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A couple of months ago the iPhone 2.0 software and iTunes App Store were released. Great web apps designed for the iPhone had been around for some time but this upgrade enabled the installation of native programs, and the App Store easy navigation of both paid and free apps.
Development is flourishing as developers are able to sell their applications in the user friendly App Store, and can set their own price. They receive a monthly payment of 70% of sales, with 30% going to Apple.
Our favourite apps so far
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Vicinity One tap access to nearby restaurants, pubs, shops, bars, taxis and takeout food. Also accesses local Wikipedia,Flicker and Panoramio entries. £1.79 |
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Zenbe Lists To do lists which can be synced and shared. Lists can also be accessed through a web browser. Free |
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Texas Hold’em Apple’s slick execution of this addictive card game. Shame the multiplayer function only allows multiplayer play on the same WiFi network. £2.99 |
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Tube Status Unfortunately essential for Londoners. Hopefully TFL have a iPhone Journey Planner app in the pipeline. Free |
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Crash Bandicoot Not quite Mario Kart but still pretty impressive. Controlled using the iPhone’s accelerometer and touchscreen. £5.99 |
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Facebook Pretty much everything that Facebook amounts to without third-party applications. Free |
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Shazam Discover, buy and share tunes simply by holding your iPhone to music for a few seconds. Free |
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Units A simple unit conversion utility that works a lot like a calculator. Currency rates are updated daily. £0.59 |
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G-Spot Handy position sharing application with a terrible name. Instantly email friends your current location on Google Maps. £1.19 |
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3 comments
My Touch is almost full of Icons and it’s hard to organize. Is there an app that would organize them for me. It would be nice if Apple let us make folders for different categories like Games, work, travel etc, and when the app updates, put it back where you got it please!
Hi Dave,
Don’t know of any organiser I’m afraid - folders would be a good idea. If you’re fairly techie you could remove standard apps you don’t need - i’ve removed weather, stocks, youtube, notes and the itunes store by doing this:
- Jailbreak your touch using PwnageTool: http://blog.iphone-dev.org/ (do this at your own risk, it invalidates your warranty)
- Open the Cydia application that’s now installed on your touch
- Install SSH through Cydia (there’s a tutorial on the first page of Cydia)
- SSH into your touch and delete the unwanted apps in the /Applications/ folder
Quite a lot of hassle if all you want to do is free up some icon/disk space!
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