Google puts the squeeze on free apps

Google says the vast majority of the 1 million businesses that use Google Apps opt for the free advertising supported version. To make the free option less attractive they’ve been quietly lowering the number of user accounts that can be associated with a free account. Now as businesses grow, they’ll be forced to move to [...]

Watch cable TV from your iPhone

Sling Media, the company behind the popular (and very cool) settop boxes that allow you to stream cable from your house to your computer, looks like it has outdone itself.
via Coming Soon From Sling Media: Watch Cable TV From Your iPhone.

Soonr lets you view all your documents on the iPhone

We are still hoping to see a full office suite on the iPhone, but while there are already some apps that allow you to edit documents on the phone, the device’s size currently makes it more useful for reading documents than actually creating them. Today, Soonr launched an application in the App Store (iTunes link) [...]

Play flute, fling a monkey? Make phone calls, too

The new status symbol is what your phone can do — count calories, teach Spanish, simulate a flute, or fling a monkey from a tree.
via Play Flute, Fling a Monkey? Make Phone Calls, Too. – NYTimes.com.

Audiolizer puts your iTunes library in the cloud, but Lala does it better

After uploading your iTunes Library database file, the site will automatically compile a list of links to every song, allowing you to access your favorite music when you’re away from your home computer. Users can also manually search for individual songs.
via Audiolizer Puts Your iTunes Library In The Cloud, But Lala Does It Better.

Smart phone apps will be big business in 2009

Apple recently announced that over 300 million applications have been downloaded to iPhones, and, with the launch of the G1, among other smart phones, that number is just the tip of the iceberg. Today, there are more than 10,000 applications available for download. Many applications on the iPhone are free, but there are a large [...]

Top 30 iPhone apps for organization and productivity

With these 30 apps you can create to do lists, invoice for contract work, access your computer remotely,
via Top 30 iPhone Apps for Organization and Productivity.

The app store effect

This  story about Walmart brings to mind a comparison between Walmart and the App Store. The reasons behind it aren’t identical, but just like Walmart, the App Store is driving down prices of applications across the board.
via The App Store Effect – Inside iPhone Blog.

Apple’s favorite iPhone apps (AAPL) | Silicon Alley Insider

The big winners: The four companies whose apps are demoed — embedded below:

* Loopt, a mobile social network that lets you track your friends on a map and see who else is nearby.
* Shazam, an app that figures out what song you’re listening to on the radio, in the car, etc.
* Urbanspoon, which helps you [...]