Touch Attack! Games 1.2 – iPhone Memory & Reflex Game OpenFeint Enabled

ProRattaFactor today is pleased to announced that Touch Attack! Games, the best memory and reflex family game for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad is now OpenFeint enabled with its version 1.2 update. Integrating OpenFeint now allows players to compete in “global leader boards” and win “achievements.” The leader boards have been split into three groups, reflective of each mini game: Touch Attack, Memory Attack, and Match Attack.

In addition, we’ve had some fun in creating a great set of achievements that will push player’s reflexes and brains to their limits. We are very excited bringing OpenFeint integration into Touch Attack, especially since many fans have been asking for global leader boards. If you have fast reflexes and a sharp memory let’s see how you rank against the world!

Touch Attack! Games is a collection of mini games that’ll test your reflexes and push your memorization skills to the limit. The gameplay is fast paced, the music is rockin’, and the replay value and level of customization truly set this game apart from any other of its genre. It’s simply the best iphone family game out there. You’ll win in-game tickets that can be traded-in to unlock additional themes, sound effects, music tracks, and last but not least, a third game (Match Attack).

Mac-Chi Announces Two iPhone Apps: WhoPaste and WhoP-G

Mac-Chi is proud to announce two iPhone apps: WhoPaste and WhoP-G. WhoPaste creates records in Apple’s Contact app, which runs on the iPhone. WhoP-G creates records in Google’s Contacts application, which runs in the cloud. iPhone users can copy text from any application and then launch either WhoPaste or WhoP-G both of which recognize company names, job titles, phone numbers, email addresses, urls, and postal addresses. The new contact is previewed allowing for editing any of the information.

When combined with the innovative Dragon Dictation app from Nuance Communications, both WhoPaste and WhoP-G allow iPhone users to create contacts by simply speaking the information. The Dragon Dictation app transcribes the user’s speech into text that can be put on the clipboard where WhoPaste can automatically extract the various data elements and create the contact record.

Both iPhone products are built from Mac-Chi’s desktop application. “Apple’s developer tools made this transition from desktop to mobile just plain painless.” explains Steve Cronin, CEO of Mac-Chi. “Basically we were able to button up the application logic from our Mac product and wrap it in an iPhone interface. Aside from supporting the initial mobile development, Apple’s unified approach allows us to move forward with a centralized application core. So now any improvements automatically flow to both the desktop and the mobile applications.”

iPhone OS 4.0 beta 3 brings new media controls, file sharing, more

iPhone OS 4.0 beta 3 is out, and there are some pretty juicy additions that Steve Jobs failed to mention when he took to the stage last month. BGR has been digging around the new release and has turned up not only an updated multitasking system – tweaked for quicker use – but media playback controls, file sharing with iTunes and an orientation lock.

The media playback controls appear in the new multitasking UI, and can be accessed with a left swipe gesture. Also the track-skip and play/pause there’s also a shortcut directly into the iPod app, together with the new screen rotation lock button. The latter, like the physical lock switch on the iPad, stops the iPhone’s screen flipping with the accelerometer.

As for file sharing, that’s a new pane in iTunes that allows you to copy over documents to your iPhone when it’s plugged in, or alternatively transfer them from the phone to the computer. Right now it’s apparently locked-down, but it does at least suggest that Apple are wising up to the fact that users want more flexibility with their mobile content.

iHome updates iP90 iPhone/iPod alarm clock for 2010

The folks over at iHome have decided to update their iP90 iPhone/iPod alarm clock and here are some of the new features. Among those new features are a larger display and better sound quality. The iP90 continues to be able to charge and play music from the iPhone and iPod. Users can wake to playlists from the iPod or other sources. The clock has dual alarms and AM/FM radio presets.

A Time Sync feature sets the time on the clock to the time on your iPhone or iPod. The improved sound comes from Reson8 stereo speaker chambers and the bass and treble is adjustable. A switch for changing at the flick of a button to daylight savings time is also featured. All of the buttons on the iP90 are backlit for easy use in a dark room. The clock will sell for $99.

[App Review] Super 7

Adobe today went on the passive aggressive when it launched their new ad campaign. "We Love Apple" the ad says, "What we don't love is anybody taking away your freedom to choose what you create, how you create it, and what you experience on the web".

The ad takes aim at Apple's war on Adobe's bread and butter, the Flash development platform and it's exclusion from the iPhone application development process to act as middleware.

Our pal Deb Aoki sent us a pic of the full page ad that Adobe took out in the San Francisco Chronicle today. Adobe also placed banner ads on Engadget. Ars Technica and The New York Times. iPad or iPhone folks probably can't see the ads since they are created in Flash and everyone knows (by now) that these devices can't... ah well you know. Edit: Looks like the ads show up on the iPhone and iPad, but they are just static images and not Flash animated.

But perhaps that's not who Adobe is targeting anyway.

It will be interesting to see if Apple will fire back, or if this ad campaign has any teeth at all. We're not exactly sure how the public will react to this, or if they'll even care. However, we do think that Mr. Jobs won't be pleased with this call out.

Check out a larger version of the ad after the break.

SPECK’S EVER-EVOLVING FITTED ‘ARTSPROJEKT’ CASE COLLECTION ADDS FOUR NEW DESIGNS FOR iPhone 3G AND 3GS!

