Shazam: I like music a lot. Who doesn’t? But I don’t have a good head for remembering artist names or track names so I can buy the song later or check out the rest of the album. Shazam solves that problem neatly. Open it up and let it record 15 seconds of a tune, and it will try and tell you artist and album and give a link to the iTunes store if the song is there. Hard to beat for wow factor. Price: Free. (Reviewed by David)

YPMobile. It has the business listings you’d expect. Also has listings for local events based on your location. Big concerts. Small concerts and venues are listed, too. Great for finding stuff to do when you don’t have plans. Plus you can share plans for concerts or other events with your friends via email straight from YPmobile. Price: Free. (Reviewed by David)

Epocrates Rx: This app is absolutely indispensable for anyone who deals with medications professionally. The half-dozen doctors I’ve shown have been blown away. It allows you to look up almost every possible fact about a drug, including interactions with other drugs and even if the patient’s insurance will cover it. Price: Free. (Reviewed by Jamie)

SportsTap: Are you a sports junkie? Then you know you need to know what’s happening right now. SportsTap give you not only a live scoreboard, but live box scores from all the major sports. Simple, intuitive, and the perfect fix for those times when you just have to know how many hits the Kansas City Royals’ little-used infield utility guy has. Price: Free. (Reviewed by Jamie)

Cro-Mag Rally: I’ve already wasted too much time with this game. It makes great use of the iPhone’s accelerometers for controls. Want to go left? Tilt the iPhone left. Even for a non-gamer such as myself, it took me all of 20 seconds to get the hang of this game. Price: $9.99. (Reviewed by Jamie)

Urbanspoon: This application helps you find new places to eat near your location. Upon launching it, your location is found, and you are then presented with a slot-machine-style interface with the criteria neighborhood, type of cuisine, and price. You can lock any of those criteria to narrow your search or leave them all unlocked for a surprise. Then give your phone a quick shake and the slot machine starts spinning like you’re in vegas. When the wheels stop spinning you will be presented with a restaurant and reviews from Yelp. I give it a big thumbs up! Price: Free. (Reviewed by Owen)

Scrabble: A tried and true classic game that really makes you think. Careful, it is addicting: last Sunday I spent more than four hours playing it! Honestly, unlike most games, I don’t really feel guilty playing for so long. After all, I’m expanding my word knowledge. Price: $9.99. (Reviewed by Robert)

Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D: This game started out on the original Playstation and has now morphed into an iPhone race car game. The graphics are quite impressive. It’s the type of game you can play and turn off your brain. Boy, how we have come a long way from the days of Pole Position. Price: $9.99. (Reviewed by Robert)

Mobile Banking: Bank of America was one of the first adopters of a great, easy-to-use iPhone web app. Now they have an actual iPhone 2.0 application. It allows even quicker access to your bank account. Very handy when you’re standing in line for that new TV and you just realized you need to quickly transfer money to your checking account. Price: Free. (Reviewed by Robert)

Google Mobile App: This little mobile application is like Google Desktop for the iPhone or iPod touch. I found it to be quick and accurate. It searches the web and your device for whatever you might be looking for. The interface is simple which makes it easy to find what I need quickly and easily. You can also gain access to many other Google apps from this one. I do wish some of the functionality of their web-based applications existed in this one, so I will be looking for updates soon. Price: Free. (Reviewed by Chris G.)

NetNewsWire: Amazing! It took a whopping 10-15 seconds to get this one set up. I get much of my daily news from RSS feeds and was pleased to see NetNewsWire as a free download for the iPhone/iPod touch. It instantly syncs with my existing account so all I had to do was sign in. The interface is nice, images are clear, and navigation is easy. Price: Free. (Reviewed by Chris G.)

Twitterrific: I use Twitterrific much of the time on my Mac to stay up to date with my Twitter accounts. So I was happy to see this application released. It allows me to stay connected in real time with all of the people who I follow and who follow me through the Twitter service. Although Twitterrific does lack some of the functionality I like in other apps for the Mac, this mobile version is one of the best for the iPhone/iPod touch platform. If, like me, you don’t care for ads, they offer the ad-free Twitterrific Premium for a fee. Price: Free. (Reviewed by Chris G.)

Movies.app: There are already several options out there for the iPhone/iPod touch when it come to movies. I checked out a few and must say that Movies.app wins hands down. It is the only one that offer trailers, mapping, show times, reviews, unreleased movies and is definitely quicker than all the rest as well. I was able to check out theaters around me, decided on a movie after watching trailers, read up on it at IMDB, bought the tickets and mapped directions all in just a few minutes, and all from my iPhone. Price: Free. (Reviewed by Chris G.)

Aurora Feint The Beginning: I’m not too big into games on mobile devices, but Aurora Feint is cool. It is a pretty simple game on the surface, which becomes more challenging as you progress through the levels. Putting you in control of how your character develops, this game is pretty addictive. It uses all the coolest features of the iPhone/iPod touch, including the accelerometer. I found myself twisting and turning my iPhone to get the pieces to go where I wanted them. It also offers a nice social aspect, allowing you to engage with friends online who also play the game. Price: Free. (Reviewed by Chris G.)