Cooler Master, best known for their range of PC accessories and parts, is introducing a new range of accessories for smartphones and tablets under their Choiix brand name.  One of this is the Wave stand you see here, and we’ve been testing it out over the past few days. Unlike the recently reviewed Stabile PRO stand,

YPrintit Developer: 4over4.com, Inc. Price: free Download from the App Store User Ratings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7b6V19ZVKEQR code business card Application Yprintit has added a number of exciting new features that improve the business and social networking aspects of the application. Yprintit now supports adding a custom message such as a greeting or a note to the electronic business card, which is viewed automatically by the person who receives the card. A second new feature is the ability to add an image such as a passport photo or any other digital image to the QR cards, so that the receiver of the card can view this image by clicking on the “View Image” button on the Yprintit app rolodex. The third addition to the Yprintit application is the ability to add a video link or URL to the card, allowing a receiver to access an online video by clicking the “View Video” button (This option requires a Wi-Fi connection).  (more…)

techBASIC Developer: Byte Works, Inc. Price: $14.99 Download from the App Store User Ratings: Now there’s an easy and powerful way to connect external devices to the iPhone/iPad using techBASIC and HiJack . techBASIC is a BASIC programming language that runs right on the iPhone/iPad. HiJack is an A-D converter that plugs into the headphone jack on the same devices. techBASIC makes it easy to manipulate data and plot the results from HiJack, creating a powerful tool to collect information from almost any external device without the need to write software first on a desktop computer.Scientists, engineers, students and hobbyists now have a way to connect the iPhone and iPad to the outside world, collect information and process it right on their iPhone or iPad. The HiJack project from the University of Michigan, with participation from the University of Utah, created a hardware and software platform to do just that. HiJack is designed to create cubic inch peripherals that connect through the headphone jack on an iPhone or iPad. It can even use the audio output from the headphone to provide up to 7.4 mW of power to the external device. Several devices have already been built, including an EKG monitor, a soil moisture sensor, and an Oscilloscope.  (more…)

PaigeeDraw Christmas Developer: Paigee Draw Inc Price: $2.99 Download from the App Store User Ratings: This Christmas marks PaigeeDraw’s one year anniversary and punctuates many months of very hard work. PaigeeDraw is a small start-up company founded by 17 year old, Paige Rohrick. Paigee is a manga/anime artist who has created four iPhone/iPad apps this year teaching budding artists how to draw. Between attending high school full time, attending university art classes and creating a small business, Paige has been very busy.In addition to creating apps, PaigeeDraw has developed a huge following on facebook with over 300,000 members across all of the PaigeeDraw facebook pages. It is evident that PaigeeDraw has struck a chord with manga enthusiasts and as a result has created a community where artists can meet and share their love of drawing. Sales on the app store have made it possible to run numerous contests this past year and be able to give away literally thousands of dollars worth of quality art supplies; many to kids in parts of the world where these supplies are not readily available.  (more…)

Christmas Carolizer: Karaoke with Auto-Tune Developer: Rock River Communications Inc. Price: free Download from the App Store User Ratings: The makers of StarMaker Karaoke with Auto-Tune are unveiling their latest recordable, shareable singing app available for all iOS devices: Carolizer — an application that allows you to create personalized eGreetings with your favorite Christmas songs, old and new.Equipped with the latest holiday hits from Justin Bieber ’s ” Under the Mistletoe ” and Michael Buble ’s ” Christmas ” albums to the classics like ” Have Yourself A Merry Little Christma s” ( Frank Sinatra ) and ” All I Want For Christmas Is You ” ( Mariah Carey ), Carolizer has a little something for everyone. Sprinkle in some genuine Antares Auto-Tune and Carolizer will help you spread holiday cheer to all your friends and family through Facebook, Twitter, and email.  (more…)

The second annual IPA Mobile Art Grant is open for submissions on iPhoneArt.com. The IPA Grant, now in its second year, is the only international grant program specifically designed to provide financial support for mobile artists emerging at the top of their field.This year, IPA introduces Jane Deering as Lead Juror. Jane Deering Gallery has been curating and presenting contemporary art by well established and emerging artists from the US and Europe for the past decade. Artists from the UK and Ireland are shown in collaboration with Purdy Hicks Gallery of London . Deering, a staunch advocate of contemporary art for most of her life, became interested in iPhoneography through the work presented on iPhoneArt.com.  (more…)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0NYClsmBKQBig Ben Parliament Creations ( BBP Creations ) is receiving high praises for their unique and universal Christmas iPad app for children this holiday season. The apps, “Santa’s Christmas Activity Book Lite” and “ Santa’s Christmas Activity Book ,” were released a few weeks ago on iTunes. It received 1,000 downloads in its first week alone and now has reached more than 30 countries worldwide.The worldwide success of this iPad app in such a short period of time is helping BBP Creations put its name on the map.  (more…)

Ape Entertainment and Bolt Creative announced today that the Pocket God Comics have hit over half of a million downloads to-date. Based off of the very popular Pocket God iOS game, newcomers to the digital comic series can get their hands on the first issue for free via Free App A Day and Monster Free Apps for a limited time. Additionally, the full-color digital comic series introduced issue No. 11. The new issue features 20 pages of all new content starring the pygmies of Pocket God on their adventures to understand their world and to just stay alive as long as possible. Fans can follow Ooga, Booga, Klik, Klak, Nooby & Dooby as they get eaten by piranhas, hit by meteors, menaced by Sharks-with-Frickin-Lasers, and face even more horrible dangers.  Read the rest of Pocket God Comics Surpasses 500k Downloads, Now Free for Limited Time or discover more iPhone apps . © 2011: written by BarbH for AppCraver.

A relentlessly determined momma bird is the star of a new, and as of yet, mostly unnoticed indie game release in the App Store. Aptly titled “ I Won’t Fall ,” this game is simple but nimble and features the determined efforts of one mother bird who must traverse dangerous sky-high terrain in order to reunite with her bereft baby birds. Players control the timing of momma bird’s horizontal navigation from block to block with a tap of the screen, but in most environments timing is everything. Read the rest of I Won’t Fall is Optimistic but Wishful Thinking in New iPhone Game or discover more iPhone apps . © 2011: written by Jennifer for AppCraver.

It’s that time of the year again, when Apple gets all festive and decides to lavish some gifts on their faithful iTunes users.  A new 12 Days of Christmas app has appeared inside the UK iTunes App Store, promising that over the Christmas period there will be a selection of items made free for 24