Archives for August 2009

Battery Control – Additional Statusbar Battery Options

Available In: Cydia       Price: Free  

Battery Control Battery Control, an application that allows you to control your Status bar battery image and percentage, was updated. I actually haven’t reviewed this app since it was first released so, I thought I would catch it up since it has had some pretty cool updates.

When the app was first released, it was pretty basic, it only contained a few features… the ability to turn on/off Show Battery and turn on/off Show Percentage. Since then, an Accuracy feature has been added that allows you to choose if you want the accuracy of your battery percentage to be based on the official SDK or based on more accurate battery percentages like SBSettings numeric battery or the default setting. [Read more…]

Popup Blocker Update – Additional Pop Ups, 14 Day Trial

Available In: Cydia       Price: $0.99  

Popup Blocker Some where along the line I missed the update forPopup Blocker, an application that allows you to block/control the pop ups on your iPhone or iPod touch. As I’m going back through and reinstalling all my favorite apps (due to the fact that I shattered my iPhone a few days ago)… I realized that it had an update. So here you go, a little late!

The update to version 1.0.3 of Popup Blocker adds a few new features and includes a bug fixe. You are now able to block/control Push Notification pop ups and Call Permission Alert pop ups. The update also fixes an issue with the Wake on Alert option. Another new feature I noticed is that the app now has a 14 day trial… I’m pretty sure it didn’t have a trial in the previous version. However, if you use the 14 day trial, I guarantee you will be hooked and end up buying the app. At $0.99, it’s well worth it! You can get Popup Blocker via the modmyi source. [Read more…]

Wikipedia Release Official App Store Application – Wikipedia Mobile

Available In: App Store       Price: Free  

Wikipedia Mobile Today, Wikipedia launches an official application in the App Store titled Wikipedia Mobile. If you are like me, you have been been using third party Wikipedia applications for some times now. The official Wikipedia app is very simple… we are talking the basics here. It displays your search results in a nice iPhone and iPod touch format other than that, not a lot of features.

You are able to go back to the top of the page using an arrow option, refresh the page and view your search history. That’s about it. The app is “open source and community built” and if you are good at JS/HTML5, you can join in the developing efforts. [Read more…]

Discovery Communications Launches Discovery Channel Application

Available In: App Store       Price: Free  

Discovery Channel Discovery Communications launches a Discovery Channel application in the App Store. It is a feature packed application that allows you to watch videos from some of Discovery’s top shows; Man vs. Wild, MythBusters, Dirty Jobs, Storm Chasers… etc. In addition to watching video clips from the shows, you can also view the TV schedule, find out more info about the show and meet the cast.

Other features of the app include; Latest Videos, News, Most Viewed Videos, Photo Galleries, Quizzes, TV Schedules and a Search option. There are also links to each show in iTunes where you can then purchase the full episodes. [Read more…]

LandSpace – Wallpaper Pack

Available In: Cydia       Price: Free  

LandSpace 664 LandSpace is a wallpaper pack that contains 10 landscape inspired wallpapers. The pack ranges in variety containing a beach wallpaper to a winter wallpaper. If you are into landscape wallpapers, there are actually a few pretty decent wallpapers in the pack (see screenshots below). Remember, when you install this wallpaper pack, the wallpapers are added to your stock Settings application under Wallpapers. You can get LandSpace via the MacCiti source.

Note: If you would like to manually delete some of the wallpapers once you install the pack, you can ssh into the Library/Wallpapers folder on your iPhone or iPod Touch and delete them from there. [Read more…]

Facebook 3.0 – New Features List and New Screenshots

Available In: App Store       Price: Free  

Facebook The developer of the App Store Facebook application has released some more info on what the 3.0 update will look like and include. Below is a list of the new features that are in the update that has been submitted to Apple as well as a some screenshots. It looks like it is going to be pretty cool… might be a little tricky getting used to the new set-up but, I’m ready for an updated interface with more features. [Read more…]

i.TV 2.0 Coming Soon – Remote Control, TiVo Remote, New UI, Push Notifications

Available In: App Store       Price: Free  

i.TV It seems the the i.TV is going to be getting quite the update. Version 2.0 of the application is boasting all sorts of few new features including; Remote Control, TiVo Remote, New UI, Push Notifications and iTunes integration.

