In this competitive day and age where everybody is fighting to grab your attention, electronic gadgets too are a part of the rat race. With new technologies bursting in on the scene by the second, it becomes difficult for the common man to decide what the right choices are. In the case of the iPod touch and iPhone too there is an influx of compatible applications available. Below is a brief description of the best of the lot.

 For all those who like to listen to the radio, the AOL Radio is a great application as it allows you to stream over 200 radio stations, including local stations, covering 20 music genres. For book lovers, the eReader allows you to download books bought at the eponymous site and flip the pages by a mere finger swipe. Included for free in this application are two public-domain books. Keeping you up-to-date with the current happenings in the world is the NYTimes which is literally the New York Times in the palm of your hand. 

Undoubtedly the best application for iPhone/touch which uses its tilt sensors to the max, the PhoneSaber guarantees a smile to its users. A musical delight is Tap Tap Revenge which allows you to download new tracks and play head-to-head in two player mode.

 The above mentioned applications are free and can to be a useful addition to your iPhone/touch.