.php

Buxfer
Buxfer is an online tool for managing your personal and social finances. It is aimed especially at 20-somethings. With Buxfer, you can upload your bank transactions (or automatically download them), understand where you are spending money, set up budgets, get reminders, and lots more. You can also split dinner bills, groceries, etc. and track how much your room-mates owe! All of this accessible over the web, through an iPhone/iPodTouch or even via email!
To use on your iPhone or iPod Touch open the link in Safari: http://i.buxfer.com/

Bank of America Mobile
Bank of America Mobile Mobile Banking from Bank of America. Do your banking from your iPhone or iPodTouch.
To use on your iPhone or iPodTouch open the link in Safari: Bank of America Mobile

Billing Manager
We spend a lot of time with small business owners, seeing the passion you bring to what you do, whether it’s web design, landscaping, or dog walking. Along the way, we’ve noticed something small business owners definitely don’t love: creating, sending, and tracking invoices. So we created Intuit Billing Manager to take the hassle out of billing, so people can focus on doing what’s really important.

What’s New in this Version
- The newest release of Billing Manager lets you manage your billing on the go. View your customer list and invoices, keep track of payments as they are received, and even process credit cards from your iPhone!

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noter
An Offline notes/ to do list! Load the page on your iPhone once and you can use noter offline! noter has been upgraded to include account synchronization! Type up notes, store offline and sync any time with your dBelement account. You can retrieve your notes on any computer or iPhone. Make changes, send to your account and retrieve anywhere.

Jot down quick notes, add items to a to-do list. With a simple, easy to use interface you’ll be off jotting down notes in seconds. Simply open noter and enjoy!

noter – “it’s all about you” Visit noter

BudgetBuster Daily Expense Tracker
Helps you keep tabs on your daily, weekly, and monthly spending goals. I have a household budget, but it’s the little things that seem to add up — cups of coffee, some books, a snack I didn’t plan on, an extra meal out. These kinds of things ruin a budget! But BudgetBuster, which is always available on your iPhone, will help you stick with your goals. Set up a daily, weekly, or monthly budget, then add expenses. BudgetBuster lets you know how much you’ve spend this period and how much you’ve got left to spend. BudgetBuster will also store your expense history, as far back as you like. Good luck with your financial goals.

Visit BudgetBuster

Dynamic AI
Powerful reporting and Business Intelligence. Now on your iPhone or iPod touch. Dynamic AI is a completely browser based reporting and analysis application used in businesses around the world.

Users and developers benefit from:
- Fast connectivity to a wide range of databases
- Effective development and administration processes
- User-friendly and flexible ad-hoc reporting
- Flexible and fast drill-down capabilities
- Dynamically assigned rights, roles and features
- Versioning, logging and build-in documentation

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SpeedyMarks
SpeedyMarks makes it easy to open and to create visual bookmarks of your favourite web sites on the iPhone. It uses screenshots to show a preview of the stored web sites. Special aid is provided to enter even complex URLs quickly. Search Google, Wikipedia, Digg.com and Amazon.com. Store the SpeedyMarks either in a local cookie or on a server.

Visit SpeedyMarks

Charts
Create and manage charts of everything. E.g. monitor and track your weight, your expenses, your mileage, temperatures or whatever your want.

You can choose between line, bar and pie charts, different chart color schemes and email the data and the chart to yourself for backup and further processing.

Visit Charts

Before You Leave the House
This is a reminder list of things you need before you leave the house.

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Google iPhone Applications
Google announced the release of a new iPhone application that integrates its multiple services into a single interface, making it easy for iPhone users to find, use and switch between Google search, Gmail, Calendar, Reader, and more. To use the application, iPhone users simply point their web browser to http://www.google.com.

To accomplish this, Google is taking advantage of browser technologies (like AJAX) that made Gmail and Google Maps possible on the desktop. In supporting these advances in web technology, the iPhone’s Safari browser not only delivers an excellent mobile Internet experience; it enabled our product and engineering teams to create an optimal Google experience on a mobile device.

WirelessDMS
WirelessDMS from Matrix Logic Corporation allows you to access the documents and content in your Open Text eDOCS DM (formerly Hummingbird DM) document management system from your iPhone.

You can see your recent edits, search, view and email documents in your DM system from anywhere, anytime! Never be stuck without your documents again.