We have always been fans of the i.TV application but, the update looks like it is going to be pretty cool. It is currently in review by Apple so, we should see it in the next few weeks. Below is more info about the new features, a screenshot, full press release and a video demo. [Read more…]

iDroid – WinterBoard Theme

Available In: Cydia       Price: Free  

iDroid idroid3 iDroid is a unique theme that is based on the Google Andriod. The theme contains 38 icons, a dock, wallpaper, lockscreen background, badges and other UI mods. The theme is not packaged for the 3.x firmware so, the Text icon is labeled incorrectly. To fix it, you can ssh into the library/Themes/iDroid/Icons folder and change Text.png to Messages.png. I also noticed that one of the screenshots in Cydia shows SpringJumps on the Dock… I haven’t exactly figured that out yet. You can get iDroid via the MacCiti source. [Read more…]

Snood – Now Available in App Store

Available In: App Store       Price: $3.99  

Snood One of our “Friday Night, Movie Night” videos this week was a preview of Snood. Well, it seems the game has hit the App Store. Snood is a puzzle games where the object is to match three of the same color characters… thus making them disappear. There are a few complaints that the application relies too much on Facebook integration. For a full feature list, check out the App Store description below.

Snood [Read more…]

TomTom App Now Available in App Store – $99.99 in US

Available In: App Store       Price: $99.99  

tomtomicon TomTom’s application has finally hit the App Store. The app is available for the US & Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The cost of the app varies based on which location you need it for. The US & Canada compatible version of the application is $99.99.. see the list below for additional pricing options.

The application is compatible with both the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS. The app boasts turn-by-turn directions as well as many other features (see list below). Honestly, it seems to have the same functionality as a regular TomTom device. Check out the screenshots and demo videos below. [Read more…]

Facebook 3.0 Submitted to App Store

Available In: App Store       Price: Free  

Facebook About a month and a half ago, we wrote about the 3.0 update for Facebook and all the new features it was going to include. Yesterday Joe Hewitt, the developer of the App Store Facebook application, submitted the update to the App Store. So, now it is up to Apple. It usually takes 2-3 weeks for an app to be approved by Apple. We will see if this one gets through faster or not. I don’t know about you guys but, I’m totally stoked for the “new” facebook app! More details are to come later this week! [Read more…]

Lockscreen Dim Delay – Control your Lockscreen Dim Delay

Available In: Cydia       Price: Free  

Lockscreen Dim Delay Lockscreen Dim Delay is an application that allows you to choose the amount of time before your lock screen turns off. Once Lockscreen Dim Delay is installed, it is added into your stock Settings application. Here you can choose a dim delay anywhere from 1 second to 60 seconds. If you set the dim delay for 1 second, your iPhone or iPod touch’s lockscreen will only stay on for one second before turning off. If you set the dim delay for 60 seconds, your iPhone or iPod touch’s lockscreen will only stay on for sixty seconds before turning off… etc. [Read more…]

iPhone Epic Fail

AiS Yesterday, I did the one thing that every iPhone and iPod touch user is convinced will never happen to them… I shattered my iPhone. Yep, my iPhone finally took that fatal fall. To be honest, I have dropped my iPhone on multiple occasions so, when it took a dive yesterday, I wasn’t too concerned. I picked it up, brushed it off and almost put it in my purse without looking at it. For some reason, I took a quick glance and to my horror the lower forth of my iPhone was completely shattered!

It took a second for the full implications of what had just happened to set in. After the initial shock wore off, sadness seeped in. My beautiful, smooth iPhone was now cracked and jagged. It looked awful! [Read more…]

Friday Night Movie Night: Snood

YouTubeI loved this game! Snood! Who else remembers this game? I’ve always thought it would make an awesome iPhone app. So far it’s just a preview. No info on a release date.

Friday Night Movie Night: Apple Tablet Previews

AppleSorry we missed this last week, I was in Maryland for a conference. It was worth the wait though. There are some sweet new videos of the upcoming tablet from Apple. Of course they could be fake but they look pretty legit to me. Here’s what I’ve found: