Getting started at the App Store

26.12.2009

If your new iPhone is of the 3G variety, there's no need to be envious of iPhone 3GS owners and their built-in compass app. offers a more than credible stand-in.

Then again, if you're more interested in finding out where things are--restaurants, business, and the like--as opposed to where you are, try . This handy navigation tool for both the iPhone and iPod touch uses the location features of your mobile device to find nearby good and services.

Remember what I said earlier about the abundance of to-do managers in the App Store? That goes double for photo editing and organization tools. The App Store boasts everything from simple tools for improving your images to sophisticated editing apps.

Our App Gem award went to , which couples strong image editing capabilities with ways to share your photos with others. We also gave strong consideration to , which creates "toy camera" effects on your images, and , an amazingly powerful editor that out-Photoshops . You should also consider , which makes cropping and adjusting your photos a simple process.