If you think adding a crazy SLR (single lens reflex) lens to an iPhone’s camera is going to turn your smartphone into a Frankenstein-ish cameraphone to be envied by all, think again. Sure, and an SLR lens has vastly superior optical quality, loads more light-gathering ability, and optical zoom capabilities that would make an iPhone…
Wolfram Alpha pulls plug on iPhone optimized website, pushes expensive iPhone app
There really aren’t too many expensive iPhone apps available on the AppStore. All the apps on my iPhone, for example, range from free to $9.99 – most of them hovering around the $0.99 and $1.99 price points. Wolfram Alpha, on the other hand, offers iPhone users a free-form question answering service for the princely sum…
ustwo and Distill unite for ‘future magazine vision’
Digital User Experience (UX) design agency, ustwo™ was chosen by Distill Magazine, digest of the world’s best fashion and style magazines, to create its latest issue exclusively as an iPhone application. The brief was to build the simplest but most robust magazine reader in the market whilst capturing the essence of Distill Magazine brand and…
Snowboarding TnT Relaunches on iPhone App Store
Super Happy Fun Fun, along with partner TiltnTwist, have announced the release of an upgraded edition of Snowboarding TnT for the iPhone and iPod touch. Just in time for winter, Snowboarding TnT includes several enhancements to the original game, including improved controls, new music and upgrades to pre-existing courses. “We’re taking the groundbreaking original Snowboarding…
Fluent Mobile Releases Premium In-app Purchase Features for Fluent News
Fluent Mobile (a mobile content organization and delivery company) has debuted premium features available via in-app-purchase for Fluent News. The new premium features enable news readers to create their own personalized mobile newspaper by filtering out unwanted news sources and “promoting” their favorites to greater prominence. Additionally, they can create unlimited custom news sections on…
Clueless (the game of the film!) is coming to iPhone & iPod touch
Paramount Digital Entertainment is bringing “Clueless” to the iPhone and iPod touch! Clueless is like, THE ultimate high school challenge where players must unleash their inner diva and fashion goddess to be the ultimate social queen. Avoid making your friends cry “as if!” by matching them up with all the oh-so-fabulous items they crave to…
Mobile Parental Control Solution for Smartphones Launched By Net Nanny and SMobile Systems
ContentWatch (the developer of Net Nanny), and SMobile Systems have partnered to release a new mobile solution, Net Nanny Mobile, powered by SMobile Systems. Net Nanny Mobile gives parents unprecedented control over the content on smartphones. Together, Net Nanny Mobile and Net Nanny for Windows give families a two-pronged solution for more complete peace of…
First game to use iPhone 3GS digital compass is on the App Store now!
Namco Networks has today made Garters & Ghouls the first game to utilise the digital compass on the iPhone 3GS with the launch of its Version 1.1 update. The game, with is also compatible with other iPhone and iPod touch models, takes place in 19th century Washington D.C. where the player takes control of Marie…
LG Mobile launches “Give It A Ponder” campaign to tackle teen mobile phone misuse
In a great PR move that also involves “doing the right thing,” LG Mobile launched a new campaign called “Give It A Ponder” to addresses risky mobile behavior among tweens and teens. Here’s what’s it all about (from the press release): The multimedia campaign portrays real scenarios discovered in LG’s research and uses levity to…
The Grinch arrives on the iPhone/iPod touch!
Oceanhouse Media has today the first series of officially licensed iPhone Apps based on the beloved Dr. Seuss classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! First of all there’s Grinchmas, which is a snowball and present-throwing game – available in the App Store for $1.99. In addition there’s also Dr. Seuss Camera – The Grinch Edition…