| I’m sure most of you have heard about | | | | name of the artist, record cover and name of the |
| Apple’s new iPhone and all the different | | | | song right to your iPhone. |
| functionality it has to offer, so I’ll spare you | | | | 6. Pandora – This next application is great for |
| the details. What I will share with you are the top | | | | parties or whenever you want music playing but |
| ten applications that I enjoy and use on a daily basis. | | | | don’t want to assume control of the songs. |
| 1. ZenBe Lists – This is a to-do-list application | | | | All you have to do is type the name of a band, and |
| that lets you itemize your daily tasks. The app | | | | Pandora will create a custom "radio |
| features a minimalist green user interface, extremely | | | | station" around that band, which includes songs |
| functional features, and a free price tag. I find ZenBe | | | | from the band itself, as well as songs that |
| Lists to be above and beyond other to-do-list | | | | "sound like" that artist. Pandora is an |
| applications, which is why I chose it as part of my | | | | amazing application for music discovery, pick a |
| everyday apps. | | | | channel and let Pandora be the DJ. |
| 2. NetNewsWire – Sorting through my feed list | | | | 7. Bloomberg – Finally a finance application that |
| is much more efficient on the iPhone as opposed to | | | | I can use to constantly stay up-to-date on markets |
| on the web. That’s where NetNewsWire is so | | | | around the world. Bloomberg offers news, stock |
| helpful; this application is an RSS reader just like its | | | | quotes, company descriptions, top performers, price |
| parent Newsgator only for the iPhone. So if | | | | charts, market trend analysis and more. Although |
| you’re one to enjoy news feeds then make | | | | painful at times, I enjoy following my list of stocks. |
| sure you review NetNewsWire. | | | | Your probably wondering what this type of app |
| 3. Twinkle – This is a great Twitter application. | | | | costs, well it’s free. |
| If you’re asking yourself what a twitter is, | | | | 8. AOL Instant Messenger - AIM for the iPhone is a |
| don’t feel too bad. Twitter is a website that | | | | great product, and works just the way you would |
| allows you to blast out short updates about your | | | | expect it to. But it does have a drawback that tends |
| daily life (“I’m at home on Appcraver | | | | to bug me. Unless the application is open, you don't |
| looking at this new game, and then I’m going | | | | get alerted when you receive a message. I |
| to the market”) to your friends and people | | | | don’t know about you, but when I get a |
| that want to track you. So what’s so special | | | | message I want to be notified instantly. With the |
| about Twinkle? Well the main differentiator is that it | | | | iPhone it presents a problem because as of now you |
| knows your location. It taps into the iPhone GPS and | | | | can only have one application open at a time. |
| adds your current location to all of your tweets! You | | | | 9. Movies – The new Movies application allows |
| can also keep track of nearby twinkles. | | | | you to search local theaters for show times, view |
| 4. Facebook - It seems nowadays everyone is | | | | movie details, and watch movie trailers. There |
| obsessed with checking their Facebook; well at least | | | | isn’t much to complain about this app, it was |
| I am. This application makes it easier; it gives you one | | | | designed well and pays close attention to detail. |
| touch access to all of your friends, your profile and | | | | What’s amazing about it aside from the free |
| inbox. You can even ping anybody who is online and | | | | price tag is that it was developed by a college |
| start chatting instantly. The best part is you have | | | | sophomore who sold it to Flixter. |
| immediate access to your Facebook inbox and you | | | | 10. Calendar – Number ten on my list goes to |
| don’t have to login every time. Oh and did I | | | | the Calendar application. You’re probably |
| mention it’s free. | | | | thinking, “Wait doesn’t that come with |
| 5. Shazam – This totally free application is a life | | | | the iphone?” The answer is yes, it does come |
| saver! Have you ever heard a song that you loved | | | | with the iPhone, which is probably why it’s |
| so much, but didn’t know the name of it or | | | | such a great application to begin with. I use this |
| who the artist was? Well with this application you can | | | | calendar every day to manage my schedule, after |
| solve that problem once and forever. All you do is | | | | this app I simply refuse to go back to my old |
| hold the iPhone up to the music that’s playing | | | | desktop schedule. |
| and hit the “Tag Now” button. Shazam | | | | There you have it, my top ten iPhone applications |
| does the rest! A couple seconds later it will return the | | | | that I can’t live without. |