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iEarn: Google Adsense application review for the iPhone and iPod Touch

iEarn for the iPhone is a basic income tracking application for webmasters using Google Adsense on their website or blog.  It allows the user to view basic information about their Adsense account without having to load the browser.  It displays Today’s earnings, yesterdays earnings, last 7 days, this month, and last month’s earnings. 

That’s what it does and that’s ALL it does.  If you are looking for an application that will allow you to track multiple sites, break earnings down by pages, set up your own custom reports, or anything else then you need to stick to the browser for now.

Unfortunately not only does the app not do much, what it does do it does not do well.  It is slooooooow retrieving your data,  and it often  requires multiple starts in order to retrieve your data.  In fact I started this app at the start of writing this article and I am still waiting 10 minutes later to see any data, this is on an Edge connection.  Performance was a little better on wifi but not an acceptable wait time for a minimum of information.

I was excited when I saw this app appear on the App Store and downloaded it right away, but for $1.99 it was a waste of money in its current iteration.  So if you need an app to track your Adsense earnings while on the go then keep watching the App Store for other options for now.  Hopefully the developer will continue development on iEarn and eventually make it in to a useable application.  If there is no further development on the app then I at least have a review on iPhoneAppReview that is displaying ads, it will only take a few thousand clicks to earn my $1.99 back. 

iPhone Apps I Use Everyday

The iPhone has tons of applications available for it.  I have downloaded my share of apps, and deleted many of them.  Below is my list of essential apps for the iPhone, some are perfect the way they are, some I am using until I can find something better.  Without further ado here is my list of essential iPhone apps.

iLounge Review of Movie Apps for iPhone

With the releases of Apple’s Dashboard and Yahoo!’s Konfabulator/Widgets programs, Macs and PCs gained the ability to run miniature applications called “widgets” that could quickly check the Internet for weather, flight information, stock prices and more. Notably, Apple developed a Movies widget for Mac OS X Leopard, capable of displaying movie and theater details, quick links to trailers and summary text, and even offering the ability to buy tickets directly from the widget. Though the iPhone received custom versions of some of the best Apple-developed widgets, it somehow never wound up with an official “Movies” program.

Where To: iPhone Application Review

Description:
One of the best features of the iPhone is that it’s able to determine your current location. But missing is something that’s become a staple of most GPS systems: a quick way to find points of interest around you. Where To provides that in a slick, intuitive user experience.

Find food, places to shop, fun things to do and much more with just a few taps. Then quickly get driving directions to your destination through a familiar Maps user interface.

Not sure what you want for dinner tonight? Tap “Surprise Me!” to make the choice. Take a chance and find something new and exciting!

Price: $2.99

Review:

Fotomatic iPhoneAppReview Video Review

Description:

Fotomatic puts your favorite Facebook, Flickr, and Picasa photo albums in the palm of your hand with animated, captivating slideshows that are fun to watch and cool to show off! Simply enter or search for the names of online photo albums hosted on Facebook, Flickr, and Picasa, and they’ll be automatically transferred to your iPhone (or iPod touch).

From your iPhone, you can browse your photos or watch them within uniquely animated slideshow themes. View them mounted in a virtual photo book, zooming past you, part of a mural, and many more! Fotomatic also features a unique “Add Fun Album” feature, where you can instantly access public photo albums, ranging from landmarks, sports, and shoes to cars, skateboarding, and NASA!

Fotomatic is designed to meet all your mobile photo needs and combines multiple photo apps into one. Enjoy your photos on the go in a whole new way! More screenshots coming soon.

Features:

• A multitude of animated slideshow playback themes
• Seamless Facebook, Flickr, and Picasa downloads
• “Add Fun Album” offers instant access to countless public photo albums
• Intuitive multi-touch interface to browse, navigate, and manage photo albums
• Automatic updating of previously downloaded albums on startup
• Downloads photos while you view other albums

Cost: $4.99

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Google App for the iPhone

I have read some of the reviews on the Google App for the iPhone over at the App store and I don’t think people quite get it.  They are blasting the app stating they can do web searches already from safari.  But the Google App does a whole lot more.  You can search your contacts, your previous searches, websites, and it provides suggestions as you type.

I have found the app to be very useful.  It has not quite found it’s way on to the front page of my iphone yet, but it is secure on the second page for the moment.

So, if you have a lot of contacts or do frequent web searches from your iPhone, then this app may be just the thing to fit the bill.  Browse to the app store and download the Google App, it’s free of charge and helps get all the google goodness to your screen that much faster.

The Top 5 Free Killer Apps from the iPhone App Store

So iPhone software release 2.0 was let loose on the masses yesterday and with it came the much anticipated App store.  Apple released over 500 applications on launch day, enough to make any iPhone fan boy’s head spin.  While it is impossible to download and try every application I present to you the apps I found to be most useful, possibly leaving some gems yet to be discovered.  If you have others, leave a comment and I will try it out.  I’d love to have some apps crack the top 5.

So without much further ado I present to you my top 5 free applications from the iPhone app store.

Moo Cow Music Band Review

At $9.99 I think this app is a little over priced.  $4.99 would be a little better price range for this app.  You can’t blame the developer though, it’s not often you get to walk on stage at an Apple press event to announce your new app…I might over price my app by a few bucks too.

The app allows you to record and lay multiple tracks down which is kind of cool.  It also has a few pre-recorded songs.  The nice thing about the pre-recorded songs is that it highlights the guitar licks or piano keys as they are played so you can learn from the sound track how to play the song.  Since I am not too musically inclined I wish there were more sound samples to help teach me a few of the ropes.

Overall this is a fun app for the musical novice, it may be more useful for someone who actually knows and understands music.  Somewhat overpriced…I give it a 3 out of 5 stars.