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Finally, an application that is worth the money. I know a lot of folks don’t know what a dictionary is. It’s in general a book that has a lot of words in it (OK. it’s a bad joke but you get the point). Oxford English Dictionary is very useful for immigrants and foreigners in the U.S. If you see a word that you have no idea about its meaning.

Oxford iPhone dictionary has definition for 240,000 words, and 20,000 pronunciations. I personally like the auto-complete feature as it helps finding words faster.

Now, I admit that not many people need this kind of a dictionary on their iPhones, but a lot of works who depend on dictionary to do their jobs everyday can take advantage of the Oxford iPhone dictionary. A powerful dictionary that could be overkill for most of us, but it will have its use for folks who use dictionaries on a daily basis.

Staying with the theme of the week, which is election, the U.S., and anything in between, there is an interesting application in the app store that has everything you need to pass a history exam. The Manual for the United States of America covers declaration of independence, U.S. Constitution, Federalist papers, Patriot act, and the list of U.S. presidents among others.

Now the application is not for everyone. I know a lot of folks get turned off by all history talks, but that doesn’t mean some of us who do respect history won’t put it on our iPhone. So, it’s a niche iPhone app. But a very important ones for folks who are into history.

Who says iPhone is not a proper platform for politics. I guess when you have $150 million to spend in a month, you can afford to pay folks to design an iPhone app for you. Obama’s application is very cool as it allows you to get an understanding of the issues that matter this election (if you don’t by know, then you should probably skip this election).

The application is obviously one that won’t be useful after the election (unless Obama loses). But it’s a great touch. Obama has simply left no stone unturned during this election and kudos to him. I know the world wide web is still reeling from John Paul’s loss but if you can see yourself as an Obama supporter, then you should pick up this free app.

The latest iPhone application seems to be the most useful one. At least for me. I got a confession to make. I am partially color blind, which means I can’t tell the difference between Blue and Purple. Think about it. If you are a web designer and also color  blind, you have no future in the business. I have always used sampling features that come with Photoshop and other web applications to help me out. But now I am glad that iPhone now has an app that allows you to take a picture with your camera and sample the colors in the picture.

You can also play with the color wheel till your dead tired. ColorSutra is compatible with HEX, and RGB numbers, so you can put down the number and use the color in the future. It’s a very cool application that has been updated for full compatibility with the latest version of iPhone OS. Check it out!

A few days ago we reported on how cool the Moto Chaser game was. But since its release, Moto Chaser iPhone app has dominated the paid app section on iTunes. More interestingly, the top 3 apps in this category are games, which shows what great hot niche the iPhone gaming market is.