Archives for September 2009

Stickam Viewer Now Available

Available In: App Store       Price: Free  

StickamStickam has recently released an iPhone app that allows you to view streaming video channels live to your iPhone. It doesn’t have a ton of features but it doesn’t really seem to need them. You can sign in or create a new account. You can chat live in both horizontal and vertical mode and you can search. The channels are sorted by Featured, Friends, Shows & Social. I think I would only use it for watching twit.tv live but it would work well as a security camera for your self too. You can set up an account at Stickam.com and stream your webcam to a channel. Then load it up on your iPhone and your good to go.

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IM+ Push On Sale for $4.99

Available In: App Store       Price: $4.99  

##ICON_NAME##IM+ Push, a highly extensive Instant Messenger application, is currently on sale for $4.99. The app normally retails for $9.99. If you have been holding off, you might want to check it out now.

“Twitter, Skype Chat, Facebook, Google Talk and Yahoo and MSN and AOL and ICQ and MySpace and Jabber and Geo-location and send Photo, Voice and Location and and and – the full list is endless, pls see below. ”

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NaturalMotion Releases Backbreaker Football

Available In: App Store       Price: $0.99  

Backbreaker Football NaturalMotion has released a new football game, Backbreaker Football, in that App Store. “Inspired by a mini-game taken from NaturalMotion’s Backbreaker (in development for Xbox 360® and PLAYSTATION®3), Backbreaker Football on the iPhone/ iPod touch is an intense, arcade football experience. Using accelerometer controls and on-screen buttons, the player must sprint, dodge and spin past waves of oncoming defenders, racking up point combos and score multipliers on their way to the endzone. Through Facebook integration, players will be able to see how their high-scores stack up against their friends’.”

Honestly, the game looks pretty sweet… check out the video trailer below. You can also check out the screenshots, App Store description and Press Release for more info. Backbreaker Football is on sale for an introductory price of $0.99 the normal price will be $1.99.

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SMS Helper – SMS Character Counter

Available In: Cydia       Price: Free  

SMS HelperSMS Helper is a very cool application that counts the number of characters as you type a text messages. When installed, it adds a counter into the stock Messages application. The character count is displayed on the Send button in the lower right corner as you type the message… it is a very clean implementation of the mod.

This mod is cool for a couple of reasons. The first is that most devices (carriers) allow a text message of 160 characters before the message is split into two texts. Another reason this is a helpful mod is that if you twitter from your text messages, you normally have to guess when you have hit the 140 character limit well… not anymore! [Read more…]

Tweetie 2 Coming Soon!

Coming Soon: App Store       Price: $2.99  

Tweetieatebits has announced lots of info about the soon to be released Tweetie 2. This will be a free upgrade for the Mac version but for the iPhone, you will need to buy it as a seprate app at $2.99. The original Tweetie is really nice but I’m kinda torn on the idea of making the app cost $2.99 again. As much as I use it, and as many upgrades that there are, I personally think it’s worth it. I have multiple Twitter accounts (in the double digits) and love all the current features. For light to normal users, I could see people being upset for having to pay all over again for the app. Wait until you see these screenshots and list of updates and then you might be willing to pay :) Also note, the developer has “dropped everything and devoted every working minute since to Tweetie.”

– Buy as new app for $2.99
– push notifications per user
– faster, slimmer, and much more powerful
– will be submitted to Apple this week and from there… well, you know the drill.
– built from the ground up
– takes advantage of iPhone OS 3.0, 3GS, and new Twitter APIs
– OS 3.0+ only
– video recording (of course you can video tweet)
– UISearchDisplayController so you live-filter your tweet stream, just like Mail
– not just caching tweets for offline reading, but remembering where you are in the app
– offline mode allows you to favorite, follow, block, add to Instapaper and more all while offline, syncs when reconnected (great for the iPod touch)
– drafts manager for tweets and DMs
– link up Twitter users to contacts in your iPhone Address Book
– Threaded conversations
– tab bar notifications
– “Nearby” revamped to take advantage of MapKit
– supports the new geotagging metadata coming soon from Twitter
– Saved searches now sync with Twitter.com and the upcoming Tweetie 2 for Mac
– interacts with Favstar.fm, Tweet Blocker, and Follow cost
– @people picker
– recent hashtags
– multiple attachments manager
– “peek” gesture when replying to a tweet
– full landscape support (configurable, of course)
– edit your Twitter profile
– custom API roots on a per-account basis
– vastly improved gesture shortcuts
– in-app rich-text email
– new-style retweet support
– refresh-all on launch
– TextExpander
– Read it Later integration (in addition to Instapaper)
– autocomplete recent searches
– autocomplete go-to-user
– improved avatar caching
– inline Twitlonger
– reply chain list view
– preview short urls
– tweet translation
– block+follow from multiple accounts at once

