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Read, edit and save files Windows will be possible on the iPhone, with 4 Quickoffice applications. Word, Excel and PowerPoint therefore open to users of Apple smartphone, after Nokia.

The Quickoffice software, which allowed previously read documents only on Nokia phones (Symbian) and Palm, arrived on the iPhone and Apple iPod Touch. It is intended, however, the users of the service MobileMe proposed by Apple, which offers a storage space of documents on paid subscription.

Four variations of Quickoffice are emerging for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The first MobileFiles, can read some attachments with messages, including documents Google and Box.net. This was previously not possible on the iPhone.

MobileFiles will normally be available in November, free, but only with the opportunity to read the documents.

To be able to make changes, it will turn to the other three applications. Quicksheet, Quickpoint will respectively Quickword and edit Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word. They will be available thereafter early 2009 in principle.

Only available supply on the market

For each, it will pay $ 10. News.com was able to test at the CTIA conference held in San Francisco this week (10 to 12 September). Quicksheet and Quickword show clearly attachments MobileMe as multipage files, and allow the user to make changes in two ways, by touching the screen.

If you buy all three applications, pay $ 30 may seem a bit excessive for simply can modify and save the three types of documents in its space MobileMe staff since the iPhone. Especially when you know that reading one of the documents is free. It remains to be seen whether a bundle will be offered more advantageous.