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Twenty Essential iPhone Applications Not To Be Missed

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Pageonce Personal Assistant:

This is a great app for bringing together many accounts that are accessed online including bank and investing accounts. You can even view frequent flyer accounts and bill pay functions. Instead of having to access many online websites, all of the accounts are represented on one screen.

slide2AOL Radio:

This is a “very cool” App because it streams a very popular Los Angeles radio station, KCRW. One of the best ways to get the best of radio in one App.

Fring:

Just as Pageoncslide4e brings together financial applications, Fring brings together the many IM products into one screen. You can use MSN, Yahoo Chat, AIM, Twitter, Skype, AOL, ICQ and any other IM with this interface. You can even handle VoIP calls using any Wi-Fi which can save on your minutes by using any wireless connection you can find to make your calls.

Remote:

This is one of the most useful Apps in the Apps universe. Using this App, you slide5can listen to your iTunes library and pipe it through any stereo hookup or Airport Express. This will be one of those Apps that you use all the time.

slide6AirSharing:

This is an essential Apps that can be a lifesaver. Using AirSharing, you can send files in the flash memory of the iPhone and upload it or download it to a storage locations using any Wi-Fi connection.

slide7Yelp:

This is a great App to use when traveling. For any city, you can reach out and grab local reviews of restaurants, bars and other services. In towns like LA or New York where things change all the time, Yelp can keep you up with the coolest places to go each time you are in town.

slide8Routesy:

San Francisco is a delightful city to visit or live in. And whether you go there for business or fun, this App is a great way to find your way around. It is even easier to use the maps on Routesy than to use the maps of public transportation that the city provides.

slide9City Transit:

New York City is a town that is best accessed using public transportation. Too many people avoid the subways and buses because they are worried about deciphering the routes. This App to the rescue. City Transit even lets you know when there are outages or problems to avoid in the NYC public transportation infrastructure.


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Pandora:

You would be hard pressed to find a better internet radio App than Pandora. It even learns your tastes in artists and makes suggestions. It has no trouble streaming music over the 3G or EDGE formats. This one will get daily use one you install it on your iPhone.

slide11VNC Lite:

With this App, you can access any computer on your network and fully operate it like you were sitting at the keyboard. This is a great way to access your home desktop unit while on the road.

slide12PanoLab:

The iPhone is already an ideal tool for taking pictures. The PanoLab App completes your abilities to weave those phones together into a delightful panorama. Because the iPhone is right there, you can always take additional pictures to fill out your artistic vision. And there is a paid version that makes this App even more useful and fun.

slide13Bloom:

When you can use an iPhone App that brings out your musical creativity, you will get hooked. You just tap the pastel liquid like screen and make a note. Dragging your finger makes musical loops. Before long, you will be passing hours away waiting at the airport creating delightful, strange and fascinating music.

slide14Shazam:

This App solves the problem of trying to figure out what song you are listening to. You can just hold your phone to the radio or hold it where it can hear a song that is being played over a public loudspeaker. Within seconds, you have that song identified. You can even use it to figure out that “brain worm” song in your head by just humming it to Shazam in your iPhone.


slide15Simplify Media
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When your iTunes library gets massive, keeping it organized can be a mess. The name of this App is on target because you can organize your music so you can always find the song you want in a flash.

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slide16Galcon:

This fascinating game is like an iPhone combination of Risk in Space. But you can play Galcon in a couple minutes instead of needing all night to finish it. One of the best games to play anywhere you are with your iPhone.

slide17i.TV:

No need to hunt for the newspaper TV guide when you are on the road. You can find your favorite show, HBO movie or special or whatever you need while settling in at a hotel room with this App. You can even check in with your Netflix queue right from your iPhone using iTV.

slide18MotionX Poker:

You will be amazed as how realistic the way the dice roll is when you are enjoying this App. The physics engine that simulates dice are truly amazing in MotionXPoker. This game may not be a substitute for playing a real dice based gambling game. But it’s not bad.

slide191Snow Reports:

For the skier or snowboarder, a great App to get a report on the snow conditions where you are heading off to for a weekend of fun and adventure. This App can save you time and money if it’s not a great day for winter sports.

slide20Google Earth:

Many people enjoy the phenomenal desktop application of Google Earth. Now it is available on the iPhone. It is hard to believe that these stunning images are available on the iPhone. But that is how far technology has advanced in just a few years.

slide21Sketches:

This App is all about fun. You can import your own photos and put silly sticker graphics all over them. Upload them to your Facebook page and watch how your friends go crazy with funny posts. Small wonder this is such a popular iPhone App.

3 Responses to “Twenty Essential iPhone Applications Not To Be Missed”

  1. Ryan Hoover says:

    FYI- you can play Galcon for free in your browser on http://InstantAction.com

  2. jennifer says:

    this phone is a marvel

  3. Janita Young says:

    Need to find Outlook email password?

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