Boom Boat belongs to a game genre that seems to be in some sort of renaissance: the handheld physics-based cartoon puzzler. After the success of Angry Birds , it’s no surprise that developers are doing everything they can to get their slice of that App Store pie. Boom Boat is an honorable addition to the mix. It’s straightforward and fun, just like it ought to be. Here’s the premise of the game: oil leaks have mysteriously sprung out in all the oceans of the world. The player must guide a boat—a “boom boat,” if you will—to seal up the leaks by dropping bombs on them. Why wouldn’t a bomb just make an oil leak a thousand times worse? And why aren’t more boats helping out? Put these completely reasonable questions out of your mind. There is important bombing to be done. Read the rest of Boom Boat is a Blast of a Physics Puzzler AppCraver.com, 2011. | Best iPhone Applications | Top iPhone Apps  

How many of you have been enjoying The Daily since its release?  Or more importantly, how many are still enjoying The Daily since its first couple of issues?  If you’re still a regular reader, you’ve got another two weeks of free content, until the 28th February, before you can buy a subscription; all thanks to

Stories that Apple are working on a smaller version of the iPhone have circulated for years, and haven’t really been taken all that seriously.  That is until now, as the might of the Wall Street Journal is behind the latest crop of iPhone Nano rumors. They claim people familiar with the matter tell them Apple is

Sundry Notes Pro is a note-taking app that refuses to limit itself only to text. You can include audio, ink, images, even tables and math formulas. Sundry Notes Pro also integrates with an impressive number of other services. Yet, for those who want a simple, focused note-taking application, Sundry Notes Pro may be overkill. The barrage of features will be welcome to power users, yet it may overwhelm others. Tap anywhere on a page to bring up a circle of icons; each of them representing a different way to enter content. From here is where you can write text, draw, or enter other forms of media. Text is managed through a series of text boxes. The strength here is that it allows for a two-finger tap to highlight an existing box to edit. Read the rest of Sync and Share Notes with Sundry Notes Pro AppCraver.com, 2011. | Best iPhone Applications | Top iPhone Apps  

Welcome to another collection of iPhone and iPad related videos that have recently appeared on the Internet. First up we have a video showing a demonstration of an advert you could be seeing on your iPad soon, and we never thought we’d say this, but we’re looking forward to seeing it for real!  The interactive 3D

The Oscars are nearly here, and regardless of whether the award strikes you as glamorous fun or just self-congratulatory, odds are you’ll want to catch up on some of the movies that are earning buzz. The iPhone in your pocket, it turns out, is a great place to start. Whether you’re using the built-in GPS to find your nearest theater, the mobile web to look for some movie trivia, or the crisp retina display to watch a film in its entirety, you’ll find the following movie app s some of the most useful the App Store has on offer. Read the rest of Friday Favorites: The Best iPhone Apps for Movie Mavens AppCraver.com, 2011. | Best iPhone Applications | Top iPhone Apps  

Although Double Dragon’s spiritual predecessor Renegade was more influential, it was Double Dragon that I spent more money on in the arcades back at the end of the 80s.  It was a brilliant two player game, where collaboration paid off against some of the tougher bosses.  Real-life fights (although not as violent) were never far

If you’re one of those people who feels the iPad doesn’t have quite enough magazine-style content delivery apps, such as Pulse, Reeder, Flipboard or even The Daily, then you’re in luck as Yahoo have announced their own take will be coming soon too. Called Livestand, it’s described as ‘a personalized newsstand that never ends’ from which

RoomRuler! is an app with a nifty concept that could come in handy when decorating a room. Basically, the app is designed to let users take photos and then it applies a built-in algorithm to calculate the approximate dimensions of a room. You can measure length and height as well as distances between two points. There is an admitted margin of error, in most cases supposedly 2-4%, but it depends largely on how you calibrate and set up the app initially. The information required for RoomRuler! to work accurately is basically the height of the user and the distance between the user and their phone when holding it out straight in front at mouth level. There is a calibration dance as well, involving placing your device on flat and vertical surfaces sideways, backwards and upside down, but it only takes a few minutes. As for actual accuracy, it can work, but it doesn’t always. Read the rest of RoomRuler! Gives a Little Room Re-Do Assistance AppCraver.com, 2011. | Best iPhone Applications | Top iPhone Apps  

It’s all done, from endless rumors to almost rabid anticipation, the CDMA iPhone is now available to buy from Verizon stores across the USA.  Following an apparently successful, albeit brief, period as an online pre-order to existing Verizon customers, you can now take a walk to your local Verizon store and pick one up for