Sunday, April 19, 2009

New/Update Free Non-Game Apps of The Week [04/14/09-04/21/09]

  • Category: Business Released: Apr 13, 2009 Description: Allen Jaworski - Real Estate Broker Download this Application to call (iPhone only), send an email and search for properties. Send me your location (iPhone only) via email with feedback about the properties/neighborhood around you and add my details to the iPhone contacts. Also included bonus loan calculator. Powered by MobileAppLoader Website: http://www.mobileapploader.com Support Website: http://www.mobileapploader.com
    • Category: Navigation Released: Feb 20, 2009 Description: Just tell Amazing Compass what you're looking for -- car keys, true love, your drink -- and tap the screen. Amazing Compass will scan the heavens and and direct you without fail. Amazing Compass is exact in its certitude with directions that include: - Straight ahead - That'a way - Back there - and more... "Liquid Float" technology allows needle to actually float above compass for awesomely smooth movement. Updated: English Website:…
      • Category: Social Networking Released: Apr 18, 2009 Description: Finally!Our web browser for iPhone and Ipod touch will browse any page without leaving a history. With this application you do not need to clear your history, cookies or cache; no more auto-completion of undesired urls! Thats not all: Your homepage runs an unfiltered search engine!. You will be able to see some results that normally do not appear in regular search engines. Just imagine all the possible uses of this application. PRIVACY…
        • Category: Utilities Released: Mar 19, 2009 Description: FREE Version App Trackerâ„¢ is the only premier app tracking technology that allows you to track the current rank of any applications on the app store. You can use App Trackerâ„¢ to monitor the popularity of your apps as well as competitor apps. We continually update our services to help our users optimize their apps popularity and success. Website: http://www.theapptracker.com/ Support Website: http://www.theapptracker.com/
          • Category: Utilities Released: Apr 12, 2009 Description: The Big Five application for Apple iPhone and iPod touch is a simplified gateway to your Web Apps. Manage your Web Apps in a simple list view and open them by simply tapping on the name. The Web App will be shown in a clean page without distracting additional buttons. Website: http://www.big5apps.com Support Website: http://www.big5apps.com
            • Category: Business Released: Apr 18, 2009 Description: Lite version of BizExpense which is available as a paid application. Limited to 5 expense entries.*** BizExpense is designed to help you track and report your business expenses. BizExpense is right for you if:- you travel on business and get reimbursed by your employer- you are a consultant taking up travel and get paid by your clients- you incur project related expenses and get reimbursed by your customers BizExpense makes it easy for you to prepare…
              • Category: Education Released: Apr 15, 2009 Description: Let Boo Boo the chicken help your child recognized the Pre-Primer set (40 words) of the 220 Dolch sight words. ** LITE EDITION CONTAINS FIRST 20 WORDS OF FULL VERSION ** Our application features: • Rich colorful graphics• User friendly interface• Professionally recorded audio• Customizable color themes & Audio settings Navigating through the words is super simple. You may either SHAKE your iPod / iPhone for a random word or…
                • Category: Social Networking Released: Apr 15, 2009 Description: Buddy is a new social networking application (and website at http://buddy.com) that lets you meet and connect with people near you! With Buddy, you can search for a "Golfing Buddy", a "Dating Buddy", a "Jogging Buddy", or just "Any Buddy". Search by age, gender, interests and more! Once you've found your Buddy, message them (no SMS fees!) or send them a virtual gift - a drink, a birthday cake, a rose,…
                  • Category: Social Networking
                    Developer: Amyn Gillani
                    Version: 1.1.2
                    Social networking application for the CTIA April 2009 conference.

