Don't blame yourself for expecting Apple to launch the iPhone with a fully-functional Apple Music Store, downloadable ringtones and several third-party applications. One or all of these additions seemed to be the last Ace the company was holding, a final, last-minute announcement to blow sales through the roof. It's now several weeks later and we're still waiting on that announcement. It probably won't come until October. Fortunately, unauthorized third-party companies are stepping up and filling in the vacuum created by Apple's slow start.
Click here to learn about three of these applications: Facebook, which has been streamlined for the iPhone; Videora, which allows you to adapt videos and movies to the correct iPhone format; and Leaflets, which optimizes Web content for viewing and reading on Apple's smartphone.