Yet more great apps coming for the iPhone

Yesterday we posted about the Apple press release announcing that the SDK had been downloaded more than 100,000 times in four days. It's also worth noting, however, that Apple basically confirmed that several well-known developers are officially supporting the iPhone and bringing some exciting applications to everyone's favorite handheld. In addition to the developers represented on stage at the SDK event, of particular interest are:

Intuit (of Quicken fame) which wants "to create powerful iPhone applications."
Namco, specifically mentioning Pac Man and, my favorite, Galaga.
NetSuite, developer of SuitePhone (CRM software similar to salesforce.com).
PopCap games, working on the extremely addicting Peggle as well as classics Bejeweled and Zuma.
Six Apart, which is developing an iPhone native TypePad blogging client.

In short, it's obvious that the App Store is going to be chock full 'o goodness once June rolls around. Personally, I'm slightly worried that with Peggle and Galaga on my iPhone I'll never get anything done.

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Joe

This might seem useless to some, but a nice text application with FTP support, like TextWrangler or BBedit would be great for me as a web developer. I'm not looking to "develop" on the iPhone/iPod Touch, but sometimes a tool like this would come in handy, like an emergency.
I wrote BareBones about this and they said it was "very unlikely".
I understand the devices have their limitations when it comes to text input, but I would put up with those limitations in some situations. Anyone agree?

March 13 2008 at 7:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Fritz Laurel

Here, here! I second this!

I would LOVE a way to make a quick edit of a text file on a server. Technically speaking, I don't see anything holding anyone back from developing an app like this on the iPhone.

Cheers,
FL

March 14 2008 at 1:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Michael Long

Worse, they've gone to extortion to force upgrades. "Versions of Quicken prior to 2006 will not longer work with your bank's systems. If you want to continue to do online banking, just send $29.95 to..."

March 13 2008 at 6:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

geoff

I am a NetSuite user, and I also have an iPhone. Isn't "SuitePhone" nothing more than the regular NetSuite on the iPhone?

March 13 2008 at 5:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

h8rain

Insaniquarium!

QB on the iPhone that would sync back to a company file would be great, but I trust Intuit to deliver a great product about as much as I would trust a clepto with holding my wallet. (Truly how much has QB changed in the past like 5 years)

March 13 2008 at 5:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Anthony

Any experienced Xcoders interested in teaming up on some iPhone apps? Also, I agree, the perfect platform for Marble Madness.

March 13 2008 at 4:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

robox

I'm holding out hope for Marble Madness!

March 13 2008 at 4:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

sodapop

Errr.... Can we advance the calendar to June, now, plz?

March 13 2008 at 3:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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ricosuave

Sure, just use Apple's new Time Capsule!

March 13 2008 at 4:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

bob

I LOVE PEGGLE!! Its like crack for nerds (plus its cheeper:P )

March 13 2008 at 3:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

RonTo

I'm not surprised to hear that some well known developers would jump on board. What I'm waiting to see is if Apple will release it's own applications, such as iChat (or an MMS app, since it has the access necessary to make it work), or will it sit back and leave the field clear for other developers.

March 13 2008 at 3:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

markrich2200

I really wish someone will offer an app that will allow me to take notes like Graffiti on Palm, using my finger, vs having to type in Notes now. I need a quick note taking app, i.e. phone numbers, etc. without using the keyboard.

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