Swine Flue worries gotcha feeling blue? Then you shouldn’t leave the house again until you’ve armed yourself with at least one of these powerful and/or funny (think gallows humor) apps for your iPhone or iPod touch, some free and some not so much.

There are some clues lurking about that Apple may be thinking about getting into the computer game business, following up on the newfound popularity of the iPhone and Touch as gaming platforms.

Apple’s serious about mobile gaming — the company’s newest iPhone and iPod touch models include best of class ARM processors, a good bit o’ RAM and richly detailed OpenGL graphics. Moreover, Cupertino’s been kitting out its in-house iPhone game development team with Graeme Devine of Halo Wars fame already on board.

Given that the English language is a mishmash of German, Gaelic, Old Norse, French and what not, it’s perhaps the richest repository of insults and profanity known to man. IPhone Blorge has a pair of apps for your iPhone and iPod touch to invigorate your vituperation, or there’s another app who’s purpose is tame the toilet, too.

Before the end of 2009, the San Jose, CA-based imaging software giant will release Flash Pro CS5, allowing developers to create rich, interactive applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch — the same crap that chokes and crashes your computer today. Thereupon, given that 80,000 of the 85,000-plus apps already available on the App Store might charitably be described as “junk,” what chaos will the Flash developer community — millions of coders — reek on on the platform?

On Tuesday, the rumor mill kicked into high gear as “sources” stated that troubles with the camera module in the iPod touch could prevent the mothership from immediately selling the device. With the event over and nary a camera equipped touch anywhere in sight, hardware analysts pour over guts of the device that Apple did ship for portents of devices that may yet come.

The saga of the Commodore 64 emulator, the iPhone, and the app store continues, once again highlighting the problems that surround the Apple iPhone application approval process.

When it comes to getting the job done, the best tool isn’t always commercial and don’t be afraid to spend a little money on the right software — there are some truly awesome apps on Apple’s iTunes App Store. From iPhone games and entertainment apps to news and reference titles for your iPod touch, here’s our take on the best of the best.

Mac users have never faced the authentication nightmares endured by folks using Windows. Likewise, although there are hard limits on how much sharing you can do, the apps and games on your iPhone can likewise be shared with friends and family.

Perhaps the greatest source of lost productivity (that doesn’t also cause palm warts) is now available for Apple handhelds. Better still if you’re on a tight budget or consider yourself a mere hobbyist time waster, this classic title is available in free and pay-to-play versions.