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Sep
10

mobile appsThe biggest of advantage of today’s smartphones is the massive app support, and that’s what we enjoy. Then why we are tightwads over apps? The only reason I can think of is that because it comes from the Internet, and things should be always free from the Internet!

 

Usually if I thought something would set me back 59p, I wouldn’t blink an eyelid. Hell I pay easily triple that for a coffee and that’s just coloured water in a cup.

 

But we still have a slight reluctance to splurge on apps. Even as a dedicated iPhone user I still hesitate over any app that costs over £1. That is exactly the mental contradiction that the Oatmeal, that chronicler of geek dilemmas, picks up on in his cartoon recently “This is how I feel about buying apps”.

 

I do sort of know why of course: that’s because at heart I still think stuff on the internet is free, so I don’t compare apps with coffee, I compare them with FREE STUFF ON THE INTERNET. Compared to nothing, 59p is expensive. Still, I’ve got 90 odd so it’s not exactly prohibitive.

 

The Android store is known for having the most free apps, then Apple’s store is probably next with Blackberry and Window’s mobile apps being pretty pricey – in general. Nokia’s Ovi store prices are moderate but they don’t have many quality free apps.

 

The Internet has been well developed for the recent decade, and it becomes a most important part of our life. But things become ugly when it comes to shopping for internet resources, we are way more generous when buying real things that we can touch and feel. It’s just we don’t get it that the Internet is real, and so are the apps! We could really become a tightwad when it comes to the Internet, and the Oatmeal comic well explained this, you can check out the full cartoon at their official site.

 

Well, how do you feel about apps?

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Sep
08

SquareBusta for iPhoneAfter so many years we still love the Tetris game, it is indeed a very simple game even a kid can understand the gameplay, but it is exactly the simple but genius gameplay made the game so classic and so popular with kids and adults alike. Play games on your iPhone isn’t anything new, and play Tetris on your iPhone still can’t be so called news, but this iPhone game called SquareBusta is something different.

 

SquareBusta is a fun and addictive game where you must use the pieces that start appearing in piece pile, and build squares and rectangles with them before the piece pile fills up. Beware that it starts slow but, it will speed up, and before you know it you don’t know what to do with all those pieces.

 

Made a little change, but the core idea is the same, so we can call the SquareBusta a mutated Tetris. Just like the origin one, the game is enjoyable and quite addictive, just with a little more fun. And it is free for the iPhone, so enjoy!

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Jun
11

Beast Flyers for iPhoneStar Wars, Star Trek…American people are always dreaming of flying in the sky and the outer space too. When this is temporarily impossible for a human being to fly alone in the universe, why don’t we try this out in a nice iPhone game – the Beast Flyers is a game of battles in the universe at sky-high.

 

Take part in an exciting aerial adventure! Beast Flyers! is an action platformer that will have you fighting mythical beasts in the sky. Cling onto and control flying creatures using your magical energy rope! Play through a variety of missions including collecting magical sky crystals, avoiding dangerous obstacles like exploding rocks and lava spewing volcanoes. Experience different weather conditions like snow, rain and wind. Fend off vicious critters like sonar bats, winter owls and poisonous pterodactyls! Challenge giant beasts in epic boss battles! These include the phoenix of the flames and the lightning wyrm.

 

Seems pretty good, flying in the sky and fighting evil creatures, this is like your own sci-fi, and this is a really nice way to kill time on your iPhone.

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May
11

Ice Cream Weather for iPhoneWeather condition affects our daily life, so weather apps are kinda essential. As we all have one or two weather apps on our smartphones, and not all of them are good enough, so basically we’re still looking for a really nice weather app to help us making our daily plans properly. So if you love cute cheeky apps, the Ice Cream Weather is worth a look.

 

Score one for the very cheeky app ideas.

 

Ice Cream Weather reports the temperature in your area (US-only — which sucks,since the app is also available in Canada) and displays a handy “melt meter” to indicate how quickly ice cream will melt, given the local temperature. You can customize the main screen to also display a scoop of ice cream, a cone, and your choice of toppings. If you start to crave the real thing (and not the ultra cheesy on-screen cone), you can then call up an ice-cream centric map of your area to find your local dairy bar.

