An
oft-ranted complaint about the iPhone is that users can’t access the horizontal
keyboard when typing emails. Several developers have tackled the issue including
Big Keyboard Email.
We love Big Keyboard Email because it’s simple, clean and does exactly
what it set out to do. To get started, open the app and type your subject line
and [...]

It’s
no surprise that New York based Marco Arment’s Instapaper is such a huge
hit with commuters and travelers. Readers who ride the train, bus, or subways
will likely find Instapaper an essential part of their daily commute or journey.
Instapaper is an extremely helpful application because of its functionality.
It doesn’t depend on a connection to the [...]

Converter,
by developer Unitconvertr, is a simple and easy-to-use conversion tool that supports
172 units across 15 categories and turns out to be a more colorful and elaborate
version of the free conversion app Units. While converter does not support a currency
conversion it includes some units that most others lack. Frequencies, Bits and
Bytes, Torque and Volumetric Flow are [...]

With
so many conversion apps available at the app store it’s hard to choose.
MyConvert by developer Lu A Oo is based on the earlier iConvert and it includes
several user-requested units, which make it slightly different than some other
conversion apps out there. As with the very useful a2zpro, MyConvert allows users
to add and remove their own formulas. [...]

iBlackout
is one of the slickest lighting apps and has a good range of options. There’s
the standard plain or colored flashlight, but no ability to customize the color.
Or, choose “effect” for to get your light from a fancy screensaver
pic of a light bulb, lightening or other light-related source.
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It
isn’t exactly the holidays yet but we can already think of a couple of applications
that might be gift worthy. Classics by Andrew Kaz and Phillip Ryu is just that
kind of application.
Classics is an eReader application that includes full versions of literary
favorites from the public domain. Download Classics and you’ll be instantly
treated [...]

Another
addition to the fake phone call apps, Wingman offers more than just an excuse
to bail. Released by first-time iPhone app developer Mind, Matter, and Meaning,
Wingman provides the option to receive a fake phone call at the touch of a button
but it also provides help should you decide to stick it out on a date or [...]

vlingo,
the company, has just released vlingo, the iPhone app, which is similar in concept
to the fast-rising Google Mobile app. Like Google’s app, vlingo makes it
possible for iPhone owners to vocally enter search terms into Google. They’re
both location aware so if you’re looking for, say, Chinese food, your search
results will be for restaurants in proximity to [...]