Here is an iPhone App (SlingPlayer), that’s managed to create a lot of buzz on the day it was launched, reason? Many! (Best iPhone Apps)

For one it’s an uncommon iPhone App that lets you Watch and Control home TV and DVR from your iPhone or iPod Touch and another reasons for the buzz is that AT&T has restricted this App from working on its 3G network.

Lets first talk about what the application can do before we get to what AT&T did to it and why.

Unlike other applications which let you watch limited number of TV channels for a price, SlingPlayer for iPhone lets you watch everything you watch on your home TV.

The application connects with a device called SlingBox which sits at home and connects to the TV and internet to grant access to any mobile application trying to access the media content on the TV at home.

SlingPlayer lets you fully control your TV and DVR from anywhere in the world via WiFi.

Also, keep in mind that SlingPlayer connects to SlingBox which is restricted to one connection at a time. So if multiple members of the family are trying to connect and watch TV, that probably isn’t possible.

Watch the video below to see SlingPlayer for iPhone in action..

SlingPlayer for iPhone and iPod Touch is currently available on iTunes and costs about $29, a little pricy but I think it’s worth it especially if you are a TV addict. Click here to visit AppStore to buy SlingPlayer for iPhone.

Now here is that AT&T did to make this application less useful for the buyers. It restricted its functionality to work on WiFi only, meaning SlingPlayer which can very well work on 3G is not allowed to work using AT&T’s 3G network.

The official explanation from AT&T was that their network is not powerful enough to handle the load, while one would think that probably might be true, there is more than meets the eye.

The same application which works on BlackBerry has complete access to the AT&T’s 3G network, then why not iPhone?

Another reason as Gizmodo reported is that AT&T is working on its own version of SlingPlayer for iPhone called “i-Verse” which works with their U-Verse TV Solution [link]

So that’s that about SlingPlayer for iPhone and iPod Touch a good application falling victim of its competitors and double standards of a giant corporation.

The following list of the Best iPhone Apps to help you save some money on daily basis. The list has everything from saving on your restaurant bills to reducing your phone bills. As the idea behind this list is to save money I have made sure all the applications on the list are freely available on AppStore (with one tiny exception, one of the applications on the list costs $0.99 which is totally worth it).

Check it out!!

Cheap International – Free Local Calls: There are a number of iPhone applications which let you make free local calls over a Wi-Fi network and cheap international calls using VOIP technologies. These applications can save up to 95% of your monthly telephone bills.

Truphone, Fring, Nimbuzz are three known applications which will help you reduce your phone bills.

Shopping: Recession or no recession, some people just cannot stop shopping. WootWatch will at least make sure you are saving some while you spend on stuff (you don’t even need). Click here to download.

Books: This one is for the book readers… 

eReader offers free access to thousands of free classics as well as eBooks from top authors like Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Nora Roberts, Michael Crichton, etc.. In addition you can buy books online too..Click here to download.

Stanza is another book reading application which offers similar functionality as eReader. Click here to download.

It just boils down to which reading interface you like better while reading books in the above mentioned applications.

Cheap Gas: This application is offered by gasbuddy.com which lets it users know where they can find the cheapest gas in their area; also, map the route to the gas station. The paid version of this app not only lets you find cheap gas around you but also add or update new prices and locations. Click here to download.

Finance and Budget: It’s impossible to save money without know how much you really have. Knowing and organizing your finances can save a great deal, trust me!

Following Applications will help you organize and save some…

My Budget Money Management: This application lets you track your budget on daily, monthly, etc basis. You can track you recurring or onetime expenses on the go. This application keeps you updated with all your budget needs. Click here to download.

Gift Planner: Some people in life are so close and important that avoiding gifts on certain occasions is just impossible. This is the best application to manage your money when it comes to gifts. Click here to download.

Food: Eating at the restaurants is something you might want to avoid during these tough times.

Following applications help you save some money on food.

KidsEatFree: This is one application which is not free but is getting a mention on this article as it is really useful and does save some money up front. 

KidsEatFree locates restaurant near you which offer free meals for Kids.  It’s that simple, you recover the money you spent on this application the first time you go out dining. It’s worth it. Click here to download.

