Apple announced today on their website that native third party applications will be a reality come February. Jobs goes on to say in the article below that they will release an SDK for both the iPhone and iTouch.

Third Party Applications on the iPhone
Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in February. We are excited about creating a vibrant third party developer community around the iPhone and enabling hundreds of new applications for …

As reported on the Apple website here is a list of the top 10 web apps.
*I can not say that I agree but for the sake of reporting here it goes…

Bejeweled
Finger Scan
Facebook
Big Bang Sudoku for iPhone
WeatherBug
Fandango for iPhone
Ultralingua Mobile
The Pool
ESPN PodCenter
Digg iPhone Application

Ok, now a call to all our readers. We want to once and for all come up with a list of the best web based iPhone application and games list. Please send us comments or email with your list.

Popular Mechanics includes the iphone as one of the 10 most brilliant gadgets of 2007 on their website:
Of course, you’ve heard about this phone. But have you used it? The best way to understand why Apple’s iPhone ($400) has sent shockwaves through the cellphone industry is simply to check your voice mail with it. Instead of passwords and audible instructions, the iPhone displays a visual list of voice mails­—which are saved as audio files. Using the bright and responsive touchscreen, you scroll through the list and tap a message. When …

Yesterday Apple released a new website that allows developers to display their iPhone web apps. Thumbing through the application list I don’t really see anything new and exciting, mostly the same apps we’ve seen on other websites, just now they are being endorsed directly by Apple.
Many people feel this is Apple’s attempt to squash the need or want for native 3rd party applications. Yeah I doubt this is going to stop the iPhone dev community.
You can view these web apps directly on Apples website here.

In yet another attempt to stick to their guns regarding native 3rd party apps for the iPhone, Apple Insider is reporting that Apple is compiling a list of web based apps to display on their website.
Insiders say apple is contacting these developers on the down low asking them to submit website addresses, icons and site information for this list.
It was suggested that this list of “approved” apps could be listed on their site as early as today, update 10:20pm ET and still no list as far as I can tell.

The lack of MMS support with the iPhone is disappointing. I realize that this is not the quintessential missing feature of the iPhone but it’s something most of us have gotten accustomed to over the years.
Now just because we don’t have native support for picture messaging doesn’t mean we can’t send and receive them from the iPhone. Using this handy guide I have outlined the “work a around” way of sending off pictures to your friends and family and all you need to know is their specific carrier.
Most …

As reported today by Engadget, the iPhone dev community has confirmed that they have entered the highly protected file system. They have gotten all apps up and running along with springboard on v1.1.1. This is a huge step forward in allowing access to installing 3rd party apps back on the iphone for the rest of us. However, this news does come with an asterisks. Apparently this hack takes advantage of a single exploit in mobile safari which the next iphone upgrade will most likely …

As reported by the Unofficial Apple Weblog it seems that jailbreaking v1.1.1 is coming along. They most certainly have a long way to go, but at the speed this is being done I can only guess that it won’t be long before we can place 3rd party apps back on the phone.
Here is their progress thus far:
* Third Party apps run. Kind of. We probably have to recompile many of them for the new frameworks because many of them crash.
* Springboard no longer recognizes DisplayOrder.plist. And the list of …

Rumors are starting surface that Apple will finally start to open it’s doors to 3rd party applications for the iPhone. Now, don’t get too excited yet, these are just rumors. But several reports state that some major software developers have been given permission to start developing applications for the iPhone. As I imagine it these apps will be pushed through iTunes and undoubtedly at a cost.
Links to several different articles after the jump

In my never ending search to find iphone web based applications I have managed to stumble upon the cream of the crop. So until we get third party applications back on our iphones here, my fellow iphone owners, is a list of what I think are the best iphone applications.
Ta-da List First and for most the missing iPhone feature a To do List. This is something I personally can’t live without. I have researched many iphone capable To Do list managers, all that provide different features. …