Visit WirelessDMS

43 Actions
Quickly add new actions, organize in contexts and projects, set due dates; get your daily or weekly agenda by email; add new actions via Jott.com, Twitter.com or by email; mark active/next actions; check off and archive finished tasks; customize the color scheme; export a backup (in XML-format) for safekeeping.

43 Actions: Staying in the loop — on the go

TSheets Time Tracker
A free web-based time keeping system for tracking time against project/job codes. From your phone it allows you to easily clock-in and out, manage project codes, and see totals for the day. The desktop version is feature rich with full reports, easy drag-and-drop timesheet management, PTO tracking, and a rich user interface. TSheets also offers a business version with everything needed to track and manage time for all your employees.

Visit TSheets Time Tracker

Thingamalist | The online list maker and organizer
Allows users to create, save, send, and share lists. Not only can you manage your lists, but also receive electronic coupons on items in your list. Thingamalist is partnering with local businesses to bring you the best shopping incentives.

Visit Thingamalist

Sendvite
An online portal to send email invitation to your friends, and families from iPhone and Web. It is free to join. You can track your invitations, send eGreetings and support for SMS Alerts. No Advertisements.

Visit Sendvite

AOL Money & Finance on iPhone
As your complete source of free stock quotes, AOL Money & Finance is the leading investment research site on the web. Get comprehensive stock information for all of your favorite companies in an easy to read format- right on your iphone! In addition to stock prices, AOL Money & Finance has real-time streaming news from over 3,000 sources and robust charting tools. Round out the package with in-depth research data from the top sources in the industry. AOL Money & Finance allows you to quickly analyze your next investment while you’re on the go.

Visit AOL Money & Finance on iPhone

Zimbra
The Apple iPhone can be used to access Zimbra Collaboration Suite using IMAP/POP3, Safari, and iSync. It can also access Zimbra Collaboration Suite with Exchange, using the IMAP protocol for retrieving mail. It does not currently support Exchange ActiveSync or “over the air” syncing due to limitations on the iPhone. Unlike Apple Mail 2.1.1 on OS X and ActiveSync 5+ on Windows Mobile Phones, the iPhone will accept multiple Exchange accounts that can be used with the Zimbra Collaboration Suite server.

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Heap CRM
A customer relationship management (CRM) application should make your life simpler not more complicated. Heap is designed to be simple. It has simple functions like messaging, calendars and contacts; but it ties them all together so you can see the relationships between these items. You can easily run reports on this data, or if you wish, export the data. Heap does what you need then gets the heck out of your way.

Main Features:
- Dashboard
- Messages
- Calendar
- Contacts
- Reports (Now with Goals)
- Event Templates (Sales-force Automation)
- E-Mail Integration (Now with E-Mail History)
- Specialized iPhone Interface

eBuddy- Feature-packed iPhone chat client with support for AIM, Yahoo!, and MSN (Site works only if visited on your iPhone).

Cool Gorilla Talking Phrasebook - Foreign language phrase-book with audio.

Newsgator Mobile for iPhone - Full-featured, mobile version of Newsgator’s online offering. Great for users of the MacRSS client, NetNewsWire, which automatically syncs to the service.

iRovr- A social-network exclusive to the iPhone.

iPhoneiGTD – App for access of projects being tracked via the Mac client iGTD. The only catch is that your iGTD data needs to be synced with .Mac in the first place.

TeleMoose- A front-end for Amazon.com optimized for the iPhone.

Google Reader- An interface for popular web-based RSS reader, Google Reader, nicely optimized for the iPhone.

iZoho- An iPhone front-end for the web-based office suite Zoho. The iPhone version lets you do everything you might do on your computer, including viewing and editing docs, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Gas.app - Enter your zip code and this app will find you the cheapest gas in town (USA only).

MyMetar – A “weather bookmarking service” which allows you to bookmark your local METARs, TAFs, and radar images.

iPhoneTravel – Searches directory travel.ian.com just in case you need to book flights, hotels, and cruises from your iPhone.

Listingly – A list making application with a great UI. Integrated word recognition and the ability to print lists make this an indispensable resource, especially for making shopping lists on the go.

NYTimes River - Cuts out the clutter on the NYTimes website, just delivering the news in an easily readable format.

CheapMF – Out shopping? Not sure about prices? CheapMF can help. It’s a utility that searches Amazon.com for prices on specified products in order to help you make educated shopping decisions.

