For me, the best free iPhone app in the Apple App Store would have to be the Dragon Dictation iPhone app. The Dragon Dictation iPhone app allows you to speak in to your iPhone and have your speech converted to text. Your text can then be sent as a text message, E-mail, or pasted in to another iPhone application using the clipboard.

Pros:

• Converts your speech to text very accurately
• Offers suggestions for text that wasn’t converted from speech to text properly
• Saves you a lot of time

Cons:

• There is a 30 second time limit for dictation, but you can keep adding more text after every 30 seconds
• Requires you to have an Internet connection
• Doesn’t work well in noisy environments

I’ve been using the Dragon Dictation iPhone app for about a week now and have found it really helpful. I still type with my keyboard sometimes but whenever I  need to type an e-mail using this app saves me a lot of time. It really surprised me how accurate this iPhone app was. Check it out by clicking the download link below! Let us know how it works for you.

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When the holiday season rolls around, people that rarely have a beverage start throwing down the spiked eggnog like it is water. Perhaps this is why the NHS has released the FREE app called Drinks Tracker for your iPhone.

Whether we want to admit it or not, we have all been guilty of having a few too many at one time or another and maybe this is exactly what us phone geeks need to make sure we are not getting on the road after a little extra holiday cheer.

Now while the application has the best intentions at heart, it is going to have to be used and listened to in order to be effective. How many people are actually going to take the time to put all of the information in their phone that is needed in order for this app to work? How many will forget about it once they have had a few too many?

The big knock on this program is that the user has a lot of data to enter. For instance, they have to enter the serving size of the drink, the % of alcohol that it contains and the amount of drinks that they have consumed. It sounds like a great concept and I am sure that many people will start using it with great intentions. However, how many people will merely put the iPhone back in their pocket once the little warning lights start to go off telling them that they are hammered?

In addition to keeping track of your drinks for the night, the app will also continue to monitor your alcohol. At any time, you can pull up the reports and get an analysis of your drinking habits. This is actually a great idea for those of us that consider ourselves to be casual drinkers as we may not be as casual as we think. Not that anyone wants to be nagged, but this is a download that may just be a very good idea to have. It could be a wakeup call for some and may just keep the keys in the pockets of a few people that would otherwise hit the road when they are in no shape to get behind the wheel.

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Many sports fans enjoy listening to sports radio, but what are they supposed to do when they are not in their car or by their stereo at home?

ESPN has just launched their latest application for the iPhone and it is available for download in the app store for only $2.99.

ESPN radio has quickly taken over as the number one sports radio show in many cities. They have uprooted shows that have been in place for decades and tossed them to the side of the road. This ESPN Radio App joins the long list of ESPN apps that are already part of the iPhone app store. While many of them are free, this one will set you back couple of dollars, but it is well worth it.

One of the great features of ESPN radio is the live updates given throughout the broadcast. This feature gives the true ESPN radio experience to iPhone users. Not only that, but there is also live play-by-play broadcasts of some college with all ballgames. While using the GameCast feature is always great, there is nothing like hearing action as it actually takes place.

Something else that is truly interesting about this new iPhone app is that you can also send text messages directly to ESPN. ESPN fans are already familiar with this feature as it has been available during certain football broadcasts during the week. The messages scroll across the TV screen and are read by both the audience and the broadcasters. It is always great when your comments get the attention of the people in the booth and you can hear your words being said over the airwaves.

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Every golfer on the planet is susceptible to buying gadgets that will help them improve their game. Unfortunately, most of them end up in the closet with all of the rest of the scams that do nothing more than make us look like fools out on the course. Well the iPhone has an app that just may do more good than bad in the GolfShot: Golf GPS app.

Golf GPS devices have become pretty popular over the last few years, and this one has few shortcomings as an app. First off, it is less than $30 and that is a far cry from the hundreds of dollars stand alone devices will run from the likes of Golfsmith. It is packed with special features and while there are some flaws, it is pretty respectable for the price.

