On September 13, 2009, Concrete Software released "Unit Converter" application for iPod touch and iPhone running the 3^rd generation of the operating system iPhone. Concrete software is a developer and seller of award winning, innovative mobile software. Their software supports a large range of mobile devices including mass market phones (Nokia, Apple, Sony Ericsson), BlackBerry devices, and Android based phones. Concrete Software was founded in 2003. Its headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minnesota. You can find the last version of "Unit Converter" (1.0.32) on App Store at a listing price of $0.99.

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This application includes all the converter units on the same screen, by using graphics of pre installed applications on the iPhone. "Unit Converter" is the complete conversion tool with every units and categories you would probably need. Also this application will automatically download new current rates daily for its 75 different currencies. For this to happen, an internet connection is required. If you don't want to allow "Unit Converter" to access the internet, don't worry, the currency rates are updates weekly through the App Store. If you usually use just the temperature, speed and power currencies then easily reorder the categories and post the most used on the top.

If you are interested to convert other rates, then simply swipe form left to right and clear the conversation (you can also tap the text area). The "Unit Converter" has a history conversation. Therefore it can remember the last conversation completed within each category. Although on the App Store you can find the lite free version of "Unit Converter", the full version is much better. A feature that should be added in the next upgrade is probably a glossary of terms. By doing this everyone can understand all the currency abbreviations.

The content is impressive, while the output is instant. "Unit Converter" includes a complete list of units, within the following categories: angles, angular speed, area, blood sugar, currency, current, data, density, dynamic viscosity, electric potential, energy, force, fuel, frame rate, kinematic viscosity, length, moment, particles sizes, parts per million, power, pressure, speed, temperature, time, typography, torque, volume, volumetric flow and weight.

The latest added version (1.0.32) includes the following features: the currency for Dominican Peso; added Vara, Chain, Link, Vara Chain, Engineer's Chain, Spanish League, and Palmo to length; added Spanish Labor and Spanish League to area; Rwandan Franc and Burundian Franc currencies; Tanzanian Shilling and Ugandan Shilling currencies; Croatian Kuna, Ethiopian Birr and Kenyan Shilling currencies; added Uruguayan Peso; added Vanuatu Vatu and Moroccan Dirham to currencies; improved sorting options for both categories and units; added Acre foot to volume; added Perch (length), square Perch (area); added Millibars to pressure.

"Unit Converter" is the most complex application of its kind. It works smoothly with iPod touch and iPhone, it doesn't crash, its small (0.6 MB) and also cheap. If you need or want an unit converter, buy the "Unit Converter".

On September 04, 2009 seller Carlos Ribas released the latest version of "Hours Tracker" (version 1.5.1). If you are a workaholic, or just can't keep track of your time, then this application might just be a good solution for you. "Hours Tracker" can be found on the App Store, under the category Business. This application was developer for iPod touch and iPhone with the third operating system for the iPhone.

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If you don't know when to stop working, or if you get paid by the projects you get done, or if you just want to keep track of the long hours you have worked, then give this application a try. "Hours Tracker" supports tracking time worked for multiple jobs. This application can also export every data collected using email in a friendly form and in spreadsheet friendly CSV format. The emails send by "Hours Tracker" are either written with the data retrieved or the emails have the collected data as a file attachment. "Hours Tracker" has an intuitive user interface, designed to look like other pre installed iPhone applications. Every entry from the application is designed to bring up a menu with settings when touched.

Therefore you can filter the entries by date (if you have already turned in a time card for it or otherwise want it removed). You can set up the clock for each job by just touching the clock "button" in the menu. Doing so, "Hours Tracker" will begin displaying details about the time being tracked. These applications will not only keep track of the hours spend at work but will also keep track of the money made.

This application runs in the back of your iPod touch and iPhone, therefore you can use other applications, like make a call, write a note or even turn off your phone or iPod. When you want to finish an entry just select the clock out feature (then all the time spent and money earned will be recorded). You can even summarize time worked by job by using "Review Hours" feature. This feature will also allow you to select how you want to view your results, by day, week or even month. If you work on shifts then "Hours Tracker" is what you need.