Similar to the way trends in art and style evolve over time, the progression of Speck’s “Artsprojekt” line breaks new ground today with four new limited-edition Fitted Artsprojekt case designs for iPhone 3G and 3GS. As part of their unique collaboration, Speck and Artsprojekt are excited to unveil these original new pen and paint designs created by members of Artsprojekt’s international legion of artists.

Each motif is born as handcrafted artwork, faithfully reproduced on high-quality fabric, then fused seamlessly to Speck’s road-tested Fitted hard shell case. Art lovers and iPhone owners can then enjoy the opportunity to select their personal favorite from the unique and eclectic array of portable, protective eye-pleasers. The fabric-wrapped exterior increases in-hand comfort while the soft-touch coated, raised front bezel design helps protect the iPhone’s face and touch screen when placed face down.

Notably, this release includes Los Angeles local Jim Mahfood’s “Funky CES,” piece, which was created in real-time as part of a live painting exhibition at Speck’s 2010 CES booth, alongside fellow artist and Artsprojekt founder Andy Howell. After CES, Mahfood noted, “Creating in the moment can always be challenging, especially when the work is being turned into a finished product, but the vibe at CES was right, and my pal and partner-in-crime Andy Howell was there, so I managed to pull off something funky and fun that will make your iPhone very happy.” Check out Speck’s blog about Jim and Andy’s live art display.

iCreated 2.2 released – Get it free this month

Renowned Digital Artist and iPhone Developer are pleased to announce an update to their app, iCreated. The app creates a visual link between iPhone art and apps, with its “All Art Applications” feature now expanded to include mini-reviews and links to over 230 practical art and photography apps. This expanded feature is invaluable in this day and age of 200,000 apps, where our list of art / photo apps are culled from the thousands that exist in the iTunes store and are used and recommended by all our contributing iPhone artists.

Written up in ART News Magazine in December ‘09 as a resource for discovering the latest iPhone art, the iCreated Gallery, launched in June 2009 contains the finest work being done today by an international group of artists dedicated to making art on their iPhones and iPads. Updated daily with digital fine-art submissions, the gallery now contains over 250 works of art, created by 70 iPhone artists, viewable on the iPhone, the iPad, and on the web.

Each piece of iPhone art uploaded to this virtual gallery is linked to the apps that were used to create it, giving artists and art lovers the tools and understanding to create and deliver their own art to iCreated. The exhibited work in the gallery is also linked to the contributing artist’s web site or other personal web space, so that viewer can communicate with that artist directly and discover more of that artist’s creations.

Adobe Starts I Love Apple Ad Campaign

Adobe today went on the passive aggressive when it launched their new ad campaign. "We Love Apple" the ad says, "What we don't love is anybody taking away your freedom to choose what you create, how you create it, and what you experience on the web".

The ad takes aim at Apple's war on Adobe's bread and butter, the Flash development platform and it's exclusion from the iPhone application development process to act as middleware.

Our pal Deb Aoki sent us a pic of the full page ad that Adobe took out in the San Francisco Chronicle today. Adobe also placed banner ads on Engadget. Ars Technica and The New York Times. iPad or iPhone folks probably can't see the ads since they are created in Flash and everyone knows (by now) that these devices can't... ah well you know. Edit: Looks like the ads show up on the iPhone and iPad, but they are just static images and not Flash animated.

But perhaps that's not who Adobe is targeting anyway.

It will be interesting to see if Apple will fire back, or if this ad campaign has any teeth at all. We're not exactly sure how the public will react to this, or if they'll even care. However, we do think that Mr. Jobs won't be pleased with this call out.

Check out a larger version of the ad after the break.

Me? An iPhone Game Developer?

Here’s a secret: Anybody can learn the skills necessary to make remarkable iPhone games. Yes, yes, yes! The title “game developer” is no longer limited to engineers. Although it might sound like rocket science at first, the truth is that anyone can build a nifty iPhone game with rockets in it, along with spectacular space explosions, out-of-this-world sounds, and evil aliens.

There are many reasons for this. For one, the iPhone platform has drastically changed the landscape of next-generation mobile gaming. Ian Marsh, iPhone game developer and co-author of Apress’s latest book “Beginning iPhone Games Development,” explains, “the iPhone is a device of many firsts, and its multifaceted nature is what pushes it above and beyond traditional mobile gaming platforms. The iPhone’s ubiquity, connectivity, personal integration, mass appeal, innovative user interface, and low barrier to entry all combine to make it one of the most potent and exciting platforms to develop for today.”

Furthermore, the iTunes App Store’s ease of use, combined with the availability of so many games, can turn anyone into a gamer, casual or otherwise. A developer can create games that will be enjoyed by all types of people – from a child on a car ride, to a Halo fan away from his Xbox, to a grandfather relaxing in his chair. The iPhone makes games available to people who previously never considered gaming important enough to warrant buying one on any device.

Taito Corporation's Mikado Defenders Review

If you're looking for a fresh spin on the crowded Tower Defense genre, Taito Corporation's Mikado Defenders may be exactly what you're looking for.

