Contests

FX Photo Studio update brings new effects, preset sharing [give-away]

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Dec 17, 2010 a 9:26 am

FX Photo Studio for iPhone, a photography app dedicated to photo filters, recieved an update today that includes 10 new photo effects and the ability to share your presets.

Nite Ize Crocs o-dial Case for iPhone - accessory review [Contest]

By Georgia, Monday, Dec 13, 2010 a 10:20 am

The Nite Ize Crocs o-dial Case for iPhone is the case for Croc-lovers and if that's you it just might be the best thing you've ever seen. If you are way past the Croc wave, however, then this may look more like an accessory abortion. Either way, pro or con, this case is going to be so divisive that I just had to review -- and see it in person. Epic or train wreck? Follow on after the break to find out!

WeeMee Avatar Creator Holiday Update - Re-Tweet to Win give-away

By Georgia, Saturday, Dec 11, 2010 a 1:25 pm

WeeMee Avatar Creator [iTunes], the quick, easy way to make a fabulous looking new profile pic for Facebook, Twitter, or just to spice up your contacts, is back with an even more fabulous update filled with Christmas and Hanukkah items to really deck yourself out for the holidays. What could be better than that?

Getting it for free!

Well, the kind folks at WeeMee have given us a ton of promo codes to give away for the update and now they're international!!! You can win in Canada, the UK, Australia, and pretty much everywhere there's an App Store with WeeMee in it!

iPad 32GB Wi-Fi + 3G give away!!

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Dec 7, 2010 a 2:26 pm

Thanks to the fine folks at Waze, 'tis the season to give away a brand new Apple iPad 32GB Wi-Fi + 3G!!

If you want in on the give-away just head on over and leave a reply on the official thread in our iPad Forum and let us know how much you'd like a shiny new iPad for the holidays!!

Contest begins now and ends December 24, 2010, at 12pm PT. We'll announce the winner right here on TiPb.com on December 25, 2010.

US shipping address required (you can enter from anywhere but we can only ship within the US).

Perfect Photo 2.0 brings red eye removal and spot healing to iPhone [give-away]

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, Dec 1, 2010 a 4:42 pm

You can say goodbye devilish red eyes and blemishes with Perfect Photo 2.0 for iPhone. The popular photo editing application has just released a significant update that, in addition to red eye removal and spot healing, also includes:

Retina display support
New user interface design
Sharing to Flickr
Sharing files via Documents folder
Hi-quality image processing

Perfect photo has recently become my favorite photo editing application and I welcome this update with open arms. The new interface is substantially better than the previous one.

Now for the give-away! The good folks over at MacPhun LLC have generously given us a few promo codes to give away to you, our awesome readers. Just let us know why Perfect Photo will be the perfect addition to your photography app collection and we'll randomly choose a few of you and send you a promo code. The contest begins now and ends Friday, December 3 at 8p EST. (Must have US iTunes account to win. Apple's rule, not ours!)

Check out the video after the break!

[$0.99 - iTunes link]

NAVIGON US MyRegion for iPhone promo code give away!

By Georgia, Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 a 3:49 pm

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NAVIGON has generously offered TiPb readers a bunch of promo codes for their amazing NAVIGON US MyRegion turn by turn navigation app for iPhone. We're talking US MyRegion West, MyRegion Central, and MyRegion East (and did we say a bunch?!) If you're not familiar with MyRegion, it's basically the full on 2010 TiPb Readers Choice Award winning NAVIGON experience but covering smaller areas. That way if you only drive around the Western US, you don't need to buy the maps for whole country or continent.

Star Walk for iPhone - app review [and giveaway]

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Nov 22, 2010 a 7:39 am

YouTube Link

Star Walk for iPhone is an amazing star gazing app that allows you to turn your iPhone into a digital planetarium. You can use the app as simply a reference app or as an interactive app as you're star gazing. For iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS users you can use the built-in compass function to make the app even more interactive.

iTunes Link

TiPb iPhone and iPad wallpaper of the week!

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Nov 19, 2010 a 8:09 am

If you guys hadn't already heard about our wallpaper contest we have going in our forums, mosey on over and check it out! I've been picking one person every week or so (depending on the amount of entries we get) to win $20 from TiPb. You'll also get some TiPb main page glory with your wallpaper on it for everyone to see.

Magellan RoadMate for iPhone updated, want a promo code? [give away]

By Georgia, Thursday, Nov 18, 2010 a 6:06 pm

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Magellan RoadMate for iPhone has just been updated to version 1.3 and that means a it's received several new features to help you better and more enjoyably navigate from point A to point B:

Location-based offers and coupons – First branded GPS App to provide relevant offers on-screen while you route to your destination. Users can re-route to the sponsoring store’s location or save promotional coupons for redemption at a later time.
iOS 4.0 support – Multitasking capabilities enable navigation with turn-by-turn instructions and continuous routing to run in the background while using other applications.
LifeTime real-time traffic information – Included free in the version 1.3 update, users can avoid traffic congestion by comparing current and proposed alternative routes, making well-informed decisions ahead of traffic delays.
Sharing points of interest – Users can easily share destinations and POIs via email using the RoadMate app.

To celebrate the update Magellan RoadMate is currently on sale in the iTunes App Store: Magellan RoadMate North America is available for $44.99 (regularly $59.99); Magellan RoadMate USA is $34.99 (regularly $49.99); and Magellan RoadMate Canada is $29.99 (regularly $34.99

They've also given us three (3) promo codes to pass on to you, our awesome readers. Details and screen shots after the break!

[iTunes link]

So you think you can podcast? Win a guest spot on our show! [contest]

By Georgia, Saturday, Nov 13, 2010 a 9:20 am

Want to be a special guest spot on our iPhone Live! or iPad Live! podcast? Here's the thing, Rene and Chad are fine and all but I need some new blood, some fresh opinions. Could that be you?

If you think you're the one, if you think you could handle being on a live internet show, then make us a quick video titled "TiPb Podcast Contest Entry", upload it to YouTube, and paste the link in the comments below.

Keep the video short -- 1 minute is plenty -- but show us what you've got. Show us why you should be on iPhone Live! or iPad Live! Give us a rant. Give us some insight. Give us something compelling about whatever TiPb-appropriate subject you like best.