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New in the App Store This Week…

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  If so, and you’re wanting to find some of the new releases, then here are eleven applications released over the past week.  Enjoy! 60 Minutes for iPad. Video taken from each week’s edition of the US news program, plus previews, archive footage and behind-the-scenes.  $4.99, US-only. HootSuite. The popular [...]

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Another Week, Another iOS 4.2 GM, Still No Public Release Date

This time last week our iPads and iPhones remained frustratingly up-to-date, but we were a tiny bit hopeful they would have the pleasure of welcoming iOS 4.2 onboard during this past week.  But this was not to be, as here we are on Friday with news of another GM build being sent to developers. The third [...]

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Feed Your Angry Birds Obsession with New iPhone 4 Cases

If you want everyone to know you’re an Angry Birds fan, but don’t feel you can carry the plush toys around with you, then Gear4 have the ideal alternative: iPhone 4 cases.  The cases feature the red bird, yellow bird and a green pig; plus they have the Angry Birds logo on the bottom. The Gear4 [...]

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Power Support iPad Anti-Glare Film Review

It’s a surprisingly difficult decision to use a screen protector on the iPad, as that expanse of shiny glass just looks so beautiful it’s almost a shame to cover it in a piece of plastic.  However, having now installed the Power Support Anti-Glare film for the purposes of this review, it’s safe to say that [...]

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RAGE Out Now for iPhone and iPad!

The game demonstrated by John Carmack at QuakeCon 2010 is now available for the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4/iPod Touch 4G and the iPad!  RAGE is a rail shooter by id Software and sees you take control of a character in the Mutant Bash TV gameshow, where you must battle your way through several locations stuffed [...]

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The Economist and The Indepentent’s i Launching Friday on the iPad

We’ve got a pair of new print publications heading for the iPad this Friday, the Economist and i.  No, that’s not the Economist and me, nor is it a typo; it’s the name of the first new UK national daily newspaper to be launched in 25 years. The name could be a riff not only on [...]

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Google Docs Editing Comes to iOS

Google did talk about editing Google Docs at a conference back in September, but having heard nothing since then, the possibility of doing so faded from memory.  But today Google have made the announcement that Google Docs editing will indeed be going live over the next few days! It’s being rolled-out to ‘English language users’ around [...]

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Virtual City HD iPad App Review – Welcome to the Big City

Virtual City HD (iTunes link) for the iPad plays in the same way as the iPhone version, so you’ve got some management tasks mixed with city construction, making it a more arcade-like challenge than the strict simulation of Sim City.  As its home is a mobile device, this makes perfect sense, but don’t mistakenly think [...]

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Skyfire Browser Coming to iPad Soon

When Skyfire 2.0 finally made it on to the iPhone, we were a little disappointed it wasn’t a universal app thus making it suitable for native use on the iPad.  Now, at the same time  the company has decided to end support for Windows Mobile and Symbian devices, it appears the iPad will indeed be [...]

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Serious Fumes Stunt Racer Update Transforms the Game

We reviewed Fumes Stunt Racer in October and didn’t enjoy the game as much as we hoped, finding problems with the speed, handling and menu systems which made the game frustrating to play.  The developers recognized the game had some issues and chatted about their plans for version 1.1 with us, so we’ve been waiting [...]

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