Apps

QuickApps: SplashPhoto and SplashNotes Round-out SplashData iPhone Offerings

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Apr 28, 2009 a 8:10 pm

SplashData let us know that, with the release of SplashPhoto and SplashNotes, they've finished porting their well-known suite of mobile applications to the iPhone:

SplashPhoto features easy sync with the desktop companion, and integration with Flickr and Picasa for photo sharing. SplashNotes sync with the desktop is even better because it's easy to take notes on a laptop and then take them with you on your iPhone -- or vice versa.

SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone Coming Soon?

By Jeremy, Monday, Apr 27, 2009 a 10:23 am

No, SlingPlayer Mobile is still not available in the App Store. Are any of our readers getting sick of hearing about SlingPlayer for iPhone and the numerous reasons/rumors on the applications delays in making it's debut in the App Store?

Well maybe, just maybe we have a bit of good news for you today. Sling has recently updated their web page to give the iPhone world a little more insight on the status of their SlingPlayer Mobile.

Apps for Less: BeejiveIM, WordFu, Enigmo

By Jeremy, Sunday, Apr 26, 2009 a 7:33 am

For those of you who are not familiar with our Apps for Less posts, they are simply a way for us to point out a few good applications in the App Store on sale or at a price that we feel is worth mentioning to our valued readers.

World of Warcraft Coming to the iPhone?

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Apr 25, 2009 a 9:19 pm

Confession: World of Warcraft came on the scene a little late to fireball my demographic center. Sure, I saw that William Shatner is a Shaman and Ozzy's got a new Prince of Darkness to worry about, but other than hearing friends were going to try it and then... never seeing them again, I've just filed it away in the same drawer as Ultimate Online and Everquest... until I saw Touch Arcade's story today.

TiPb Picks of the Week: G-Map, Lose It!, F-MyLife, GeoDefense, 1Password, Kindle

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Apr 25, 2009 a 11:22 am

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!

Google Product Search Now Optimized for iPhone

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Apr 24, 2009 a 6:42 am

Google's blog has announced that Google Product Search now joins the growing list of Google web sites and WebApps optimized for the iPhone and it's Mobile WebKit cousins:

App Store Sells 1 Billion Apps. With a B.

By Dieter Bohn, Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 a 5:26 pm

Quick App: Currencies Currency Converter for iPhone

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 a 10:36 pm

Currencies is a simple yet gorgeous currency converter that lets you quickly and easily find out how much that sandwich at Heathrow airport will really cost you in good old US greenbacks. (Hint: not cheap!)

Developer Luc Vandal shared his favorite feature with us, and we have to admit it's ours as well:

there are no useless buttons. Just tap on a field, select currency or enter amount and everything gets updated on the fly. No Done button, no OK button, etc. Want to make sure you have the latest rates? Just shake to refresh and amounts are updated almost instantly.

He's right; it works as good as it looks. Which brings us to the UI design, done by Cocoai's Sebastiaan de With. His growing reputation is well deserved. Small but delightful little touches like the exposed electronics when rearranging the currency fields is especially artistic and appreciated (see above).

Who would have thought conversion apps would be leading the quality charge on the App Store?

Currencies is available via iTunes for $0.99

If you've tried it, let us know what you think. More screenshots after the break...

iPhone Undisputed King of Smartphone App Mountain?

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 a 6:35 am

Read Write Web has posted the findings of mobile analytics firm Flurry. They break it down as follows:

How To: Improve Photos on Your iPhone

By Jeremy, Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 a 6:16 am

There have been a lot of rumors lately about the next generation of iPhone hardware having a 3.2 megapixel camera, but right now we have to deal with what has been given to us: a decent 2 megapixel camera with zero features.