Mook Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Right, finally managed to replace the useless Blackberry (small keys and duff scrolling thing) with an iPhone 3GS. Which apps should I get hold of? Facebook app is first on the list. But what other apps can't you live without and why? Can you only buy apps through iTunes, or can you get them somewhere else and then stick them in your own iTunes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Only apps via iTunes, unless you want to jailbreak it im afraid. Mboxmail - sync's to Hotmail flawlessly and is better than the built in support. I wouldnt be without it. Sky News - Quick to load, easy to navigate Ebay - quick to load , and check on your items Google Search Google Earth Ones to bookmark, not really an app, they open a new page in safari. BBCi player TV Catchup BBC News BBC Motorsport News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Personally love Shazam for it's music recognising abilities. Don't honestly see the point in Google search or Google Earth, as the pre loaded Maps app does everything they do, including streetview and giving you phone numbers for pretty much everwhere. The 'Formula1.com 2010' app is good for keeping an eye on races you cant watch on tv, with live timing etc, and a live news feed from the track. Sky+ app is handy if you have sky+ (don't think you do though). Flixster Movies is handy for reviews of films and local cinema times etc. Trism is quite a good game in a Tetris(ish) kind of style. Profanity is amusing for a while. iflight UK is great for live flight info. My car Check is handy for putting number plates in and finding out what that bodykitted boy racer car actually has under the bonnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Sky News ITN Telegraph Sky Sports Footy Shareprice - real time share prices FT Mobile - Monitor your portfolio on the move Look at some of the old threads plenty in there will have a look at the phone and put some more up later. Oh the BMW Mpower one is quite good to show how quick you are accelerating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonsko Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 If you jailbreak it (i.e. run an exe) you can get anything you want. If you don't feel ready for that, everything has to come through itunes or the app store, erm, app on the iphone. Cambio I find v. useful for converting weights, lengths etc.; Beatmaker is awesome for making electronic music; Guitar Toolkit if you play; Weather Pro is pretty accurate; iMotion is fun for making stop motion vids; Autostitch for making panoramas from a bunch of images; Goodreader lite is brill for PDFs etc.; Guardian app is pretty good; Wallet is an encrypted password wallet; Echofon if you have a twitter a/c; Games: Doodlejump, Edge, FlightControl, Angry Birds, Field Runners, GeoDefence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHA Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Opera Mini is a far faster browser than safari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3Bangs Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 (edited) As an off topic note to this (Sorry Mook). I met a cousin of the other half last friday and he had 11 pages of apps.. He showed me that this was the limit of Iphones and it wouldn't take any after that or it listed them elsewhere:confused: By the way most of my favourite apps have already been listed above but a few others Trapster - for the location of those bleeding speed cameras live 1Password - for the security of getting into those dodgy websites you might visit My O2 - If you're on the O2 network, for finding the latest state of minutes used, texts used/have left blah blah blah TVGuide - Listing of tv programmes. Yes I do use it to find out what time the footie actually starts 0870 - Useful if you get those annoying 0870 numbers. Just punch it in and it'll connect you to a normal landline number. Hit and miss though Dictionary - Dictionary on the move Edited May 19, 2010 by S3Bangs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Have to say I'm not a fan of the Opera browser by the way, find it a bit clunky, it is slightly faster than safari, but it won't let you zoom at all in landscape mode, and only has 1 zoom level in portrait, which is annoying when trying to read small text, or hit small icons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted May 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Cheers for the suggestions Shame about Opera Tipex - I use it on my work and home computas. So (it's just loading latest software via iTunes) can I not select apps via iTunes and then load them next time I sync the phone - do I have to download them all via the phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 So (it's just loading latest software via iTunes) can I not select apps via iTunes and then load them next time I sync the phone - do I have to download them all via the phone? No, you can do it how you want. You can download the apps either through iTunes on your computer or directly to the phone from the app store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 As an off topic note to this (Sorry Mook). I met a cousin of the other half last friday and he had 11 pages of apps..He showed me that this was the limit of Iphones and it wouldn't take any after that or it listed them elsewhere:confused: this is fixed in iphone OS v4.0, it introduces the concept of folders for apps so you can have a games folder, utilities folder, 'crap apps' folder - whatever you want. It works really well on the Beta3 release I'm using but won't backup propoerly to iTunes as iTunes 9.1 doesn't support app folders, there will be a new release of iTunes when OS4.0 is ready to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted May 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Any idea when that is Bazza? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabby Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Jet Car Stunts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHA Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 TVGuide - Listing of tv programmes. Yes I do use it to find out what time the footie actually starts Thursday night, Channel 5, 8pm at a guess yes I know this will bite me in the arse come the end of next season if Jesus leaves us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3Bangs Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Thursday night, Channel 5, 8pm at a guess yes I know this will bite me in the arse come the end of next season if Jesus leaves us Tit:p:roflmao: I think you might be spot on though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rondavis Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 As I attend a lot of business meeting as, I get lot of business card from many people. So I found it hard to manage them, at that time I came to know about WorldCard Mobile app. Which is my favorite and best business app as it can scan all my business cards into my iPhone contact list. And also I recommend this mainly for business app users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 EA Games currently have a lot of their stuff on sale - Scrabble is worthwhile at 59p, helps keep the mind active in those spare moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Don't buy Scalextric. I bought it after reading a site review saying it was excellent. It's the biggest load of pants ever. Crap graphics, crap gameplay, crap options, crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxyboy Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 A lad at work has got an app that allows him to get every app for free. He was writing the details down on how to do it before I finished for Xmas. I will post it up when I get my hands on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I won't use apps that simply promote theft. Theres a guy in our building who uses it and he's about as dodgy as it gets in all respects - I think that speaks volumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I can't be bothered jailbraking the phone to get free games most are only 59p anyway and you can play them for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxyboy Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I am not sure what he has done to get it. He downloaded something from a website and now all he seems to do is go to an app he wants then comes back out of it to the app he got from the website and it's free from there. You are probably right, the most expensive app I have is monopoly. So if I done it I'm not exactly saving fortunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 "QR App" (yep that's what it is called): for scanning those weird 2D barcodes invented in Japan and now popping up everywhere... gForce: by Porsche and Mobil (1) - for the hooligan in you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURTON Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I have Co Pilot sat Nav, cheaper than Tom Tom. I got the European version for less than the Tom Tom UK version. WhatsApp is good only 59p so you can chat/txt with other iphone and android users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I am not sure what he has done to get it. He downloaded something from a website and now all he seems to do is go to an app he wants then comes back out of it to the app he got from the website and it's free from there.You are probably right, the most expensive app I have is monopoly. So if I done it I'm not exactly saving fortunes. It's probably something like Crackulous, the similarly named Hackulous, Kickback or many more. They crack the DRM on apps but I just don't see how a store that offers so much software for such little money is worth risking prison for. The most expensive app I have bought was £25 but it was specific to my work/business and has paid for itself ten times over. As CarMad said, with a huge selection of software at 59p - why bother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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