Question for iPhone / Touch users

Modem · **Posted:** Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:34 pm

What are some must-have games and apps I should grab?

I am interested in a more comprehensive Calendar / Agenda app than the default one. What I really want is one that will give audio alerts and / or pop-ups to tell me I have a meeting / event coming up. Can apps for the iPhone / Touch do things like that if they are not currently open and in the forefront of the GUI?

GoTeamVenture · **Posted:** Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:31 pm

I know it's possible for apps to do pop-ups/alerts like that but I don't know of a specific calendar app that will.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:43 pm

Yeah, like ebay (for example) does alerts like that and I'm sure there is a calendar that does as well. Report back if you find a good one.

Donovan · **Posted:** Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:50 pm

I don't have a calendar app, but here are my favourite games:

Flight Control
Fieldrunners
Canabalt
Spider
Hookchamp
Pocket God
Ramp Champ
geoDefense
Cartoon Wars
Hi How Are You (Featuring Daniel Johnston)

Touch Arcade is the best site for iPhone game news.

Other apps I like:

Yelp
Flixster
Evernote
Bargain Bin
Red Laser
Convert
Sportacular
TED Talks
NFB
NASA
NPR News (Has NPR radio show feeds)
Pocket Tunes
Shazam
Stanza
Autostitch
Flickr
Gorillacam

barker · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:34 pm

I have about 40 apps. Use about 15 regularly.

Top 4 must haves:

geoDefense - best iPhone game yet. Rivals most console and PC games

Chess with friends - if you like chess... Essential. And free

Runkeeper - If you're a jogger/runner. Tracks and MAPS your run/walk/cycle, your km/miles per hour, total distance, etc etc. Then uploads it all to an easy to read web page. Genius. And FREE!

Sportacular - if you follow any professional sport get this. Up to the second score updates for the teams you choose, sent via push notification.

barker · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:36 pm

Modem Wrote:

What are some must-have games and apps I should grab?

I am interested in a more comprehensive Calendar / Agenda app than the default one. What I really want is one that will give audio alerts and / or pop-ups to tell me I have a meeting / event coming up. Can apps for the iPhone / Touch do things like that if they are not currently open and in the forefront of the GUI?

The included default calandar app DOES give you pop up audio alerts to dates and times you set. I use it for that all the time.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:07 am

i received a 64 gigger for xmas. still just beginning to play with it. free chess app would be cool.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:37 am

interesting possibility of using skype+fring to turn itouch into iphone..

FT · **Posted:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:53 pm

My favorite and most essential apps are (in no particular order, some free and some paid):

Reeder
Fluent News
AccuWeather
ESPN ScoreCenter
Tweetie
iScrobble
Simplify Music 2
FStream
Pixelpipe
Wikipanion

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:33 pm

Any of you iPhone users using Waze?

It's a free navigation software that uses a database built from the data received from the users. It even has turn by turn, which isn't as accurate as my old Garmin, but it is good enough to get anyone where they are going.
I'm giving it a go until I get my Android update and I noticed they have it for iPhones too.

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