The question of who is getting rejected and what makes one app better than another is something that is being asked quite frequently lately, and we now finally have a way to find out who is getting rejected and can see for ourselves what their apps are all about. While this will not change the

Some recent numbers were released by AdMob that claim that the iPhone is taking up close to 50% of the traffic for mobile phones worldwide. At first glance, one would think that it means that the iPhone is in the hands of 50% of mobile phone users that are using the web, but that is

It’s unlikely that you travel enough to have stayed at a hotel or inn with a view so stunning you’d like to take it with you on your iPhone, but that could be because you’ve never visited the fictional Japanese inn, Yoritsuki . Yoritsuki is an app for iPhone and iPod touch that replicates seasonal views from a fictitious hot-springs inn in Japan. Designed to be an ambient app for entertainment only, Yorituski does have beautiful graphics and ambient sound and because it includes a clock mode, even has a slightly useful purpose. When you launch Yoritsuki by Hybrid:Works , the displayed view is based on the current date and time. Thus, if you launch it at 9:00 p.m. and it’s mid-summer, the view out your window will be of fire flies, fully blooming flowers and lush green trees surrounding a back-lit pond at night. However, if you launch it at 9:00 a.m. in the dead of winter, you will see an icy, snowy version of the same trees and pond by the light of day. Though Yoritsuki is by no means a productive or purposeful app, it does take a unique approach to ambience. It has some interactive capabilities accessible through the displayed tool bar across the bottom of the screen. You can change the views by changing the included shoji designs or slide the shoji to reveal hidden parts of the view. You can also manually change the seasons and switch between day and night. By tapping the clock icon in the top left corner, you can switch to wide-view clock mode. I didn’t see any options to switch between 12 and 24-hour time, and it is set to 24-hour time by default, but it also displays the date in clock mode. If you enjoy the ambient sound effects of birds, crickets, and moving water, leave the sound on, or turn it off while you sleep. Note there is no alarm function included with clock mode. Yoritsuki makes no claims beyond its visual appeal and while it really is pointless, it truly is easy on the eyes. It would be better if you could pan to the left and right to take in more scenery, as you could if you were taking in a true view, but the stationary view provided is still pleasant nonetheless. If you are looking for a ambient clock app with visual appeal and no other features, then Yoritsuki will deliver that. app_name: Yoritsuki rating: 7/10 © AppCraver , 2009. | Yoritsuki Provides a Room with a View | Get our iPhone Reviews on Facebook & Twitter !

Like many, the lack of a physical keyboard was one of many reasons it took me so long to jump on the iPhone bandwagon. But once I started using the iPhone’s virtual keyboard day-to-day for a few weeks, I quickly got used to it. Typing on the iPhone is even easier now with the landscape

9to5Mac reports on a study that makes iPhone users out to be very willing digital media consumers. The report, by media firm Olswang, points out that 58% of people would pay to access a recently released theatrical film online, 52% would pay to get a film that won’t be on DVD for two months, and

Admittedly, there is a whole host of photo manipulation apps available for the iPhone. A lot of them have plenty of bells and whistles that can turn, twist, warp, and completely change pictures in any way possible. But what if I just want to make a good, old-fashioned slide show? Well luckily there’s Moblyng Slide

eBay did not get to the top of Internet retailing by mistake. They took what many people thought of a something that could never happen and turned it into a billion dollar industry quicker than anyone though would ever be possible. They continue that innovation by introducing Deals. Deals is an iPhone app that will give

If you have a few hours to spare, and are happy to spare many more after that, then you may want to investigate RPG and MMORPG games on the iPhone.  For some time, this genre was represented badly in the iTunes App Store, but as you’ll see, things have changed!  Take a look through our

iChapaev by MaxNick is supposedly fashioned after a Russian board game, but I have no real idea. At first glance, it resembles checkers a great deal. However, once you start playing it, it more so resembles a checker fight between two rivaling siblings. The object of iChapaev is to knock all your opponent’s pieces off the board throughout a series of rounds, until you have advanced your own pieces from one side of the board to the other. Given that the initial instructions included with iChapaev are a bit ambiguous, it might seem as if the game is too complicated or nonsensical, but iChapaev is easy to learn and to play. In essence, iChapaev features two sets of game pieces – white and black – positioned on opposite sides of a checkerboard. You are given the option to play against a computer opponent or against a second player. The 2-player mode is a more entertaining than playing against the ai, but you can tweak the difficulty levels from easy to medium or even difficult to up the computer challenge. Whichever mode you play, your objective is to aim your pieces at an opposing piece and remove it from the board, but without knocking your own piece off in the momentum and ricochet. If you are successful at removing your opponent’s pieces, you will advance a row at the start of the next round. Similarly, if your opponent removes your pieces first, they will advance towards your side of the board. Play continues until one player has advanced all the way to the opposing player’s starting row. Though iChapaev lacks the strategy required for chess, or even checkers, it does require you to put some thought into the projection of your piece before you let it go. On the easy setting, a projection arrow and strength meter are displayed so you know exactly where and how fast your piece will be released. On the medium setting, only the projection arrow is displayed and on the hard setting, there is no display at all. The display makes each move predictable, so advancing to hard is better left for after you get the hang of controlling your moves. If you’re looking for a quick and fun game that offers a second-player option and have tired of checkers and tic-tac-toe, then iChapaev could prove an entertaining alternative. Be careful when selecting which piece to use as your projectile, once you touch one, you can’t change your mind. If you’d like to “try before you buy,” you can download iChapaev Lite for free. app_name: iChapaev rating: 7/10 © AppCraver , 2009. | iChapaev Puts a Russian Twist on Checkers | Get our iPhone Reviews on Facebook & Twitter !

Week after week has seen the same champion atop the pile of iPhone app games from the App Store. Bejeweled 2 has been challenged a few times, but it has continued to lead the way until this week. There is finally a game worthy of taking the top spot and it is none other than