Want to keep up to date with the latest Wimbledon 2009 action on your iPhone? Well now you can. The All England Lawn Tennis Club and IBM present the Official iPhone app for Wimbledon, The Championships 2009, from 22 June to 5 July, 2009. Follow the action LIVE during the fortnight with the first-ever iPhone app

Overview: Sally’s Spa is a fun, fast-paced, addictive game that provides a great time waster. Sally’s Spa is every girl’s iPhone dream. It allows users to run their own day spa with the touch of their finger. Users move Sally around the spa in order to complete her duties. The first level begins in Laguna Beach, California where you place customers into a series of spa facilities, such as a sauna, facial mask chair and massage chair. The aim of the game is to keep all customers happy and relaxed so they will tip you more. Each customer has a series of hearts that display how happy they are, if you leave them too long or give them the wrong facial, you lose a heart. If you give them everything they need in a timely manner, they will leave glowing (literally). The app has 5 stages within each city. When the 5 stages are complete and the spa is establish, you then move onto your next city, New York or Banff. From there the cities expand to Asia, Europe and Iceland. This app is going to provide you with a fun game with enough levels to keep you set on establishing your next spa. Features: Within each level, there are five steps toward establishing the spa. As the levels continue, there a lot of them by the way, customers increase in numbers and so do the facilities provided. As customer’s come in they can purchase goods such as shampoo, conditioner and body scrub from Nelly, a young sales associate. Sally’s Spa expands to include bathing spas and manicure/pedicure chairs. Game Play - The actual playing of the game is simple and effective, with everything on one screen Sally can scoot around the spa and perform her activities with one single touch of the patient. Other than this, Sally must scroll through the different facials, eye brows or bath bombs to choose which makes the customer happy. It’s fast paced, because your trying to please everyone in a timely manner, but its simple, which makes it a great mix. What’s also great about this game is that you can go back and complete levels in order to make more money. Characters - The characters in the game are introduced to you as the levels begin, for example you have a mother who is tired and needs to relax, but provides only a mediocre tip, but is very patient. You then have the business man who is impatient, but provides a bigger tip. You also have an old couple who must always be moved together. They are also patient, but not very good tippers. Generally the idea is to take care of those who give the biggest tips first. Shopping Time - The shopping feature of Sally’s Spa is quite likely the most fun part of the game, depending on what stage of the game you are at and how much money you’ve made, you can buy anything from a candle that causes customers to give you more tips, to baths that have only the best water. Sally can even call on extra help by having a sauna assistant, massage assistant, bath assistant and tea assistant. As you purchase more, the more likely customers are to gain hearts and not lose them. Music - The music in Sally’s Spa is what you would expect if you walked into the spa yourself. It’s calm and tranquil. But, for me who wanted to focus on the game at hand, making money, and not falling asleep, I generally muted it. Breakdown Overall, Sally’s Spa is a wonderful, simple game to play to pass the minutes. On iTunes of all the reviews, most of them had great things to say anywhere from “the game every girl needs” to “keeps your finger busily dragging and dropping, poking and popping.” Of those that were negative, they were generally minor details such as having to restart their phones or having to pay $0.99. Good: Sally’s Spa does a great job of making a simple game, fast-paced, fun and addictive. With no moving of the screen it’s easy to move Sally around the spa and make the most money you can, and the best thing is if you don’t ‘expert’ the level, you can always go back to do it again. It provides an entertainment level by having different elements of running the spa, shopping, keeping people happy with magazines and going global. Bad: Although there’s not many, Sally’s Spa has a few bad points. The hearts that show the customer’s happiness is at times hard to read on the screen. The music isn’t that great and sometimes the repetitiveness of the game gets a little boring. But, really, the good points outweigh the bad. Verdict: Buy this game, for $0.99 your getting great value for the money. It’s a fun simple game that just keeps on going with the simple touch of a finger. Related Posts Review: Blocked Review: Touch Physics Review: Fieldrunners Review: Reign of Swords Review: Harbor Master