 

Is this app really perfect, or so much more functional than others? Likely not. We’ve seen quite some weather apps more functional than this one actually. However, the idea and execution did, at least, bring a smile to my face, which is a lot more than I can say for most free novelty apps like this.

 

Overall, this is a nice app that tells the weather, and has some really interesting sweet functions, but still far from perfect. If you appreciate cheeky app interface this is really a nice weather app you’ll love. What you’ll love more is that this one is available for free.

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Apr
26

BugMe for iPhoneOne reason why cell phones are so popular today is that it really integrated lots of  functions, which means cellphones are really really convenient to our daily life. Communication is one thing and other sweet little but useful functions like alarms makes another. Well, as smartphones getting smarter and smarter today, there’re more and more interesting useful feature on a cellphone, however there’s still some simple functions we need, and today we’re going to talk about alarms, a little thing we use almost everyday.

 

So as busy as we are becoming nowadays, we always need a little remind for doing things on schedule, and a little alarm clock used to do good for the job, but eventually we need more, so alarm apps on cellphone gradually becomes a good choice. Here’s a great one for you: BugMe! Lite for iPhone: three alarms, no down payment!

 

I’m going to tell you how to get an ad-supported, sometimes-watermarked, three-alarm version of BugMe! absolutely FREE. Just visit the iTunes Store, search for BugMe! Lite, and download away.

 

Granted, it’s just the App Store version of a demo and I was being a tad dramatic, but, truth be told, I never really did need more than three alarms — even in the full version of the app. So if you just want to have a taste of this wonderful app, this may be a good chance!

 

It’s totally free now, and three alarms are usually enough to us, and you can buy the full version anyway after having a taste of the free one, so you really don’t want to miss this!

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Apr
23

Free Google Maps Navigation coming to iPhoneWe kinda all love Google for some different reasons maybe, and as time passes by Google has long proved himself worth your love by offering many Google products while still offering the world’s best search engine (at least so far). And Google Map is definitely one of the most important Google products, for it’s really truly useful. And for Android phone users Google Maps Navigation is even more awesome than the Google Map, you basically can’t get lost with this little app loaded on your phone! And now comes the good news that the Google Maps Navigation is coming to iPhone for free!

 

Maybe free Google Maps Navigation for iPhone is what Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt were confabbing about over quinti-venti-lattes? Okay, maybe not but as part of the UK Google Maps Navigation roll out, they did once again say the envy-worthy, currently Android-only service would indeed be coming to the iPhone.

 

Well, it’s jusr they still haven’t said when.

 

Fella, we’ve got this huge iPhone OS 4 update coming this summer, how about then? Well, we don’t know, but at least there’s hope… :)

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Apr
21

Tungle Scheduling App for BlackBerryBlackBerry smartphone are famous for it powerful business feature, and speaking of business, time mens a lot. Therefor a scheduling app is very important to BlackBerry users, and here is a quite nice one for you.

 

Tungle has been in beta for a while now but today, has finally reached public availability. The free scheduling application is now available for download direct from the Tungle website. Having used the application before, I can say it’s great for sharing calendar information between users. The full list of features below:

 
1.Schedule meetings -Propose times, overlay calendars of sharing contacts, send invites, check pending meetings – everything you need to make meetings happen.

 
2.Share calendars – Send sharing requests, choose between free/busy or details, see schedules of people you share with – it’s the world’s first mobile exchange server.

 
3.Reply to invites – Receive and reply to invitations from other Tungle users or through your Tungle.me link.

 

While many other options exist, Tungle makes it rather easy to organize and schedule meetings. All of which is wrapped up in a nice, functional UI. We’ll be putting Tungle to a full on test at WES this year, in the meantime grab your free copy from their website.

 

This Tungle Scheduling app is a very nice one (at least to me), really worth to try out! And it’s free, so what to lose?! Just grab it here.

