Reviews

Rivr for App.net updated with new features and a refreshed UI

By Allyson Kazmucha, Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012 a 2:36 pm

If you're still using App.net and are in the market for a new client, you may want to take another look at Rivr which just got updated with lots of new features and enhancements to existing ones. New features include Camera+ integration, night time mode, markdown support, and more. The interface has also gotten a bit of a facelift as well as some refinements for existing features.

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The Respawnables - a free, fun, run and gun

By Simon Sage, Monday, Dec 17, 2012 a 3:28 pm

The Respawnables was enjoying a limited release in Canada leading up to its global roll-out this weekend. I’ve been playing for the last week or two, and have really enjoyed the third-person-shooter's cartoony style, straightforward controls, and rich selection of unlockables.

The Weather Channel Max vs. AccuWeather vs. Weather Live: Hardcore weather apps for iPhone shootout!

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Dec 14, 2012 a 4:58 pm

Whether you live in an area with frequent or volatile climate changes that you absolutely have to keep on top of, or you're just a geek for a good weather app, there are several great choices for the iPhone. The Weather Channel Max, AccuWeather, and Weather Live all go above and beyond to provide everything a hardcore weather app user needs. But which one is best for you?

PADD is heavy on Star Trek eye candy, light on content

By Derek Kessler, Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 a 10:00 am

Since the beginning of the web, people have tried to bring the 24th century LCARS (Library Computer Access Retrieval System) Star Trek interface to today, but it hasn't gone well. LCARS has always been a touch interface for huge screens on the Enterprise and hand-held PADD tablets; it's never worked well for mouse-driven applications. The beauty of LCARS was that it looked futuristic on both screens big and small and was easy to fill with generic graphics that made it look like the Enterprise was busily going about its mission. With the availability of touchscreens in the form of modern smartphones and tablets, LCARS was ripe for a exploitation. With the Star Trek™ PADD for iPad and Star Trek™ PADD for iPhone apps you can get a serious doseage of Trek on your iDevice. The original PADD app was recently updated to version 2.0, coinciding with the release of PADD for iPhone, bringing the LCARS interface from the big screen to the small screen for real.

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Flickr for iPhone completely redesigned, introduces filters

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 a 2:19 pm

In case you didn't have enough photo-flitering apps to update this week, with Instagram and Twitter, Flickr has also updated their iPhone app with a complete redesign and, you guessed it, filters! There are 16 different filters available as well a wide selection of editing tools.

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Sector 5 case for iPhone 5 by Element Case review

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 a 11:26 am

I've always likened the high-end, aluminum bumper cases for the iPhone to hypercars like the Lamborghini Reventon or Aventador because that's precisely where they seem to draw their lines from. The Sector 5 case for the iPhone 5 by Element Case is certainly no exception. In fact, it continues just exactly that tradition from Element Case, bringing their trademark quality and corners to Apple's latest iPhone.

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Today Weather for iPhone is simple, informative, and perfectly minimalist

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 a 4:34 am

Savvy Apps, the geniuses behind Agenda Calendar and Buzz Contacts, have released a new type of app for them -- a weather app called Today Weather. Although weather apps aren't a genre that Savvy Apps is known for, they've done a great job with Today. It's simplistic, informative, and unique.

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Edit your photos, mash them up into beautiful collages, and send postcards with Fuzel 2.0

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 a 3:58 am

There is an abundance of apps in the App Store devoted to making collages of your photos, and Fuzel has always been one of my favorites. It was recently updated to version 2.0 making this great collage-making app even better.

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Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition for iPad review - it's THAC0 time

By Simon Sage, Monday, Dec 10, 2012 a 3:39 pm

Old-school role-playing game fans will have noticed Baldur’s Gate launching on iPad last week. The Dungeons & Dragons classic has suffered a few delays, which isn’t entirely unexpected when porting an older PC game to an entirely new operating system.

Cards vs. Ink Cards vs. Go Cards: Greeting card apps for iPhone shootout!

By Allyson Kazmucha, Saturday, Dec 8, 2012 a 11:14 am

Sure, birthdays are year-round, the holidays are the busy season when it comes to cards. Why waste time getting some old-fashioned, cookie-cutter card from the corner store when you can make and send your own, personalized, perfect greeting card with an app from the App Store. Cards by Apple, Ink Cards by Sincerely Ink, and Go Cards by Hallmark all allow you to create and send greeting cards straight from your iPhone. But which one is best for the holidays, and best for you?