If you’re an iPhone owner, you are probably a loyal, or some would say die hard, user of the popular touchscreen device. As a recent New York Times article pointed out, there are a myriad of things you can do to take your iPhone to the next level, both with hidden tricks and also useful applications.

I asked friends and co-workers for their thoughts on useful apps and which hidden tips are most useful. Below are a few responses I found interesting...

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Mobile applications continue to proliferate, as interesting functionality and utility continue to emerge within these small, lightweight and easy-to-install software. As we’ve often heard, there seems to be an app for everything. You may say we are partial, but applications seem to enjoy a growing level of importance nowadays due to the functionality they bring to smartphones, tablets, laptops and PCs. Without apps, many question the utility of tablets as being more than just an oversized feature phone. And now, more OEMs are looking to leverage this trend and embed various apps to further differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

As a developer, we are keenly interested in this ongoing commentary in the community. One such topic that continues to arise is the debate around app pricing models...

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According to IHS iSuppli, revenue from mobile app stores is expected to reach $3.8 billion by the end of the year and a staggering $8.3 billion by 2014. Just comparing 2010 to 2011, iSuppli is predicting a 77.7% growth. The sheer numbers speak volumes without further explanation. But, that wouldn’t make for an interesting blog entry.

iSuppli took a slightly different approach and analysis, including in-app purchases in its estimates, which they say will be a key driver for revenue growth until 2014. This sentiment makes me think about the explosion of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), which is witnessing broader acceptance and adoption in the enterprise technology industry...

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If you keep up with us on the blog, you may be familiar with the 100 Million Club, which we’ve been excited to be a part of over the past few years. Once again, we’ve made VisionMobile’s semi-annual watchlist as the only embedded application shipping on over 100 million handsets. In fact, we have shipped on nearly 400 million handsets, as of the second half of 2010! We’re excited to continue to see this number increase – a true testament to our ongoing OEM relationships, which we continue to expand on each quarter. As a company, this is an important segment of our business and we value these strategic partnerships.

So, beyond our stellar performance, who were the other winners and losers cited in the mobile arena? Below, please find a few points that we found interesting and pulled from the report...

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Spring is in the air! There are numerous articles on ‘spring cleaning’ various aspects of your life and work, including one’s house, business, finances, workout, relationships, and other numerous topics. But, what about one’s mobile life? We are increasingly becoming a society tied to multiple mobile devices, including laptops, smartphones, tablets, audio players and portable game devices, and these are critical components to our life, ensuring we stay productive and connected. As such, we thought it would be fun and timely to provide our Top Ten Tips to clean up and organize your mobile world. Check out our list below and let us know if you have any other suggestions that we may have missed, and let’s get our mobile life in shape together for Spring!

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In the midst of the buzz and bustle of Macworld a few weeks ago, the iPad quietly turned one year old to little fanfare. To celebrate, Mashable posted an interesting infographic on the device’s development, which speaks volumes. iPad not only surpassed analyst predictions, but literally blew them away at five times more than originally estimated, selling 14.8 million iPads in 2010.

This gave us the idea to take a look back at our year of development on the iPad...

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We recently came across a hilarious TechCrunch graphic and article that examined society’s perceptions of the latest smartphone devices and what your phone potentially says about you. While mobile devices feature the same capabilities as they have had for several years, such as the ability to make calls and to text, the particular brand you choose to carry in your pocket may disclose more about who you are to the world than you think. This perceived mobile phone divide is creating a new generation of consumers, as shoppers now look to purchase a phone that makes them feel the coolest and/or part of a certain class in society. This is a decision that previous generations didn’t even consider. Plus, all of the thousands of apps that can now be purchased further differentiate your mobile experience and capabilities...

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2011 is starting off to be a productive and busy year for Quickoffice, especially in the awards category. We’ve worked hard on developing feature-rich mobile applications for a variety of devices, including iPad, iPhone and Android.

Do you think Quickoffice makes your life easier? If so, we’d love your support in helping nominate Quickoffice for the About.com Readers’ Choice Awards for 2011...

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We just received some exciting news that we wanted to share with our great community. Quickoffice was just named the ‘Superstar’ in MobileVillage’s Mobile Star Award’s productivity consumer app category. A big thanks to all of our amazing Quickoffice blog, Twitter and Facebook followers who read our recent post and participated in the latest ‘movement’! All you loyal fans helped boost Quickoffice to Superstar status!

The Mobile Star Awards...

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Last week, The Wall Street Journal hosted its first All Things Digital: Dive into Mobile event. And, while there was not a lot of ‘news’ revealed at the conference, we enjoyed hearing the latest thoughts from Jon Rubenstein, head of HP’s Palm unit. Among the new areas that HP will be focusing on in 2011 are the tablet market and the ongoing evolution of webOS 2.0, just some of the reasons behind HP’s purchase of Palm. Interested in a glimpse of the discussion? Check out some of our favorite parts of Ina Fried’s Mobilized interview below:

Rubenstein on webOS scaling:

“We were clearly very interested in enterprise, but...

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