iPhone/iPod touch users have long lacked notes syncing. Since typing more than just a text message on the iPhone is a real pain, the iPhone developer community has been hard at work on a solution to this problem. iPhoneNotes 0.3 is now available for free download. Since third party apps still require that you jailbreak your device in order to install them, handset owners should note that Softpedia doesn't condone such activities.

"I'm glad to release a new version of iPhoneNotes today. I fixed some bugs and since 0.1.1 I've added some new features like auto-update and a Bonjour browser," says V1ru8, the developer, falling short of providing helpful instructions (some users still aren't able to get it up and working on their devices).

iPhoneNotes is a Mac application, not an iPhone/iPod touch piece of software. It does, however, work hand in hand with both devices bringing basic notes transfer between the Mac and the two (jailbroken) devices. Users need to have OpenSSH installed and working. It will find your device via Bonjour. As soon as you've selected your iPhone, you'll be ready to download/upload notes.

Bear in mind that, although the whole process uses Wi-Fi, this does not imply actual syncing. Every change you make to the notes database will only be transferred to the iPhone/iPod touch after performing another upload. Nevertheless, it's probably the most practical way to get the job done, so I wouldn't whine about it.

iPhoneNotes 0.3 adds a few bug fixes too: Long notes are now displayed correctly, while the Bonjour ip-resolving problem has also been dealt with.

V1ru8 also reveals that "a friend of [his[ is developing an SMS application called 'Luscious SMS'. I use this application not just because he made it but rather because it is a super application to send SMS from your mac ... I use it with the Swisscom plugin to send SMS over my Swisscom youth account." Have a look.

Softpedia doesn't encourage iPhone/iPod touch users to hack/jailbreak their devices. If you decide to proceed with the installation of any, otherwise unsupported third party application on your Apple handset, it is at your own risk.