Expense View – Allows you to import your spending data into your iPhone on-the-go.You can then access your data at home and see exactly how you’ve been spending your money. It’s even equipped with graphs and categories for the organized spender.

iActu – Newsstand like interface for reading news headlines from various Newspapers.

Ta-da List 37signals – simple, intuitive to-do list app.

iTipr – Excellent application for calculating appropriate tip amounts.

TestiPhone – Web-based simulator for quickly testing your iPhone applications.

JiWire – A utility to find free Wi-Fi hotspots by location, worldwide.

Airport Delay Tracker - Track live air traffic information.

iBloglines – Another iPhone-optimized RSS reader, this one, with the Bloglines service.

Belfry SciCalc – A nicely implemented scientific calculator for the iPhone.

TV Forecast – A personalized TV-guide optimized for the iPhone.

WIF, INTERNET AND NETWORK

GOOGLE MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR THE IPHONE
Google announced the release of a new iPhone application that integrates its multiple services into a single interface, making it easy for iPhone users to find, use and switch between Google search, Gmail, Calendar, Reader, and more. To use the application, iPhone users simply point their web browser to http://www.google.com.

To accomplish this, Google is taking advantage of browser technologies (like AJAX) that made Gmail and Google Maps possible on the desktop. In supporting these advances in web technology, the iPhone’s Safari browser not only delivers an excellent mobile Internet experience; it enabled our product and engineering teams to create an optimal Google experience on a mobile device.

Google’s overall goal is to provide users with access to information, wherever they are. This commitment is device-independent, and we are working to develop new mobile technologies that are faster, easier to use, and available on more devices. A recent example is My Location (http://google.com/gmm/mylocation.html), a Google Maps for mobile feature that shows users their location directly on the map with or without GPS. To see the full range of mobile products and services available from Google, visit http://mobile.google.com.

MOBILESCROBBLER

MobileScrobbler connects your Apple iPhone or iPod Touch with the Last.fm social music website. As you listen to music on your device, MobileScrobbler sends the title, artist, and album to the Last.fm website. Last.fm uses this information to suggest new music, new friends, concerts, and events based on the music you listen to.

Features
Scrobble tracks as you listen on your iPhone / iPod touch
Queues songs for submission when offline and automatically submits them the next time you connect
Listen to Last.fm radio over EDGE or wifi (wifi strongly recommended)
Tag songs as ‘love’ or ‘ban’
View album artwork and artist data for songs as you listen
View lyrics for the currently playing song
View upcoming concert events and add them to your calendar
All data is cached for offline viewing

Requirements
A last.fm account
A wifi connection is strongly recommended for listening to last.fm radio.

For more information go here.

DEVICESCAPE
Using Devicescape, owners of the iPhone and iPod Touch can seamlessly connect to fast and inexpensive Wi-Fi networks and public hotspots at café’s, university networks, muni networks, and many more.
Devicescape eliminates the need to launch a browser to enter user names and passwords on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Your user name and password are entered just once and stored on a secure server and, after that, Devicescape enables you to automatically connect to any supported network within range.

Devicescape works at hundreds of thousands of hotspots worldwide by supporting more than 400 public networks including the largest carriers in the world such as T-Mobile and AT&T, municipal and free networks, and nearly 100 university and college networks. Consumers can manage and expand their Wi-Fi coverage by adding more hotspots and networks by visiting Devicescape’s web site at devicescape.com.

Instructions to install Devicescape on the iPhone and iPod Touch are available at: www.devicescape.com/download. Devicescape works on both the 1.0.x and the 1.1.1 firmware releases for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Devicescape is free for consumers. In addition to the Apple iPhone and the Apple iPod Touch, Devicescape supports Mac OSX, PCs with Windows XP and Vista, Windows Mobile 5 & 6 Smartphones, Nokia Nseries and Eseries phones, and the Nokia Internet Tablets, with many more devices planned.

STUMBLER
Stumbler lets you view the wireless networks in your area. While right now Stumbler only handles 802.11 networks, soon you should see Bluetooth and GSM capabilities as well.

Stumbler is still in a early Alpha stage, but it is fully functional, and pretty stable.

