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Tag: Applications

  • iTunes Preview Starts to List iPad-Targeted “HD” and “XL” Versions of Some Apps

    iTunes Preview, the web-based service for previewing content on the iTunes Store, has started to indicate Apple may have already approved some iPad-specific applications. (more…)

  • iPhone Apps: How Do You Sort Yours?

    Lets face it, there are now more Apps available in the AppStore than any one human could possible need. Whilst a large number of them are useless, ugly or just down right appalling it still raises an ever growing issue. How to organise the ones you want on your iPhone’s homescreen. (more…)

  • Thanks Giving Sale of the Year!

    Quite a majority of iPhone sites are doing big posts about all the sales that are happening over the US Thanks Giving / Black Friday extra-long weekend.

    Instead of doing this however, I picked out the developer who is making the most attractive and biggest sale possible, and decided to give them a big personal ‘Thank You’! (more…)

  • Tweetie 2.0

    iPhone Integration [rating:4.5/5]
    Usability [rating:4.5/5]
    User Interface [rating:5/5]

    [rating:overall]

    Tweetie 2: The follow-up to the award-winning Twitter app from Loren Brichter of atebits, and quite possibly the most anticipated Twitter application of all time. Trending as soon as it was released (and still is), this application has already made quite a splash in the community.

    But, for those of us who already own Tweetie 1.x, it’s a paid update. Is it worth it? (more…)

  • Real Football 2010

    Gameplay [rating:3.5/5]
    Controls [rating:3/5]
    Graphics/Sound [rating:3/5]

    [rating:overall]

    It’s good to see that Gameloft aren’t letting the hiccup with Dungeon Hunter put them off their stride. Yes, it’s another week, another new title, the latest addition to the Gameloft family is one I’m sure every football (or Soccer, if you’re American) fan has been waiting for, Real Football 2010. Now, Real Football 2010 is a follow up to their well received game Real Football 2009. But, is it good enough to warrant you spending your hard earned cash on? (more…)

  • “Hi. I’m Arron, and I’m an App Store Addict.” [Updated]

    Like it? Digg it!

    Apple’s App Store is a beautiful place. With 65,155 apps currently on the store, there’s now an application for literally – everything. Tonight though, I released I’m a little more than a frequent user … (more…)

  • Layers [Updated (x2)]

    As many of you now know, I work as the visual director at iPhone GUI design studio, RFlyGD. Being involved in the design industry has it’s ups and downs just like any other business sector.

    The most important aspect for me is being able to create professional content, even when on the move, all the time, every time. You can probably imagine the excitement that hit me when I came across an iPhone application which was capable of both multi-layering and file export to .PSD (Photoshop document) .. (more…)