In this game, you'll be protecting your castle against wave after wave of demons. In the time that I spent with the game, I found that there was a surprising amount of depth in the game mechanics. Players can:

• Fortify their castles
• "Call" on Guardian Spirits in a time of desperation
• Use Samurai Commanders
• and the list goes on...

In addition to the deep Tower Defense mechanics, the game features beautiful japanese water-brushed art that seems to come alive at your beck and call.

Again, the premise is simple; protect your castle at all costs by placing your troops on designated spots on the map. You can choose to deploy archers, soldiers and many other units. It's even possible to upgrade your existing units as long as you have the points.

Other pluses I noticed about this game included: an easy pickup and suspend feature that allows you to stop and continue your games exactly where you last left off and the ability to play your own music while playing.

All in all, Mikado Defenders enters an already crowded genre but brings to the table some very unique elements. I enjoyed the game and would recommend it to anybody who enjoys Tower Defense games...the beautiful Japanese art is just extra.

Seeing is not believing – Eye Illusions app is available on App Store

Eye Illusions is an iPhone and iPod touch application released by Apalon to give users a great variety of optical illusions, eye tricks and color tests. This app can be used as an entertaining app featuring various kinds of illusions, as well as color test app, allowing users to test their vision and find out if they have any eye diseases.

Eye Illusions has a unique gallery navigation solution to easily browse through categories, check for updates in recent section and watch the most popular illusions as well as information and tips on each picture. The application reached TOP25 Lifestyle rankings on App Store after being 12 hours on sale and keeps getting more downloads daily.

Fairlady Media introduces Spazzle Gold – Free for iPhone and iPod touch

Fairlady Media today announces that their newest game, Spazzle Gold for iPhone and iPod touch, is now free on the App Store. The game was featured on 4/2/10 on Free App A Day and soared to the top of the charts with almost 20,000 downloads. The makers of the smash-hit Spazzle! have taken mole-whacking to a whole new level. Whack the sly moles, rabbits, and gophers before they destroy the prairies, vegetable gardens, and flower beds. Then use your skills to blast crazy disco-loving aliens in outer space! Be careful not to hit a cute fluffy kitty!

Spazzle Gold includes a simple tutorial to get you started. Then the fast-paced game requires you to tap and shake the device to deter the vermin while picking up point bonuses, time bonuses, mallets, and extra lives. Spazzle Gold includes unlockable themed worlds, Plus+ global leader boards and awards, player-controlled difficulty, and in-app purchases to extend your play with brand-new worlds. With awesome graphics, 13 music tracks, and funny sound effects, this will soon be your favorite game on iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad!

Lazy Diet – The best way to Lose Weight; Now on the App Store

Bliss Software Inc today is pleased to announce the availability of Lazy Diet, a great application featuring new approach to lose weight and always stay in a good shape. This application is based on subliminal effect of sound and it sends messages that get processed in our brain. After that our body starts to produce more energy and human growth hormone, ensuring muscles build-up. During this process people normally lose a lot of calories as our body consumes energy to increase muscles.

Lazy Diet features simple and intuitive design, the app is easy to grasp and has a sleek interface. Users can calculate BMI, listen to Pure Sound that comes bundled with the application or during the playback of their favorite tracks. In the latter case Pure Sound is mixed with the playlist so users enjoy their favorite music and take advantage of the app at the same time. ‘Daily Tips’ is a very useful feature giving you advice on how to lose weight. For those users who care about their privacy and security, a Pass code protection is implemented into the application.

Users who don’t have much time for hard and sometimes expensive workouts will find this app very handy. It’s intended to be used twice a day in the morning and evening. This application is a good addition to a regular diet and should be used no more than 2 hours a day. Lazy Diet is going to be a great companion for people on a diet.

PicSea 1.0 released for iPhone – Serves For Processing Of Images

Pabusily Co Ltd has released PicSea 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch that serves for processing of images of various digital formats. PicSea is aimed at filtering and correction of photos of medium and low quality with possible defects and distortions, made with some amateur and semi-professional cameras.

PicSea module is a constantly improving on-line solution, which enables image processing of any digital formats in real-time mode. PicSea enables simple and quick work with photos while using high-capacity tools of image processing. Use all the performance capabilities of PicSea and you’ll get great pleasure from the result. Module will realize your creative and practical ideas in a few seconds. As well as all Pabusily Co Ltd products, PicSea is supported by regular investments into the high technologies and assuring infosecurity.

Anttenna Redefines and Mobilizes Classifieds

Just as Twitter evolved blogging into micro-blogging, Anttenna is today launching a free smartphone application that reinvents classified advertising as “microlistings”. Launching as an iPhone application, Anttenna delivers a real-time, location-aware and mobile consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer microlistings marketplace for the buying, selling, and bartering of goods and services. Today, Anttenna announced the application is now available in most major metropolitan areas across the United States and Canada, building on the success of pilots in San Diego, Seattle, and Austin.

“Anttenna is like a swap meet in your pocket,” said Marcus Wandell, Anttenna’s co-founder and chief executive officer. “This year more people will access the Internet on their phones than they will on computers, and smartphones are influencing the very fabric of the Internet with portability, geo-positioning and mobile applications. With the exception of posting ads online and making them searchable, classified ads haven’t really evolved all that much since they were introduced 300 years ago; certainly not to the point of harnessing this technology revolution that will see billions of smartphones in use around the world in just a couple of years. Anttenna fully leverages the smartphone platforms and new communications standards to give people a whole new way to use classified advertising. Anttenna delivers a constant stream of hyper-local, real-time listings, always relevant given the moment and location in which they are seen.

