Having just turned one, the App Store at iTunes and the team there have worked on listing out the all time favourite apps that took over the top positions when taking into consideration the downloading history. While some of these apps are interesting and have some nice uses, others are simply fun to have; and whether you use them daily or not, your iPhone could just face some serious increase in coolness. Here’re some of the Apps that made their way onto the featured list.

Wikipanion

Do you find yourself referring to Wikipedia for everything that you seem to need? And it’s sometimes a pain to log in to the website from the browser on your iPhone. The best thing to do in such a case would be to download the Wikipanion app for your iPhone, and it’s truly the best companion that Wikipedia lovers can hope to have. Everything is made much easier and things are streamlined in a fashion that makes searching for things a snap. Wikipanion is a free app that is loaded with features. Know more about it at

AP Mobile

News crazy people love this app and it’s for good reason. The AP Mobile app as it is called is a comprehensive news outlet right in your very iPhone. It comes from the very gates of Associated Press and makes sure you are updated on both local and global news no matter where you are, exactly as and when it happens. Make your preference of news you’d like to see from sports, entertainment or finance, you fingertips do all the talking. Could news junkies ask for anything better?

Weatherbug Elite

Keeping a track on the weather patterns in your city is important. After all our events run successfully only if the weather runs fine. So how do you find out if the weather is going to be fine? By the simple download for just 99 cents for the Weatherbug Elite app which is worth every cent you put in: not only do you get real time weather updates but also many other cool features.

Stanza

Mobile reading of books is so common today that now it is these readers who are targeted. But apart from the tiny things that fit on your mobile screens you can also read regular books on your phone by downloading them as eBooks. This very cool Stanza app lets you convert your iPhone into an awesome eBook reader and so you can download the latest bestsellers onto your iPhone. It’s real easy to use and users can skip to different sections without nay hassle at all. Pretty soon, you could actually be reading the Twilight series or The Da Vinci Code in your very iPhone.

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Teeny Checkers- If your intention is to have fun while at a game, download Teeny Checkers onto your iPhone. You can even play with a friend since different color themes are available. With instant replay your previous moves can be checked and you can get involved in five parallel games. Sounds like fun? Then what are you waiting for?

Tic Tac Touch- When you are done with chatting, doodling etc. and boredom threatens to overtake you, all you have to do is have this game close at hand. So hurry up and download this game of tic tac toe. To add to its existing fun are all its cool features like multiplayer games with Wi-Fi, Edge or 3G. Fantastic sounds and graphics make the game a whole load of fun.

Crack the Code- In this exciting game, players have to guess the color of the chips as in the popular mastermind game. At the outset a certain set of colors in a specified sequence will be selected by the iPhone. The player gets to arrive at the sequence in a limited number of tries. Sound effects add to the spice of the game. You can choose your difficulty level. One unique feature of this game is that it is playable even by the color-blind, since the letters- mode can be used to play it. What’s more, the game gets auto saved when the phone rings.

Unblock Me- With this game iPhone offers you the chance to play the game you loved when you were a child – moving around small tiles and freeing that one tile that is a misfit. Well, the concept of this game is similar – just slide the block with your fingers and set free the red block. Bid goodbye to boredom forever, coz this game has 400 puzzles at the beginner’s level and 200 exciting puzzles at the intermediate and advanced levels.

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Virtual Dice: This is as good as the real thing. If you’re fond of rolling dice just for the heck of it or if you like doing it for fun, but can’t because, well you can’t be seen rolling dice all the time, why not download this cool app for your iPhone where with the flick of your wrist you can roll the dice around on the screen. You can choose the number of dice you want to play with and the sharp graphics adds to your viewing and playing pleasure.

MotionX Dice: Dice has played an important role in life of man since time immemorial. People of ancient culture rotated the dice and interpreted the numbers to understand what their future held or even to comprehend answers to their questions. The super cool app from iTunes, known as MotionX Dice is where this ancient practice meets technology. This app promises to erase boredom forever when you are with your friends. Put forward questions, shake your iPhone to rotate the dice and entertain yourself with the fun answers. Ensure you ask specific questions and not any obscure ones. You have a choice of 56 dice with various options and up to 31 tables for different types of tasks, be it magic or supernatural.

