One billion! can you believe it! last week Apple sold it’s one billionth App for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Talk about a license to print money! Sure many of the Apps are free, but I’m sure the big A made plenty of cash off iPhone addicts. I’ll admit it made some money off me as well. Here are a few of the Apps I’ve downloaded.
Shazam – Free
Music is everywhere. In your car, on the street, on TV. Ever hear a commercial and wonder who sang the song? Wonder no more with Shazam. Just hold your iPhone up to where the music is coming from, wait 20 seconds and Shazam will tell you what song it is, and who sings it. Shazam will even take things a step further by sending you lyrics, discography, and give you the option to buy the song right form your phone. Not bad for a free App!
UrbanSpoon – Free
“So, where do you guys want to go out to eat tonight?”
“I don’t care. Doesn’t matter to me.”
“Anywhere, doesn’t matter.”
Sound familiar? Let your iPhone decide for you. UrbanSpoon will randomly select a restaurant in your city for you to try out with decent reviews. Think of it as a slot machine. You just shake your iPhone and the wheels begin to spin. You can lock in certain neighbourhoods, the type of food or even the cash you’re willing to spend. or keep it completely random! Urbanspoon will introduce you to restaurants you didn’t even know existed! This is one very popular App!
Simplify – $3.99
Don’t want to load up your iPhone with music? Stream it from home instead. Install Simplify on your iPhone and PC, sync the two and you will have full access to your iTunes music library on your iPhone no matter where you are (as long as you have 3G or wireless signal). You can also share your library with your friends. How cool is that! The only thing it won’t stream is DRM files and music purchased form iTunes. Boo.
Be careful with this one. Very handy yes, but the more you stream the more cash it could cost you since you are paying your carrier for bandwidth.
What are your favourite Apps? Post them so other BT viewers can check them out!