App Store reject Wi-Fi Sync gets Cydia release

Of course, you can only access Cydia if you have a jailbroken iPhone, but once you’ve done that Wi-Fi Sync itself is a $9.99 download. So far there’s only a computer-side client version for Mac OS X, but Hughes promises a Windows version shortly. Also in the works is a version of Wi-Fi Sync that will work on an iPad, which is tipped to be a free update for existing owners.

College Students Use iPhones, iPods and iPads to Search for Textbooks

Finding the most competitive prices on new and used textbooks and ebooks is now just a ‘touch’ away. Book$Price, a new, free iPhone application developed by Direct Textbook, a leading textbook comparison site, is now available for download. The application facilitates the search of more than 200 online bookstores for price, availability and more.

“Due to the overwhelming popularity of the Apple brand among college students and the anticipated use of the iPad by many colleges and universities, we decided to create an application for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users,” said Chris Lindgren, president. “The beginning of the school term is often a hectic time for students, parents and staff. The Book$Price application makes it easy to comparison shop for textbooks from virtually anywhere, and ensure that you’re getting the best price on books.”

Since 2002, Direct Textbook has helped make the process of finding the best prices on new and used textbooks, and most recently, ebooks easy and hassle-free. The site has gained popularity due to a number of factors, including the rise in textbooks and overall costs associated with secondary education, the recession’s impact on household budgets and the site’s commitment to continually expanding and tailoring its offerings to meet the needs of site visitors.

Visa In2Pay iPhone contactless payment system unveiled

Since the NFC technology is embedded into the microSD card rather than the iPhone case or the iPhone itself, there’s a degree of cross-platform compatibility. Assuming Visa offer a suitable app for your smartphone – and that said-smartphone has a microSD slot – you should be able to continue to use the modified card even if you decide to dump your iPhone.

Of course, Apple aren’t letting the NFC grass grow underneath them, and the company has already filed patent applications for various NFC-based ticket and mobile payment solutions that would be integrated into iPhones and other mobile devices. There has been no sign of NFC hardware in the leaked iPhone HD prototypes we’ve seen to-date, but it’s possible that Apple could announce the functionality in their fourth-generation handset at WWDC 2010.

PicoScrum 1.3 available on the iPhone and iPod touch

Nannek recently released PicoScrum 1.3, their easy-to-use task management application for iPhone and iPod touch. PicoScrum helps users break down projects into short-term intervals called Sprints. Rather than setting arbitrary due dates for each Task, PicoScrum lets users discover realistic end-dates for their Projects based on how much time they actually have available to work on each Project. Armed with this information, users are able to adjust their schedules and prioritize their tasks in whatever ways are necessary to reach their goals.

* Create Projects to hold Tasks
Each Project represents a high-level goal that the user would like to accomplish. This can be anything from “Software Application Development” to “Back Yard Landscaping”.

* Create Tasks within each Project
Each Task holds nothing more than a simple one-line description and an initial estimate, typically in hours of actual work that is required.

* Prioritize the Backlog
The set of all Tasks for a Project is called the Backlog. Tasks can be prioritized through a simple drag-and-drop interface.

* Start Sprinting
As Tasks are added and prioritized, PicoScrum automatically groups them into blocks of time called Sprints. Rather than working against the entire Backlog, a user works to reach easily attainable goals one Sprint at a time.

* Revise As Necessary
While Sprinting, the user is provided with information about their progress. They can use graphical Burndown Charts to see how likely they are to meet their Sprint goal, and they can refer to many useful metrics including a projected end date for the entire Project.

iPhone 4.0 Beta Hints At AT&T Tethering, Finally

On Tuesday night, Apple released to developers another beta of the upcoming iPhone 4.0 OS (the fourth beta, for those keeping count). Developers with access to the program quickly started to report on the various new features they found–most significantly AT&T tethering.

Internet tethering capabilities let you share your phone’s Internet connection with your laptop via Bluetooth or USB. The iPhone received this feature last summer, with the introduction of the iPhone OS 3.0. But AT&T has not enabled the feature for its U.S. users, as this is believed to over-tax the carrier’s network.

INNOWEBTECH releases Dropozoid 1.2 for iPhone – Entertaining Puzzle Game

INNOWEBTECH LLC today is pleased to announce the release of Dropozoid 1.2 for iPhone and iPod touch. The entertaining puzzle was created specifically for those who appreciate solving logic problems. The game will also be interesting to those, who simply want to relax and not ponder over the most productive strategy. After all you can just yield to your intuition and play as your heart desires. If you like games like Doodle Jump, Unblock Me, Simon: Classic, Bejeweled, Line Up, you will love Dropozoid!

Dropozoid is a fascinating puzzle, simple and exciting at the same time. The main goal is to clear the field from blobs. The fewer moves a player makes the better. Gradually growing, a blob changes its color: the smallest orange blob turns into pink one, the pink one – into green one, the green one – into blue one. And a gigantic blue blob divides into four small pieces, which burst in different directions. These pieces, when touching other blobs, help them grow and change color. And this process does not end until the whole field is clear.

