Archive for April, 2011

Will Steve Jobs: The Book Sit on Your iBooks Shelf?

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

The news that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is the subject of an officially recognized biography should come as a surprise to no-one, given that there’s already an unofficial version, plus the fact he has become a household name over the last couple of years. Named iSteve: The Book of Jobs (a presumably biblical-reference, however we’d be

Piolo, An iPhone Stand Which Fits on Your Keyring

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Here’s a handy little accessory for your iPhone 4!  Called the Piolo, it’s a very simple stand which can be stored on your keyring until it’s needed.  It’s made from thermoplastic and comes in five different bright colors, and will suit anyone who never has a iPhone 4 stand when they need it! The cutout clips

Bing for iPad App Surprises All by Being Great!

Monday, April 11th, 2011

On Friday, Microsoft released Bing for iPad, telling us we should prepare to ‘experience search truly designed for the iPad’.  So, preparing myself, I downloaded the free app, started it up on my iPad and you know what, it really is surprisingly good. I say surprisingly as it could easily have been a carbon copy of

Death Rally iPhone/iPad App Review – Racing for Glory

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Death Rally is a conversion of an old PC game, but rather than being a straight port it has been treated to an almost complete overhaul.  The game is a top-down racer with added weaponry and violence; and as you’d expect, the idea is to win races and take out your competition. The app is a

PopCap Launches 4th and Battery Spin-Off, First Game Rejected from App Store

Friday, April 8th, 2011

PopCap Games, who have been responsible for a wide variety of great games from Plants vs. Zombies to one of our personal favorites, Peggle; have announced the launch of a sister label called 4th & Battery.  Described as a ‘purely experimental, creative label’, the new team won’t be sticking to the family friendly themes we’ve

Become a Silver Screen Tycoon with Movie Mogul

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Mogul (n.) – Entrepreneur, industrialist, tycoon, iPhone user with Movie Mogul installed. Movie Mogul for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad is branded as a game, but is more like a choose-your-own-ending book than a game, that pits your movie production knowledge against an imaginary movie making process. Choose your script, hire a writer, choose your director, your actors, and even your release date and screen test location, all in an effort to create a hit, not a flop. Read the rest of Become a Silver Screen Tycoon with Movie Mogul AppCraver.com, 2011. | Best iPhone Applications | Top iPhone Apps  

Another iOS 4.3 Revision Expected in Next Two Weeks

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

We’ve had iOS 4.3.1 for a couple of weeks now, and according to Boy Genius Report – who leaked the news of iOS 4.3.1 – Apple are working on 4.3.2 and are expecting it to launch in the next two weeks. With a firmware number like that, it’s clear it’ll be another bug fix update and

CAVE’s iPhone Bullet-Hell Shooters on Sale This Weekend

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

We recently hinted that you should vote for CAVE’s Espgaluda II to be included in OpenFeint’s fire sale, and we’ve received word that the game has reached the minimum threshold; so it’s being reduced in price this weekend. It’s not only Espgaluda either, as CAVE will celebrate their one-year anniversary this coming week and therefore will

Ten Things You Must Equip Your iPhone With for an Adventure Holiday

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

There was a time when taking an electronic device with you on an adventure holiday would have been seen as sacrilege, as how would it be an adventure if you had that level of assistance?  Thankfully, we think things have changed, and your smartphone is seen as not only an essential safety tool, but something

Research Shows The Daily Isn’t Extending Its Social Reach, What Does This Say About its Content?

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

We’ve had a fraught relationship with The Daily, News Corp’s iPad-based newspaper, and it seems like we’re not the only ones.  Some fascinating research published by Nieman Journalism Lab indicates that Daily readers aren’t sharing the stories via Twitter, which however you look at it; isn’t good news. By using data collected from PostRank, they discovered