One of the toughest things for any golfer to figure out on a new course is the range from tee to green and from their approach shot to the green. This app can not only do that, but will also be able to give target ranges as well. When you need to know how far it is down to the water hazard from where you are standing, just point and the information pops right up on the screen.

Golfshot has long been associated as the best of the best when it comes to having GPS devices for golfers, so it is no surprise that this app is considered to be one of the best available for the iPhone. There are currently well over 22,000 courses that have their information available on the app, so it will be a rare course that can be played where the information will not be in the palm of your hands.

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The question of who is getting rejected and what makes one app better than another is something that is being asked quite frequently lately, and we now finally have a way to find out who is getting rejected and can see for ourselves what their apps are all about. While this will not change the fact that they are rejected, it will let the public decide if Apple is being fair or not.

The site, AppRejections.com, is the project of developer Adam Martin. He plans on making a list of apps that have been rejected for what most would consider “unusual and unfair.” Since nobody really knows how the process works, it may give a little insight to other developers in their quest to get their apps approved.

Of course, this is not the real motivation behind the site. That is more than likely for developers to have a site where they can talk about the evil empire that is Apple and how unjust and how unfairly they are being treated. Oddly enough, when digging a little deeper into the actual rejections, many of them fall into two categories: offensive or trademark violations.

Now, let us preface this with the fact that this is not a defense of Apple, it just seems as though many developers are not following some basic guidelines that could avoid all of this. Apple has made it very clear that they will not allow apps that are offensive in any way or that use specific name brands or logos in their product. For instance, they cannot use the word Google or a Mac icon and yet developers still do and are then upset when the app gets rejected.

On the flip side, there are still plenty of apps that have been rejected that look as though they are perfectly harmless on the outside and do not show any obvious violations. It really is tough to call as to why some of these apps are not allowed in other than the fact that Apple does not want to just allow every app to be published. At times, it may just be a case of wrong place and wrong time.

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eBay did not get to the top of Internet retailing by mistake. They took what many people thought of a something that could never happen and turned it into a billion dollar industry quicker than anyone though would ever be possible. They continue that innovation by introducing Deals.

Deals is an iPhone app that will give the user direct contact with eBay auctions and their mobile site. While there was a time when people would adjust their plans to get a great deal on something from eBay, the mobile app allows them to travel wherever and whenever and still get access to their auctions.

While eBay users were able to get access via the mobile site, it was not the same as surfing the Internet at home and shopping through all of the deals. This new app is supposed to make the experience more true to form and along with being able to bid, shoppers will see all of the special deals that they would normally get up on their screen at home. We have yet to give this app a try, so it is not possible to give more details yet, but this is one that we had to let you know about.

In the press release for this item, eBay stated that they expect consumers to spend well over a half billion dollars via their mobile phones on eBay over the upcoming year. This number is simply staggering. To get things going, on November 27th, they wills start their own version of the 12 Days of Christmas with the 12 Days of Deals. Retailers everywhere are going to have their eyes on this one because if it is as successful as eBay hints, retailers would be fools not to jump into the mobile market with both feet.

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Week after week has seen the same champion atop the pile of iPhone app games from the App Store. Bejeweled 2 has been challenged a few times, but it has continued to lead the way until this week. There is finally a game worthy of taking the top spot and it is none other than Call of Duty: World at War Zombies.

The hefty price tag of $9.99 did not scare anyone away as this much anticipated game quickly took over the top spot. While Bejeweled 2 is great for killing time on the train, Call of Duty is just great for killing. If you have not yet played the video game, you have no idea what you are missing. If there was ever a game that could make anyone an obsessive, this is it.

The iPhone version is about as good as it gets for a hand held game. The graphics are solid and they have captured the overall feel of the game very nicely. While nothing will ever replace playing the game on a big screen TV with all of the effects, this is the next best thing for the true Call of Duty junkie.

The game is expandable and with the quick success, it is only reasonable to expect that updates will be available in the future. Some of the concerns of the previous versions were also corrected. Specifically, weapons damage levels, lack of support for 1st generation devices and inconsistent play connections. All things considered, this game is a lot of fun in the palm of your hand.