The application is fully customizable, allowing you to edit (or delete time worked) the start or end times, the four rate, and even add a comment. Also add to the "Hours Tracker" your previous jobs (before installing the application) or maybe the time you are planning to spend at your next job. Always remember to edit the information about jobs. It is not mandatory but necessary in order for you to get the bigger picture. Very customizable is the way you can see and send the data. Therefore you can customize the email export and then prepare an email message to be sent by the standard Mail application on your iPhone.

You can select the email address, the message subject, and specify data export formats (friendly, CSV data or nothing option for the actual message and the attachment of the email).  "Hours Tracker" have a lot of good features: keeps track of time worked, in the same time, for multiple jobs; full edit, delete or add of jobs; different hours rate; allows free form comments; exports data using email in both user and computer friendly; it calculates pay for each job.

The latest upgrade brings new features like setting the pay periods for each job (per week, two weeks or a month), if you are a freelancer you can set the tax percentage and insurances deductions. By doing so, you have a better perspective of what you earn from your jib or projects and how much time and effort you invest. Overall even if you are not a "time is money" person this application is excellent only to see if your current job is worth all the trouble. For only $1.99 you can truly appreciate how much of your earned money, are actually delivered on your card after the taxes and period flat deductions (be careful, the result might impress you not in a good way).

The Office Open XML format is a free and open document file format for saving and exchanging editable office documents, spreadsheets, presentations and charts. Released on September 03, 2009 the Quick Office Mobile Office Suite is one of the best applications that will allow you to create, open and edit Word documents (with the latest extension docx) and excels files (also with the latest extension xlsx), from your very own iPhone or iPod touch.
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You can find the Quick Office Mobile Office Suite on App Store under the Business Category. The seller, Quick office, developed this application from the first version to the current one (1.4.1) for the third operating system of the iPhone. Tanks to this application you can now be more productive without having to wait to get home or at the office. Probably the business users already know about the Quick offices products. To the rest of the readers, you should know that they offer excellent mobile office software, but they also offer the best value to their customers. Quick Office even has promotional sales for this application. However if you are one of the lucky 10.000 customers you can buy the Quick Office Mobile Office Suite with 50% off the listing price ($9.99).

The Quick Office Mobile Office Suite was rewarded in 2009 with both, Best Business Application reward (CTIA Wireless) and Most Innovative Mobile Application. This business application combines 6 powerful products. Therefore you have the next features: edit Word documents, edit Excel spreadsheets, transfer desktop files via Wi-Fi, remotely access Mobile Me iDisk accounts, email files directly via iPhone, and mount your device as a drive. This application if pretty good; it delivers what it is supposed to. For basic editing of documents and spreadsheets, this application works just fine.

Also it has most sufficient editing features to suit most users. Even at the most praised applications you can still get drawbacks. The editing email attachments don't really work that well, and it is even hard to find in the application interface. Also there is no way for you to print. Therefore, if you can't actually send via email the Word or Excel files you create or edit on your iPhone and iPod touch you must connect your Apple device to a MacBook or a computer in order for you to retrieve these documents.

There are three different ways to copy, update or transfer files. The Map Network Drive method allows you to drag and drop files, to copy or update existing files. You can create or update a file on your iPhone or iPod touch then just drag them into a folder on your PC where the original file is located. Compared with other applications, Quick Office Mobile Office Suite is fast and responsive, there is no need to install a desktop client (simple browser file transfer from any computer); this application is robust with rich features for power users (two fingers zoom); you don't need to purchase MS Exchange to access or email files. The Quick Office Mobile Office Suite is very easy to use, but the menu is not all that intuitive. Even with the latest version this application still needs some improvement. Even so, if you are looking for an application capable of advanced Word Document Processing and advanced Excel Spreadsheet Editor, then Quick Office Mobile Office Suite is surely what you are looking for.