App of the Week
April 15, 2009
Flick Sports Fishing
Have you gone Flick Sports Fishing? The Freeverse game — one of the all-time top 20 apps on the App Store — lets you virtually cast and reel in some really big fish using iPhone or iPod touch. You can play against friends and brag about your latest catch.
View in iTunesApril 6, 2009
Edge
Cubes rule in Edge. The red hot videogame — it’s won numerous industry awards, received accolades from gaming sites, and earns rave reviews from rabid iPhone fans — has a simple premise: navigate your Cube around a polygonal universe, collecting prisms, climbing walls, and solving puzzles along the way. Play is infectious. And, with 43 levels and tons of obstacles to overcome, challenging.
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March 30, 2009
Fieldrunners
It won the Best Game award at the recent IDF (Independent Game Festival) Mobile in San Fransisco, appeared on numerous 2008 “top games” lists, and has received one rave review after another. And Fieldrunners — a game in the Tower Defense genre — has also won stellar ratings — more than 1300 5-star ratings — from iPhone gamers. Check out Subatomic Studios’ runaway hit.
View in iTunesMarch 23, 2009
Surf Report
Surf’s up. And thanks to Surf Report, you know exactly where you’ll find the best surf conditions near you. In fact, the free Oakley’s Surf Report offers surf conditions at and weather reports for thousands of beaches around the world. You can check the surf height, swell direction, water temperature, and tide conditions on one easy-to-read screen. Surf Report even delivers great surfing photos and video.
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March 16, 2009
Gas Cubby
Want to track gas mileage the easy way? Use Gas Cubby. You can enter all the information quickly and easily while your gas pumps. A great addition to iPhone or iPod touch, the app lets you track mileage data for multiple vehicles, create charts, and export the data to a spreadsheet. Gas Cubby also tracks vehicle maintenance and will even remind you to change your oil.
View in iTunesMarch 9, 2009
Amazon Mobile
Shopping doesn’t get much better than this. With the free Amazon Mobile app, you enjoy the Amazon shopping experience while on the go. Check your shopping cart, add to your wish list, read customer reviews, see product images, compare prices, track shipping status, and make secure purchases from iPhone or iPod touch. And wait till you try Amazon Remembers.
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March 2, 2009
iOwn
You know it would be a good idea to take inventory of all the electronics, furniture, power tools, appliances, and other items you’ve acquired over the years. And now iOwn, an inventory management application for iPhone and iPod touch, takes all the pain out of creating an inventory of all your worldly possessions. The latest version even features free online backup. Take a look.
View in iTunesFebruary 23, 2009
TeeShot
Play golf? Then you may want to size up TeeShot. Use it to score your foursome. Then email the day’s results to everyone from your iPhone. TeeShot lets you track your strokes, putts, fairways, clubs, distances, and other data. You can compare stats from your current round to previous rounds, use GPS to measure shot distances, download courses or create your own. And TeeShot gets raves for customer support.
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February 16, 2009
SnapTell
You’re at the mall and see a DVD, CD, book, or video game that looks really interesting. But, you start wondering, can I get it for a better price? And what kind of reviews did it get? Pull out your iPhone. Start up SnapTell. And take a photo of the cover. SnapTell will deliver information, reviews, pricing from other vendors, even directions to other stores. Best of all. It’s free.
View in iTunesFebruary 9, 2009
XPenseTracker
When you’re traveling for business, you want to make certain you record all the expenses for which you can be reimbursed. And with XpenseTracker installed on iPhone, you can record those expenses as you incur them. XpenseTracker provides flexible customization, reporting, and exporting options. It lets you track mileage, set your currency, and use iPhone’s camera to record receipts. There’s even a free lite version available.
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