                    04/19/2009 App updated to version 1.1.2
                    • Category: Finance Released: Dec 17, 2008 Description: If you belong to a credit union, you may have access to thousands of surcharge-free ATMs ans shared branches throughout the US. CULoc8 finds your nearest Credit Union Service Center from among 3,000 branches or your nearest Allpoint ATM from over 37,000 in-network ATMs. Website: http://www.tdecu.org Support Website: http://www.tdecu.org
                      • Category: Business Released: Apr 10, 2009 Description: Search for the perfect home in the Chicago area with THE area expert. Free access to MLS, photos, links, updates, comparables, community and school information. Everything you will need to find your dream home in ChicagoΓÇÖs North Shore suburban areas. Providing exceptional service, expertise and knowledge of the local marketplace. As one of the areaΓÇÖs most successful and highly regarded real estate agents, Sherry…
                        • Category: Utilities Released: Apr 18, 2009 Description: Digital Compass is a compass that uses the iphone GPS to display the course.A course is the intended path of a vehicle over the surface of the Earth. Features:- Display the course in degrees- Display the latitude et longitude- Display the altitude- Display the honrizontal and vertical accuracy- Display the speed Digital Compass works only with the iphone 3G.You must have the location service activated and you must use the app outdoor.To display the…
                          • Category: Books
                            Developer: iVerse Media
                            Version: 1.0
                            Full Color | 103 Screens | Issue One of Six Wayne Osborne (w); John Byrne (a & c) Writer/creator Wayne Osborne and artist...

                            04/19/2009 New App Added to the App Store Get App
                            • Category: Music Released: Apr 18, 2009 Description: Gabber Drums Lite - This Isn't Your Usual Drum Kit! Gabber music is a fusion of techno and industrial with a dark, aggressive atmosphere. Gabber is also know as Hard Style. The hardstyle sound usually is made up of various musical elements: a very "heavy" sounding kick, intense reverse basslines and adrenaline-rushing melodies, Gabber music is almost always faster than 180 beats per minute and is easily recognizable by it's pounding bass…
                              • Category: Business Released: Apr 10, 2009 Description: Real Estate Application for Logan & Mason County Illinois, brought to you by Hometown Realty. Download this Application to call (iPhone only), send an email and search for properties. Send us your location (iPhone only) via email with feedback about the properties/neighborhood around you and add our details to the iPhone contacts. Also included bonus loan calculator. We have been in business for the past 10 years, with an Internationally Franchised…
                                • Category: Education Released: Apr 16, 2009 Description: This Lite version of Kaplan TOEFL Idioms Flashcards contains 20 idioms. The full version of TOEFL Idioms Flashcards contain more than 350 idioms commonly used in English, and necessary for TOEFL test success. With this application you can quickly assess the idioms you know, and learn the ones that are unfamiliar to you. Learn context through sample sentences and accurate definitions. Features include: - Familiar flashcard-like learning methodology,…
                                  • Category: Education Released: Apr 16, 2009 Description: TOEFL Vocabulary Flashcards contain more than 350 words necessary for TOEFL test success. With this application you can quickly assess the words you know, and learn the words that are unfamiliar to you. Synonyms and sample sentences in context help you understand the meaning and remember usage. Features include: - Familiar flashcard-like learning methodology, with a twist—check it out! - Convenient quiz mode for quick and easy self-assessment -…
                                    • Category: Business Released: Apr 10, 2009 Description: Catherine Cornelia Real Estate for your iPhone. We specialize in Interlaken, Lake Isle, Eastchester, NY. Private lake front community only 28 minutes to Manhattan/Grand Central Station. Imagine a community built around a lake with private beaches, lifeguards, swimming, boating, fishing. If golf or tennis is your passion, Lake Isle Country Club, a town park, offers very affordable resident membership. Own your apartment, town house or single family home…
                                      • Category: Business Released: Apr 13, 2009 Description: Ledyard Real Estate and Information presented by Linda Davis, RE/MAX Realty Group Download this Application to call (iPhone only), send an email and search for properties. Send me your location (iPhone only) via email with feedback about the properties/neighborhood around you and add my details to the iPhone contacts. Also included bonus loan calculator. Powered by MobileAppLoader Website: http://www.mobileapploader.com Support Website:…
                                        • Category: Education Released: Mar 10, 2009 Description: Amaze and delight others as you multiply, divide, and square at lightning fast speed. Learn and practice the tricks of mental math calculation in a fun and engaging application. Study any of the tricks and then practice them as you progress through various levels of proficiency. Tease your brain with a quick practice session while waiting in lines, riding in the car, or on the plane. Only the basic math skills of addition, subtraction and simple…
                                          • Category: Social Networking
                                            Developer: .willflow limited
                                            Version: 1.2
                                            Mother Feed makes it really easy to access FriendFeed.
                                            - Read and search your feeds
                                            - Go to your rooms
                                            - Submit a message, link...

                                            04/19/2009 App updated to version 1.2
                                            • Category: Education Released: Apr 12, 2009 Description: Need to learn a new language? Master new technical terms? MultiLingualFlashCard can help you get there. MultiLingualFlashCard is an application that helps you improve your vocabulary, whether you're learning Chinese, Portuguese, Legalese, or Japanese. The vocabulary lists support multiple translations for each term, so the same lists can be used to study many different languages, whether those languages are foreign or technical. The languages are…
                                              • Category: Healthcare & Fitness Released: Apr 09, 2009 Description: Displays nutrition for 7,000 food items from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Features:* 7,000 food items* easy to find, organized food items* displays commonly used proximates, minerals, vitamins, lipids. Proximates Displayed:water energy calories protein lipid fat ash carbhoydrate fiber dietary sugrs Minerals Displayed:calcium iron mangesium phosphorus potassium sodium zinc copper manganese selenium Vitamins Displayed:Vitamin C…
                                                • Category: Healthcare & Fitness Released: Feb 04, 2009 Description: This is the free version.PaceCalc pro (which is also available at the AppStore) allows individual configuration of Your distances in miles and km. With buying PaceCalc pro you support my work.-- PaceCalc allows easy calculation of the pace (min/km or min/mile) or the total time of your runs.Select a distance: Marathon (M), Half-Marathon (HM), 35km/miles (35), 25km/miles (25), 15km/miles (15) or 10km/miles (10) and enter your total time…
                                                  • New/Update Free Game Apps of The Week [04/14/09-04/21/09]

                                                  • Category: Entertainment
                                                    Developer: Broadway In Chicago
                                                    Version: 1.05
                                                    To be in the know for Broadway shows, Broadway In Chicago's official app is the only resource you need to find out what...

                                                    04/19/2009 New App Added to the App Store Get App
                                                    • Category: Entertainment
                                                      Developer: Laan Consulting Corp
                                                      Version: 1
                                                      Abe Lincoln was born two hundred years ago. Happy birthday, Abe! The 21st-Century Abe Bobble head is a fun way to interact and ...

                                                      04/19/2009 New App Added to the App Store Get App
                                                      • Released: Apr 18, 2009 Description: Catch the butterflies before the reach the top from the screen. To catch the butterfly, you need to find at least three of the same kind connected to each other. Just touch them to collect them. You have a limited amount of time to earn the points required to reach the next level. The stars on the right side show the progress you made to the next level. The more butterflies of the same kind you catch with one click the more points you will get and the sooner you will get…
                                                        • Category: Entertainment Released: Apr 16, 2009 Description: Resumos diários das melhores novelas e seriados da TV, para que você saiba antes de todo mundo o que vai acontecer nos próximos capítulos. A revista da TV agora fica no seu bolso! Website: http://joaquimvenancio.com/capitule/ Support Website: http://joaquimvenancio.com/capitule/
                                                          • Released: Apr 18, 2009 Description: Are you tired of playing chess games that look like they were designed for a Commodore 64 instead of an iPhone? We've got the antidote for you. Chess Free is the best designed chess game for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and best of all - it's free! Chess Free supports both 1 player and 2 player gameplay, so you can play against friends or test your skills against a challenging computer opponent. If you're really bored, you can even put the game in demo mode and…
                                                            • Category: Entertainment Released: Apr 18, 2009 Description: Free picture messaging across the globe for life!Are you tired of paying for picture messages? Finally Dayboox offers a new way of sharing pictures for FREE. Store all your life memories, share them as you like and create your personal AUTOBIOGRAPHY ON THE GO at no cost. Each entry is automatically geotagged so you'll never forget where the memories take place; add a description to better classify and explain the experience to friends, family,…
                                                              • Released: Apr 18, 2009 Description: "Find it! Lite" is the free version of FindIt! This version includes the fully functional "balloon" stage, a fun way for younger kids/toddlers to learn and practice the names of shapes in English and, optionally, Spanish. There are no lengthy start up screens, complicated buttons to figure out or instructions that have to be read, so your kids can use "Find it! Lite" by themselves and start practicing. "Find it! Lite" starts right…
                                                                • Category: Entertainment
                                                                  Developer: HeavyLifters Network Ltd.
                                                                  Version: 1.0
                                                                  Need a date? Not sure what to say to get the attention of that special member of the opposite sex? Can't think of a pickup ...

                                                                  04/19/2009 New App Added to the App Store Get App
                                                                  • Released: Apr 13, 2009 Description: FOR GIRLS ONLY!!!! THE FIRST MASSIVELY MULTI PLAYER ONLINE GAME ON THE iPhone AND iPod touch FOR GIRLS ONLY!!!! Follow Girl Wars on TWITTER!!!!http://twitter.com/GirlWars ***************************************NEED GIRL WARS FRIEND CODES? TRY THIS SITE! (unofficial site) http://www.girlwarcodes.com/*************************************** Launch special! Get 10 respect points on iMob and 10 Nobility points on iVampires for downloading Girl Wars! (You must open the app to…
                                                                    • Released: Apr 15, 2009 Description: Green Machine is as simple as Tetris: there is a circling pile of recyclables that you have to sort out using two bins under the pile. Having two beans is a bit of challenge. It is easy to sort out all the pieces out using only one bin at the time, but then you are slow. To be fast you must multitask - keep filling both bins at the same time. Can you multitask? Really?You have only one way to find out. Really. Install GreenMachineLite and qualify by sorting all pieces in…
                                                                      • Category: Entertainment Released: Apr 15, 2009 Description: GunTones - Free Gun Ringtones*****************************************Ringtones and sound effects for the gun freaks! *****************************************Large library of gun effects that can also be applied as ringtones. Updated weekly full of gun sounds and crazy gun related ringtone mash-ups. We got a firing squad for everything that we hate. You got a pet peeve or something you think has outlived its usefulness let us know and it go to the…
                                                                        • Released: Apr 18, 2009 Description: This innovative iPhone app lets you play Texas Hold'em poker with another person face to face. It runs on both iPhone and iPod touch. It requires two iPhones/iPod touches and a WiFi to play. This is the free version of Headsup Hold'em Poker. You can play up to 10 hands each time. After that you can reconnect without restarting the app and play another 10 hands. You can do this over and over if you are not interested in purchasing the app and that's perfectly…
                                                                          • Category: Entertainment Released: Apr 18, 2009 Description: FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!****************************************** Time to relax ! Enjoy a realistic simulation of various heat-sensitive surfaces reacting to the heat of your fingertips. Simple, yet surprisingly relaxing and entertaining ! 3 kinds of surface available : - Heat : Regular heat-sensitive surface - Flame : Fire at your fingertips - Fantasy : Let the moving patterns hypnotize you... For best results move your fingers very slowly…
                                                                            • Category: Entertainment Released: Apr 14, 2009 Description: Are you fired? Do you take a pay cut? Today Economic danger appears everywhere; Trouble keeps finding you in work, studying and so on. Do you constrain your emotion? Here, you can dish out plenty of your pain. Show us how far you can hit treacherous boss away and clean up your complaint by a hit. The game records the highest score. The hit time has been set in this compact version, it is just 3 times and you cannot name boss. Website:…
                                                                              • Category: Entertainment
                                                                                Developer: Franklin Philips
                                                                                Version: 1.0
                                                                                Want to tell someone you love them? Need to liven up the mood? Trying to soften up someone into having your way? Then you need ...

