Some weeks ago I decided to give Gist a try. This week I became even more interested after they released Gist for iPhone. By using Gist, which by definition means “the essence”,  both on your desktop and iPhone keeping track of your social network becomes very easy. Do you want to know everything about the people you really want to follow? Give Gist a try!

Tweetie 2, Loren Brichter’s new baby, is finally available for download in the iPhone App Store. About two weeks ago the release of this new Twitter client for the iPhone was announced. The previous Tweetie has been rewarded the Apple Desing Award, which made me even more curious about version 2.

It’s clear the war is on between the big players on the mobile market. Already for a longer time it has been noticeable that iPhone is gaining market share. This week IntoMobile showed that both Symbian and Windows Mobile are losing market share to iPhone, Android and webOS. Some days later Microsoft released its new Windows Mobile 6.5, also named Windows Phone. The question is whether Windows’ recent mobile strategy will help them to regain market share.

Yes, it is true. Microsoft announced a contest to promote their new idea – Microsoft Marketplace (SkyMarket). Till the end of December you can submit even 5 applications to the Microsoft Marketplace for free. Of course these apps have to be built for Windows Mobile devices. This way Microsoft wants to compete with Apple Store. Are they able to beat it?

Last night Google launched a new service: Google Fast Flip, an online overview of many major news papers and magazines. According to the Google Blog this Fast Flip solution increases the browsing performance when reading news online. By flipping through articles really fast without unnatural delays it should just feel like you are reading print version. Is this the next nightmare for publishers?

Last week I mentioned many people were waiting for the Facebook 3.0 update on the iPhone. Honestly, I wasn’t. I used not to be such an intensive user of the previous version. The interface didn’t satisfy me, besides hardly any of my European friends were using Facebook and Twitter took most of my “free” time. Curious as I am I decided to install this new version to give it a try. Some days later I have to admit that I am still positively surprised about the major change of the usability of the application. But I have a major remark as well.

Many people have been waiting for the Facebook 3.0 update on the iPhone. Its available in the App Store now and therefore the major question that has to be answered is: What’s new? Will it improve the Facebook experience when using the iPhone? The bottom line answer is yes. Facebook 3.0 offers you a completely new Facebook experience on the iPhone. I will describe some of the main new features.

For a long time the Blackberry was the mobile device of choice for the enterprise users. Recently this is changing. Some months ago I had to choose myself between a Blackberry and an iPhone. The elegant, very intuitive and smooth interface of the iPhone occurs to attract more and more business users.

During emergency a split second can make the difference between life and death. Are you sure you will be able to instantly access the proper telephone numbers on your phone? Whom to call? It could be life saving if you know the most important medical details. Do you remember or maybe even use the “SOS Talisman“? Why not add similar data and even more to the iPhone? We might have a good idea for an iPhone application, we named it “iEmergency” and we are curious about your opinion.