Hello, and welcome to the first installment of iWant, iNeed, iRecommend for 2010. This is a monthly series that will, simply put, present the top ten iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch applications from that month. At the end of the year, these 120 applications will then go head to head to see which apps become the top ten for the year. If you would like to read my previous top ten lists, as well as all my other iPhone and iPod Touch application reviews, you can see them here. While this list is subjective (as are all top ten lists), I did my best to base this on actual use, not my own opinion. Enjoy.
10. Engadget for the iPhone
As you might have realized by now, I am quite into this whole technology thing. While I use various sites like crave and Slashdot, most of my news comes from Engadget. Lucky for me, Engadget has decided to release an iPhone app that makes viewing their site much, much easier. You can browse articles, stream their videos (without Flash of course), and customize the look to your heart's content. I love being able to view Engadget on my phone without any distortions. You can grab Engadget for the iPhone and get your nerd on for free.
9. The White House App
Well, the title of this app pretty much speaks for itself. The White House app is provided by the Federal Government (probably with our tax money) in order to get information out to the populace. You can access the briefing room, look at the blog, and look at the news feed. Most impressively, the app allows you to watch speeches, and even live stream them to your iPhone. I believe that the White House app is extremely important, as it allows quick and easy access to important information, and it keeps with Obama's promise of transparency. You can get the White House App for free today.
8. Google Voice
While Apple might have thought that they blocked Google Voice from the iPhone by banning it from the app store, Google cleverly found a way to get on the device anyway. By using Safari, and building a web app, Google is able to run Google Voice on your iPhone, even if the makers don't like it. This allows you to make cheap phone calls, have your voice-mails transcribed (I want this on the iPhone as a supported feature), and send free text messages. Frankly, this is a great idea, and will be useful until Apple figures out how to shut it down. While Google Voice is free to run (but costs to call), the build of the app makes it feel like an expensive purchase. Please note, this will not work on the iPad as it has no speaker/microphone.
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Article comments
1 - kblesmis
The iPad does have a microphone.
2 - barga
Hmmm, I missed that
that said, it still doesn't have anything but speakerphone then
3 - Zach
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a very fun game and a great way to showcase what the iPhone can do. Have you checked out the DISH Remote Access app? Now I do work for DISH but that is a must have App for the iPhone if you like your TV.
4 - Bob Ivor Spokes
No mention of Pandora and Plants vs. Zombies?
5 - Brad Fallon
where are some applications for the iphone that aren't web apps, and can be used as widgets on the dashboard