Posted by Alexander Vaughn on: February 9th, 2010, 8.30 am
Credit Suisse’s analysts met with some Apple executives this Sunday, and according to what they heard, $499 isn’t the lowest Apple can go on the iPad.
Apparently,
Apple intends to stay “nimble” on pricing of the iPad, possibly lowering prices if the newly unveiled tablet device fails to gain traction among consumers.
While some are claiming that this [...]
Posted by Tyler Tschida on: February 9th, 2010, 7.45 am
Navigon has announced that their turn-by-turn iPhone navigation app, MobileNavigator, will be getting beefed up with three fancy new features in v1.5: Facebook and Twitter connectivity, 3D in-map views, and personalized routes. To sweeten the pot, the app will be on sale for only $69.99 until February 15th.
In MobileNavigator v1.5, you will be able [...]
Posted by Alexander Vaughn on: February 9th, 2010, 5.28 am
Google unexpectedly rolled out a brand new look for its mobile interface this morning. As you can see above, it features the slightly more modern look that Google rolled out in Gmail and Voice lately.
The predictive search seems more snappy and you can now erase your query with one tap, which is very convenient.
It looks [...]
Posted by Jose Rios on: February 9th, 2010, 5.00 am
Textfree Unlimited is an app that allows you to send unlimited text messages with no extra fees. You can text any number within the U.S. for a $5.99 one time fee.
Posted by Alexander Vaughn on: February 9th, 2010, 4.36 am
With three (soon four) generations of devices plugged in the App Store, compatibility is starting to become an issue.
Unless the (now partly-hidden) description states it explicitly, there is no way of knowing whether an app requires an iPhone 3Gs and its compass to run or if it will satisfy itself with your old iPod touch [...]
Posted by Mitchell Purdy on: February 9th, 2010, 4.00 am
Are you always forgetting your computer files at home? Have you ever wished you could carry your computer in your pocket everywhere you go? Than Jaadu VNC is the perfect application for you! Could this be the application of your dreams? Or is it less than it is hyped up to be? Let’s find out!
Posted by Alexander Vaughn on: February 9th, 2010, 3.25 am
As I was reading PPCGeeks‘ revelations about Microsoft’s next phone OS (yes, we do keeps tabs on Apple’s unfortunate competition) I realised one thing, it sounds quite a lot like iPhone OS.
Microsoft took a lot of heat last week after their former VP’s column in the NYtimes “Creative Destruction” accused them of having a serious [...]
Posted by Robin Rhys on: February 8th, 2010, 5.13 pm
Now that Super Bowl is over it's time for MacWorld to kick off. If you still haven't upgraded to the 3GS, and are suffering from Video Cam envy - we have you covered. You all asked for it - so here it is - Today I'll show you what apps are on my SpringBoard. We have all this, and much more, on today's App Advice Daily.
Posted by Tyler Tschida on: February 8th, 2010, 4.14 pm
That’s right, we are once again being allowed to wander out of our dark corner offices and into the real world to check out all of the new iPhone/iPad apps and accessories on display at the Macworld 2010 expo in San Francisco. Won’t you join us?
If you are an iPhone app developer, iPad app [...]
Posted by Tyler Tschida on: February 8th, 2010, 3.18 pm
Our main game reviewer Trevor Sheridan is back at it again. One week ago he updated our reviews for Plushed and Flaboo, and now this week he has updated a total of four reviews, including Parcel Panic, Moon Drop, Ground Effect, and Bust-A-Move.
Parcel Panic ($.99): A Crazy Taxi-like racing game that now features OpenFeint, giving [...]
Posted by Alexander Vaughn on: February 8th, 2010, 2.43 pm
Apple’s App Store approval process, just like every cool place’s bouncer, tends to be the source of some drama from time to time, so Apple has finally taken interest in the matter and sent out a survey to all iPhone Developer Program members concerning their satisfaction.
While we probably won’t ever find out the results of this [...]
Posted by Alexander Vaughn on: February 8th, 2010, 2.01 pm
The iPhone does an amazing job at sharing, displaying and editing your pictures, but not so much at actually taking them. Well, here is an accessory that should let you connect the best of both worlds, zoomIT’s iPhone SD card reader.
It connects itself to your iPhone dock connector and thanks to a dedicated app, it [...]
Posted by Alexander Vaughn on: February 8th, 2010, 1.17 pm
An iPhone repair site, iResQ, just posted some pictures of what they claim to be spare front parts of Apple’s upcoming new iPhone.
As you can see, they appear to be a little longer than the current ones (+1/4″) and feature some sort of reflective surface which iResQ believes to be meant for a proximity sensor.
While [...]
Posted by Tyler Tschida on: February 8th, 2010, 12.54 pm
We’ve known about PopCap’s intentions to bring Plants vs. Zombies to the iPhone and iPod touch since August 2009, but now we finally have an official release date. Plants vs. Zombies will be hitting the App Store on February 15th, so mark your calendars.
Plants vs. Zombies is a unique tower defense game currently available [...]
Posted by Tyler Tschida on: February 8th, 2010, 12.29 pm
AppAdvice has teamed up with Concepsis in order to offer you a chance at winning one of six promo codes for his new game iSwivel ($.99).
In iSwivel you must guide your doodle through the arrows placed all around the level in order to reach the red target. Your doodle moves in a straight line, with [...]
Posted by Trevor Sheridan on: February 8th, 2010, 11.05 am
App Genie is a brand new App Collection app. How long will it last until App Box Pro tries to get it removed like they did with App Vault. Find out all the details inside.
Posted by Tyler Tschida on: February 8th, 2010, 10.57 am
Panelfly and IDW have already shown you what comic books will look like on the iPad via a series of images, but comiXology has gone the extra mile and prepared a concept video of their Comics app running on an iPad to give you an even better idea of what to expect.
The video embedded below shows [...]
Posted by Trevor Sheridan on: February 8th, 2010, 9.36 am
An inside look into the developer of Cogs. He details how he came up with the idea, how he imported it to the iPhone from the PC, and potential Cogs plans for the iPad. Plus he explains the differences between the App Store, and the PC games market. Find out all the details inside.
Posted by Tyler Tschida on: February 8th, 2010, 8.01 am
Gameloft’s racing simulation game, GT Racing: Motor Academy, has finally landed in the App Store. Now the only question is, do you have enough space left on your iPhone or iPod touch for yet another racing game?
GT Racing: Motor Academy is meant to compete with the likes of Firemint’s Real Racing, the only other self-proclaimed [...]
Posted by Alexander Vaughn on: February 8th, 2010, 5.08 am
Tapulous, the creators of the great Tap Tap revenge, just launched their newest music-powered game to the App Store, Riddim Ribbon.
The objective of this particularly fun looking game is to guide a ball along a path and hit different elements on the way at the beat of the song. It’s accelerometer-controlled and for the rest, it’s [...]