The number of moves is limited. A player, bursting a blob, decreases the number of allowed moves by one. But if his blob bursts two blue blobs in sequence, the number of moves is increased by one. So, the game logic is clear: one has to get rid of as many blobs in one move as possible. The highest score advantage is gained through combo-bursts. There is an endless number of levels, that vary in initial conditions, which allows you to relax and enjoy the game. The best way to experience it is, for example, while traveling or waiting.

At first sight, it may seem that Dropozoid is a typical boring game, similar to other puzzles. But it is not like that at all. To get a good result, it is not enough just to burst all blobs one after another. Only a well thought-out strategy, similar to that in chess, allows gaining the maximum score. A pleasant classical music in the background contributes to that.

Hot Chili Apps releases Text Buttons 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch

Hot Chili Apps has released another new app this month: Text Buttons 1.0. By extending its button edition the company supports iPhones’ individuality and offers even more opportunities to be creative. Good friends and dear relatives will be represented by a customized icon in the address book and by simply hitting it one can get in touch immediately. Phone calls, emails and texts are becoming a lot easier, faster and much more entertaining.

Text Buttons has its very own unique style. It enables the user to add cool and stylish buttons for all the loved ones and any other important contact. Buttons can be created easily by using words and symbols in individual colours; as for example Mum written in pink letters, a red $ for the financial advisor’s telephone number or a blue S to get in touch with the lawyer.

The result is a very personalized speed dial-/mail- and SMS-screen to contact every addressee by one single hit. Like all applications created by Hot Chili Apps it is very easy to use. It does offer appealing designs and is a lot of fun, too. Text Buttons does include a variety of symbols, colours, fonts and shades.

Text Buttons is part of the button series by Hot Chili Apps. Other button apps made by the company are brightening up the display of the iPad/iPhone and iPodtouch, featuring heart-templates or a personally designed photo gallery. Users can choose individual symbols for every contact on the Speed-Dial-Display. The result is a self made and cleaned up home screen where one’s dear mates, good friends, one’s favourite cousins or any other VIP have their very own spot.

MoviePeg holds your iPhone for movie watching

A new iPhone stand has turned up called the MoviePeg. The stand is very simple and appears to be a small chunk of foam with a cutout in the profile of the iPhone. You slip the thing onto your iPhone and it props it up.

The MoviePeg can be positioned in multiple places to hold the iPhone in landscape and portrait modes. There are a number of colors available to suit your tastes and the thing is downright cheap. You can order your MoviePeg for £4.99 plus shipping.

CAZE announces Sparkle Swarovski Crystal Case for iPhone 3GS/3G

CAZE today is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the JADE Polish Sparkle Swarovski case, a crystallized version of its JADE Polish See-Thru for iPhone 3G and 3GS. JADE Polish is a See-Thru iPhone case featuring an Anti-Interference translucent coating. The crystallized version of Jade Polish adds more than 50 Swarovski crystals to form 3 sparkle and charming crystal lines.

CAZE is creating new iPhone case styles by mixing colors and crystals. The JADE Polish See-Thru is characterized by Anti-Signal Interference feature and Shinny color effects. In this new version, CAZE adorned JADE Polish with high quality Swarovski Crystals which were aligned to form 3 beautiful and charming crystal lines. The Free Swarovski Crystal Apple logo features more than 40 crystals and is visible from outside the case for a classy look. The crystallized version does not only add personal chic but also protect all corners of your iPhone, including the chrome edges. JADE Polish Sparkle See-Thru case combining with the Free Swarovski Apple logo will give extra sparkle and shining effects to your iPhone.

Customers who buy JADE Polish Sparkle from CAZE will get an iPhone Stand, a Mirror Screen Protector, an Anti-FingerPrint Screen Protector, a Microfiber Cleaning Pouch and a Swarovski Apple Logo for free.

Top 10 best free iPhone apps

There are now well over 100,000 apps available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and, surprisingly, many of the best are free.

The following list showcases our ten favourites, and includes iPhone applications for social networking, travel, news, photography, productivity and more.

If your favourites aren't covered, tell us all about them in the comments.

1. Facebook

Once an ugly duckling, but now - as of version 3 - a social-network-aware swan, Facebook is a triumph. The revised grid-based 'home screens' provide speedy access to regularly visited sections (news feed, notifications, and so on) and pages, and the experience is such that it in many ways beats the browser version.

2. Gorillacam

Pretty much from nowhere, Gorillacam arrived in December 2009 from the creators of the Gorillapod tripods. It mashes together a slew of features to hugely improve an iPhone's camera (timer, multi-shot, spirit-level, on-screen grid, 'press anywhere' capture), meaning you can bin a half-dozen standalone apps that offer similar things.

3. RunKeeper Free

The prospect of Nike+ but better and for free might sound unlikely, but that's what RunKeeper Free provides. The app uses an iPhone's GPS capabilities to track your jogging route, and provides mapping and details of pace and calories burned. Activities can be shared online, and treadmill runs can be entered manually.

4. Stanza

Kindle's grabbed many 'electronic book' headlines, but an iPhone or iPod touch is a perfectly competent alternative - at least if you have the right app to hand. Stanza enables you to download books from various sources (many of which offer free titles), and you can transfer your own ePub, PDF or eReader titles from the free Stanza Desktop.

5. Dropbox

Plenty of apps exist for transferring content between your computer and your device, but Dropbox is free and easier to use than most of its contemporaries. Dump files you want to sync in a folder on your computer and Dropbox for your device will enable you to access them, download them for offline viewing, and, in many cases, view them.

NDrive USA targets 1,000,000 iPhone users @ $2.99

There’s a buzz about the NDrive office. Clicking of mice, sipping of coffee, and intense discussion between employees are the sounds emanating from their workplace. After all, NDrive developers and managers alike have been working around the clock for months to offer something the USA Apple App Market has yet to realize. NDrive USA : a full license, professional on-board GPS navigation app for $2.99.

For a short video on NDrive.

AmsterdamFUN 1.1 App for iPhone Guides Visitors to Where the Fun Is

Announcing that Kengin Consulting Inc., the developers of AmsterdamFUN, has launched a new application for iPhone and iPod touch users. The app offers a plethora of fun locations and activities for the visitor to Amsterdam, along with a sophisticated mapping feature to help tourists get to where they’re going without getting lost. Developers have included some fun elements for using the application, as well.

Amsterdam is a stunningly beautiful city, full of some of the world’s best sights, shopping, nightlife and food. To a visitor however, every street can look the same and it is easy to get lost while wandering around looking for an interesting location or activity. Thanks to Kengin Consulting’s new app, that no longer has to be a problem.

Kengin CEO, Jacob Kennedy, was prompted to develop AmsterdamFUN after his own visit to the city, “We fell in love with Amsterdam and were heading back there recently and thought we should download an app that would help us easily navigate to our favorite places. After searching the iTunes store, nothing was quite what we were looking for, so we decided to make our own.”

QuickReader 2.0 Blends iPhone eBook Reader With Speed Reading Technology

The top-selling speed reading application on the iPhone app store, QuickReader, has launched a new version that upgrades its market leading speed reading technology, offering a significantly enhanced eBook reader interface, and integrating with Facebook and Twitter.

With the release of the new version, QuickReader is also announcing a partnership with Feedbooks, a pioneer in the standardization of eBook distribution. The deal gives QuickReader users instant access to 6500+ free public domain and self-published EPUB books directly from within the application.

“QuickReader 2.0 provides a unique reading experience on the iPhone and iPod touch. We are glad that we can support this kind of diversity through our OPDS catalog and also help people improve their speed reading abilities through this unique eBook reader,” said Hadrien Gardeur, Founder of Feedbooks.

Hardware Pedometers Doomed – iPhone Pedometers on the Rise

Viaden Mobile, a leading developer of applications for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, today is pleased to announce the release of a professional All-In Fitness Pedometer application in order to satisfy the needs of the growing iPhone users community. All-in Fitness Pedometer 1.0 combines the functions of a hardware pedometer with a bunch of additional fitness and social options ensured by its digital format – so old devices can go to rest right down the drain.

Viaden Mobile declares that All-In Fitness Pedometer takes a scientific approach to fitness. It boasts a high-precision step-counting algorithm, just like the one used in hardware pedometers. Thanks to this the pedometer can be calibrated, according to a user’s personal parameters, to recognize walking, running and jogging steps and work in different modes.

Viaden Mobile’s All-In Fitness Pedometer not only counts steps, measures pace, speed, covered distance and burned calories, but also includes a Share option and a music player. All-In Fitness Pedometer allows fitness enthusiasts to share their fitness achievements with the world via the popular social networks, Facebook and Twitter. It carefully stores the exercise and body data as progress reports that can be sent to a user’s e-mail and processed as charts. The music player in Viaden Mobile’s pedometer guarantees extra motivation during fitness sessions. There is also a possibility to set a daily fitness goal and track its achievement.

Hollywood Hospital – out now on iPhone

Today Zed is happy to announce that Hollywood Hospital, a hilarious hospital management game for iPhone and iPod Touch, now available for download from the App Store.

Hollywood Hospital combines frantic time management game-play with a tongue-in-cheek look at the world of celebrity:

There’s trouble in Tinseltown! A virus has broken out and transformed Hollywood’s residents into larger than life movie characters, with Rambones and LockJaws roaming Sunset Boulevard. It’s up to Dr Mathers Storm, award-winning Surgeon at Hollywood Hospital, and his crack team of super-smart medical experts to diagnose, scan, treat, prod, poke and cure the not-so glamorous patients. Get them comfortable, diagnosed, treated and discharged fast enough to make it onto the red carpet.

iPhone 4G Might Be iPhone 4GS According to Accessories

Every since the next generation iPhone made the news most have referred to the upcoming device as the iPhone 4G with some mentioning iPhone HD and even iPhone 4G HD and at one time it was just the iPhone 2010, but there may be a little insight as to what Apple might name the next generation smartphone.

According to an article over on Devicemag, by Atul Roach, a not unknown iPhone accessory maker, Ideal-Case is advertising their next generation iPhone cases under the title of “iPhone 4GS” case.

