5 Free iPhone Apps No One Should Do Without

Here is a roundup of the 5 best Apple iPhone apps that no user should be without.

Associated Press Mobile News Network: If you follow the news, then you already know that most of the important news of the day comes from the Associated Press. So why bother subscribing to every newspaper they distribute your content to and go straight to the source? The AP Mobile News Network app gives you instant access to the latest local, national, and international news; including sports, entertainment. It lets you customize what types of content you receive, lets you save stories of particular interest to you, and even lets you share those stories with friends and family via text or email.

Ifbyphone Conference Call – Second from the folks at Ifbyphone, this free iPhone app does exactly what it says on the tin: it lets you hold conference calls with your iPhone and iPod Touch. As part of this service, users get 100 free minutes of conference calls per month, with additional time available for purchase. The app was designed to make it easy for people on the go to participate in conference calls without much setup or technical knowledge.

Fring: Of all the mobile VoIP-related iPhone apps, Fring stands out because it offers users more than just money savings on call costs (and minutes). With Fring, you can import friends and contact lists from MSN Messenger, GoogleTalk, AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, and almost all other popular instant messaging services. So the people you call (for free) don’t even need to use Fring to receive your calls (or your instant messages). Heck, they may even be using Skype.

Google Earth for iPhone: Few people haven’t heard of Google Earth until now, especially in the iPhone user community. And with the common ubiquity shared by Google and Apple “i” devices (iPhone, iPod, etc.), it was only a matter of time before the two began endorsing each other’s most popular products and features. Now you can get the same unparalleled mapping and satellite imagery software in the palm of your iPhone-loving hand.

Updated version of Google Mobile: And those aren’t the only free new capabilities Google is bringing to iPhone. Now, with its latest Google Mobile update, users no longer need their fingers to walk through them. Thanks to the integration of voice recognition technology, people can now speak their search queries on their iPhone and have Google deliver its same comprehensive and reliable list of results.

Who says you have to pay money to get more power and versatility from your iPhone? Not now, that’s for sure, when so many great services and features can be found in the iTunes for iPhone app store for free.