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It’s been a pretty slow couple of days on iTunes for iPhone Apps but that will surely change. Nevertheless, the last two days weren’t a complete waste. There were a couple of notable apps:

• Nearby: Nearby is a social mobile application that allows you to see pictures and find more information about the places around you. Basically you can get information on buildings, find restaurant reviews, and so on with this free app. The downside to this app is that not many people are using it and since this app is powered by the community’s content, then you may not get all the information that you are looking for on this app. It will get better over time.
• Remelody: Now this is one memory game that will prevent Alzheimer’s disease. OK. Maybe not but still it’s a cool game, and it has been updated for the new iPhone platform. Now I am not sure if it’s worth $5.99 (I am a little bit cheap or as frugal), but I guess if you can afford it, you should get it.

Don’t look now, but there will days that we will see 10 or 20 new apps released altogether. But there are still plenty of cool applications on iTunes already, so don’t give up search for that killer app.

Are you in the mood to make real music on your iPhone or iPod touch? If so, then you should definitely try BeatMaker music application for iPhone. BeatMaker is a pocket size music studio that allows you to compose and work on your music ideas right on your iPhone. I have played with this application a little bit, and I got to say that it’s pretty impressive. I am terrible in music, so essentially it will sit on my phone doing nothing, but if music is your thing, then you should definitely give Beatmaker a try.

Blogging with Wordpress has just become much easier with the new iPhone application, which is by the way free as well.

I personally like the auto recovery post which allows you to recover a post that was interrupted by a call. It’s not for heavy blogging, but if you are at a conference or there is a piece of news you have to have on your blog, then it’s very handy. Here is the link to Wordpress iPhone 3G Application.

This past week was a busy one for the iPhone App developers as several Apps were launched or updated on the Apple store. Here are the more notable ones:

The AOL instant messenger for iPhone and iPod Touch was updated for the iPhone OS 2.0. Unlike the previous version, you can now use the AIM Blast to send IM to multiple people. But more importantly, the app is free and more stable, so you’ve got nothing to lose in that regard.

Astromo shows you the locatino of heavenly objects at a specific time. Pretty useless application but is one heck of a time killer! And you have tooth ache, it can help you forget about it. Believe me!

BlackJack 3 hand edition is the new version of this game for the new iPhone. The glitches that made the game crash are fixed now, and you can play up to 3 hands of BlackJack at a time. It’s only $3.99 which is not bad considering that some worse Apps average $9.99.

300 Bowl is now updated for the iPhone 2.0. The version has been improved for the new iPhone, and some of the glitches are fixed. Another cool game.

Loan Calculator is not such a special App really if you think about it. But it’s a simple way to figure out how much your loan payment will be while you are on the go. I know some of you don’t need a calculator to get the number but this is still cool for the rest of us.

The most useful App in my mind is one that allows you to interact with services that you use on an everyday basis. Flickr is one of them for me, so when I saw Mobile Fotos. These guys use Flickr API to allow you to upload or browse photos on Flickr. This is not the official flickr App.

It’s no surprise that anyone who is anyone is coming up with applicatinos with the iPhone. TheFind is the latest company that has created their version of iPhone Application. I personally use theFind to figure out what items are more popular around the web, but I have not used it to shop around. Having said that, it is going to be very useful to people who can’t help but shop all the time! The good folks at TechCrunch have the story on the private Beta.