Planned Features
Auto Scanning
Manufacturer detection
Logging
A-GPS
Raw 802.11 packet capture (monitor mode)
Download Stumbler here

INSTANT MESSAGING
APOLLO IM
iPhone Instant Messenger Client
Featuring support for MSN, .Mac, and ICQ accounts, a gorgeous new chat UI that replicates iChat, available/away ability, custom status messages and much more.

Download Apollo IM here

iCHAT FOR THE IPHONE IN JAVASCRIPT
Log in with your AOL IM account. No data is logged, but all of your information does pass through my server. I am not harvesting any information. This app is server intensive, so I’m limiting sessions to 10 minutes for now.

Use your mouse to flick (drag and release) your buddy list up and down like you’re supposed to on the iPhone. Click a buddy to start a conversation. You can open multiple conversations… flick left/right to change conversations.

Download iChat for Iphone in JavaScript here

SMS
SMSD iPhone SMS Delete And Forwarding Application
This application much like Wetool addresses some of the shortcomings of the SMS messaging application on the iPhone. The major features which are included on SMSD which Apple has neglected to add are deletion of individual messages, forwarding of SMS messages to groups of people and a built in character counter. The application is at version 0.09 but apparently seems stable in regards to the advertised features.

Features
Delete individual messages
Different views for incoming and outgoing messages
Templates
Backup all message through mail.
Compose new messages. (Apple got this right.)
Reply to messages. (Well, Apple did not miss this one.)
Forward messages.
Support for concatenated SMS (long SMS).
Send/Forward messages to multiple contacts.
Character counter.
Send Contact Information through message.
To install manually:

Put the extracted zip dir (SMSD.app) in /Applications on iPhone. From v0.09 onwards, you will also have to copy com.amrut.iphone.SMSD.plist to /Library/LaunchDaemons. And last but not the least, dont forget to set executable permissions for SMSD and SMSDNotifier files.

Screenshots:

weTool For The iPhone
Aaron Jang has released weTool, a native iPhone application that enables you to delete individual sms and call entries along with the ability to forward SMS messages to multiple recipients, a feature that Apple hasn’t implemented as of yet. It also gives you an option to save your sms messages to your notepad and the transition effects between switching screens is pretty cool. The download is only available as a pxl file on hackint0sh Now available on Installer. Point Safari at or add Source via Installer at http://app.weiphone.com/installer/. Two downloads are below with the first download having a circular rotation transition between screens and the second having a page flip transition effect. Let Aaron Jang know which transition effect you like better on the poll so maybe you can influence him to incorporate it in his newer release. According to Aaron, he’s got more than 15 different page transitions. Hopefully those will be available on future releases. V0.3.7.1 now available with 17 different user selectable transitions along with a different menu system.

Home Screen: V0.3.7.1

SMS List:

Menu To Forward SMS Message To Multiple Recipients.

WEISMS
WEISMS is a native SMS application for iPhone, with following enhancements

Search your message
Forwarding received message
Delete message one by one
Send message to multi-recipients
Send contact information via SMS
Support smilies in Message
User could create pre-defined texts and append them into message
i18n support
More …

Download it here

SuitePhone Enables Broad Business Management on your iPhone
From front office to back office, from summary to detail, SuitePhone lets you run NetSuite and — your business — via your Apple iPhone.

Powerful SuitePhone capability allows NetSuite customers to run their business operations using the Apple iPhone. The new SuitePhone capability provides native support for Safari — the iPhone and Macintosh browser — allowing NetSuite’s advanced, AJAX-based user interface technologies such as drop-down menus, drag-and drop portlets, and in-line editing, to be supported. In addition, the ERP, CRM and Ecommerce functionality of NetSuite is now also available to Apple users, bringing them for the first time an on-demand, integrated business management application designed for the Apple platform.

http://www.crmforiphone.com/

ZAGAT.mobi
ZAGAT.mobi is Zagat Survey’s mobile website which has been optimized for the iPhone and iPodTouch. All visitors to ZAGAT.mobi can access free restaurant, nightlife and hotel information including important listing details (e.g. address, phone number, hours), handy features (e.g. send to a friend via SMS, find nearby, maps) and useful links (e.g., directions, movie times, airlines). ZAGAT.com subscribers get the added benefit of viewing the Zagat ratings and reviews of these businesses on ZAGAT.mobi at no additional charge.
To use on your iPhone or iPod Touch open the link in Safari: ZAGAT.mobi

fring is a mobile internet service & community that enables you to access & interact with your social networks on-the-go, make free calls and live chat with all your fring, Skype, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ, SIP, Twitter, Yahoo!™ and AIM®* friends using your handset’s internet connection rather than costly cellular airtime minutes.

Bringing PC-benefits to the mobile, fring will empower you with mobility and availability as never before, integrating all contacts in to one, searchable buddy list, allowing you to see who’s online before dialing with contact availability indicators, engage in multiple conversations simultaneously, send & receive files and more.

You can even make affordable local and international calls to landline and regular cellular numbers using your SkypeOut/SkypeIn account or almost any internet voice service (SIP) such as SIPNET, EuteliaVoIP, VoIPVoIP and VoIPTalk, even from non-SIP enabled handsets.

What’s more, fring will automatically log you in to WiFi hotspots that you’ve previously logged into, so you can save time and hassle without having to configure your WiFi access points each time you enter a WiFi hotspot whether it be your home, office, or favourite coffee shop, and save even more on calls & chats to your friends, as calls among fringsters and your online communities are 100% free when using your existing WiFi account.

Visit http://www.fring.com/download/ for more information.

Visto Enterprise Mail Server
Visto Mobile provides Apple iPhone™ users with secure mobile access to both Microsoft Exchange™ and IBM Lotus Domino™ corporate email. With Visto Mobile, mobile users the can access their corporate email securely and easily without compromising IT security policies using the native IMAP protocol. The communication path is secured using SSL-encryption and best of all, Visto Mobile also supports all popular mobile phones and PDAs running Windows Mobile, Symbian and Palm.

Features
Visto Mobile for the iPhone uses the existing email application that comes already installed on the iPhone and compliments the calendar and contact synchronization provided by iTunes. Visto Mobile does not require any software be downloaded to the phone..
Visto Mobile enables you to:

Access either Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino corporate mail servers, including Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003 and Lotus Domino R6.0/R6.5/R7.0.1
Read email messages in the same original rich HTML format that they were sent in
Synchronize your corporate email with the iPhone at regular intervals that are adjustable according to your preference
Access the corporate directory using the Visto Mobile iPhone application that is available through the iPhone’s Safari web browser
Search for any co-worker and place a call, send an email or get driving directions
Take advantage of the same easy-to-use experience that you’ve come to expect with the iPhone

Other Things to consider….

This is a growing list of things you can do with your iPhone, day by day this index will grow, you can send us your favorite iphong thingy, feel free to share with us all the funny things, how your life has changed, tutorials, personal experiences and more. We are listening. Applications

