Apps

iPhone Sirius XM App Finally Gets Outed!

By Jeremy, Thursday, May 28, 2009 a 6:26 am

It was only one day ago that TiPb asked, where is the official Sirius XM iPhone application? Well it seems like our question has, for the most part, been answered.

"The SIRIUS XM app will deliver an expanded programming lineup that includes SIRIUS XM's exclusive sports talk, news, comedy, and 100% commercial free music channel, as well as new talk, comedy, and music showcase channels."

Quick App: TweetMic Sound Recording Twitter Client for iPhone

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, May 28, 2009 a 6:24 am

TweetMic [$0.99 - iTunes link] puts a whole new spin on Tweeting. With TweetMic you are basically able to Twitter small podcasts via this application. What happens when you use TweetMic is you record a message via the iPhone's built in Mic, you can play it back or post it with a short Twitter message.

Once you "Publish to Twitter" the application uploads the recording to its server and attaches a link to your post, so when your followers receive the tweet, they will see the link and the website it brings up will allow them to play the message via a computer or an iPhone.

Quick App: Super Marble Roll for iPhone

By Leanna Lofte, Tuesday, May 26, 2009 a 10:11 pm

iScape Games let us know that they have released their first iPhone game: Super Marble Roll [iTunes link]. I know... another marble game, but I think this one deserves your attention. I have spent a little time playing Super Marble Roll and find the controls and implementation of the accelerometer to be phenomenal. There is also a special easter egg "bonus mechanic" included that'll help rack up those points!

Quick App: Zen Jar Karmic Social Networking for iPhone

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, May 25, 2009 a 8:44 pm

Kids Corner App Review: 100 Sounds

By Chris Vitek, Monday, May 25, 2009 a 11:14 am

(<a href=http://forum.theiphoneblog.com/iphone-apps-games/169767-review-100-sounds-kids-corner-review.html">100 Sounds Forum Review by cjvitek For more Forum Reviews, see the TiPb iPhone App Store Forum Review Index!)

This is going to be a fairly short review. 100 sounds is just what you would think it is: hundreds of various sounds effects to play on your iPhone (more than 100!). They are organized alphabetically by name, and to hear a sound, you simply tap the name of the sound.

Cocoia Composition: If Apple's Not Going to Help Developers Make Great iPhone Icons -- We Will!

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, May 25, 2009 a 10:18 am

Mac and iPhone icon designer Sebastiaan de With of Cocoia takes app designers to task for not making their icons better match the quality and look of Apple's built-in apps. Says de With:

A lot of professional designers get it wrong as well, and I can understand; it’s truly very hard to make an icon that looks as great as one from Apple’s bunch and blends in with the rest. I don’t mean to be an icon snob; I like diversity in my icons, and especially creative freedom. It’s more than just annoying, however, when creative and diverse motifs look extremely alien to their environment.

Eucalyptus E-Book Reader Now Approved, Available in App Store

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, May 24, 2009 a 9:36 am

This time, same as the last time, the initial, stupefying rejection of e-book reader Eucalyptus has been followed up by web outrage and now App Store acceptance. (Can we officially call these the 4 stages of App Store grief'ing now?) From developer Montgomerie's blog (via Macworld):

App Review: FLIP

By Leanna Lofte, Sunday, May 24, 2009 a 8:37 am

FLIP Forum Review by llofte. For more Forum Reviews, see the TiPb iPhone App Store Forum Review Index!

If Tetris and Bejeweled were to have a child, they would give birth to FLIP. This is a puzzle game of flipping and tilting your iPhone around to manipulate gems. There are 3 very distinct game modes: standard, puzzle, and speed.

Appigo Todo, UFC Undisputed, Word2Find, Tweetero, iStat - TiPb Picks of the Week

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, May 24, 2009 a 8:26 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!

Quick App: Sonic the Hedgehog for iPhone

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, May 21, 2009 a 11:05 pm

Okay, yeah, I rocked a Sega Genesis back in the day, which is perhaps not coincidentally the last platform where Sonic the Hedgehog was really done well. (Sorry, it needed to be said).

Can the iPhone version [$5.99 - iTunes link] make me eat those words, or at least spin me around on them faster than Yoda in a lightsaber duel? Let's see, Sega does say it'll make me relive my fondest memories from the Genesis era...