Top 5 most popular apps you don't want to miss [September 3rd, 2012]

It is a tough effort to keep a track on the new apps lauched in the mobile world. There are multiple platforms and hundreds of applications are released every week.

This week we found an app that will help you run any php code on your iPad, keep you safe while driving, get hands on biggest lyrics database in world and some other interesting ones.

There are 2 app updates which has improved functionality and platform expandation - Facebook camera and shutter.fm app just got revamped.

So, lets look at the 5 handpicked mobile applications which you can download this weekend to spend your time playing with them :

 

1. Kodiak php

Something for programmers here: Kodiak PHP runs any PHP code on the iPad itself, providing a way for coders to "write and edit PHP with beautiful syntax highlighting and an enhanced on-screen keyboard". A file manager provides the necessary exporting functions.

[Download: App Store]

 

2. Facebook Camera

Facebook Camera was updated this week to version 1.1. The newest version of the app adds the ability to add photos to any album you choose – including creating a new album entirely—as well as adds notifications for tags, likes, and comments. Likes and comments are also now available for posts with multiple photos.

[Download: Facebook]

 

3. Shutter.fm

Music discovery app Shuffler.fm has been around for a while on iPad, but it has just been updated to include an iPhone version too. It's very slick, helping you "channel surf through the music web" – translation: browse the music being recommended by music blogs in various genres, and play them as a streaming radio station.

 [Download: App store]

 

4. DriveScribe

Looking to make sure yourself or your teen stays safe behind the wheel. DriveScribe is an Android and iOS app that turns your phone into a driving coach. The app does things like monitor your speed and block incoming texts while you're behind the wheel. Drivers also earn points for safe driving that can later be redeemed for gift cards.

[Download: App store]

 

5. MetroLyrics

MetroLyrics is one of the biggest web lyric databases in the world, but now it has launched a new iPhone app to provide mobile access. Users can search for specific songs or identify what's playing in the real world, while also pulling in videos, scrobbling to Last.fm – a fellow CBS subsidiary – and browsing charts of popular tracks.

[Download: App Store]