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How to get into the "top ten iPhone" apps...

by Guy J Kewney | posted on 06 August 2008

We needn't assume that these are not the real top ten. But they come with a sanity warning: they were sent to us by Truphone - the VoIP specialist for cellphone users!

Top 10 iPhone Apps for Travellers

Lonely Planet phrasebooks (travel) - £5.99 each, except Mandarin - free
Lonely Planet offers its 10 most popular phrasebooks in downloadable audio format to shop, socialise and shout like a native, in French, Spanish, Italian, German, Thai or Czech and more.

Evernote (productivity) - Free
Anytime you want to remember something, put it into Evernote and you’ll have it forever across all the devices and platforms. With it, you can take notes, snap photos, create to-do-lists, and record audio. Keep track of your daily expenses by recording the amount of your purchases on the go or simply use it to compare prices

WeatherBug (weather) - Free
Puts live, local weather conditions from over 45,000 locations in the world on your iPhone. Features: Severe Weather Alerts, weather cameras, detailed forecast, current radar, satellite maps.

Truphone (travel) – Free
It saves you money by making outbound calls over Wi-Fi. Calls to cellphones in the USA, Canada and China are just 6c/3p per min from anywhere in the world. Calls in 40 countries (including UK, Australia, Brazil and most of Europe) are 6c/3p per min to landlines and 30c/15p per min to mobiles. There are no roaming charges. You will also have £2/$4 free credit to get started.

Local Picks by TripAdvisor (travel) - Free
Gives recommendations for nearby restaurants and covers over 410,000 restaurants to select from, including top restaurants in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, France and more.

FileMagnet (utilities) - £2.99
It makes it easy to copy files from your Mac and view them on your iPhone and iPod touch even when you have no internet connection. It uses a free Mac application to copy the files over. It supports all the common file types, including PDFs, Microsoft Office Docs, images, movies, sounds and even folders.

SpeechCloud Voice Dialer (productivity) - Free
Add voice dialing to the iPhone. Allows you to dial anyone in your contact list by simply saying his or her name.

Sudoku (games) – Free
It has unique handcrafted puzzles across four different skill levels. You can pause the game at any time and resume where you left off, hints, best times, notes and much more.

British Airways Plc. (travel) - Free
It will give you up-to-minute information on all BA flights’ arrivals and departure times. So whether you are catching a flight or meeting someone at the airport, you’ll be updated.

Currency (utilities) – Free
Provides up-to-date exchange rate information for over 50 currencies and 70 countries.