Webapps for the iPhone

For the time being, since we can’t install applications onto the iPhone, the next best thing would be webapps. Yes I know it can be a pain to view and load webpages on EDGE, but come on … what did you guy’s expect when you first bought it?

Okay, so here are some of my favorite webapps / sites that I have on my iPhone:

• Twitter on ThinCloud – For those people who love Twitter, like me, and wonder what your friends are up to. This is the perfect little client for you! On EDGE, it loads fairly quickly in most cases, I have had it hang here and there. Really useful if you don’t like using Twitter’s iPhone version website.
• Facebook – Ahhh, the ubiquitous Facebook … you can’t live with it and you can’t live without. For those who can’t get enough of this site and need your daily does of it, enjoy the iPhone version of it. Again loading on EDGE isn’t TOO bad. I have one gripe about it though:
  • I want to see all my friends, not just the ones online or who’ve posted a status. (If this functionality exist already, please feel free to let me know)
• MySpace – Well they finally revamped their mobile site, it was quite atheistically ugly before. Visually it looks a BIT better … but I think they can do better. You can view your friends, post comments, look at pictures, etc. It’s a bit buggy using Mobile Safari, but hey … it’s better than nothing.
• TinyBuddy IM – An AIM IM application. Similar to Meebo (which works a bit better on the iPhone depending on who you ask). You can view your buddies, change your status, etc. On EDGE, it takes awhile to sign on (which is frustrating at times). Once you see on of these sites, you’ve seen them all.
• TIME Mobile – For those times when you’re waiting for the train or a friend to show up, why not read up on TIME? The iPhone mobile version loads quickly on EDGE in my personal opinion, which is quite shocking. If you haven’t used it yet, go check it out!
• Fandango Movie Times - This is a great site for you movie buff’s. You can check movie times around your area, get maps on where the theater is, read reviews, and also purchase movie tickets (I believe they charge you an extra convenient charge (which is $1.00). But it’s great when you’re out with a friend, find a movie to watch, buy your tickets online and voila! This is what I love about the iPhone … it just makes everything so simple!
• AOL TV Listings – Sometimes I sit on my couch and wonder, “Hey … what’s on TV right now?”. It’s just your typical tv listing, can take a couple of extra seconds to load due to the graphics … but it’s bearable though.

So these are the webapps that I currently have on my phone. Are there any other webapps / sites that you guy’s love using? For the time being I’m pretty content on using these until the final version of the SDK comes out and we’re all rolling around in actual applications!

And yes … I think everyone’s expecting the 3G iPhone to come out in June … one more month baby! There was one day before a meeting was going to start at work.

I noticed my Lead playing with his iPhone and asked if he was going to buy the 3G iPhone when it comes out. He jokingly said he probably wouldn’t because it cost him $400 for this one.

A couple of day’s later he IM’ed me and said he dropped his phone and it now has a large crack running right down the center of the screen. He jokingly said it was my fault because I said if he was going to buy the 3G iPhone. “Guess I’ll be buying it now”, he said jokingly.

The iPhone … it’s not just a phone … it’s a lifestyle.

- A