The Smorgasbord

I’ve had a lot of inquiries recently about free iPhone apps, so I wrote this short little post about the top free ones I could find. Top free iPhone Apps

Number : eBay Mobile

Who doesn’t use eBay this days? I mean its a fast, and free way to shop for other people’s crap. Well I now you can do it from your iPhone anywhere, anytime. Now you have no excuse for losing an auction again!

Number : SaveBenjis

With the state of today’s economy everyone is a bargain shopper. With SaveBenjis you can now compare prices of any item where ever you are. Just enter the name of the product and this apps shoots back the prices of the big guys like Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon, but it also shoots back small retailers as well!

Number : Mocha VNC Lite

Now this app is awesome. This free app allows you to control you PC from your iPhone! The setup is easy and it even allows you to control your mouse and keyboard. You might want to only using this one on your home network for security reasons.

Number: Pandora Radio

Its no secret that iPhone lacks an FM Tuner. Its also no secret that most people wish it did. No pandora isnt a radio replacement but it comes pretty damn close and for that reason alone this app had to make the list. The streaming is good over the cell network but this little guy proforms best on wifi.

Number: SportsTap

This is the best sports score app in the app store, hands down. It features up to the minute scores, box scores, transactions, big news, and features 15 different leagues to choice from ranging from baseball to NASCAR. It even using the GPS to show the scores for your hometown teams!

Number: Yelp

Yelp using your current GPS location or a specific city to show to find local businesses. It gives detailed business information like address, phone number, pricing level and user ratings and reviews. The app also allows you to make direct calls by tapping the number for the business!

Number: iProcrastinate Mobile

This task manager makes completing everything on time a breeze. Now if it only did the task for you! There is also a desktop version which syncs with the iPhone version to make sure your always on top of things!

Number: AIM

Never miss an Aol Instant Message again with AIM mobile. This app is just as feature rich as the its desktop counter part and even allows you to send sms messages! Why have a text message plan when this is free!

These aren’t all the free apps available, just a small few of my favorites. Use the comment section to post your favorites!

Do a quick search of “Jesus Phone” on google and you will see why its the iPhone’s nickname. Okay so the iPhone is great on its own, but you can open a whole new world of possibilities by doing a hack know as “jailbreaking.” Basically jailbreaking is a process that allows iPhone and iPod Touch users to run unofficial code on their devices bypassing Apple’s official distribution mechanism, the App Store. Once jailbroken, iPhone users are able to download many applications previously unavailable through the App Store. As of today, July 27 2009, jailbreaking is not illegal but the US Copyright Office is expected to rule on this later this year.

*As always this process is not recommended if you lack experience with electronics*
*Backup all of your data before beginning this process!*

Step 1: Download the software “redsn0w” from http://theiphoneproject.org/windows/redsn0w-win_0.7.2.zip
Step 2: Follow the software prompts.
Step 3: Plug into your PC or Mac and press the buttons it tells you to.
Step 4: Enjoy your new jailbroken iPhone!

Now that the hack is completed you should get familiar with the new app store that was installed, cydia. Its nearly identical to the old Apple App Store so it should be easy to get used to it.

Now on the good part: The Apps! First you should download Cycorder. This app allows you to record video @ 15fps in Quicktime format. This means you wont need to buy the 3GS for video because you just got it for free! Next you should download PDANet. This awesome app allows you to use your iPhone as a wireless router or a mobile modem. Basically this means you can now use your teether you iPhone to a MAC or PC connect to the internet where it would otherwise be impossible! Finally there is Discover. This app makes your iPhone accessible to every computer on your home network. This means you can add media files to your iPhone from any computer in your house! These are just a few of the great apps you can download with your jailbroken iPhone!

I have also included a video from G4′s Attack of the Show. They detail everything you can now do with your brand new Jailbroken software and they also include a video guide for installing the hack!

Enjoy the hack and make sure to post your results in the comment section!