Let's talk apps. As you know, I just got my first smart phone (iPhone 4s) and I'm having lots of fun with it. So far I've installed Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, a QR reader, Words with Friends, a med management app from the AMA, NPR News, C-Span Radio, Pandora, goPostal, Open Table & Urbanspoon, and apps from The University of Michigan and Miami University. What else do you suggest?
Well...
Flixter - For local movie listings.
Yelp! - For restaurant reviews and "opinions".
AccuWeather - For, well, weather.
"This American Life" - If you purchase the TAL app it gives you access to the broadcast archive.
Gourmet Live - It's a app-only weekly version of "Gourmet" magazine.
Shakespeare - All of the Bard's plays and sonnets.
Amazon - I use this when I'm in a brick and mortar store to check possible saving$.
Flashlight - It turns your iPhone into a "flashlight" by bringing up a bright, white screen. You can also program other colors, patterns, flashing, etc.
When I'm in a "new" city, I also download a public transit app or two to help get me around the city. KICK Lite offers a free map of the NYC subway system. There are two user/rider-developed apps for the bus and train system in Chicago that were extremely helpful. Here in L.A., Nextrip has helped me gauge bus arrivals - and just how long I can or can't linger over my dessert.
Oh!
I also use the Starbucks app... It helps me know if there's a place I can possibly charge up my iPhone and have free WiFi access, as well as a bathroom.
