Most addictive game
Angry Birds
Developed by: Clickgamer
Cost: $.99
Who would’ve
thought that flinging cartoon birds at little green pigs could be so
much fun?! Angry Birds is simple, crazy fun and extremely addictive.
The most addictive in fact! The levels are varied, you get a wide
variety of birds to fling and, thanks to generous level updates, Angry
Birds will keep you busy well into the fall.
Best game for a long car ride
Scrabble
Developed by: Electronic Arts
Cost: $2.99
I love
Scrabble, but even its travel version isn’t very car friendly. Luckily
for Scrabble addicts, the iPhone Scrabble version is amazing! You can
navigate the board extremely easily on the small screen using the drag
and pinch functions, and the timeless nature of the word game makes it a
blast to pass around on the couch while watching a movie. I was
sceptical whether or not the game would translate to the device, but
it’s wowed me all summer.
Best App to stay connected
Facebook
Developed by: Facebook
Cost: FREE
Does it need an
explanation? If you’re on Facebook, how could you go a week without it?
The lake would be a chore! It’s funny, but I find that Facebook has
become a better ‘news’ product than the press or radio. Whether its
people complaining about the heat or reviewing a concert as it happens,
the ‘real’ news side of Facebook is amazing.
Best Local App to stay in the loop
Winnipeg Headlines
Developed by: tuxtech.com
Cost: FREE
Winnipeg
Headlines is a news aggregator that lists the top Manitoba news sources
(Free Press, Sun, CJOB, Access Winnipeg, CBC etc) and then compiles
their headlines. You can quickly compare news stories from around the
city across a range of sources, and click through to read the full
stories through their original online source. Sure you could DIY with
bookmarks, but it’s free and does the trick!
Best App to keep your brain working
Slate.com
Developed by: The Washington Post
Cost: $1.99
Slate.com
is my favourite online magazine. Their ‘Slatest’ list is a great way to
stay on top of world/pop culture news and the App navigates and
displays content perfectly. Simply put, I love it. It’s a couple bucks,
and I respect it even more for not being free.
Best App for summer entertaining
Epicurious
Developed by: Conde Nast Digital
Cost: FREE
This is
the mobile app for www.epicurious.com, a food website containing over
100,000 recipes. You can search recipes by ingredient, meal or dietary
concern, and the majority come with delicious images of the finished
product. From corned beef hash to tagliatelle with fresh corn pesto, if
you’re entertaining this Fummer, Epicurious can help you plan your meal.
The coolest feature is the ability to create portable shopping lists
based on the ingredients in one or multiple recipes, and it contains a
ton of fancy summer drink recipes as well.
Must have FREE App of the summer
WeatherEye
Developed by: The Weather Network
Cost: FREE
WeatherEye
is a free alternative to the basic weather app that comes with the iPod
/ iPhone. WeatherEye has more features, better long range info and,
from my experience, is more accurate than the app that comes with the
phone. Winnipeg weather is crazy and unpredictable. The App is free.
Download it now!
I hope these App recommendations help you get
off on the right foot with your iPhone 4, or enjoy your older
iPhone/touch even more.
