No 5. Twitter
This app has all of the features that you’d expect from Twitter – your timeline, suggested users, messages, lists, and it also allows you to explore Twitter without even logging in. This app also gives you an option to sign up for an account right from the app.
No 4. Adobe Reader
No one can underestimate the importance of a PDF reader on your handheld now, can you? This official Acrobat app lets you open PDF files from web pages and email attachments and any that you’ve saved on the phone. You can pinch to zoom in and out and swipe to move from page to page.
No 3. Foursquare
You might have used this app earlier too, but on some other platform. This is the Windows Phone 7 version of Foursquare. It shows past check-ins, mayorships, friends, tips you’ve left, badges you’ve earned and locations you’ve saved to visit apart from integrated map (from Bing) and directions that allows you to find where you want to go within the app and navigate to a location. All the options are available under “Profile” in the app.
No 2. Iheartradio
Created by Clear Channel Radio to aggregate local radio brands and personalities, Iheartradio streams internet radio, US style, with 750 stations from across America classified by city or genre. The app also displays lyrics for the track being played and a link to buy it. You can also sign up for a free account to build your own stations with this great app!
No 1. Shazam
Headquartered in London, Shazam is a commercial mobile phone based music identification service and this app is one of the nicest Shazam clients available for any phone. It allows you to tag an unlimited number of songs to find out which is that beautiful song playing on the radio. Once you’ve identified the track, you can go to Zune marketplace to hear a 30 seconds sample of the song and buy it, or listen to the whole track if you have a Zune Pass.