Don’t Give Up On Your IPhone 3G Apps
Thursday, November 25th, 2010The iPhone 3G apps work just as well on the most recent, third-generation 3GS iPhone. That’s partly because the increased functionality of the 3GS comes mostly at the performance level and in better video and photographic capacity. But the avalanche of iPhone applications that were created for the 3G, and which continue to be created, were too powerful and useful to be made obsolete so quickly.
As with program downloads for computer use, iPhone 3G apps fall into “free” and “buy” categories. One might think that free applications would be very simple and not that useful, but much freeware is surprisingly complex and handy. For example, an app called “Truveo” helps users find online videos from many different sites, and “Google Mobile” is even more powerful than the web version of the search tool. Many of these apps work for the iPod Touch as well as for the iPhone.
However, a great many 3G apps carry a price too. For most, the cost is almost negligible, running from 99 cents to a couple of dollars. The creators can sell them inexpensively because the programmers are almost guaranteed downloads if the applications are useful or fun.
But in some cases, the iPhone application prices are very high, not because the app creators are way off the mark, but because the apps are specialized for professional use. For example, an application called “Interpath” allows medical professionals to access pathology images remotely. Another application, “iRa Pro,” allows users in the security business to monitor surveillance cameras.
Whether the iPhone 3G apps are free, cost a couple of dollars, or run at three or four hundred dollars, all of them hint at just what people will be able to do with the iPhone and similar devices in the future. The iPhone software can accommodate something as simple as keeping track of one’s calorie intake, or as complex as a medical dictionary. As application designers continue exploring and creating, there will be very few things in the future, short of manual labor, that iPhone users can’t do.
When I’m not playing around with my iPhone, I like to fish. Check out my site on Fish Finder Reviews for some helpful tips on choosing the best fish locator for your needs and your budget, like the Norcross Hawkeye F33P review.