EA Mobile’s Monopoly Hits App Store
| Available In: App Store | Price: $4.99 |
Yesterday Monopoly, by EA Mobile, hit the App Store. It is based off the classic Monopoly game and includes everything from buying, selling and trading property to multiple difficulty levels to multiplayer mode (via WiFi or BlueTooth). Check out the App Store description below for a complete list of features.
You can pick up Monopoly for $4.99 in the App Store.
eBay App Update – Includes New Features
November 19, 2009 by Brooke
Filed under App Store, eBay Mobile
| Available In: App Store | Price: Free |
The eBay iPhone and iPod touch application has received an update to version 1.5.0. The update add a few new features including Best Offer support with push notification, live countdown timers and the ability to share items via twitter, facebook and email. It seems the update is just in time for the Holiday season. You can view the full change log below.
Out of curiosity, do any of you guys use the eBay application… I totally do!
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American Heart Association Launches Hands-Only CPR App
November 19, 2009 by Brooke
Filed under App Store, Hands-Only CPR, Healthcare & Fitness
| Available In: App Store | Price: Free |
The American Heart Association and Ad Council have launched an iPhone application in promotion of the Hands-Only CPR campaign. The Hands-Only CPR campaign “encourages bystanders to use Hands-Only CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) when an adult collapses and is unresponsive.”
As part of the campaign they have created a free iPhone and iPod touch application that provides clear instructions on how to perform Hands-Only CPR. The application contains two instructions on how to respond when an adult has collapsed and is unresponsive.
1) Call 911.
2) Push hard and fast in the center of the chest.
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LUMA – Challenging Puzzle Game by Walt Disney
| Available In: App Store | Price: $0.99 |
LUMA, by Walt Disney, is a unique puzzle game. The game has a simple objective, connect the lighted paths by linking the nodes. As easy as that sounds, the game provides a challenging game play.
The controls are nicely designed, you are able to rotate the lighted nodes using a control bar on the left side of the screen. As you rotate a node the lines inside the node will connect to the lines in the next node causing it to light up. You continue to connect the nodes until you have reached the end.
LUMA contains two game modes; Adventure and Survival. The Survival mode is locked until you have completed all the levels in Adventure mode. You are also able to view any acheivements you have unlocked.
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iCountry – Quickly View Basic Info About All European Countries
| Available In: App Store | Price: $0.99 |
iCountry is a simple application that allows you to quickly view the basic info for all European Countries.
Once you navigate your way through the alphabetically list of the European countries and find the one you are looking for, you are able to view; the Capital, Official Language, Anthem, Area, Currency, Calling Code, a map of the country, the national flag of the country and the coat of arms for the country. You are also provided with a direct link to that country’s info on Wikipedia so you are able to find out more about the specific country.
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Promo Code Giveaway – RC Heli – Indoor Racing
November 13, 2009 by Brooke
Filed under Promo Codes
Today, we will be giving away four promo codes in our twitter account… twitter.com/iphoneschool. The promo codes will be for RC Heli – Indoor Racing, a very cool game in which you fly an RC Helicopter around a nicely designed 3D house (check out a review (including a video review) of RC Heli – Indoor Racing HERE). Read more
Facebook App Developer Quits iPhone App
| Available In: App Store | Price: Free |
Joe Hewitt, the developer of the iPhone facebook application, has tweeted for the first time in about a month and the tweet is shocking… he has decided to quit developing the app due to Apple’s approval process.
“Time for me to try something new. I’ve handed the Facebook iPhone app off to another engineer, and I’m onto a new project.”
TechCrunch was able to get a little more info from Hewitt and this is what he had to say…
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Tripod Camera – Anti-Tilt, Anti-Shake, Timer, Full Screen Shutter and More
November 11, 2009 by Brooke
Filed under App Store, Photography, Tripod Camera
| Available In: App Store | Price: $1.99 |
Tripod Camera is a multifunctional camera application containing features such as; Anti-Tilt, Anti-Shake, Timer, Full Screen Shutter, Vibrate mode, Fast Saving, 4x Digital Zoom, Tap-to-Focus (3GS only) and the ability to share photos.
