Apps

iTunes 8.2 Release = Consumer Crash Log Boom to Developers

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Jun 3, 2009 a 12:49 pm

When iTunes 8.2 debuted in prerelease form (for developers running the iPhone 3.0 beta firmware), one of the more exciting features from the back-end perspective was crash logs being made available via iTunes Connect.

App Review: Peggle for iPhone

By Chris Vitek, Tuesday, Jun 2, 2009 a 3:47 pm

(Peggle Forum Review by cjvitek For more Forum Reviews, see the TiPb iPhone App Store Forum Review Index!)

With all the talk recently about Peggle, I was surprised that it hasn't been reviewed (although it did get a "quick app" and a pick of the week) so I thought I would download and give it a try. And, well, Peggle has managed to crack my "regular game rotation" that currently consists of only a few other games.

Lonely Planet San Francisco City Guide for iPhone: Now Pre-WWDC Free!

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Jun 2, 2009 a 1:26 pm

In what might be the first and most widely accessible bit of WWDC schwag, Lonely Planet has made their San Francisco City Guide free for a limited time. [Usually $15.99 - iTunes link]

Whether you're going to San Fran for WWDC, for any reason at any time at all, or just want you some free Golden Gated goodness for your iPhone, go grab it while it lasts!

Quick App: The Sims 3 for iPhone

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Jun 2, 2009 a 6:20 am

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We'll avoid the obvious question (why live in a SIM world when you can live in the real one), and the metaphysical (maybe you're just a SIM in someone else's iPhone already...?) because, frankly, no one cares! The Sims 3 is -- finally! -- out for the iPhone and iPod touch:

iPhone Jailbreak 101: What Are Those Swirly Black Badges on Mail, Phone, iPod?

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jun 1, 2009 a 8:58 am

Confession: Jeremy can't believe we're posting this, but after a bunch of forum questions, email queries, and a mini Twitter 'splosion, we figured we'd put this up as a public service message to the Jailbreak community.

First: don't panic.

Second: those strange little black icon badges that have suddenly popped up on your Phone, Email, iPod, and perhaps other apps? Yeah, that's because you installed Backgrounder, and that's how Backgrounder shows you which applications, built-in or user-enabled, are currently running background tasks (multitasking).

Third: enjoy.

1Password touch 2.0 Now Available

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, May 31, 2009 a 10:20 pm

A former pick of the week for me, and one of my most-used Mac and iPhone apps, has just seen the latter, mobile version updated. I had a chance to try out 1Password touch 2.0 [Free - iTunes link], and the new ability to sync Wallet Items, along with an entirely new, very robust way to sync over Wi-Fi, work the way such things ought.

If you loves security, and want the ability to take your super-strong, pseudo-random passwords, as well as credit cards, debit cards, and all that new goodness, with you, give it a try.

QuickOffice Mobile Office Suite for iPhone Updated to 1.2.0

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, May 31, 2009 a 9:33 pm

QuickOffice has updated their Mobile Office Suite [$19.99 - iTunes link] for iPhone to version 1.2.0. The full list of updates is after the jump, but what caught our eye was this little goody:

Supports iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5

Doom for iPhone Update

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, May 31, 2009 a 5:14 pm

John Carmack has written an update on his Doom port for the iPhone, and he's continuing the same candor he began with his Wolfenstein 3D post. What are we getting? A classic in almost every sense of the word:

AppShopper.com, Evernote, TwitterFon, Air Mouse Pro, Pocket Tanks Deluxe, SpinRite --TiPb Picks of the Week

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, May 30, 2009 a 6:09 pm

Every week a few of us from team TiPb, bloggers and forum crew alike, will bring you our current favorite, funnest, most useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they're iPhone (or iPod touch) related, they're fair game.

So who's on deck this week and what are our picks? Find out after the break!

Daring Satire: Excerpts From the Diary of an App Store Reviewer

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, May 29, 2009 a 10:22 am

Daring Fireball has posted a bitingly satirical look at Apple's iPhone App Store review process which, like the best of comedy, is firmly rooted in both tragedy and truth. That Apple hasn't posted clear guidelines for developers is frustrating enough. That they apparently haven't imposed them on their own internal staff raises the flabbergast bar to dizzying new heights.

With 35,000+ apps and a billion downloads Apple is well on their way towards building that next great platform. Until they fix the app approval process, however, that building is a house of cards.

Enough of the choir preaching. Here's Gruber bringing the painful funny: