Apple today updated their MobileMe Gallery App for iPhone & iPod touch. Version 1.1.1 now allows you to download higher resolution images on iPhone 4 when connected to a Wi-Fi network and also includes various bug fixes. MobileMe Gallery is a free app which enables members of MobileMe service to view pictures on their iDevice. Features — View your entire gallery including … Read More
The iPhone OS Jailbreak Debate
I mentioned in a previous article (WWDC 2010 Keynote: Truth and Rumors) I had the opportunity recently to use a jailbroken iPod Touch. A friend of mine, who is a bit more of a tinkerer than I am, decided he would strike out down that adventurous path and see what happened. It was a second generation Touch he fully expects to … Read More
Solar Powered iPods, iPhones and iPads coming from Apple?
This is an intriguing and exciting Patent from Apple. And in my opinion one of the things that makes Apple special. Solar powered mobile devices have been a bit of a dud in the tech world to date. So much so that even low cost portable devices in Africa tend to be powered by hand wound chargers rather than solar … Read More
Many [More] Suicide attempts at Foxconn Today
This is not the normal kind of story we cover. But we think it is appropriate that we pause to spare a thought for the traumatic time that Chinese tech workers are going through at the moment. Today it seems that several workers at the Foxconn factory in China, where devices such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch are … Read More
Meet new people with BarCards for iPhone. Game Review
BarCards Rating: BarCards claim is that playing this with friends in a bar will help you meet new people and even make the break through and get that telephone number from the boy or girl that your interested in. Now I’ve heard many tall claims from iPhone/iPod touch apps before but this one is pretty impressive, so how does it … Read More
Roswell Fighter HD iPad Game Review. Still Looking Great in it’s HD Glory
Roswell Fighter HD Rating: When Roswell Fighter was released for the iPhone/iPod touch in November 2009 we reviewed it and commented that it had great atmosphere, simple controls and was full of adrenalin pumping fun, the only down side was it’s short number of levels and the fact that there was no online leader boards. Both those features were addressed … Read More
Paper Boat Race for iPhone: Paper thin racer with little novelty value
Paper Boat Race Rating: If you’ve ever dabbled in origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, then the chances are that you started with something simple like this origami boat. It’s this boat that is the vehicle of choice in this water based racing game. After picking the color of your paper boat you are launched to the starting line … Read More
Tap Tap Revenge – Kings of Leon: A beautiful addition to the Tap Tap Revenge range of games
Tap Tap Revenge – Kings of Leon Rating: One of the most successful games on the iPhone/iPod Touch has been Tap Tap Revenge range of games which is now in it’s third incarnation of rhythm based addiction. What has helped make the Tap Tap Revenge games so successful is that the fact that not only is it a really great … Read More
Rick Sammon’s 24/7 Photo Buffet: An almost picture perfect application
Rick Sammon’s 24/7 Photo Buffet Rating: Don’t get me wrong, I like to take a picture as much as the next person, as long as the next person is someone who is not too bothered about it! But after just a few moments looking through Rick Sammon’s 24/7 Photo Buffet I was already inspired to go out and try something … Read More
Apple removes Wi-Fi finders from the App Store. Some fear another purge!
It seems Apple may be starting another round of application removals from the App Store. On Thursday it started removing selected Wi-Fi finder apps, otherwise known as “stumblers”. These apps enable iPhone and iPod Touch users to locate Wi-Fi networks around them and then try to use those networks for internet access. One reason given by Apple to one app author was … Read More
X2 Snowboarding for iPhone Will Fulfill Winter Sports Excitement Perfectly
X2 Snowboarding Rating: Just in time to cash in on the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver X2 Games have released X2 Snowboarding, which on the back of their success with X2 Soccer, brings a lot on eager anticipation with it. So does it take the gold medal or does it not even make the qualifiers? I lived through all the … Read More
Jailbroken iPhone Gets iPad UI
If you own a jailbroken iPhone and want the UI of your device to look just like the iPad then you can accomplish that by simply installing a few apps from cydia and app store. Winterboard app via Cydia “Simple iPad Theme” via Cydia MakeItMine app via Cydia to Change the Carrier logo to iPad. More details here. Shrink app … Read More
Stick It V2.0 for iPhone Get It Now
We previously reviewed Stick It developed by TapFactory back in June and summarized that “Stick It is a visually stunning sticky notes app which will never let you forget anything!” and now version 2.0 is available so we’re taking a look at it again to see whether this great note taking app has got any better. For those of you … Read More
reMovem for iPhone Will Keep You On Your Toes
reMovem Rating: Formerly known as JawBreaker, reMovem is a tactical puzzle game that is very simple yet extremely addictive. Once you start, you may have difficulty trying to stop. Similar to other featured packed games, ReMovem challenges you to group and eliminate similarly colored balls by tapping them. One tap selects a group; a second tap removes the group of … Read More
Handjoy Announces Fresh Summer Arcade Game Jumboo For iPhone/iPod touch
Handjoy, small creative agency based in Prague, has announced its first iPhone / iPod Touch game called Jumboo. The game is ready to debute on Apple App Store within few weeks. Jumboo is fresh summer arcade game for both casual and hardcore players. The main character of this game is big gorilla. You can control gorilla’s moves by simple slides … Read More