The release of iPhone 2.0 and the AppStore is just around the corner, and they are certain to bring a flood of amazing new native applications in a broad range of categories. A new class of business applications will emerge, pushing the iPhone further into the enterprise and thus raising the bar for mobile workforce software. However, there will continue to be a market for web-based enterprise software that is optimized for iPhone and iPod touch, largely driven by users who can’t, or won’t, install native iPhone apps. Harvest, the time and expense tracking utility, places itself squarely in this market with its latest release of Harvest for the iPhone. The iPhone version does not have all the features of the desktop version, but it does have the ones you’ll need most when you’re on the go.
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CityMint makes ordering food for take-out or delivery an almost effortless task using your iPhone or iPod touch. CityMint has a huge database of restaurants in the San Francisco area, but will be adding more cities in the future. CityMint is a close relative to Wokozi, a food ordering service for the New York area, and both are cousins of the dot-com deadpool site, Kozmo. The biggest difference with CityMint is its mobile access optimized for iPhone, iPod touch, Palm, and BlackBerry. If you live or work in the S.F. Bay Area, you’ll want to read on to find out more about CityMint, otherwise stay tuned and we’ll let you know as more cities become available.
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Those of you who follow Apple’s iPhone web applications list may have noticed a rather popular entertainment app known as Zinio. Released back in November, the Zinio Mobile Newsstand is just that: a collection of digitized real-world magazines all catalogued and each displayed front-page first for easy perusal. Last week, Zinio increased its selection by adding 20 new titles. Periodicals range from a variety of topics and include Popular Mechanics, Men’s Health, Elle, Macworld, and Reader’s Digest, among others.
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Wouldn’t it be great if you could enter your receipts right into your iPhone right when you make a purchase and then have that information automatically reflected in your monthly budget? With PearBudget, you can do just that. PearBudget is a web-based tool designed to help you take control of your personal finances that you can access using your iPhone from anywhere (or your iPod touch on wi-fi). Unlike most financial management applications (like Quicken or Microsoft Money), PearBudget cuts out the features that most people don’t use and concentrates solely on expense tracking and budgeting. The end result is an incredibly powerful calculation engine that underlies a beautifully simple user interface that’s almost a joy to use. It only takes ten minutes to set up, and ongoing maintenance is easy. If you are new to personal financial management, or just plain overwhelmed by your finances then give PearBudget a try and get some money back into that bank account of yours. PearBudget is available for a free no-risk, 30-day trial (no credit card required), then only $3 a month after that. Read on to find out why we think $36 a year is a great deal for this awesome finance tool.
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Not long ago, we introduced you to Evernote, a killer application that syncs your notes between your desktop and your iPhone without any Jailbreak or hacking required. This week, Evernote released a significant upgrade that transforms an already wonderful tool into a must-have for any iPhone or iPod touch owner. The iPhone’s lack of a decent notes application has left most of us scrambling for little workarounds or hacks just to get notes from our devices back to our computer. Evernote accomplishes this feat quite nicely, but honestly, it’s all the other features of Evernote that mitake it absolutely invaluable. We use Evernote every single day and depend heavily on it for the bulk of our writing and research. Evernote excels in the capturing and organization of ideas, and it works for desktop, web, and mobile. Unfortunately, the product is only available in a private beta, but the kind folks at Evernote have given us another pile of invites for our Touchtip readers. Read on to find out more about the newest features Evernote has to offer and how you can get your greedy little hands on an invite to the beta. And if you have already had the chance to try out Evernote, let us know how you like it so far.
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The past seven days have given us a lot to chew on. First, we hear about Apple’s plan to get the iPhone into more countries across the globe which brings its iPhone sales goal for the year clearly into the crosshairs. Then we get reports of customers who are unable to buy iPhones at any online outlet, and retail stores soon follow. Where are the iPhones going? Analysts see right through Apple’s ruse and claim a new improved iPhone is looming near. Will the 3G iPhone be available soon? It will, and in less than three weeks from today!

Read on to learn all about these latest breaking iPhone news stories.
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Last week we told you about the update to Google Reader that brings its iPhone interface closer to its desktop sibling. If you use Google Reader on the iPhone as much as we do, then you’ll probably like this really cool iPhone trick that lets you continue using the iPhone version of Google Reader while using your desktop browser. This fun little trick is great for keeping an eye on your RSS feeds while you continue to work or surf the web in your browser’s main window pane. After the jump, we’ll tell you how to set this up in Firefox since we’re big fans of that browser, although this trick should work in any web browser that has a sidebar feature.
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iPhone wallpaper sites are a dime a dozen, but here at Touchtip we really only like to tell you about the sites that are offer unique, high quality wallpapers. We’ve already told you about a few of them, but we just discovered a new one worth checking out if you are looking to freshen up the face of your iPhone or iPod touch. Despite the site’s name, Pixelgirl offers images that will appeal to both sexes. The wallpapers are free, of course, and designed by a variety of artists. The images range from cute and cuddly, to psychedelic and ’shroomy. Pixelgirl also has big galleries of desktop wallpapers and icons for your Mac or PC computer. It appears that the iPhone wallpaper section of the site is fairly new since there are currently only about sixty of them to choose from. However, the site does take submissions from artists so look for the iPhone selection to grow over time.

Pixelgirl - Wallpapers for iPhone and iPod touch
www.pixelgirl.com