Now two things may be possible here, either Ideal-Case is taking a big gamble on what the next generation iPhone will be called by Apple and are trying to grab some early fame, or they have managed to gain some insider info.

iPhone 4GS does sound quite plausible, retaining the ‘S’ for speed while being the 4th Generation of the smartphone. Furthermore, these iPhone 4GS cases are already available for purchase. So what do you thing, a big gamble of do they have insider info?

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Out of Pocket 1.0 for iPhone – Fast Expense Management On The Move

Mythical Mango today is pleased to introduce Out of Pocket 1.0, their expense tracker app for the iPhone. Designed to simplify entry and management of business expenses, the app features photo-capture of receipts and two-way syncing with the popular FreeAgent online accounting application. Mileage and recurring expenses are supported. All records are fully searchable and data may be exported in CSV or HTML files.

The app opens with a scrollable listing of expenses already entered, allowing quick viewing and editing of an existing expense by simply tapping an entry. A powerful search is integrated into the expenses list, giving a fast and simple way of creating an ad-hoc expense report that can be easily exported as a standard CSV file. Viewing an existing expense shows the complete, original record of the expense including any optional data and photo-captured receipt, all of which can be emailed as an HTML formatted record.

Entering a new expense is fast and easy. The process has been streamlined to require the minimum amount of data entry. Simply tap in an amount and description and select from one of the pre-defined expense types. For commonly entered expenses, Out of Pocket will auto-complete the description and type. Both monetary and mileage expenses can be entered, including a range of optional information such as receipt reference, mileage rate and recurrence details.

Tidal Pool releases Receipts 2.0 with Google Docs and Evernote support

Tidal Pool Software today is proud to announce the release of Receipts 2.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. Receipts organizes and tracks your business and personal expenses (including car mileage). This major update includes new support for capturing multiple receipt photos, attaching a voice memo to a receipt, and uploading expense reports to Google Docs and Evernote.

Receipts is the most customizable expense tracking app on the App Store. Create accounts, categories, and five different types of custom receipt fields for local taxes, payment information, or anything else you want to track with your receipts.

Add new receipts quickly with an optimized user interface that requires fewer taps. Enter receipt details, one or multiple receipt photos (with cropping support), and even record a voice memo. Receipts can be added in any world currency with totals always available in your home currency.

Browse through the overview graphs to keep track of your spending. See how much money is spent on each account, category, unit (currency/mileage), and over time. Filter the results by account, category, unit, or time interval.

Dejal announces Tweeps 2.0 for iPad and iPhone: Manage Twitter Accounts

Dejal Systems, LLC today is pleased to announce Tweeps version 2.0 for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Tweeps is a Twitter companion app. It isn’t a full Twitter client – you can’t post tweets from it. Instead, it is a tool to manage your Twitter account. Edit your name, bio text, website URL and location, plus follow/unfollow people, see if someone follows you, block people, and find people. To celebrate the addition of iPad support, Tweeps is available completely free for a limited time.

Edit Your Account Information – Add multiple accounts to Tweeps, and easily edit them:
* Edit the name displayed for your account.
* Change the biographical text – the description you write about yourself.
* Edit the website URL, previewing it in an integrated web browser.
* Set your current location using the device’s GPS, or type a less specific location, and preview on an integrated map view.

Watch out Google, here comes Apple TV 2

Engadget is reporting that Apple TV is in line for a big makeover that will see the device being sold for just $99.

$99 for an Apple device? Not likely we say, but according to an Engadget source, the project was well underway before Google's TV announcement at I/O.

The new Apple TV is said to be heavily based on the next-gen iPhone build, complete with iPhone OS 4.0 and limited on-board storage. That's because Apple is planning on a cloud-focused service with streaming content via a revamped iTunes.

It will be capable of Full 1080p HD output and, if you do want to use local storage, you can hook it up to your Time Capsule. The report also suggests that there should be some sort of App Store compatibility, although quite how that will work on a big screen is open to debate.

If Engadget's source isn't telling porkies then this will be a great little device where the emphasis will be on paying for the content rather than paying for the hardware. And, because it's Apple, it will sell by the shed-load. You only have to look at the mayhem at the Apple Store today to realise that when Apple launches a new toy, it knows how to create a buzz.

New Game Brings Bruce Lee’s Martial Arts To iPad and iPhone

Bruce Lee’s teachings and martial arts mastery are legendary. His spirit remains an inspiration to an untold number of people around the world. Now the powerful name of the icon comes to the iTunes(R), App Store with Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior, developed for the iPad(R), iPhone(R), and iPod touch(R). The game, which brings Bruce Lee’s history and legacy to life, is available worldwide for $4.99, and is the first and only fighting game in the iTunes(R), App Store to bear his name.

The game is co-published and co-developed in partnership with Universal Partnerships and Licensing by two of the top mobile game companies in the industry, Indiagames and Digital Legends Entertainment. The Bruce Lee Estate contributed guidance and support through Bruce Lee Enterprises, the licensing company helmed by Bruce’s daughter, Shannon Lee.

A masterpiece of the 3D martial arts genre, the game uses motion-capture technology and features players fighting in historical locations around the world in an attempt to become the Master of Martial Arts. Customizable fighting styles make Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior highly user-friendly and the game also boasts the most realistic fighting game environment possible on these devices. Loosely based on the events of Bruce Lee’s career, the game honors the martial arts legacy left by one of its greatest masters. Players follow Lee’s journey as he trains with a Kung Fu master, then fights in tournaments and later faces his worst enemies.

