The post-apocalyptic massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Fallen Earth, has just announced an in-depth iPhone app that lets you take care of quite a bit of in-game business from your mobile. For those not familiar with the genre, MMOs are generally subscription-based computer games that take place wholly online with other players (either cooperatively or…
Rumor: Next generation iPhone to be RFID enabled
Chalk this one up as a highly suspicious piece of information, but Einar Rosenberg, who is in charge of the Near Field Communications group on LinkedIn, a social network no one really uses anymore except those trying to find a higher paying job and to show off which fancy schools or companies they’ve worked for,…
Virgin Atlantic’s iPhone app is made for those who are afraid of flying
Virgin Atlantic is joining the “iPhone game” with the iVersion of their popular “Flying Without Fear” course. The goal is to get some press love (you got our attention), while providing a good service for the community. The application features a video introduction from the man himself, Sir Richard Branson, a video-based in-flight explanation from…
Classic Apple II game Transylvania ported to iPhone
Here’s one for hard-core back-from-the-days Apple dans – the Apple II classic text adventure Transylvania has been ported to iPhone! Those not familiar with the game should check out a dedicated Wikipedia page for all the details. I’ll only point out key facts about the iPhone version: The game was remade in collaboration with Antonio…
Scanner 911 Lets You Eavesdrop on EMS Radio Channels Across the US and Canada
Want to listen to police or emergency vehicle radio? Yeah, there’s an app for that. It’s called ‘Scanner 911’, and with it you can listen in on the likes of the LAPD, NYPD, and all sorts of other EMS radio channels from around the US and Canada. But not only can you listen to live…
Download Gokivo Navigator for iPhone for FREE today!
Since Google Maps for iPhone doesn’t support (so far) turn-by-turn GPS navigation directions, iPhone users are left having to pay for GPS navigation apps from the AppStore. But, getting navigation on your iPhone doesn’t have to be expensive. Today, Networks In Motion has announced a new update to its Gokivo iPhone app [iTunes link] that…
AppStoreHQ shows you what iPhone apps are hot on Twitter
If the social-networked iPhone app discovery app Chorus isn’t your cup of tea, your best bet is to hit Twitter to see which iPhone apps are trending hot. AppStoreHQ makes it easy to keep tabs on the Twittersphere and breaks down which apps tweeple around the world are tweeting about. It’s a points based system,…
Waveboard brings Google Wave to your iPhone, kinda
Google Wave on the iPhone, in theory, would be a great way to use Google’s new collaborative chat service. So, when we first heard that Waveboard for iPhone launched as the first Google Wave iPhone app, we were excited to try it out. Then, we realized that the Waveboard app is nothing more than a…
Car Finder: An iPhone app for those of you who park miles away from an entrance
America is so big that an iPhone application like Car Finder [iTunes link] had to be written. You haven’t experienced American capitalism at its most sinister until you’ve walked from one end of a Super Wal-mart to the other. Such large abominations stocking goods produced in South Asia have parking lots that go farther than…
Intermundia unleashes 24-app heavy Opera project in the AppStore
A company called Intermundia is hitting the AppStore with its Opera project, consisting of 24 applications with the librettos of the most famous and well-known Operas. In addition to lyrics/libretto, each of the apps include information about the plot, characters and history. Applications/operas included in the project are: Aida (G.Verdi), Carmen (G.Bizet), Carmina Burana (C.Orff),…