                                                                                04/19/2009 New App Added to the App Store Get App
                                                                                • Released: Apr 18, 2009 Description: Mighty Charms is a simple yet challenging puzzle game. Touch and slide pieces to form lines of three or more in a row, vertically, horizontally or diagonally. Unlike other match 3 games, Mighty Charms delivers a whole new level of depth with it's extra diagonal matching dimension. Features- Gorgeous graphics and atmospheric music- Online and Local leader boards- Casual and competitive game modes This is a free version of Mighty Charms with fewer game modes and levels.…
                                                                                  • Category: Entertainment
                                                                                    Developer: Enrico Vaccaro
                                                                                    Version: 1.0
                                                                                    Michel de Nostredame (14 December or 21 December 1503[1] – 2 July 1566). Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer...

                                                                                    04/19/2009 New App Added to the App Store Get App
                                                                                    • Category: Entertainment Released: Apr 17, 2009 Description: Number Paint LITE is the FREE version, upgrade to the paid version and get many more pictures and all the features below. Number Paint brings modern technology to paint-by-numbers, a computerised paint-by-numbers program for the iPhone and iTouch. Number Paint is so simple to use even a child can create great works of art! Pinch / zoom - Zoom in and out of images Auto orientation - Paint in both portrait and landscape Red dot – Pinpoint…
                                                                                      • Released: Apr 18, 2009 Description: Enter Pachingo Lite, a new game styled after the Japanese game of Pachinko, a device used for amusement and prizes. The game itself resembles pinball to a certain degree, with a ball being dropped from the top and interacting with pins on the way down, earning points and prizes on different interactions. The machines are widespread in establishments called "pachinko parlors", which also often feature a number of slot machines. Pachingo Lite takes on this idea…
                                                                                        • Category: Entertainment Released: Apr 13, 2009 Description: The master blaster super zapper Raygun to zap your annoying colleagues, best friends and worst enemies, invading space aliens or simply your boss. But don't get too wild, before you know it, you will have to ask yourself whether you fired six shots or only five. And if you're not lucky, well then you'll have to shake it, baby! Design by tompertdesign, programming by Ben Sussman. Website: http://www.raygunstudio.com Support Website:…
                                                                                          • Released: Mar 31, 2009 Description: iSoldierAnts is a great turn based strategy/action game where you pitch your wits against 1 to 4 players that can be either AI or your friends. It supports two game modes, quick battle ideal for a 5 minutes burst of fun and campaign mode where you can wage a longer war to control all the territory on the map. The aim of each battle is to defeat the opposing team and to do this you are given a large selection of weapons; Sniper Rifle, AK47, FlameThrower, Prod, Grenade,…
                                                                                            • Released: Apr 18, 2009 Description: Vines is a game in the line of the classic "15" puzzle game. It is easy to learn, but increasing levels of difficulty provide a continual challenge. The object of the game is to connect a flower to a flower pot before time runs out by sliding the vine tiles into place. Any path from a flower to a pot will win - the more tiles you use the higher your score! Features: * Randomly generated progressively harder levels. * Bonuses for using higher numbered pots and…
                                                                                              • Category: Entertainment
                                                                                                Developer: Decaf Ninja Software
                                                                                                Version: 1.0.0
                                                                                                Get fortune cookies right on your phone, without having to order takeout! Is your favorite part of eating Chinese take-out cra...

                                                                                                04/19/2009 New App Added to the App Store Get App
                                                                                                • Released: Apr 18, 2009 Description: Spring has sprung, and you’re as busy as a bee. You’re addicted to mobile and have minutes, if not seconds, between meetings and errands and everything else on your busy schedule. Don't you wish you could just stop and smell the roses? With iBloom, you can plant a seed in seconds and watch it grow. Simply tend to its seedling needs while you're on the go, but beware... life's not all roses in iBloom! You'll have to conquer smog and draught to…
                                                                                                  • iPhone Dev News of The Week [04/07/09-04/14/09]

