IPhone OS 3.0: New Apps

Following the recent release of the iPhone 3GS and the release of Apple OS 3.0, Apple have now left their self in effect two different specification handsets to develop applications for. Obviously on the whole they are both very similar and both run OS 3.0 but the iPhone 3GS has a faster CPU and GPU along with more memory then its predecessor.

With OS 3.0 also came support for new capabilities, such as push notifications and MMS. Here’s a quick look at some of the latest applications developed for your iPhone and iPod Touch running OS 3.0, for a more detailed look check out ComputerWorld.

BeejiveIM 3.0 with Push, for those of you haven’t used Beejive before it is basically a web based instant messaging client, it allow you to message all major instant messaging clients such as AIM, MSN, Yahoo, GoogleTalk and a few others. The new version of BeejiveIM is almost exactly the same but now is it now supports push notification.

Flickit is a free application for shooting photos, uploading them to Flickr, tagging them and geotagging them, obviously this appeals to current user of Flickr more, and with the iPhone 3GS’s improved camera it should be quite popular. This application is compatible with previous iPhone versions along with iPhone OS 2.2 and later.

AP Mobile is another free application, this application is dependant on push notification and will bring you top stories direct to your handset. The main usage of this app is for things like ESPN ScoreCentre and other sports headlines.

Star Defense is tower defense game from the creators of Dropship and Rolando. The game costs $5.99 and is said to utilize the IPhone 3GS’s improved CPU and GPU performance.

The final app we will talk about is called ‘Remember the Milk’, this app is free if you already own a Pro account. The application is basically to remind you of important appointment and tasks, this is achieved by sending you either an Instant Message, an email or SMS at times previously specified by you.

As you can see the applications haven’t hugely developed so far, but as developers get more used to push notification and also start to unlock the power of the iPhone 3GS there is potential for a lot more advanced applications to appear.

Which App appeals to you the most?

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