Apple iPhone Orange

Apps for the iPhone

iPhone applications, or 'apps', have taken the mobile world by storm and now Apple iPhone Orange customers can start to benefit from the tens of thousands out there. An app can be anything from the useful - tools such as a spirit level or tape measure replicated on the screen - to the novel - a multitude of games and bizarre apps like iSteam, which covers your iPhone screen with virtual condensation, allowing you to scrawl in the steam as you would on a misted-up bathroom mirror.

Here are three of the most popular iPhone apps out there...

  • Urbanspoon Where to eat. Urban­spoon gets your location from the phone, then you shake it and the app will pick out local restaurants for your chosen cuisine and display them a slot machine-style roller. Free.
  • Shazam Music-finding service that's been available on mobile phones for years – dial 2580 and hold the phone up to the speakers and it will send you a text with the artist and title - the iPhone app is free to use. Free.
  • Ocarina Turns the phone into a musical instrument. Hold it up to your mouth, blow into the microphone and the phone will produce a gentle tone. 59p.