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Feb
07

SmrtGuardListen up, ladies and gentlemen. Here’s one pretty exciting news for all BlackBerry users! If you’ve ever learned anything about BB support or BB app, then you’re likely familiar with SmrtGuard by now one way or another. It is a software like a bodyguard for your BB as it provides all kind of protection, and more than that, there’re a lot more amazing features about this, just check!

 

In case you don’t already know, SmrtGuard, is a BES for BIS application so to speak, is known for its “Find my BlackBerry” functionality along with Remote Data Wipe and OTA Data Backup / Restore features. For the safety of phone-using and of your datas, it’s definitely one of those must-have apps for BlackBerry BIS customers, however it has always been a must-have app with a price. But wait, there’s good news: the folks at SmrtGuard have now rolled out the SmrtGuard-Free version so it’s now an app we all can now afford.

 

For the whopping price of $0.00, you get all of these features FREE for LIFE:1.Find my BlackBerry; 2.Remote Data Wipe; 3.Remote Listen (Remote Call Fwd) – Yes, you can remote call fwd your BlackBerry to another number in case you left it at home! 4.Add a Loved-one as a tracker (have your loved one get SmrtGuard, and add yourself so you can track each other). Well, the Valentine’s Day gift of trust :) 5.Personal Guardian and SIMCard Guardian;

 

Did I ever mention that all of these are FOR FREE?! Yes, and you also get their secure data back-up and migration (in case you are switching from Android to BlackBerry or vice versa) features for 30 Days, which comes standard in their premium version of SmrtGuard Pro. This is really one of those apps I really think every BlackBerry user should have installed and get running, so be sure to spread the word. It is very cool and useful to every BB user, and it free! So then again, never hurt to try!

 

To get SmrtGuard-Free, just follow the link below and enter your email address to be sent the link.

Learn More / Download SmrtGuard-Free for BlackBerry Smartphones for FREE >>

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Feb
03

Classics for iPhoneI know Kindle does its job quite greatly, and I know reading on Kindle is much better than on a phone, but I just don’t want to carry all these devices with me, it’s kind of boring and sometimes just too heavy or just not enough room! So here I am, introducing you the one one eBook reader that is good enough to put the real books down! Well, maybe not absolutely down, I had to admit that I do enjoy reading real books much more, it’s just not very convenient!

 

Classics is not new, and though it’s good.It looks great, feels great and retains as much authenticity of the books as possible on a small screen. The page turn animation even supported by a sound effect. You can almost smell the old paper, admittedly, the paper-like display is something I enjoyed a lot. I read The New York Times on the small screen for the last few weeks instead of a laptop and I must say it is convenient. I do not miss a larger screen and it doesn’t put a strain on my eyes or brain.

 

And here’s the thing: This week, Apple introduced a service called iBooks for the iPad. The interface looks very, very similar to Classics’, which is odd, since Classics has been out for months. Credit where credit’s due, I say! The Classics guys have reduced the app’s price to $0 for the time being, to make it abundantly clear who came first, and to make their plight known, or something. So, enjoy! At least try, it won’t let you down!

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Jan
15

bumpJoys shared with others are more enjoyed. We love to share happiness, joys, life with friends and family, on some occasions even with strangers. But sharing has always been a tricky thing, you always need to find connections to do it. Now here comes the easiest way, just bump your iPhones together, then start sharing!

 

Bump is a quick and easy way to connect two phones by simply bumping them together. Exchange your phone number, photos, or compare friends with just a bump. It is a tool that has clearly been devised with the intention to let you save time, Bump will let any person share data by simply placing his mobile next to another that also has the pertinent application installed. Hence the name of the app, and the site’s tagline: “Bump makes connecting as simple as bumping two phones together”. The data that can be shared like this is virtually limitless, as you can distribute not only video and images in such a fashion but also use the app to compare and corroborate information such as phone numbers, email addresses and so on. As an application, both those who have an iPhone and a Blackberry or Android phone can give it a try. The download links are prominently displayed on the main page, and it is important to stress that the application is procurable at no cost whatsoever.

 

Get it and start bumping and sharing, start making great joys flying in the air!

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