BigOven: Offers over 160,000+ recipes absolutely free. You can search the database by Dishes, Keywords, Ingredients, etc.. Click here to download.

All Recipes:  All Recipes is a similar application which offers tons of recipes absolutely free. The best feature of this application is, if you are not sure of what you want to eat “Just shake the phone” and it will come up with a random recipe. Click here to download.

Free Wi-Fi: Data plans on the phone can be expensive and especially if you are a internet-addict and on the move at all times the bill can hit the roof.
Following applications detect Wi-Fi. Free and Paid both!

Wi-Fi Finder offers a list of more than 200,000 locations across 135 countries. All of these locations are verified hotspot locations which are made available on iPhone and iPod touch. Click here to download.

I hope these applications save some money. If you use anyother iPhone application which helps you save money, do leave a comment and let us know about it.

This one goes right up to my Best iPhone Apps list, it’s called CubeCheater for iPhone. All you gotta do is click pictures of your Rubiks cube and the app will analyze how to solve it in the quickest way possible.

Once it analyzes, it’ll guide you through the steps to solve it..

Watch the video below to see this App in action.. and click here to visit CubeCheater on App Store

With Harmonica you can use your iPhone just like you play Harmonica. Isn’t that COOL? It is! The application costs $.99 and is available on iTunes for download, click here to visit the download page on iTunes.

“Harmonica features a genuinely-sampld 10-hole diatonic harmonica. Both single notes and chords are playable, as are “blow” notes and “draw” notes.”

Watch the video below to see this application in action..

Once the application is installed, all you have to do is name a “Job” or the task you are working on and hit “Play”. The application then starts recording the time spent until the “Pause” button is hit. Activities are tracked each time something changes on the application.

Each of these jobs can be assigned to clients and clients can be linked to the contacts on your phone.  The details of the job and the time spent can be tracked Once a job is completed it lets you export the job details in CSV or plain text format via e-mail.

Doesn’t it make all of this so easy?

So, if the tasks you work on require time tracking download this application on your iPhone as it one of the best tools for tracking time.

This application will cost you about $5, you can download it here.

View more iPhone applications on our Best iPhone Apps post.

With Apple store being too nagging to approve applications for iPhones, people often resort jail breaking to get these applications working on their phone. This was the case up until now for Fring, a free mobile Voice-over-IP service (VoIP). However, this application is now available officially at apple store.

What does this mean. This means that now you don’t have to jailbreak or hack your iPhone to get this application running on your phone and now skype calls can be made on the iPhones. Using Fring you can also chat with your friends over Google Talk, AIM, MSN and Yahoo messenger and also Frings own chat service.

Also watch the video below to see this software in action

If you love to use skype and have been waiting for a solution that can make skype service available on your iPhone then your wait is over. Grab your Fring application from the apple store.

Think about this. There are various ways of using twitter and you keep a track of what’s happening. But isn’t it kind of boring.

Now think about this. What if you have a service that tells you where your friend sent a tweet from when she/he uses an iPhone to send that Tweet. Sounds interesting and right out of a James bond flick. But that’s possible now. All it requires is your friend using iPhone to tweet and a service called as iPhoneTwitters.

What it does is it shows ou from what part of the world your friend twittered using their iPhone. Think of the possibility. Your Girlfriend is sends a tweet using her mobile and you get a glimpse of where she is. For a surprise you go reach that place in no time with some flowers in hand and plan for great evening. Caution, it can also lead you to find out that your girlfriend is cheating on you.

This service just blows off the the concept of privacy. But I mean does privacy really matter in today’s world. The mashup of this kind is very new and I am sure this service will grow as more and more people will use iPhone and twitter using iPhone. But this will change the way we interact and take it to a new level.

The serive is still in very early stages and could become an instant hit in no time.

After viewing more than 200 iPhone Apps in different categories I put this list together which I consider as the best iPhone Applications based on their functionality and popularity.

Here goes the list..

Which ones did you like? Did I miss your favorite on the list? Leave a comment let us know.