Mass Effect Galaxy was only released on June 22, but apparently EA must have felt that $4.99 was just asking too much because they have already dropped the price of the game to $2.99. Mass Effect Galaxy puts you in the shoes of Jacob Taylor, a biotic-powered super-soldier who must somehow stop humanity from being knocked off the galactic stage.  The game uses a top-down view that allows you to see all of the action with ease.  It also features some smooth animated graphics that should appeal to almost any gamer out there.  The only downside to the game seems to be its basic control system.  You control your character’s movement by tilting your device, but that’s pretty much it.  The combat portion of the game is extremely simple.  If you are in range of an enemy, your reticule will lock on to the target and automatically start firing. Mass Effect in general has never been just about the combat, it is more about the story and that’s where the game shines.  If you are a fan of the series, this one should help hold you over until Mass Effect 2 is released next year.  According to AppGamer.net , there is also a reward that can be unlocked for Mass Effect 2 once you beat Mass Effect Galaxy , but they aren’t sure what it is. It’s worth noting that we spoke with EA Mobile’s Craig Law about whether this was a temporary sale or a permanent price drop, and the best he could give us was a “guess” that it would be permanent.  If you don’t want to risk it, I recommend picking Mass Effect Galaxy up now for only $2.99. Related Posts Mass Effect Galaxy Now Available In App Store Need For Speed Undercover Price Drop The Wait Is Over, The Sims 3 Is Now Available EA Releases The Classic Board Game Clue For iPhone New Mass Effect Galaxy For iPhone Details And Screenshots

The iPhone 3GS is the only Apple device that sports a magnetometer, which is basically a fancy word for digital compass.  Apple already ships the iPhone 3GS with a Compass app, but it is pretty basic and straight forward.  Thanks to all of those hardworking iPhone developers out there, we are now finally starting to see some iPhone 3GS specific apps that take advantage of this feature in more unique ways. A new app called Magnetism uses the magnetometer to detect magnetic fields.  It is able to do simple tasks, like detect metal objects behind walls, or you can use it to see your friends influence on the Earth’s magnetic fields.  It is also able to keep track of all of this data on an easy to read graph. A+ Voice Compass is another interesting iPhone 3GS specific app.  As the title states, it is compass app that tells you your orientation via voice.  Simply launch the app and start moving, every time you change your heading it will notify you so you will never have to actually look at the app. These are just two early examples of what the App Store has to offer, but of course there will be many others.  We also stumbled upon some other basic compass apps like ezCompass , but they don’t seem to offer anything extra outside of what the built-in Compass app has to offer. If you find any other worthy magnetometer apps out there, feel free to leave a comment below, because there is no doubt there will be many more to come. Related Posts Apple Removed Hottest Girls, Nudity Not Allowed In App Store Hornymeter - The Name Says It All iPhone OS 3.0 App Re-Download Mystery Unraveled New Message Discovered When Re-Downloading Promo Code Apps Low Latency Drum Pad ‘Bare Drums’ Now Available, $500 Contest For Best Jam

iPhone App developers such as Ziconic, have already begun making use of the iPhone 3GS’s built-in digital compass feature, a feature made available only a few days ago with the launch of the iPhone 3GS (that’s pretty fast isn’t it?) AirCoaster 3D, an app that existed long before the release of the iPhone 3GS, now implements the

Several days ago, “Hottest Girls,” the first app containing nudity, was released and available for purchase on iTunes. Apple has since removed the offending app, and stated to CNN that they will not distribute “applications that contain inappropriate content,” in short: porn. “Apple will not distribute applications that contain inappropriate content, such as pornography. The developer

