In a move to criticize the Android app Dog Wars, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has released its own app for iDevices. It is intended to encourage others to participate in urgent alerts against cruelty to animals.
Just two weeks after being released for the iPhone/iPod touch, the Tweetbot app has received its first update. Version 1.0.2 is a maintenance release and addresses some performance issues.
A new Web browser called RockMelt has hit the App Store with integration to the Desktop version of the browser. If you want instant feeds and integration with various social networks this is a great app to try out, especially since it's free.
One of the better universal Twitter apps, Twitterrific, has received an impressive update. The new version, 4.1, includes much of the functionality that users have been asking for and it is nice to see them now included.
Twitter is expected to purchase TweetDeck for around $50 million, according to news first reported by The Wall Street Journal. If the deal goes through, it would give Twitter one of the better-known add-on programs for the micro-blogging service.
Continued iPhone 5 rumors gained traction, while one iPad 3 rumor was debunked. The white iPhone 4 returned from the dead, but unfortunately, the Flip Video died a painful death. Adobe played nice with Apple, but Viacom went after Cablevision. Finally, one app went to Hollywood, while another looked a lot like an app already in the App Store. These stories and more made news during the last week.
Earlier this month, Facebook updated its iPhone/iPod touch app and included ambiguous words “improved news feed,” in describing the update. Now, Inside Facebook has figured out what those words really mean: fewer software updates.
Oecoway's iPad-optimized Facebook clients, Friendly and Friendly Plus, have been updated with iPad 2 support, photo effects, a new profile picture editor, plus several improvements and fixes.
The popular augmented reality app, Layar Reality Browser, has recently been updated. Now, users of the app can share, to Facebook and Twitter, screenshots of anything they see. Furthermore, some icons and three dimensional models now "come alive" with animations.
Mozy, the online file storage and backup service, recently released its new mobile app for the iPhone/iPod touch. It allows Mozy customers to quickly access their files from an iDevice.
Amnesty International released its AiCandle app today for the iPhone/iPod touch. The app enables users to access breaking news on human rights and to support Amnesty International’s latest campaigns.
AppAdvice has teamed up with Canzhi Ye in order to offer you a chance to win one of nine (9) promo codes for Easy Typing for iPhone and iPod touch ($.99).
The Facebook for iOS app has finally been updated with some features that users have been requesting for quite some time. One of the three new features of v3.4 is the ability to unfriend a person.
Last month, Strava introduced an iPhone app to accompany their online tracking, sharing, and comparison service for cyclists. The Strava Cycling app is an easy to use monitoring and submission system that offers convenience with those who own an iPhone.
Today's AGF list includes an iDevice-to-iDevice messaging app, an app that will help you find out if someone has been snooping through your iPhone, a fresh take on Space Invaders, and more.
Today's AGF list includes a game that requires you to keep balloons afloat, an app that allows you to make personalized wallpapers for your iPad, a shooting game that utilizes your iDevice's built-in gyroscope, and much more.