                                                                                                  • Hi, I am building my first iphone application using the simulator whilst waiting for my developer application to be approved. The application...
                                                                                                    • I just applied to the iPhone developer program as a corporation. I've read the wait time can be long if I apply as a company which is fine. My...
                                                                                                      • Guys, I am the developer of the game TanZen, which is a tangram game with a zen garden theme. My game has been on the App Store for nine months. ...
                                                                                                        • Filed under: Humor , Software , Odds and ends , Developer , iPhone , App Store TUAW regulars probably remember our post about a reader in Tokyo who strapped an iPhone to his hat and used Qik to livestream the Tokyo Marathon . Well, now we're about to see an iPhone run the Boston Marathon. It's a very large iPhone with a developer inside! RunKeeper developer Jason Jacobs has battled plantar fascitis and a short training season (three weeks) to hopefully carry off this great marketing scheme on…
                                                                                                          • If you have a great idea to build an iPhone app but don't have coding skills at all, don't worry, there's an app to help you. Thanks to MEDL Mobile's AppIncubator, you can be an iPhone developer instantly and get paid for your innovation and creativity.
                                                                                                            Their website explains:
                                                                                                            Using the simple interface, you can submit your [...]
                                                                                                            • Tweetie is a new Mac desktop client for Twitter that shares the same name (and developer) with its iPhone counterpart. It won't be available for download until Monday, but we have a first look for you.
                                                                                                              • Apple has posted video interviews with four developers working with the iPhone SDK in anticipation of WWDC in June. In each one, the developers talk about how their experience of working with the tools and frameworks provided with the iPhone SDK to create their own unique applications and selling them in the App Store.
                                                                                                                • iPhone OS 3.0 As always, the iPhone OS 3.0 beta generated quite a bit of news. Not long after beta 3 was released, new information started pouring in about added features such as data detectors, battery indicators, push notification preferences, and a small addition to the way mobile Safari handles windows. Not to be outdone, the jailbreak [...]
                                                                                                                  • Filed under: iPhone , App Store , iPod touch , App Review Got a hankering to fly through some pylons? Red Bull Air Race World Championship Lite Version [App Store link] might be just the ticket. The $0.99US game puts you in air races in either San Diego or Abu Dhabi. Red Bull Air Race is not a flight simulator like X-Plane , but more of an arcade game. It uses the iPhone accelerometer for steering. and is pretty responsive. The course, said to be an accurate representation of the real locations, is…
                                                                                                                    • Filed under: WWDC , Found Footage , iPhone , App Store , SDK , iPod touch In anticipation of the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference coming up June 8 - 12 in San Francisco, Apple has posted four videos highlighting developers who are creating apps with the iPhone SDK. Each video shows how the developer is creating a unique app with the iPhone SDK, using the tools and frameworks, and then selling the app through the App Store. The videos highlight: Dr. Ge Wang of Smule , the developers of Ocarina and…
                                                                                                                      • Apple news sites Apple Insider and World of Apple have put together screenshot galleries containing all of the new features found by users digging around in the latest versions iPhone OS 3.0 betas that were released to developers in recent weeks. The galleries show new features found in the iPod app, Mobile Safari, battery life indicators, push notification preferences, and data recognition.
                                                                                                                        • On the official website for its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference 2009 event, Apple has posted four new video profiles of various iPhone developers, explaining how the iPhone OS and SDK altered their views on what was possible on a mobile platform, and how it has affected their development processes. Included in the profiles are Dr. Ge Wang of Smule, developer of Ocarina, Werner Jainek of Cultured Code, developer of Things, Steve Demeter of…
                                                                                                                          • Apple seeded iPhone developers with the third beta version of iPhone OS 3.0 couple of days back and folks at QuickPwn have jailbroken it just like last time. They have also released the updated version of unofficial QuickPwn: QuickPwn 3.0 Beta 3 for Windows users to jailbreak the latest beta...
                                                                                                                            • Copyright © 2009 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/general/ex-age-of-empires-devs-bringing-apps-to-the-iphone-app-store/ . I used to be a big fan of Age of Empires, and think I still have a disc for it laying around somewhere.  So I was interested to see a recent post at TUAW, that points out that some of the developers who worked [...]