AT&T Prepping Store Displays for Next-Generation iPhone?

Boy Genius Report claims to have received word that AT&T is preparing to roll out large in-store displays for a new product, presumed to be the next-generation iPhone.

According to them, AT&T has started to send engineers out to corporate store locations to try and plan / start setting up a "new kind of display." We're told that this is most likely a new iPhone display as there isn't anything else that's dedicated to a single device that would require the resources this display will.

Boy Genius Report has long kept its ear to the ground for rumors coming out of AT&T and other wireless carriers and has in the past reported blocks on AT&T employee vacations during iPhone launch windows and reported just last week that the carrier had confirmed to its employees that the next iPhone will be launching in June.

iBrr Bluetooth Receiver & Remote for iPhone – New P2P Remote

Announcing that Techno Gurus, the developers of iBrr Bluetooth Receiver and Remote 1.0, has launched a new application in a new niche. This is a brand new app that uses peer-to-peer networking via WiFi or Bluetooth technology to transform an iDevice into a remote control. iBrr also provides a secure way to ensure that others have no access to the device.

iBrr Bluetooth Receiver and Remote is the original peer-to-peer music control app, and remains the most feature-rich device to device remote available in the app store. iBrr is easily the best-designed and easiest-to-use app for turning iPhones, iPads or iPod touches into a receiver and remote set. One device is used to control the music playing on the other, which is usually connected to a stereo or speaker system via the headphone jack or an Apple-brand docking station.

Devices can be mixed and matched. That means that an iPhone can be paired with another iPhone, an iPod touch or even the new iPad. Models don’t have to be current; an old one can be used with a new one. iBrr is the perfect answer for what to do with that “old” iPhone when a user has upgraded to the 3G or 3GS.

App Cubby releases KaleidoVid – A fun little diversion for your iPhone

App Cubby today is pleased to announce the release of KaleidoVid 1.0, their new app for iPhone 3G, 3GS devices. KaleidoVid is a video kaleidoscope for iPhone that creates beautiful kaleidoscopic images from every day objects using the iPhone’s built in camera. Point the camera at everyday objects to create beautiful kaleidoscopic images. Tap the screen to freeze the image. Save or share it on Twitter, Facebook, or via email, then tap to do it again.

Crazy as it may sound, iPhone development can be intense at times. So, we decided to take a break from a few of our more ambitious projects and do something delightful. We hope you find KaleidoVid as fun to use as it was to develop! KaleidoVid was created by David Barnard of App Cubby, brought to life by Layton Duncan of Polar Bear Farm, and made beautiful by Dave Keller of rocket.

PasswordWallet 4.5 for Mac and iPhone – All New MobileMe Sync

Selznick Scientific Software, LLC today is pleased to announce the release of PasswordWallet 4.5, a major update to their best-selling Macintosh and iPhone password management solution. The app now allows the user to automatically sync all passwords between their Mac, iPhone and MobileMe accounts, as well as their Windows (now in public beta), Android, Windows Mobile and Palm Pre devices.

Version 4.5 for the iPhone brings encrypted exports and the industry’s first Backup and Restore functionality that requires no special software, not even iTunes. Simple and secure, PasswordWallet encrypts and data information all in one convenient location: passwords, usernames, PIN numbers, combinations, personal notes and more.

PasswordWallet makes it easy for users to lock and unlock all of their passwords with a single master password. They can even save web addresses, and PasswordWallet will launch the default browser automatically. The application’s auto-typing feature fills in the required user name and password, allowing users to quickly login to any previously visited website. Auto-typing is system-wide, so it works anywhere: web forms, web pages and software registration screens. Usernames or passwords which are copied to the clipboard are cleared automatically after they are pasted.

LG Innotek supplying iPhone HD 5MP camera as OmniVision shunned?

OmniVision are Apple’s current camera sensor suppliers for the iPhone 3GS, and a report in December last year suggested that they’d won the contract for the new, higher-resolution chip this time around. That was followed up with OmniVision executives apparently hinting earlier this month that a deal was in place. Whichever supplier is chosen, the 5-megapixel camera is expected to be paired with an LED flash, and have a second – lower resolution – counterpart on the front of the handset for video calls. We’re expecting Apple to announce the iPhone HD at the kick-off of WWDC 2010 on June 7th; SlashGear will be there, liveblogging the whole event.

Drahtwerk releases iWebcamera – Turns an iPhone into a Real Webcamera

drahtwerk today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of iWebcamera 1.0, the only application that turns the iPhone into a real, driver-based webcamera. With iWebcamera the iPhone can be used as webcamera in applications like Skype, Windows Live Messenger, YouTube and every single webcamera enabled Windows application.

Feature Highlights:
* Turns the iPhone into a real, driver-based wireless web camera
* Two quality options
* Instant-Pause mode, pauses streaming instantly without exiting the host application on the computer
* Plug and Play ready, install the Windows drivers, connect the iPhone to the computer’s network and the camera is ready to go
* Built-in manual
* Send drivers by e-mail feature
* Beautiful User Interface fully translated in English and German
* Compatible with Windows 7, Vista and XP