Three’s: This has been a popular game over the years where as many as 20 players can play to see who will get the lowest scores when you add the values of 5 rolled dice. 3 is counted as zero. This same mind absorbing game is now available on the iPhone through iTunes where you can roll dice on your screen and see what happens. It’s a simple game, but extremely popular because you can play it alone or with 20 different people too!

Expedition Africa – The Game: This surprising adventurous exploration takes the same route that Henry Stanley took, to find Dr. David Livingstone. History lovers will find this especially fascinating. This game is played by rolling dice. You have to cope with a variety of hurdles that are thrown across on this journey, besides ensuring that the rewards and risks are easily balanced out. When you run of porters and food, the game comes to an end.

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Quiz Genius: Take the ultimate quiz challenge by downloading this game. This game has increasing levels of difficulty and contains 25 questions at every level. The permit to make only three errors before the game ends will keep you on your toes. This game contains a mammoth 4000 questions and there are questions on current affairs, history, music, geography – any subject you may fancy!

What Would you Choose: Throw your friends into fits of laughter with these interesting questions. You can be sure that your friends will enjoy this party game. There are 9 categories and you get to choose one. The one you choose has 2 options. The options are bizarre and will drive the participant nuts. For example, you may be asked something as absurd as choosing between stopping time and going back in time! The ‘disgusting’ category promises loads of fun. For the party mode, all you have to do is, shake your iPhone!

Love Quest: Though strictly not a quiz game, this app attempts to guess the intensity of your love for your boyfriend or girlfriend. The app starts with you visiting your heartthrob’s home and asks you questions on the way, the answers of which will affect the final outcome. The graphics and intuitive questions are sure to get you worked up but hey take it easy It’s a game after all!

True or False Trivia: Now who wouldn’t want to dabble in the good ol’ true or false game? In ‘True or False Trivia’ you will be doing just that. Some questions are straightforward and based on facts while some others require you to risk a guess. The animal kingdom, celebrities, cities, place you name it, we have it! So go on launch this app on your iPhone!

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Waterslide Extreme: Bring the delight and merriment of a waterslide right to your iPhone by downloading this adrenalin pumping game. In this game, there are 9 stages with constantly changing backdrops and you have to glide down various waterslides all along. You can choose your background from the several options available. You can twirl and turn your iPhone to steer yourself across the slides and the objective of the game is to finish the slide before time runs out. There are steep edges and surprises on the way, so keep your eyes open for them! You can play in first person or third. You can also be either a female or a male player.

Rope Fly Lite: Become a virtual superhero through this addictive game. In this game you have to use ropes to jump from one building to another and also through skyscrapers. The rope is within your control and the moment you touch the building, your rope gets thrown over it. Another touch and lo and behold the rope gets released! Be agile and gain momentum for the game measures the distance you can cover before you fall and disintegrate! Compare your performance with others online.

Paper Toss: Have you waited impatiently for your boss to leave to test the accuracy of your aim while tossing crumpled pieces of paper into the wastepaper basket? Well– don’t wait anymore, coz we’ve got something designed just for you. Download this app on your iPhone and brace yourself to aim at the basket. With amazing audio and visual effects get engrossed in this enjoyable game which will relieve you from your boredom. This game comes with three levels of difficulty and an online score board.

Glyder Free: Now get ready to meet the coolest action-heroine ever, Eryn. In this game, Eryn is stuck in a strange world where her only mode of navigation is her trusted glider. With the placid and beautiful Rift Valley as the setting, the game requires her to perform some adrenalin rushing feats like diving and soaring into the sky. Erin and you can collect crystals, fight enemies and finally unlock a portal home.

