On the heels of the Spotify’s app approval and Apple’s newfound “at least a bit more” open strategy, Rhapsody hits the AppStore. As you know, it packs more than 8 million songs, all which you can stream for just $15 a month. The bad thing, though, at least for audiophiles among us, is the sound…
Car Jack Streets 2 to feature 3D graphics, new characters, social acpects
Car Jack Streets, Grand Theft Auto “kind of game” for the iPhone and other mobile phones which we covered in the past, is about to get a sequel. And from what we’ve heard, it will come in 3D, which is cool and certainly a step forward from the original title. TAG Games’ founder Paul Farley…
Kosher Coookbook comes with 300+ kosher culinary delights, 50+ meal plans, shopping list functionality
On the delight of i-cooking fans around the world, Kosher Coookbook is in the AppStore. The application is powered by the “transformative technology” called Cookshelf, which “transforms the way people approach cooking,” offering hundreds of brand-name recipes, custom meal plans and the ability to create personalized shopping lists. Back to the application. Kosher Cookbook features…
Me & My Grandparent helps you keep in touch with your grandma and grandpa
Let’s face it, everyone of us have hard time spending enough time with our grand parents. That was exactly the idea behind the latest iPhone app called “Me & My Grandparent,” which has “the puissance and potential to make all our grandparents overwhelmingly delighted.” In a nutshell it’s an ecard-sending application that allows users to…
Hostel Hero iPhone app helps backpackers get their way around in 150 countries
Here’s one for backpackers around the world. Thanks to the new free application called Hostel Hero, iPhone ownin’ budget travellers or those who love the idea of sleeping in the room with 10 other people they’ve never seen before (but still own an iPhone or iPod Touch), can book a hostel in 150 countries from…
AppStore Recap: 1.8B downloads, 75k apps, industry spark
Apple today released the iPhone 3.1 OS, giving iPhone users yet more features to play with. Granted, some of those features were things that should have been included in the iPhone OS a long time ago – that’s just how Apple rolls. The iPhone maker also took the opportunity to recap its success with the…
Loopt’s Always-On Location Service does background location-tracking
Location-tracking mobile services are wacky cool or ominously scary, depending on how you look at it. There are numerous location-based social networks out there that allow you to keep track (literally) of your group of friends, but the one thing they all have in common on the iPhone is the inability to update location data…
iPhone OS 3.1 Available for Download
As expected, the iPhone OS has received an update to version 3.1, featuring most prominently Genius recommendations for apps and on-device Genius mixes. Here’s the full list of features in iPhone OS 3.1. Genius Recommendations for Apps Genius Mixes (Have iTunes create up to 12 playlists based on what’s already in your library. You don’t…
Slacker Radio Updated to Version 2.0.49
If you’re a Slacker Radio user, a new update has been released and is ready to download. Version 2.0.49 is up for grabs, and while no changelog is available, if you’re a regular user of the app on your BlackBerry or iPhone you might as well give it a spin. I would suspect this is…
Skype for iPhone Now Available in Canada
Yeehaw! Jeez, Skype for iPhone was launched in late March, early April, right? While the U.S. was Skyping it up, Canadians still had to wait as a version wasn’t available to them… until now. Thankfully, Skype is now available to the true north strong and free… and yep, it IS free! So why no Skype…