Developers are allowed to submit bug reports and feedback to Apple, but the problem with the current system is that it is opaque. The system doesn’t allow people to see if they are the only ones having a certain problem, or if others feel the same way about a certain silly rule that Apple has in place. That’s why Dan Grigsby has decided to start the Unofficial iPhone SDK Feedback Project . It is designed to help the iPhone community speak out about their issues and add “gravity” to them. The logic behind the project is this: If there are enough people with the same issue speaking out together, there is no way Apple can avoid the subject. Grigsby has set up a website to allow the community to vote on issues that they feel are important. The website lists all kinds of different issues from anyone and everyone who wants to submit them. The issues are then voted on by the community, and the ones with the most votes keep moving up to the top. This system, according to Grigsby, should accurately indicate what is on everyone’s mind. The catch is that people will only be given a limited number of votes, forcing them to make choices on the issues that they feel are most important. Of course without votes and people submitting ideas, the system will not work. They need as many people as they can get, so at least give it a look. If you would like to know more about why Grigsby started this project, you can check out his blog . He will also be highlighting new and interesting feedback activity on his blog. Related Posts Real Racing, CS.One, And Prey All Available Today iPhone eBook App Rejected For Displaying Kama Sutra Now Approved Apple’s App Store Revenue No More Than $45 Million SlingPlayer Mobile For iPhone Finally On Its Way, WiFi Only Amazon Launches iPhone-Optimized Kindle Store

The App Store game sales continue!  First it was Gameloft , then it was ngmoco , and now it is Chillingo who is slashing the price of their unique castle defense game, Knights Onrush . Knights Onrush brings Pocket God -like interactivity to the castle defense genre.   Knights Onrush allows you to interact with your oncoming enemies in ways you never imagined.  You can flick them into the air, smash them into the ground, blow them up, freeze them, and even feed them to a dragon.  The game also features tons of content, including 12 castles to defend, 11 types of enemies, endless siege and madness modes, and an online chat and leader board system. If that isn’t enough to convince you, we have a full review of Knights Onrush available on our site. Knights Onrush is normally priced at $4.99, but it is now on sale for only $.99.  The sale will last for 36 hours, so don’t wait too long or you will miss out. Related Posts Toki Tori Contest Deadline Extended Vampire Origins First Look Gameplay Video And Screenshots New Gameplay Video And Screenshots For Touch KO Minigore Gameplay Preview Video And Screenshots Tiger Woods PGA Tour On Sale For U.S. Open

In what seems to be a recent flurry of turn-by-turn navigations apps for the iPhone, Sygic has launched Mobile Maps in three versions covering Europe, Australia and New Zealand and South East Asia. North America is reported to be coming soon. Sygic GPS navigation software turns your iPhone into a real-time, turn-by-turn voice guided navigation

Apparently nudity isn’t allowed in the App Store after all.  Yesterday Hottest Girls became the first ever app in the App Store to display nudity .  Shortly after this news spread across the web, the app was hastily removed from the App Store.  The story doesn’t end there, however.  The developer of Hottest Girls claimed that he had to personally remove the app due to it being “ sold out ,” which basically meant that his servers had caved from all of the traffic.  As it turns out, you can’t trust a developer who makes apps that display nudity. According to TechCrunch , Apple PR has told CNN that the app was removed by Apple and that they will not distribute “porn” or any other inappropriate content: “Apple will not distribute applications that contain inappropriate content, such as pornography. The developer of this application added inappropriate content directly from their server after the application had been approved and distributed, and after the developer had subsequently been asked to remove some offensive content. This was a direct violation of the terms of the iPhone Developer Program. The application is no longer available on the App Store.” So this makes sense, at least in a way, because Apple’s stance on inappropriate content has never changed, even with the new parental controls.  They still state that “porn” will not be allowed in the App Store.  The thing is, some people may not consider general nudity as porn.  It also seems odd that Apple has actually included nudity in their rating system, so it’s almost as if they don’t even consider nudity porn either. The developer was obviously at fault here because of the way he went about adding the content to his app.  Apple didn’t actually approve of any of it, it was just slipped in.  The statement by the developer that was placed on his website yesterday is gone as well , with the website only displaying contact information.  It seems he is guilty as charged. What we can take from all of this is that nudity, porn, inappropriate content, or whatever you want to call it is still not officially allowed in the App Store even with the parental controls and app ratings. Related Posts App Store Gets Its First App With Nudity Hottest Girls - First iPhone App With Nudity Now “Sold Out” Hornymeter - The Name Says It All iPhone OS 3.0 App Re-Download Mystery Unraveled New Message Discovered When Re-Downloading Promo Code Apps