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Super Collider: Plunge headlong into adventure and fun with this game. In the super-collider chamber, an anti-matter experiment is being carried out, but something seems to have upset the smooth functioning of the experiment. Charged particles of matter have infected the chamber and an explosion is close at hand. This will happen when the matter and anti-matter come together. You have to control the anti-matter while avoiding the path of the charged matter.

Jimney Chimney: This popular game has a prominent place among those who love arcade style games because of the use of simple graphics and concepts. To avoid your enemy, you have to merely place a finger on the screen and a line will shoot in that direction. Upto four fingers can be used to play this game. However, the more the number of fingers, the lesser the space for easy escape. When you are bored with everything else you can derive real fun out of this.

Mahjong Artifacts 2: This is a great one for all you Mahjong lovers out there. Rich graphics and the eternal game concept of Mahjong where you have to match tiles and discard them to reveal the secrets within have made this iPhone game extremely popular. What’s amazing is that you can play according to country and the music as well as the icons on the tiles change depending on the country. Some of the countries include India, Japan and Tibet. There are plenty of layouts to choose from, but beware, this game is highly addictive!

Smart Squares: Use your fingers to drag squares from the square bank and drop them into the main grid square. The main grid has many smaller squares and you have to fill these with the coloured squares from the square bank. This is a game of ascending difficulty. Get wired!

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Waterslide Extreme: Bring the delight and merriment of a waterslide right to your iPhone by downloading this adrenalin pumping game. In this game, there are 9 stages with constantly changing backdrops and you have to glide down various waterslides all along. You can choose your background from the several options available. You can twirl and turn your iPhone to steer yourself across the slides and the objective of the game is to finish the slide before time runs out. There are steep edges and surprises on the way, so keep your eyes open for them! You can play in first person or third. You can also be either a female or a male player.

Rope Fly Lite: Become a virtual superhero through this addictive game. In this game you have to use ropes to jump from one building to another and also through skyscrapers. The rope is within your control and the moment you touch the building, your rope gets thrown over it. Another touch and lo and behold the rope gets released! Be agile and gain momentum for the game measures the distance you can cover before you fall and disintegrate! Compare your performance with others online.

Paper Toss: Here’s a game dedicated to all you office goers who have at some time or the other tossed crumpled pieces of paper into the waste paper basket to see whose aim is accurate. Now, you no longer have to wait for the boss to go before you can start playing this game because Paper Toss lets you do just that on your iPhone. Download this free app and get busy as you aim to hit the basket. Sound effects and cool graphics make this game even more fun and addictive. There are three levels of difficulty and an online score board lets you see who is best at killing time.

Glyder Free: Now get ready to meet the coolest action-heroine ever, Eryn. In this game, Eryn is stuck in a strange world where her only mode of navigation is her trusted glider. With the placid and beautiful Rift Valley as the setting, the game requires her to perform some adrenalin rushing feats like diving and soaring into the sky. Erin and you can collect crystals, fight enemies and finally unlock a portal home.

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Word Scramble

There are words hidden inside a grid of scrambled letters and all you have to do is look for the words on your screen. Compete with friends over WiFi and play live games with others, over EDGE or 3G and become a seasoned player. You can also play on your own in the Solo mode and play games with 4×4 or 5×5 boards. This game is perfect for you if you like games such as Text Twist and Scrabble. Enjoy hours of unlimited pleasure with this free game for your iPhone.

Frozen Lexicon

This is an ever-enjoyable game for those who want to increase their vocabulary. Exact in concept to Text Twist, there is a mixed group of letters out of which you have to create the maximum similar words within the given time. Words with many letters will gain you multiple points. If you are inclined to it, you can adventure into the seven letter challenge words. Bonuses keep you gripped while clues make life a little easier.

Crossword Blitz

If you’re crazy about crosswords then you will love this app because it’s like carrying your own crossword pocketbook with you, wherever you go. A relatively simple game, the Crossword Blitz app doesn’t require an internet connection so you can play without any fears that your game will stop just because there’s no connectivity. The games are unlimited and each one is challenging so you can exercise your mental cells. All the games are automatically generated.

