Today GeoSentric released an application into the iPhone App Store, Tweetsii. Tweetsii is a mash-up with Twitter and Foursquare, providing real-time information streaming right from the application. Along with the release of the application, GeoSentric announces that it’s come across $11 million for the Location-based mobile networking services. Location-based social networking is gaining steam, as…
Review: Plants vs Zombies for iPhone
Tower defense games have been all the rage for the past couple of years. There’s something about setting up towers to defend against wave after wave of increasingly difficult enemies that can be very satisfying. But what happens when you take a tried and true gameplay type and have it developed by a video game…
Rumor: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Coming to an iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad Near You?
Mike over at Redmond Pie made a little post the other day, one that iPhone gamers will want to take in. He noted that Tony Hawk leaked a photo on Twitter the other day… a photo of him (or someone) playing what looks to be a very familiar skateboarding game on the iPhone. Cool beans!…
Barack Obama children’s picture book available as an iPhone app
Standard textbooks are so “old school” – the way of the future is a dedicated mobile app, or at least Still Motion Media believes so. The company, which is known for its digital books for kids (MobiStories), is out with a new titled called “President Barack Obama in Pictures” that is readily available in the…
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa coming to iPhone on April 27th!
Right from the floor of GDC, EA Mobile announced that 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa will be released for the iPhone and iPod Touch on April 27! Those attending the event (unfortunately I wasn’t there) had a chance to play the game, though I’m guessing it was not the build EA was demoing. PocketGamer…
iSkiPass lets iPhone users buy ski pass for Swiss Alps from their beloved device
SKIDATA, the company behind online ski pass reservation service, is taking the “iPhone route.” Their application is called (guess) iSkiPass and it basically brings their online “process” to the iPhone/iPod Touch, allowing users to quickly and securely buy a ski pass from their beloved gadget. The process involves buying a ski pass, loading it onto…
Evernote iPhone integrations
In addition to the dedicated Evernote iPhone application, the popular note-taking service is also used on / integrated with other apps. Here are some that rely on the Evernote API to deliver a better service: Document reading (OCR) applications that take advantage of Evernote’s handwriting recognition technology include: DocScanner, JotNot, Qipit White and Scanner Pro.…
Twitter calendar service TwitCal gets an iPhone app
Infoteria, the company behind the TwitCal service (Twitter calendar), is launching an iPhone application – allowing users to share, follow and publish event information through Twitter. In other words, you can use TwitCal to: Tweet events – i.e. birthdays, anniversaries, public events, etc. Follow other people’s calendars – family calendars, artists’ event schedules, sports game…
LogMeIn launches Pro2 remote access for Mac
LogMeIn Pro2 for Mac is now available, giving Macs the freedom to be accessed from virtually anywhere, using an Internet-connected web browser or Apple iPhone. With this newest version of LogMeIn Pro2, MacBooks, iMacs and Mac Pros can now be accessed by their users for work or play, in the office or out, from anywhere…
Check out the iPhone game controlled by your mind
While trolling around the Game Developer’s Conference this week, I stumbled upon an interesting app from MindGames which lets you use your brain to play a game. Tug of Mind will be a $5 iPhone game aimed at teaching people how to stay calm under tense situations. You can upload a photo of someone that…