In the settings of the application, you are able to turn on/off Anti-Tilt, Anti-Tilt, Anti-Shake, Time, Full Screen Shutter, Vibrate mode and Fast Saving. Each of these option have great descriptions in the settings… props for that!
On the main photo screen you are able to take a picture, zoom in on an image (1x – 4x digit zoom) and preview photos. When you are previewing photos you can easily share them on twitter, facebook, momo or via email. There is also a Tap-to-Focus option (3GS only) that can be enabled/disabled in the stock Settings application under the Tripod Camera option.
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Apptizr.com – Application Recommendation Site
Apptizr.com is a website that, based on the information you give it, will suggestion applications that you may be interested in. The suggestions become even more refined as you respond to the recommended apps.
Apptizr asks for basic information about your demographics and interests. It then uses that information to make suggestions about applications that you might be interested in downloading from the App Store. As it makes suggestions, you can thumbs up or thumbs down the apps thus making the search even more targeted toward the apps you would prefer.
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Woot Buzz – Get Notified When Your Keywords Are Available On Woot.com
| Available In: App Store | Price: Free |
Woot Buzz is a simple application that will notify you when your keywords come up for sale at Woot.com, kids.woot.com, sellout.woot.com, wine.woot.com and shirts.woot.com.
This app is very simple… enter keywords and you will be notified via a free text message when those items become available on one of the five woot sites.
“When you item is found Woot Buzz sends you a free text message to your phone. This text message is absolutely free and you will not be charged for it.
Follow the link at the bottom of the message to visit the website that has your item for sale and buy it at a discount.”
Waveboard – Google Wave iPhone App Now Available in App Store
November 5, 2009 by Brooke
Filed under App Store, Waveboard, productivity
| Available In: App Store | Price: $0.99 |
We first told you about Waveboard, a very simple front end for Google Wave, a few weeks ago while it was still in review. It has now hit the App Store and is available for $0.99.
The application in itself does not have push notifications but Waveboard has been integrated into Prowl and you can get push notifications that way. For more info on setting up push notifications check out http://www.getwaveboard.com
Tweetie 2.1 Coming Soon
| Available In: App Store | Price: $2.99 |
There are a lot of twitter apps in the App Store actually, there are quite a few good twitter apps in the App Store. Personally, I have always been partial to Tweetie and like many people I was totally stoked about the release of Tweetie 2. I’m still a believer in the app, but lets just say it has it’s bugs. So, I was once again stoked to hear about the update to version 2.1 of the app.
The update to Tweetie 2 version 2.1 includes quite a few bug fixes (thank goodness) and also quite a few cool new features. According to TechCrunch, there are two features that they think we will like the most; “New-style retweets and geolocation support.”
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iBlast Moki 1.1 Update
November 3, 2009 by Brooke
Filed under App Store, Games, iBlast Moki
| Available In: App Store | Price: $1.99 |
iBlast Moki, a very cool physics game, has been updated to version 1.1. The update includes quite a few updates and improvements.
Main features for the update:
- New completely redesigned online menu with new filters (filter by level designer, style, difficulty and featured by Godzilab).
- New Scary Halloween Mokis
- The Halloween environment can also be used when creating your own levels.
- New languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, German and Turkish.
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Command & Conquer RED ALERT Now Available in the App Store
November 2, 2009 by Brooke
Filed under App Store, Command & Conquer RED ALERT, Games
| Available In: App Store | Price: $9.99 |
Command & Conquer RED ALERT, by EA Mobile, is now available in the App Store. They didn’t quite make their October released date but, two days late isn’t too bad. You can pick the game up for $9.99.
Check out THIS post for a video demo and more screenshots of Command & Conquer RED ALERT.
ReaddleDocs 1.6 – Adds PDF Viewer
November 2, 2009 by Brooke
Filed under App Store, Readdledocs
| Available In: App Store | Price: $6.99 |
ReaddleDocs, a “complete document and file management solution for your iPhone and iPod touch,” has been updated to version 1.6. Version 1.6 adds a PDF viewer to the app. The PDF viewer allows for full text document search as well as the ability to view password protected documents, navigate through embedded PDF bookmarks and open large PDF files. Check out David’s full review of ReaddleDocs HERE.
