1. Navizon Virtual GPS: If you’re directionally challenged, get this virtual positioning system for the iPhone.
2. Network Test: Network Test makes it easy to run a quick speed test on your iPhone’s network connection.
3. iSubwayMaps: Get NYC subway maps on your iPhone with this app.
4. TextEdit: For a basic iPhone word processor, check out TUAW’s TextEdit.
5. iPhoneGold: 100 Free iPhone Games: For serious iPhone gamers, check out this resource for all of the games you might want to play.
6. TipCalc: This app calculates your tip and total, and even offers the option to split the total between a specified number.
7. iPhone Colloquy: This IRC client is made for the iPhone.
8. Texterity: With Texterity, you can read magazines on the iPhone.
9. NFL Schedule: Get access to NFL schedules and standings on your iPhone with this app.
10. MobileTerminal: This terminal emulator makes using native applications on your iPhone possible.
11. Toodledo: This web-based to do list will help you use your iPhone to get organized and stay productive.
12. Telekinesis: Get access to your Mac via your iPhone using this software.
13. Tilt: This game utilizes the iPhone’s unique motion control.
14. Quote Sheet: An ideal tool for businesspeople on the go, Quote Sheet is a quotation and sales tool that you can use on the iPhone.
15. iPhoneChat: Chat on AIM using this instant messaging app for the iPhone.
16. Delicious Library: Scan the barcode of your books, movies, music, or video games, and this app will create a library of your media.
17. MakeiPhoneRingtone: With this app, you can drag and drop ringtones onto your iPhone.
18. SeeqPod: With SeeqPod, you can listen to millions of songs found online.
19. MyNumo: Practice for Vegas with this high quality blackjack casino game for the iPhone.
20. Unit Converter: Convert over 500 units of measure and currency on the fly with Unit Converter.
21. TubeTV: Mac users can use TubeTV to download YouTube videos and convert them to the iPhone’s video format.
22. iTube: If you’re on a Windows machine, you can download iTube to do the same thing as TubeTV.
23. iTetris: Play this fun favorite on the iPhone with iTetris.
24. TV Forecast: Get this personalized TV guide for the iPhone.
25. heysan!: Get access to AIM, MSN, and ICQ on your iPhone with this app.
26. Diamenty: If you like Bejeweled, you’ll love to play Diamenty, the iPhone implementation of the game.
27. AccuWeather: Get a 15-day weather forecast for any world location with this AccuWeather app for the iPhone.
28. OneTrip: Check out OneTrip for an easy to use shopping list that remembers items from one trip to the next.
29. This Day In History: Find out what historical happenings occured today with this app.
30. iPhoneAssassin: “Kill” other iPhone users in this game.
31. JiWire: This WiFi hotspot finder makes it easy to find a place to get online. You can search for a specific address or find popular locations.
32. Movies.app: Use Movies.app to find information on movie tickets, showtimes, ratings, and more. You’ll even be able to find links to buy tickets, view trailers and find theaters with Google Maps integration.
33. Solitaire: Get the iPhone version of this perennial game favorite here.
34. Pirate App: Turn any photo of a person into a pirate picture using this app.
35. iLounge: Find news, forums, apps, and more with iLounge Mobile.
36. iFlickr: Upload your iPhone photos directly to Flickr with this app.
37. iPhone Sudoku: Take in a Sudoku game on the road with this fun app.
38. do.Oh: This to do list is iPhone friendly.
39. iWeathr: Get quick access to doppler radar with iWeather’s connection to weather.com.
40. iSaber: The iSaber makes lightsaber noises and shows an image on the screen.
41. Gas.app: With this app, you can find the cheapest gas in your area while you’re on the go.
42. Earthcomber: With Earthcomber, you can find useful spots like restaurants, free WiFi, and ATMs. This app has GPS accuracy and integrates with Google Maps.

Tools+Hacks

43. GUI Tool: Use this GUI tool to unlock your iPhone and use it with any SIM card.
44. Widgetop: Widgetop opens up access to lots of widgets, including some that serve up Wikipedia searches and RSS.
45. JuiceCaster: Use JuiceCaster to upload and share your iPhone media with others on MySpace, Blogger, and more.
46. iPhoneDrive: Use your iPhone as a storage device with this tool.
47. AddPhone: Add iPhone apps on the fly with this tool.
48. iActivator: Activate and deactivate your iPhone with this tool.
49. iPhoneWebDev on Google Groups: iPhone developers in search of assistance and knowledge should check out this forum for developers on Google Groups.
50. iPhoneWebDev FAQs: Find answers to your iPhone development questions on this site.
51. Dodgeball: With Dodgeball, you can broadcast the location of your iPhone, find friends, and map specific locations.
52. MockDock: This tool links to iPhone-ready apps.
53. MobileSyncBrowser: Back up your SMS text messages with this tool.
54. iPhone Developer’s Wiki: For iPhone development guidance, be sure to check out this knowledgebase.
55. TruPhone: Get VoIP on your iPhone using TruPhone’s service.
56. Appleopolis: Use Appleopolis to find, manage, and rate iPhone applications from your device.
57. TypePad for the iPhone: Blog on TypePad from your iPhone using this tool.
58. Jott: Use Jott to transcribe an email to yourself from your iPhone. You’ll be able to store, manage, and share these messages.
59. iUnlock: You can use your iPhone with any SIM card with this tool.
60. iPhoney: If you’re developing for the iPhone, see how your app works on it using the iPhoney tool.
61. Magic Tricks: Check out this resource for loads of magic tricks you can perform with your iPhone.
62. Pickle: With Pickle, you can instantly share photos and videos with others by sending your files to a special email address.
63. TestiPhone: See how the iPhone works by checking out this simulator.
64. TUAW’s Screenshot Utility: Check out this general purpose screenshot utility for the iPhone.
65. iPhoneWebDev Examples: If you’re an iPhone developer in need of examples, you’ll find what you need here.
66. SSH for the iPhone: Use this tool to SSH into a server on the go.
67. Popularity Dialer: Use the popularity Dialer to get a scheduled phone call that will conveniently interrupt you on a blind date or meeting with your boss. Or just to have another excuse to pull out your iPhone, of course!
68. AppTap: Use this tool to install, uninstall, and update applications from multiple sources on your iPhone.

