A Day In the Life of My iPhone Part 4: Who Needs a Newspaper?

Since owning an iPhone, my need to gather news from other sources other than my mobile device has become obselete. Within seconds of turning on my device, I can have the lastest information in relation to any number of subjects I am interested in. With the iPhone’s 3G or Wi-Fi connection when available, you can be constantly and instantly updated whenever or wherever you are. There are already thousands of apps in the iTunes app store available, so I would like to share with you the ones I find most useful in my day to day life as well as the ones that I think keep me the most informed.

The first application at the top of this list is Twitteriffic, a Twitter client. Twitteriffic is a social networking app that enables people to easily post what they are up to, where they are or where or what they will be doing. You can attach web links, photos, or even your location. you choose to follow updates of others you want to keep tabs on. You can also reply or direct message other “tweeters”. One of the tweeters I choose to follow is FOX News. By following their tweets, I can easily keep up with most headlines hour by hour. I also like to follow some of favorite blogs and application developers for program update news.

Below are some screenshots of Twitteriffic in action.

Mobile News is another great application for following the news whether it be World news, National news or Local news. You can actually look up the local news no matter where you are by using the GPS of the iPhone. Mobile News can also give you quite a variety of photos to view or videos to watch if you would like to see details in regard to the news article you are interested in.

Below are some screenshots of Mobile News.

Finally, I would like to share with you an application called Instapaper. With Instapaper, you can simply bookmark any web page you are interested in viewing and it will be saved in the Instapaper application for later viewing. This works great for me when I am in the middle of a good read but I don’t have time to finish the article or story. With Instapaper, it’s really no problem. Just hit the favorites icon in Safari and tap on the “Read Later” link and you’re done. Finish it whenever you want! Instapaper has a lite and Pro version. The Pro version gives additional options allowing for customization when viewing your pages. It also has an auto-tilt option for automatic scrolling when you tilt your iPhone.

Here are some pics of Instapaper:

I hope I have at least given you some ideas in how to get a little more out of your iPhone. Now call your local paper and cancel that subscription! Save a tree!