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“Instant Buzz Apps”

How do you make your AppStore App stand out from the slew of applications out there hoping to make their way to your iPhone screen?

The answer is simple, “A Free Limited Offering”. It’s a great strategy that skyrocket’s your download numbers and reviews across the web. You couldn’t ask for better publicity.

Below are two Apps you should download before they become “Pay-Apps”.

AirSharing

Free: Until September 22, 2008
Price: $6.99

AirSharing is based on a premise that has been around since the iPhone was first Jailbroken. It was the idea and execution of independent file viewers (PDF/DOC/Etc).

Where AirSharing excels is in it’s simplicity of form and function. (ie. you no longer need to jailbreak your iPhone and SSH files into it)

AirSharing connects to your Mac (or PC) as a wireless device and allows you to transfer and view files easily and between multiple computers.

It’s simple to set up and handles the same formats that safari is capable of.

Set Up Steps.

1. Run AirSharing on your iPhone
2. Click Your Finder Icon on your Mac OS
3. Press Command (”Apple”) + K
4. Type in the HTTP:// address on the bottom pane of the APP
5. Drag and Drop Files

Screenies:

Splash Screen

File Tree

(Swipe to Delete)

File View

(fully functional picture modes: pinch, enlarge, landscape)

Earthscape

Free: Until ???
Price: $4.99

Earthscape has been deemed “Google Earth” on the iPhone. What seperates this App from Google Earth, is that it allows you to take real time photos of your location. (these appear as floating pictures across the globe)

It has been reviewed as slow and choppy, but the program works extremely well, expanding on the iPhone’s numerous capabilities.

Screenies:

Splash Screen

App Screen

Photo View

Photo View Zoomed

The App(le)s of my iPhone

“The Top Five Apps Compete for Your iPhone Screen Time”

Applications have existed on Apple’s mobile wonder long before the mention of the Apple App store. Of the top five, three of these applications are nothing more than options that have been a standard offering in the mobile market.

Feel free to submit your favorite apps below.

Swirly MMS

The first and only MMS application on the iPhone. Primarily used to make use of your mms plan by allowing you to send and receive pictures.*

iPhone Video Recorder

The first fully functional video recorder on the iPhone**. Records audio and video (15 fps), encodes and gives the option to upload to youtube or email out.

Ringtones

Bypasses the need to create ringtones on a computer. Encodes, cuts and transfers ringtones (from your songs library) directly on the iPhone.***

Agile Messenger

IM Everything. A well-developed program that skillfully brings together several chat clients (icq, msn, aol, yahoo, jabber, googletalk) under a colorful and ample-featured interface.

Wallpaper

A program to share and view wallpaper’s from around the iPhone world.**** The genius lies in it’s simplicity; making it the most well-received and beloved program among iPhone users.

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*with Apple Firmware 1.1.4 use “IMMESS MMS Viewer”, a program (in beta) that serves as a superior alternative to the MobilePreview/MobileFinder combination that was required under previous firmwares.

**keep an eye out for uShow, a promising video recording app from Monster and Friends.

***Upgrading to 1.1.4, only to realize that Erica Sadun’s Sendsong is limited to functioning in earlier firmwares becomes a huge let down (as does the 30 second ringtone limit, which was not an issue in 1.1.2 and under).

****if you miss the option to send your wallpapers to your camera roll, install the Capture program and use it to snap a screen shot of your saved wallpaper.