Guides+Tutorials

69. Remote Control Your Computer with Your iPhone: Check out this guide to find out how to turn your iPhone into a killer remote control.
70. iPhone development with PHP and XML: Follow this guide to develop with the iPhone using tools you’re probably already familiar with.
71. Simple business card iPhone/iPod stand: Follow the steps in this tutorial to create a cheap and easy stand for your iPhone.
72. Listen to iPhone music through a Bluetooth headset: This guide describes how you can listen to audio through a Bluetooth headset.
73. Run Widgets (kinda) on your iPhone: This tutorial shows you how to attempt to run Microsoft Dashboard widgets on the iPhone.
74. Put Your Content in My Pocket: In this guide, Craig Hockenberry of A List Apart runs down the process of bringing your content to the iPhone.
75. Optimizing Web Applications and Content for iPhone: Check out this official developer’s guide from Apple.
76. Unlocked iPhones: How to re-enable voicemail: If you’ve lost access to voicemail on your unlocked iPhone, check out this how-to for help.
77. McCallum’s Awesome iPhone Period-Typing Shortcut: Use this iPhone typing trick to save both time and frustration.
78. Quick guide to iPhone skinning: Changing the look of the home screen, keyboard and more: Get the lowdown on customizing the look of your iPhone in this how-to.
79. David Pogue’s Favorite iPhone Tricks: Discover tips and tricks that David Pogue loves, but Apple hasn’t included in the manual.
80. How to re-lock your unlocked iPhone to avoid bricking: Apple has warnediPhone users that a future software update could turn unlocked iPhones into inoperable gadgets, so if you want to be on the safe side, check out this tutorial on how to re-lock your device.
81. The unofficial iPhone SDK: Guide to writing native iPhone applications: Get the lowdown on developing native iPhone apps in this guide.
82. Hack the iPhone Notes App: Switch the font of your Notes app using this tutorial.
83. mp3 Ringtone: Use this simple hack to turn any iTunes mp3 file into a ringtone.
84. iPhone Development Standards: Check out this guide to standards in developing for the iPhone to ensure quality.
85. iPhone voice dialing (sort of) for $5 a month: Get the lowdown on getting access to voice dialing with this guide.
86. Installing the iPhone Developer Toolchain: A Simple How-To: Get some guidance on installing the iPhone developer toolchain here.
87. Guide to native applications for the iPhone: This guide gives the lowdown on getting native applications onto your iPhone.
88. 17 powerful bookmarklets for your iPhone: Read this post from LiveClever for 17 bookmarklets that give you quick access to text searches, Wikipedia, translation, and more.
89. Install third-party iPhone applications–directly from your iPhone: Get iPhone apps on your device without having to use your Mac.
90. iPhone 101: Uploading your Pictures to Flickr and Printing Sites: Find out how to upload your iPhone photos to popular sites here.
91. Disabling the iPhone’s EDGE/GPRS data access: If you need to temporarily cut off your data access, follow the steps in this guide.
92. 8 Ways to Get Ringtones Onto Your iPhone: This guide from Gizmodo runs down 8 options for getting iPhone ringtones.
93. iPhone: How to Delete Email: Get rid of old emails on your iPhone using this tutorial.
94. iPhone 101: Browser-based playlists: The Unoffocial Apple Weblog has created this guide to putting together a playlist that’s browser based, all on the fly.
95. Short and Sweet SSH Guide for the iPhone: Get walked through setting up SSH in this guide from Gizmodo.
96. Highrise for the iPhone: Check out this tutorial to find out how to integrate 37 Signals’ Highrise app with your iPhone.
97. Blog From Your Cell Phone: This tutorial runs down how you can create a blog and send posts to it, all from your cell phone.
98. iPhone Coding: Using the Accelerometer: The Unofficial Apple Weblog has put together this guide to using the iPhone’s Accelerometer.
99. iPhone camera as microscope: Check this out to find out how to turn your iPhone’s camera into a microscope.
100. How to sync the iPhone with two computers: Get your iTunes libraries from two computers synched up on one iPhone with this guide.

Part of this list was done by Jessica Hupp.

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