Spel it Rite

Remember how you longed to circle errors when you were little. This game gives you a similar opportunity. All you have to do is identify spelling errors and choose the right spelling over the others. You also have to identify typos. Be careful while you are at it though, coz for every mistake that you make a penalty of 5 seconds is added to your total time. You get to take a look at your performance after every round. While the free version has over 600 difficult words, the paid version has more than 2000 words. It’s a great spell-test that you can put yourself through. Prepare to get surprised!

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Tap Tap Revenge

Put your musical skills to test with this attractive and rhythmic game. This game is sure to keep you on your feet since you would have to tap according to the beats and move the phone in the direction of the arrows. The two player mode enables your friends and you to download different tracks and play. The lite and full versions of this game are available with the full version being more feature rich.

Tone Pad

Is there a musician in you waiting to be set free? Allow Tone Pad to grant that freedom! You can create music in this game by simply touching the screen. Various notes light up on touching the screen and the audio output is unmatched. You can even get your friends to listen to the music that you have saved. The interface is uncrowded and uncomplicated and you will have no difficulty in understanding how to use it. So go ahead download it now!

Finger Piano

Play the piano like a real maestro and enjoy the look of stunned disbelief on your friend’s faces as you belt out amazing musical tracks on your iPhone. Actually, all you have to do is to touch the keyboard according to the scrolling guides and you can start playing. There are 88 musical pieces from which you can choose to play and you could play with just one or both hands. Enjoy a bit of musical time with your friends and family and they are bound to think that you’ve suddenly inherited quite a bit of musical talent!

Scary Sounds

Get eerie with absolutely fantastic app on you iPhone. Download it and you will soon have people running for cover when you play sounds like demonic laughter, wolves howling, night sounds, screeching, crazy and wicked laughs Create an atmosphere of horror and fright with this out-of-the-world app.

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No matter where you are, today thanks to constant connectivity, the demarcation between your work and personal life has blurred considerably. Whether it’s a business presentation that you have to prepare for your office or a simple look at your email, more and more people are now turning to their mobile phones. The iPhone with its history of rich internet connectivity comes to your rescue with its numerous business based applications. Here’s a look at some of these cool and exciting apps that can turn around the way you do things at work.

Enlume Password Manager

Isn’t it so hard to remember all our different passwords for numerous applications, emails and what not? It’s even tricky to keep a track of all of them, but all those problems are a thing of the past with the Enlume Password Manager. With this app, you can now store all the passwords access points, PINs and other private information that you were afraid to pen down anywhere. Sure, saving it on your computer can be done too, but it is only with an iPhone app that you can get instant access to the passwords as and when you need them.

60 Presentation Tips from Ethos3

The Power Point, changed the way presentations are carried out, and also changed and affected a lot of other things; People for instance, began to rely more on the computer than their speaking skills and even vice versa. That has resulted in the fact that presentations over the years are not as good as they ought to be. Now you need something that will make your presentations click and be remembered. So download the 60 Presentation Tips application for your iPhone and witness a marked changed in the way you make your presentations; all these tips come from Scott Schwertly, CEO of Ethos3.

Contact Capture

Every time you browse through something on the internet over your iPhone and you want to save a contact into your contacts book, you no longer have to laboriously tap until you reach the number, copy and paste it because with the Contacts Capture, getting the contacts becomes very easy. With this app, you can extract contact information from various sources and have them ready in your contacts book for use.

Card Scan

It always happens that you get someone’s business card when you’re at a conference, and you just stash it somewhere for later use and then when it’s important for you to find that contact, you go crazy trying to remember where you might have left the card. Now, with this extra-ordinarily useful app for your iPhone, such worries are a thing of the past. With this brilliant app called Card Scan, you can scan any business card using you iPhone camera and save it as a contact on your address book. Simply activate the app on your iPhone, hold the card and the phone at a right angle and your iPhone will then capture the image of the card, scan the text and save it as a contact in your contact book right away!

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