                                                                                                                              • Through the Looking Glass is a resurrection of one of the very first games ever made for the Mac, now for the iPhone.
                                                                                                                                • Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Odds and ends , Developer , iPhone , App Store I've been down on the fine folks at Smule in the past -- I've said that their app Ocarina seems kind of silly (even if people have created some pretty awesome stuff with it and other less annoying music apps). And about the only thing they could have done to make it up to me was to develop some sort of super massively multiplayer music app, some app in which you could play a tune and have it sent all around the world.…
                                                                                                                                  • If you're anxious to develop your own iPhone app , don't know where to start, and find high-pedigree university instruction appealing, consider learning the art of the iPhone from Stanford University. You won't need a high-school degree to take the class--the school's Computer Science Department has begun posting material from its 10-week iPhone Application Programming course in iTunes U. "There's a lot of interest in the iPhone," said Brent Izutsu, Stanford's project…
                                                                                                                                    • In this tutorial, you will learn how to do the following: Create and run a Navigation-Based Application from XCodeCreate and add a user interface, designed in Interface Builder, as a sub-view to a navigation based applicationNavigate to sub-views from a UITableViewAllow sub-views to access application data Creating and Running a Navigation-Based Application in XCodeLet’s start off by [...] Related Posts GigaOM: Confirmed: Skype on iPhone TheAppleBlog: SimCity: Create a Bustling Metropolis on Your…
                                                                                                                                    • Filed under: Hardware , Internet Tools , iPhone iPhone RFID: object-based media from timo on Vimeo . Some things are really cool. Object-based RFID media for the the iPhone is one of them. The video above is a prototype demonstration of how this could potentially work. Basically, there's a small "tag" inside a physical object that triggers an iPhone action when it's in range via the attached RFID/NFC reader. In the demonstration it can be seen playing videos, launching podcasts, etc. Our…
                                                                                                                                      • I’ll bet there are many, many developers out there right now trying to figure out just what the perfect recipe is for App Store mega success. Well, there’s probably no ready-made formula that will guarantee you bucketloads of iPhone user cash, but studying the work of those who’ve already done well might reveal some basic [...]
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                                                                                                                                      • Apple has recently released firmware 3.0 Beta 3, build 7A280f, to developers. Along with the firmware there are also updates to the SDK. Changes include performance improvements, user interface updates and alterations to Spotlight search. How does this affect you? Well one big issues with Beta 3 is it will not run apps that aren’t [...]
                                                                                                                                        • Filed under: Apple , SDK But you knew this, right? Fire up your downloaders, another update from Apple means the digging has already begun for a) new features or updates, b) hints for a new iPhone . Thanks to everyone who sent this in! I'd like to note that we broke this via our Twitter feed several hours ago. Even if you don't "do" the Twitter dance, it's a good way to catch breaking news. TUAW New iPhone OS 3.0 beta hits the dev center originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple…
                                                                                                                                          • Apple has just seeded developers of their iPhone Developer Program with the third beta version of iPhone firmware 3.0 which Apple had previewed last month. The third beta version of iPhone firmware 3.0 (Build: 7A280f) arrives exactly two weeks after the second beta version was released. iPhone developers are already...
                                                                                                                                            • Filed under: iPhone , App Store , iPod touch , App Review I admit I wasn't much of a history nut when I was very young, but as I got older I found the subject more and more fascinating. Heck, I even wound up writing a book about a producer of historical epic films. I think a good perspective on history helps you understand the present, so I welcome On this Day [App Store link] for the iPhone/ iPod touch. For $0.99US it's a pretty good way to find out what happened on the current day. It includes…
                                                                                                                                              • Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Gaming , Multimedia , Developer , iPhone , App Store , App Review Massively has a good look at an iPhone app that's a must-have for players of the space-based multiplayer EVE Online -- Capsuleer 2.0 isn't an actual client, but like the desktop app EVEMo n, it allows you to monitor and track your EVE pilots from outside the game. It's also got skill queues built in (unlike other MMOs, EVE allows you to have your pilots level even while you're away from the…
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