The last week has been pretty lack luster when it comes to Apple news or announcements. I tried to find something to bitch about, or embrace as the best ever…but I can’t. So I decided to list off the top 8 applications (not in any particular order) for your hacked iPhone/iTouch. The list seems to grow everyday; but these are the top applications which I find myself using regularly or to be most useful to us hackers.

1) MobileScrobbler: This is simply a last.FM plugin for your iPhone. Stream music from the web site, share your music tastes, tag songs, and upload your personal charts. Think of it as Last.FM lite. It has essentially the same features which the site offers. Simply log in and listen. All your stats will be uploaded to the site instantly. Now everyone can see that you played Celine Dion on your way to work in the morning.

2) MobileCast: A podcatcher…mobile! If you are traveling or not near a computer and are on the go, MobileCast allows you to download your favorite podcasts without connecting to iTunes. All you need to do is point the app in the right direction, and it will allow you to download podcasts on the go. It would be nice if the app automatically downloaded them for you. Currently you have to initiate the actual download. While it may be a bit buggy in some areas the latest release cleared up many issues people were having with the UI.

3) Apollo: A simple IM client for your iPhone. Supports AIM, ICQ, MSN and .Mac. Not really sure who uses ICQ still, but AIM and MSN are there which are what most of us use I would assume. The UI is surprisingly simple and clean. It definitely has the Apple look to it.

4) Sudoku: The name is self explanatory. A touch version of the popular math game. Simply touch each square as many times as you would like the number to be. For example hitting a blank square five times would make a five pop up. Simple, fun and it serves its purpose. Good for killing time.

5) FireflyMediaServer: This is one of the coolest plugins for the iPhone. It allows you to broadcast the music on your iPhone to any computer with iTunes that is connected to the same network. No more wires or cords. You can stream music from your iPhone to your computer wirelessly.

6) SMBPrefs: Allows users to update the UI on their iPhone. Change the wallpaper, icon layout and placement, dock, icon labels and more. Take back control of you iPhones interface!

7) Gas: Allows users to check and compare gas prices nearest to you, as well as use google maps to quickly locate where the gas stations are. I don’t own a car but I could imagine this being useful for smart shoppers sick of gas prices.

8) Telekinesis: This app allows you to remotely access your Mac from your iPhone. You can literally get a desktop view and practically do any function normally possibly. It is a bit slow, but if you forgot to set a download for example and you are stuck at work this would do the trick. You can also control some aspects of iTunes such as track number and volume. The one catch is that you must download software onto your mac for this to work correctly. Which can be found here.

Well there you have it. My top 8 apps for the iPhone and iTouch. I am sure there are others out there that you may find more useful, so feel free to post them in the comments section and let us all give it a try.

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Paul is Altgn's token Canadian. When he's not oogling over electronics and Apple he's probably out drinking beer, eating beaver tails, riding moose, watching the leaf game or all the above.
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