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Apple releases new iTunes Beatles commercial, Covers

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Dec 9, 2011 a 8:51 pm

Apple has released a new iTunes TV commercial, this one focused on the Beatles and called Covers.

Let iTunes take you on a journey through The Beatles, from Please, Please Me, all the way to Abbey Road.

It's a well executed, visually interesting commercial, and just in time for the holidays.

The Beatles on iTunes

Tweetbot for iPhone on sale

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Dec 9, 2011 a 2:55 pm

Hot on the heals of the controversial release of Twitter 4.0, one of the most popular iPhone Twitter apps, Tweetbot, has gone on sale for $0.99.

Tweetbot is my favorite alternative to Twitter for iPhone and at $0.99, it's quite a steal. Go grab it now!

App Store link

HP open sources webOS

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Dec 9, 2011 a 1:55 pm

HP announced today that they're going to open source the webOS operating system that once upon a time ran Palm Pre and HP Touchpad software, and showed the world how elegant multitasking metaphors and synergistic data handling was meant to be done. Derek Kessler from PreCentral pegs it thusly:

Daily Apps: Courage Wolf Jump, Demolition Dash, Christmas Puzzle, Princesses Learn Spanish, Doodle Grub Christmas Edition

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Dec 9, 2011 a 1:28 pm

Courage Wolf Jump: A new generation Jump games comes to the App Store, complete with weapons, cash, specials abilities, multiple worlds, extra lives and bosses! [$0.99 for iPhone - App Store link]

Win the iOS device of your dreams in the TiPb holiday giveaway! [Week 2]

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Dec 9, 2011 a 12:19 pm

In case you hadn't heard -- blame your friends! -- TiPb wants to give you the iOS device -- or devices! -- of your dreams. That's right, a brand new iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPod touch, or Apple TV, or even iPad 3 in 2012, could be yours!

And this is week 2 so you now have a second chance to win!

iOS 5 untethered jailbreak teased, should work on iOS 5.0.1 as well

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Dec 9, 2011 a 12:01 pm

pod2g has posted a video showing off an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5. When and if it will be made public has yet to be said.

hello. No it does not rely on [Charlie Miller's code signing vulnerability]. Next step do the same on iOS 5.0.1. Should be quick.

According to later a tweet sent out by pod2g, it looks as if it will work on iOS 5.0.1 which is great news for all the folks that already updated.

Tons of questions from my nice followers. Too early to answer. Will work on iOS 5.0.1, will try iPad 2 and 4S after others are ready.

Top 10 best alternative Twitter apps for iPhone and iPad

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Dec 9, 2011 a 2:29 am

Breaking down the best, most must-have alternatives to the official Twitter for iPhone and iPad app

The official Twitter 4.0 for iPhone has a radically overhauled user interface which, while it might potentially make tweeting more discoverable and approachable to new, mainstream users, could also annoy and alienate long time, power users. Luckily, if you're one of he annoyed, the alienated, there are a variety of alternative Twitter apps in the App Store for you to choose from. These are some of our favorites, the ones we consider the very best, most must-have third party Twitter clients for iPhone and iPad.

App Giveaway: Fliks for Netflix

By Leanna Lofte, Thursday, Dec 8, 2011 a 10:06 pm

Fliks for Netflix is a new iPhone app that provides an alternative method of experiencing Netflix. You can customize your home feed, search and manage Instant and DVD titles, and play Instant titles.

Daily Apps: Printer Pro, Tank Recon 3D, App Switcher, Pop Bubble Pop, A Snappy Christmas 3D

By Leanna Lofte, Thursday, Dec 8, 2011 a 9:48 pm

Printer Pro: Print directly to many Wi-Fi printers and to any printer attached to your Mac or PC via helper application installed on your computer. [$4.99 for iPhone - App Store link] [$6.99 for iPad - App Store link]
Tank Recon 3D: Piloting your new advanced tank, code named Alpha, you will be shooting it out with various units such as tanks, planes, helicopters, anti-tank guns and more. Fire your main cannon and watch as the enemy explodes into pieces. Use your guided missiles to bring down enemy planes or anything else that needs blowing up! [$1.99 for iPhone and iPad - App Store link]
App Switcher: Create a quick launch list of your top tasks, as well as access them quickly via the OS 5 Notification Center. [$0.99 for iPhone - App Store link]
Pop Bubble Pop: Takes the art of popping the bubble to a whole new level! Pop the bubble pigs! Pop the bubble cows! Pop the bubble sheep! Pop the bubble bubbles!? Pop whatever your bubbling heart desires... Just don't pop the toxic bubbles! [$0.99 for iPhone and iPad - App Store link]
A Snappy Christmas 3D: Live an exciting Christmas story with our two cute beloved heroes, Meline the girl and Snappy the little dragon. [$3.99 for iPad - App Store link]

Any other big app or game releases or updates today?

Giveaway: Element Case Vapor COMP Epiphany for iPhone 4, iPhone 4S

By Georgia, Thursday, Dec 8, 2011 a 5:06 pm

The fine folks at Element Case have offered to give away a couple of their super sweet new Vapor Comp Epiphany cases to our very own members of the TiPb Nation. The Vapor Comp Epiphany is the latest in their line of stunning looking, high-end aluminum and poly carbonate iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S bumper cases, and this one does look especially good.

What say we take them up on that giveaway then? All you have to do to win is: