Archive for December, 2010

Create and Send Real Postcards with Simply Postcards

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

If you travel frequently or are an avid iPhone photographer, Simply Postcards is an app worth checking out. The idea is simple – using photos you take with your iPhone camera or stored in your photo library, use Simply Postcards to create a real, tangible, custom postcard that can be mailed to anyone, anywhere. The cost of a postcard starts at $1.00 and is paid for with a credit card or PayPal account, which users set up through their Simply Postcards account. (…) Read the rest of Create and Send Real Postcards with Simply Postcards AppCraver.com, 2010. | Create and Send Real Postcards with Simply Postcards | Best iPhone Applications | Top iPhone Apps

Find Me If You Can! – Spot the Difference

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Find Me If You Can! – Spot the Difference . It’s a mouthful of a title, but it speaks for itself. Find Me If You Can is a “spot the difference” game with a real difference. Based on both well-known fables and fairy tales and rendered in the styles of famous artists, Find Me If You Can! – Spot the Difference is a very sophisticated spot the difference game, but it isn’t easy to do.(…) Read the rest of Find Me If You Can! – Spot the Difference AppCraver.com, 2010. | Find Me If You Can! – Spot the Difference | Best iPhone Applications | Top iPhone Apps

Forthcoming GameBone Could Solve Your iPhone Gaming Control Problems

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

This isn’t new news, but it’s a product that had passed us by until recently.  The GameBone is a game controller for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, incorporating a d-pad and a selection of action buttons to make certain games more playable, and therefore more enjoyable on these devices. We’re especially interested in the GameBone,

Japanese Coin-op Platformer Avenging Spirit Released

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Although it’s not a title which is familiar to me, Avenging Spirit was apparently something of an arcade hit in Japan during the ’90s, and it has been ported over to the iPhone by DotEmu, the team behind the awesome R-Type conversion. Jaleco’s arcade platform game has an unusual premise, where you play the spirit of

12 Days of Christmas Promotion Will Offer Free Downloads

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Here’s one for the bargain hunters out there.  Beginning on the 26th December, the iTunes 12 days of Christmas promotion begins, where a daily download will be offered for free until the 6th January 2011. At this stage, you can sign up for alerts on their official site, but they also say an official ‘12 days’

Filamente Connects With Sharepoint to Access Files from the iPad

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Filamente — The more popular the iPad becomes as a mobile device, the greater the desire for file management tools. The added functionality of viewing and reading documents, spreadsheets and other files gives a user yet another reason to ditch the laptop and just bring along an iPad. Filamente joins the growing list by offering some solid features and usability. What sets it apart is that it is one of the few apps to connect to Sharepoint . If you are in a small business or other organization that manages information through Sharepoint, accessing these files can be crucial. And the Safari browser is not enough to get the job done. (…) Read the rest of Filamente Connects With Sharepoint to Access Files from the iPad AppCraver.com, 2010. | Filamente Connects With Sharepoint to Access Files from the iPad | Best iPhone Applications | Top iPhone Apps

Check-in with Google Latitude on the iPhone

Monday, December 13th, 2010

After a false start last week, Google Latitude is now available for the iPhone.  If you’re not familiar with it, Latitude is a location service along the lines of Foursquare and Facebook Places, and is available for most of the major mobile operating systems. The main difference with Latitude is background updating, so all your

Infinity Blade iPhone/iPad App Review – Infinity, and Beyond!

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Epic Citadel, the precursor to Infinity Blade (iTunes link), was a gorgeous technical showcase that not only showed what the iPhone was capable of in terms of graphics, but also how seriously Epic Games were taking their move into the world of iPhone apps.  But this was the calm before the storm, as Infinity Blade

Make Texting Fun with TextPics

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Texting enthusiasts certainly have an array of texting apps to choose from ranging from free texting applications over wi-fi to simple ascii art creators. Among the selections is TextPics – Creative SMS Art for iPhone Texting. A collection of simple ascii pictures grouped neatly into categories for easy browsing, TextPics also features optional symbols and a variety of different styles of texting and crazy font. With TextPics, users can inject ascii art ranging from animals to birthday cakes, as well as a few Japanese style emotes. Each picture is customizable along with each message you send. The best feature of TextPics is the ability to quickly send messages directly within the app, which automatically connects to your iPhone’s address book.(…) Read the rest of Make Texting Fun with TextPics AppCraver.com, 2010. | Make Texting Fun with TextPics | Best iPhone Applications | Top iPhone Apps

Hudson Soft Announce TurboGrafx-16 Gamebox for iPhone

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Hudson Soft have announced they will be releasing a TurboGrafx-16 emulator for the iPhone.  The TurboGrafx-16 games console, also known as the PC Engine in Japan, was on sale during the late 80s and was the result of a joint project between Hudson and NEC.  It was never officially released in Europe, but thanks to