Read the full blog post from the developer.
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iPhone Launches in China on October 1st

##ICON_NAME## I’m sure many of you have heard the news that, after a few meeting with Apple’s top guys, China is expected to get the iPhone. According to Engadget, China Unicom will be announcing today that they will be launching the iPhone on October 1st. Below are the package details. Looks like Apple’s 50 Million device count is about to go way up! [Read more…]

App Store Hits 2 Billion Downloads

##ICON_NAME## Today, Apple announced that more than 2 Billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store. What is even more interesting is that there are now “more than 85,000 apps available to the more than 50 million iPhone™ and iPod touch® customers worldwide and over 125,000 developers in Apple’s iPhone Developer Program.” That it just craziness… 50 million iPhone and iPod Touches out there! And apparently people are not getting bored with the App Store, actually it is just the opposite, the downloads have increased compared to last year.

“The rate of App Store downloads continues to accelerate with users downloading a staggering two billion apps in just over a year, including more than half a billion apps this quarter alone,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “The App Store has reinvented what you can do with a mobile handheld device, and our users are clearly loving it.”

Check out the full press release below. [Read more…]

Rezon – WinterBoard Theme

Available In: Cydia       Price: Free  

##ICON_NAME## IMG_0667Rezon is a WinterBoard theme that contains 65 icons, wallpaper, dock, status bar, lock screen background, SMS mod, badges and a few other mods. The icons for this theme are a smaller size than the stock icons which works well if you are using the FiveIRows or FCSB. You can get Rezon via the iSpazio source. [Read more…]

Recent/CallLog Delete Update – Supports 3.1 Firmware

Available In: Cydia       Price: $1.49  

##ICON_NAME## Recent/CallLog Delete, an application that allows you to delete individual calls from your call history, has been updated to version 1.1. The major feature of the update is that it now fully supports the 3.1 firmware. The update also adds an information button, giving you basic info about the app, when in Edit mode in the call history. Check out the screenshots below for full change log. You can get Recent/CallLog Delete vai the BigBoss source. [Read more…]

MMS Now Active on iPhone 3G and 3GS (AT&T)

##ICON_NAME## Today is the day! AT&T has finally launched MMS for the iPhone! YAY! Below is the press release. To enable MMS “connect your iPhone to your computer and click “Check for Update” in iTunes. Once the update is completed, restart your iPhone by turning it off then on again. Note that iPhone OS 3.1 is required so you may need to update your software first.” [Read more…]

RedLaser Updated (App Store Version)

Available In: App Store Price: $1.99

##ICON_NAME## RedLaser (an application that scans the barcode of a product and then searches online for that product and it’s prices) is not a new application it has been in both the App Store and the jailbreak community for a while now however, the App Store version of the application recently received an update. The update was in review for quite some time and finally made it through the approval process. Version 2.2.0 of the app drastically improves RedLaster’s performance making it as good as the jailbroke version! Actually, with a few of the new features, I would say it is now better than the jailbroke version of the app.
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Refurbished iPhones Available Through AT&T – 8GB $49.00, 16GB $99.00

##ICON_NAME## AT&T has refurbished 3G iPhones available. You can get an black 8GB iPhone 3G for $49.00 (normally $99.00) and/or black and white 16GB iPhone 3G’s for $99.00 (normally $149.99). They are both $50.00 off the original price and are only available while supplies last.

In order to get the iPhone 3G at the refurbished price it requires a $30/mo data package & 2yr Service Agreement.

Check HERE for availability near you. [Read more…]

Robotvision Now Available in the App Store

Available In: App Store       Price: $0.99  

Robotvision Robotvision, an augmented reality application, is now available in the App Store. A few days ago we covered the app and were awaiting it’s release. Well, wait no more, you can now pick it up for just $0.99 in the App Store. Below is the demo video for those of you who missed it the first time… a pretty sweet app.

Remember: you will need an iPhone 3GS with 3.1 firmware in order to install the app.

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TomTom Releases Offical Price of TomTom Car Kit

##ICON_NAME## We have been keeping you up-to-date on the TomTom Car Kit since it was first announced (which was only a month ago but wow, does it seem like a lot longer than that!). Today TomTom has released the “real” price of the car kit. It seems that the incorrect pricing information was put on the Application’s App Store page so, they have released a press statement with the correct details (see full press statement below). The Car Kit will cost £99.99 (not including the TomTom application). [Read more…]

Dev Team Members @wizdaz and @MediaPhone Announce SmartScreen

##ICON_NAME## The DevTeam recently tweeted about a new application, SmartScreen. The app will allow you the ability to have multiple widgets on the lock screen of the iPhone and iPod touch. The widgets are able to be moved around using the icon moving “wiggle” feature. SmartScreen will be available in November to people with jailbroke devices. It looks pretty sweet. Check out the description and demo video below. [Read more…]