Archive for August, 2010

The Ultimate List of Weather Apps for iPad (and iPhone)

Monday, August 16th, 2010

I know, I know, all you want to know is whether you need an umbrella. That’s what you say now. But once you take a spin through the various approaches to weather apps available for the iPad, well, you’ll still just want to know whether you need an umbrella. But you’ll have an enhanced appreciation for just how much some people care about the weather. And if because of some early childhood event involving a thermometer or a puddle in the parking lot behind your apartment complex, you actually obsess about the weather, look no further. Our ultimate weather app round-up can help you pick the weather app that’s right for you. We cannot, however, prescribe medication. Weather HD , $.99, 7/10. Weather HD tells your logical brain what it wants to know—wind speed, temperature, precipitation, and humidity—and gives you local conditions or forecasts for any city. Meanwhile, it dazzles your visual cortex with beautiful animated clips for each weather condition in full HD. No maps, traffic cams, or other advanced features, but if you don’t actually want them, bump the rating accordingly. Positively hypnotic graphics take the edge off the adrenaline rush that naturally accompanies the topic of meteorology. (…) Read the rest of The Ultimate List of Weather Apps for iPad (and iPhone) All App Reviews © AppCraver.com, 2010. | The Ultimate List of Weather Apps for iPad (and iPhone) | Best iPad Apps | Best Free Apps

Montblanc iPhone Pouch is Pure, Understated Style

Monday, August 16th, 2010

I have always used a pouch-style case for my iPhone, purely because I like the naked look but still require a degree of protection while the phone is in my pocket or bag.  My current pouch is a FoofPod, which has served me very well, but I often glance jealously at my wife’s official BlackBerry

O2 Announce iPhone 4 PAYG Tariffs

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Just a short while back, Vodafone made their iPhone 4 Pay As You Go Tariffs public, but seeing as the iPhone 4 was out of stock at the time and new allocations disappeared very rapidly, its impact was small.  This hasn’t stopped O2 though, who have gone ahead and added their own PAYG price-plan to

No-Nudity Playboy HD is Exactly what Hugh and Steve Want, But Do You?

Friday, August 13th, 2010

So, Playboy HD, the iPad edition of the world’s best known adult magazine, will be text rather than image driven.  The news that naked ladies won’t be the primary feature of Playboy on the iPad has become huge news around the world, with tech blogs and mainstream press all commenting on the situation.  The reason

id’s Rage Demoed on iPhone 4

Friday, August 13th, 2010

QuakeCon may be known as a massive LAN party for players of Quake and other similar games to attend, but it’s also where id Software get the chance to have a chat with the players, demo their games and hopefully, announce some juicy new ones at the same time. We’re currently right in the middle of

Ghost in the Machine iPad App Review – You’ll Need Your Psychic Sense of Humor

Friday, August 13th, 2010

It was Tawny Kitaen who first introduced me to the Ouija board.  Not her personally you understand, but by way of her role in the mid-80s horror Witchboard, where she rather stupidly decided to use the board on her own, opening herself up to all sorts of problems.  At the risk of sounding like I

New in the App Store This Week…

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  Here are ten new or updated apps for the iPhone and iPad worth taking a closer look at if you are: Grooveshark. The app is free to

Select NAVIGON MobileNavigator Apps 50% Off

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

You’re going to have to be quick though, as these offers are valid for ‘a short time’, which looks to mean between today and the 15th August!  The promotion is being held to celebrate MobileNavigator’s first birthday and the fact they have gained 1 million-plus iPhone users. There are more than 20 MobileNavigator apps covering many

Chess Crusades Version 1.0.1 Arrives, Does it Cure the Crashing?

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

We reviewed Chess Crusades at the end of July and aside from finding it to be a solid, if a little difficult, chess game for the iPad, we experienced numerous crashes and annoying bugs during our time testing the game.  The developers let us know that an update had been submitted to Apple which would

Firmware Update: iOS 4.0.2 for iPhone and 3.2.2 for iPad Out Now

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Connect your devices to iTunes and grab the latest set of firmware releases for your iPhone and iPad!  However you may want to exercise caution if you’re a jailbreaker, or are planning to make use of the JailbreakMe hack, as iOS 4.0.2 is closing that little loop hole. The 305MB file will take care of the