The iPhone is not merely a cell-phone. It is a smart phone with a fantastic computing ability. If a slight exaggeration is acceptable, the iPhone can easily be called a palm computing device. Its storage, performance and the wide range of apps designed for it makes it a very expensive and a smart gadget. So, it follows, that the security and safety of the iPhone has to be maintained as a top-priority throughout its usage. If you go on installing apps left and right from all across, you might sooner or later find that your iPhone’s performance gets affected. At times, even careful and meticulous installation of apps on the iPhone may cause a slight deterioration in its performance.

iPhone Forum applications and software are what make the iPhone a really interesting device. These applications are not merely here for fun but also for useful and practical purposes. From simple tracking applications to complex account maintenance apps, you have everything you need on the iPhone. There are plenty more to be had from various independent iPhone application development services and companies. The average user of the iPhone seems to have a huge amount of apps on his/her iPhone. That is the level of reach of the iPhone’s apps.

However one point to be considered is that while it is easy to find and download the apps to your taste, it is not easy to find out if the applications that you use are truly legitimate ones. Besides, the questions of security, harmlessness and genuineness linger around. Here are some of the reasons why these should be taken into account.

The questions on security of your data, of your personal information and other such sensitive details also need to be answered. If the app you download is not from a reputed iPhone Forum apps development company, it becomes quite hard to find out if the application really does what it says or more than that. There have been cases where there has been serious loss of data or leak of personal information through non-genuine or illegitimate applications.

iPod touch is the most popular game player in the world. And with tens thousands of games and other applications in almost every category just a tap away at the App Store, iPod touch has more games than any other platform. I wish I had more fingers.

Oh, I almost forget my favorite Gyro and Multi-Touch. The new, built-in, three-axis gyroscope on iPod touch gives people fantastic pitch, roll, and yaw. Rotation around gravity. And extremely precise position information. Multi-Touch will turn your fingers into an expert skateboarder.

iPod touch has two built-in cameras, one on the front above the display and one on the back. The front camera has been tuned for FaceTime. It has just the right field of view and focal length to focus on our face at arm’s length.

There are four generations of iPhone models, and they were accompanied by four major releases of iOS (formerly iPhone OS). The original iPhone established design precedents like screen size and button placement that have persisted through all models. The iPhone 3G added 3G cellular network capabilities and A-GPS location. The iPhone 3GS added a compass, faster processor, and higher resolution camera, including video. The iPhone 4 has two cameras for FaceTime video calling and a higher-resolution display.