A Guide to the Best Five Free iPhone 2.0 Applications in the App Store
15 07 2008The iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0 firmware have been out in the wild for over four days now. Since the App Store has opened up its doors, there are over 550 applications available for download.
AppStore, apart of the iPhone OS 2.0
At the center of the iPhone OS 2.0 is the App Store. This is a guide of some of the best free Applications currently available on the App Store, which you can access through iTunes 7.7 or iPhone/ iPod Touch running the 2.0 firmware. Here are 5 free applications that if you should consider:
Remote:
Remote
Developed by Apple Inc, Remote allows you to remotely control your iTunes library on your computer or Apple TV. The interface is almost identical to the standard iPod interface found on the iPhone or iPod Touch however, Remote is controlling another library over Wi-Fi. The application is simple and the execution is great- it proves to be a very handy utility for DJ’ing or for being in control of whatever your home setup may be. A highly recommended download.
4 more after the jump!
Remote Screenshot
Midomi:
Midomi
Developed by Melodis, Midomi is a music search and discovery program. Simply launch Midomi, hum, sing or place your iPhone near a song you would like to identify and let the application take care of the rest. Once it is finished analyzing, Midomi will present you with a list of songs that match your entry, and you can preview them to make sure you’ve found the right one. This application, like many other Music Identification software sometimes works very well and other times doesn’t come close. Either way, this is the best iPhone application for it and costs $0.00!
Midomi Screenshot
Twittelator:
Twittelator
Twittelator, developed by Stone Design Corp, offers a great free alternative to Twitterific. While Twitterific is the most popular Twitter client, the free version is unfortunately ad based. While the UI isn’t quite as nice as Twitterific, Twittelator gets the job done nicely with no advertisements. If you don’t mind the ad’s, download the free version of Twitterific or pay $4.99 for the premium version. If you are on Twitter, make sure you get one of these Apps!
Twittelator Screenshot
AIM:
AIM
AOL Instant Messenger is a great service for getting in touch with people instantly. Developed by AOL themselves, AIM for iPhone is a great application for instant messaging on your iPhone. The interface is clean and you can even change your Buddy Icon, set an Away Message or go Invisible. The only downside of the App is that the SDK doesn’t allow for Applications always running (for performance reasons), so once you quit AIM, you go offline. Expect an update before September, when Apple updates the SDK to allow for notifications (to applications not running) through their own servers- a topic discussed at WWDC.
AIM Screenshot
Google Mobile App:
Google Mobile
Developed by (you guessed it) Google, the Google Mobile Application is nothing but a dedicated search App. At first, you may think this is pointless, but once you start using it you will find otherwise. The application will help suggest all kinds of search results that are more relevant to you, where you are and what is on your phone. Totally free!
Google Screenshot
More details on the other updates found in iPhone 2.0 coming soon. If you have found an application you would like to tell us about, feel free to contact us or leave a comment below!
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Has anyone compared Shazam to Midomi? Shazam also does music identification. Would love to hear what people have found.
Interesting you bring that up Chris, last night I downloaded Shazam and was impressed with it’s identification skills but really disappointed with the UI.
I have downloaded both of these applications and have played with them for the last couple days.
Shazam is great at music ID from the radio or a CD or anywhere you are listening to a music recording. I even used it to find out a song off a movie preview and it worked great! In fact Shazm has figured out nearly every song that I have played to it.
Midomi is interesting and I’m thinking a bit more fun then useful. I can sing to it or hum to it and it will suggest a list of songs that match what it thinks that I am singing. Although within the list sometimes it does pick the right song, it isn’t always spot on and sometimes it doesn’t come close. But Midomi is still a fun toy to play with. My favorite part is that when I click on one of the songs that it thinks I sung, I can listen to other people – i.e. non-professional-singers – singing the same song.
Both apps are free. And their features seem different. I see no reason why you couldn’t get both.