Archive for October, 2009

Ten Twitter Users to Follow, as Apple Add More Accounts

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Apple have been a little slow jumping on the Twitter bandwagon, with up until now the @iTunesTrailers account being their only official presence, however this has just changed with the addition of four new accounts on the micro-blogging network.  These are: @iTunesMusic, @iTunes Movies, @iTunes TV and @iTunes Podcasts. Alright, so none of these are going to

Jamie Oliver’s 20 Minute Meals iPhone App

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Cooking great meals on your iPod or iPhone has never been so easy. Jamie Oliver’s 20 Minute Meals includes: - 50 brand new recipes - More than 90 minutes of exclusive Jamie video - Over 1000 high resolution step-by-step photos - Stunning and intuitive animated interface - High-quality audio tips from Jamie in every recipe - Easy to use shopping list -

Amazon Kindle app gets updated, now at version 1.2

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Once again, my daily “Check for Updates” in the Applications section of my iTunes has given me an updated version of the Kindle app. This latest update brings the version up to 1.2, and with it comes a few additions and some bug fixes. Personally this update is not quite as exciting as the last when

Jailbreaking news: An another sn0wbreeze teaser video

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

For those playing the follow along at home game, we now have a second sn0wbreeze teaser video. But first, just to recap — so far we have seen the news about what sn0wbreeze would be able to do, and in short it will be similar to Pwnage Tool in that it will allow Windows users

iPhone Treading into RIM’s Territory

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Just the fact that you’re reading this blog gives some indication of the fact that you appreciate the iPhone in some capacity. However, according to a recent study, the device’s popularity has been so broad that it’s smashing beyond the walls that have (until now) defined the consumer user market. In fact now it looks

Cute Origami App Review: Origami Made Easy

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

I have a daily ritual in which I choose an app to review, and often times my girlfriend is right at my side choosing with me. Although I usually win the battle and get to choose a manly game or helpful tool, there are times in which I am not so lucky. Today was one

Sparkz: Qix Clone Finds new Generation of Gamers on the iPhone

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

(Editor’s Note: Sparkz is free today, October 20 for a one-day promotion!) Sparkz is a puzzle game with a long history. The app is a reproduction of the vintage Mac game Qix, which was in turn based on an earlier arcade game. And while I never played Qix, I hear that Sparkz does an excellent job of porting the popular arcade puzzle to the iPhone platform. The goal in  Sparkz is to fence off the screen by traveling a perimeter of your own design to create closed shapes: square, rectangle, etc. Basically guiding your diamond-shaped controller — the Stix — around the screen to trap the Sqix in an ever-smaller area. At the start of each level, the playing field is a large, empty rectangle, with only your controller and the rotating arches of the Sqix in site. … [ finish reading this app review ] rating: 7/10 app_name: Sparkz © AppCraver , 2009. | Sparkz: Qix Clone Finds new Generation of Gamers on the iPhone | Get our iPhone Reviews on Facebook & Twitter !

Apollonia Kingdom: Save the Jars, Save the Kingdom

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Apollonia Kingdom is an action-adventure game where you must fight your way through a variety of monsters, zombie-like skeletons and goblins to find and retrieve the red jars, which will somehow save the entire Kingdom of Apollonia. (I’d love to know what’s in those jars!) The backstory may be thin, but the game has more depth. There are five levels to wind your way through using a simple 4-way controller. The game map is pretty extensive, so it can take a good bit of time to locate and recover the jars. (Apollonia video after the jump) … [ finish reading this app review ] app_name: Apollonia Kingdom rating: 6/10 © AppCraver , 2009. | Apollonia Kingdom: Save the Jars, Save the Kingdom | Get our iPhone Reviews on Facebook & Twitter !

CNBC Real-Time brings free live stock updates to the iPhone

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Financial channel CNBC has released a pretty cool thing if you’re into following the stock market: CNBC Real-Time, a new iPhone app offering complete news and data on the financial markets, and that includes real-time updated stock quotes before and even after trading time, making it an amazing tool for any market follower or stock

WolframAlpha debuts in the App Store with $50 price

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

WolframAlpha, the well-chronicled online computational engine that can dig up all kinds of knowledge and was originally launched in May of this year, now has an iPhone app available in the App Store. The App Store description states that it “plugs directly into Wolfram Alpha’s supercomputing cloud to deliver the unrivaled power of the Wolfram|Alpha