Palringo is a rich multimedia instant messaging app that integrates with AIM, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo IM, Google Talk, ICQ, & Jabber. And to boot, it has group chat room feature to chat amongst people with common interests.
Palringo is what I’ve always wanted on my iPhone. I can stay in touch with with all my contacts via IM regardless of what platform they are using. And the ability to create virtual workspaces where I can chat with my friends and family. So I setup group called Tech Advances for a class I’m taking. In the group I’ll invite classmates so we can chat live regarding class assignments.
Palringo is IM on steriods. I can take or add pictures right from my iPhone. And soon they plan to give us iPhone users the ability to send voice chat over IM.
It took me a bit to find this in the UI but managing my contacts and my status is fairly easy. Just click the little icon in the right-hand corner to change your status. To remove a contact from any contact from any IM setup is very similar to removing a Contact from your list.
Palringo for the iPhone is FREE from the app store. All you need to do after installing on your iPhone is create an account on palringo.com. The app has minor bugs and crashes. I’ve been able to connect to Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, and AIM without any problems.
Pandora on the iPhone is a gem. FlyTunes used to be my most favorite iPhone/iPod touch radio app. Until I began using Pandora on the iPhone. I’m a big fan of old school HipHop so the ability to bookmark and/or buy a song from iTunes is the coolest feature for me.
You’re the DJ. With Pandora you’re in control of the radio stations. Simply, add a song, artist, or album.
Pandora rocks on the iPhone. Get for FREE at the App store.
The Labyrinth for the iPhone is a fun little game. You really get to see the accelerometer at play here. For FREE, you get 10 levels with the limited edition. So far I’ve made to level 4. The screen shots below show the four levels I’ve completed thus far but not in any particular order. I don’t want to run the fun of it.
I highly recommend installing the Labyrinth on your iPhone. It’s just a nice change of play from games like Super Monkey Ball and Crash. Hmm. I really got to try a pinball game on the iPhone. I bet it’s just as fun.
The WordPress app was released a earlier this week. It was the release of this app which prompted me to start a WordPress blog. In the past, my mobile blogging was confined to emailing my post to blogger or Windows Live Spaces. I attempted to use Typepad but was not too keen for paying for a service that you can basically get for FREE.
The WordPress blog app for the iPhone has potential. For the time being, version 1.0 allows you to add multiple blogs.
Although TypePad has a scale and move feature when importing pictures into blog, I really like how WordPress does not distort your images. Photos are attached to bottom of blogs.
What’s so cool about WordPress is that I can make a quick blog post or begin drafting my new blog posts on my iPhone then finalized when I’m back to my PC. I just fill-in the title, add my tags, categories, and content and post a draft or pending review.
The WordPress iPhone App ver 1.0 does a few problems such as crash issues and issues when opening previously published posts.
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One of the first apps I installed on my iPhone was SplashID. SplashID is a password management tool built for the iPhone/iPod touch devices. In the past I’ve used FlexWallet and recently Sbp Wallet to carry all my passwords securely on a Windows Mobile device. So it was essential that I have this tool on my iPhone.
In my opinion, the SplashID app so far is the best password manager available for the iPhone/iPod touch. Why? Because it syncs with wireless with your desktop application. I wish I had this feature with other tools like FlexWallet and Sbp Wallet. In addition, allows you to edit your own categories and assign new fields to records. For example, if you need to add an email address and alternate email address then there are approx 5 additional fields you can customize to your liking.
The look and feel of SplashID is pretty good. The large icons and text are easy to read and usable. The Tools area is where you go to set passwords, edit categories, and setup synchronization to your PC. This app is very robust and the sync works great if you have the desktop version of desktop sync running.
Overall, SplashID is the must have App on your iPhone. It runs on both Mac and PC yet the desktop version of the costs $19.99 which I was hesitant at first until I read it was needed to sync your data wirelessly. In the next version, I hope they add the ability to sync more than one computer. And they should really improve on the user interface of the desktop version to include a search feature. Not to mention the ability to import XML records. Because this app was not compatible with FlexWallet or Spb Wallet, I am forced to manually enter my records. The SplashID is $9.99 in the App store.