While the initial push was expected, don’t be surprised to see Bejeweled 2 back on top in the very near future. It is another addicting game with a very small price tag that has a cult following of its own. After the Call of Duty loyalists finish their downloading, it will probably be business as usual in the old App Store.

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If you have been struggling with which GPS app to buy for your iPhone, assuming you don’t already have one of course, Navigon has just sweetened the pot by putting their application on sale for only $69.99. This is $20 off the regular price and is now $30 cheaper than the TomTom app that is also available on the iPhone.

In addition to the regular mobile navigator being on sale, they have also discounted the Traffic Live feature which is normally $24.99 down to $14.99. This really makes it attractive as you can have everything that they offer and still pay less than the TomTom all by itself. To make things clear, I am not comparing this to the TomTom because overall, that is the better device, at least in my opinion. However, this is now a pretty nice alternative for the money.

If you are going to take advantage of it, you should probably spring for the whole package. The Traffic Plus feature is a great app to have and gives key information on traffic as it is happening. This time of year presents some pretty incredible challenges on the road ways and every little bit of information that can be had is appreciated. To know that you have viable options before you get there may just save a few strands of hair from being pulled out of your head over the next few weeks.

The sale from Navigon is both smart and aggressive. The new TomTom update has been getting a lot of press and while the new features of the upgrade were enough to get people curious, the price tag of $99 may have kept a few people in the lurches looking for something better. The $69.99 price tag is probably low enough to convert curiosity into a sale and added the discounted Traffic Live feature may what it takes to seal the deal.

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The iPhone has just gone up about three levels in my book because of this application. The TGI Black Friday app is here and it is incredible. While the sales on Black Friday are great, it is tough to know if a deal is really a deal. While the price may by marked down, it could be less somewhere else. And then what do you do if you leave the deal on the table and it was in fact the best deal. This can be a viscous cycle.

Let’s be honest, people don’t even know how to shop anymore. We have all gotten so accustomed to clicking away and comparison shopping on the Internet that the one day a year that we have to physically go into store to find deals we lose our minds and have panic attacks. Wouldn’t you know our trusty little iPhone has come to the rescue one again with a Black Friday app.

DealCatcher.com is to thank for this and now instead of stressing out about who has the best deal, just fire up the old iPhone and put TGI Black Friday to work for you. Plug in an item and the app will do the searching to find out where the best deal is and how much the items are going for. When you see that new iPod at a price that seems too good to be true, you will know in minutes if they indeed have the best price around.

Shopping on Black Friday has always been just short of uncontrolled chaos. This is the one day of the year that grandma eat a power bar and fires down a Red Bull before she leaves the house for the day. Avoiding the scuffles will be something that I look forward to and this is one app that any prudent shopper will have on their iPhone by the time kickoff happens in the Cowboys game on Thanksgiving Day.

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This may be one of the best free apps that is available on the iPhone. We have all been in strange cities and have had to hunt down wifi spots in order to send out a quick email or send off a report.

It is almost embarrassing asking people where to go if you don’t have an aircard, this can be a major problem. The free workplace app WorkSnug does the hunting for you and lands a quite place to do whatever you need.

After starting the app up, all that is needed is to hold the iPhone up in front of you and the iPhone starts to list the various locations that have been scouted the by the WorkSnug team. It will give directions and ratings as to what the team and other users think about that spot. If directions are needed, they are right there as well.

While there are plenty of apps that are fun to have or great games to play, this is one of the most useful and practical ones that we have seen come out in a while. Best of all, it’s FREE. No more worry about where to go when you get to town or relying on the kindness of a stranger. Anyone who travels with their laptop in tow is going to appreciate this app.

Another feature that many will enjoy is that they can add their own information about the sites and share it with their friends once they have visited it. For the most part, the sites that were checked had a very accurate review and each one of them was laptop friendly. Oh yeah, the bonus feature is that if they serve coffee, the quality of the Joe is listed as well. Not too bad for a free app.

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