Apple’s Phil Schiller recently quoted the
total number of apps on the Store to be “100,000 “, a number as
daunting as it is impressive. With that many new apps to choose from it
can be a difficult task to sift through the goofy, quirky and downright
useless programs to find those that genuinely have a place on your shiny
new phone. We’ve been downloading apps and putting them through their
paces for a year now, and below is the shortlist of our favorite apps
that are available for free.
These are our favorites but we’d love to hear about the apps you use most on the iPhone. So here are some of the most popular free iphone applications.
CheckTubes
Being seen with one of the hottest
gadgets ever isn’t enough. You need to be able to prove it is better
than the rest. CheckTubes tests the speed of data transfers from the
network carrier to your gorgeous iPhone and maps the speeds and your
location using Google Maps.
Remote
The name says it all. It’s a remote control for iTunes on your computer or your Apple box. Remote connects using Wi-Fi and controls your playlists from afar.
Google Earth
It’s like the desktop version of Google
earth. The iPhone app is even cooler because it can pinpoint your
current location and “tilt” your view as you tilt your phone. Download
Shazam
Similar to Track ID found on Sony
Ericsson phones, Shazam identifies songs based on a recording it makes
of a 30-second clip of the track that it sends to a database. After you
discover the name of the song, you can buy it from iTunes or watch the
clip on YouTube if it’s available.
Facebook
For iphone Mobile versions of Facebook
gives you nearly complete control over your profile. View friends’
profiles and photos, chat with them online, update elements of your
profile.
Twitterific
Twitter apps are a dime-a-dozen on the
App store, but our pick of the freebies is Twitterific. Its darker color
palette is sexy and it features everything you’ll need to keep your
friends up-to-date on what’s for lunch.
Stanza
An e-book reader that gives the classics a
21st century flares. With access to a huge collection of material and a
clean, clear interface featuring dynamically adjustable fonts, reading a
novel using your iPhone seems entirely possible. Stanza can also read
PDFs, HTML and Word documents.
iTranslate
In the future, it seems, learning a
second language will be all but unnecessary. iTranslate can translate
blocks of text between about 40 recognized languages displaying the
results on screen or inserting them in a new email.
Darkroom
The new iPhone 3G S may have auto-focus
baked into the new 3-megapixel camera, but for the rest of us using the
older 3G model there’s Darkroom. This app adds a spirit-level-like tool
to the camera and waits until your hand is still before taking the
picture.
Tower Bloxx Deluxe Free
This is a favorite of ours from Java
platforms. Tower Bloxx is that perfect mix of strategy and speed that
works so well in iPhone games. Build the tallest buildings and conquer
the city block.
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