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Never lose your car again with Find My Car Smart Kickstarter project

By Andrew Wray, Friday, Dec 16, 2011 a 1:37 pm

A new Kickstarter project from FMC Smart aims to make sure your iPhone never lets you forget where you've parked again!

Apple Launches iTunes Store in Brazil & Latin America

By Andrew Wray, Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 a 3:32 pm

Apple has announced they're rolling out the iTunes Store to Brazilian and a number of Latin American countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.

iTunes in the Cloud is available today for free in Brazil and Latin America and iTunes Match is available today for a $24.99 annual fee in Brazil.

Angry Birds updated to version 2.0 all levels now unlocked and 15 new ones to play

By chrissyboy6969, Monday, Dec 12, 2011 a 9:39 am

To celebrate Angry Birds' second birthday, Rovio has updated its ever popular game to version 2.0. Angry Birds was originally released back in December 2009 and has become a huge franchise.

Fans everywhere can enjoy a new “Happy Birdday” update for Angry Birds, which features 15 delectable new birthday cake levels, spiffy new menus and graphics, and special birthday achievements. As a birthday gift to our fans, all episodes are now unlocked!

The new update is free and covers Angry Birds for the iPhone and iPod touch as well as Angry Birds HD for the iPad. If you haven’t played Angry Birds yet, you can buy the game for $0.99.

Apple highlights their top iPhone and iPad apps and games of 2011

By Andrew Wray, Thursday, Dec 8, 2011 a 6:48 pm

Apple has once again released their annual iTunes Rewind listings, highlighting the best and top-selling iPhone and iPad apps and games of 2011.

Here's the list:

Apple preps 12 Days of Christmas promotion with iPhone and iPad app

By Andrew Wray, Wednesday, Dec 7, 2011 a 2:49 pm

Apple has released their 12 Days of Christmas app a little early this year. The promotion will run between December 26 and January 6 but Apple hasn't put any content in there just yet.

You and your friends can download a fantastic selection of songs, music videos, apps and books for free. Each download will only be available for 24 hours. Get our special 12 Days of Christmas app to make it even easier to access your gifts while you’re on the go.

Don’t have an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch? Don’t worry. Come back 26 December to download gifts from your computer.

Alec Baldwin removed from American Airlines flight due to Words with Friends addiction

By chrissyboy6969, Wednesday, Dec 7, 2011 a 4:11 am

Alec Baldwin was removed from an American Airlines flight after refusing to turn off his iPad because of a particular intense game of Words with Friends. The flight which was bound for New York from LAX was idling at the gate when Baldwin apparently ignored request by cabin crew to turn his device off.

Facebook Messenger app rumored to include video calling in next update

By chrissyboy6969, Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011 a 6:34 am

According to iPhoneiTalia, Facebook is working on an update to its Messenger app that will deliver Facebook video calls across multiple platforms. Facebook currently offers a video calling service between users on desktop web browsers using its agreement with Skype. According to sources, the update to the Facebook messenger app is already being tested in the wild and should be revealed in the not too distant future.

Infinity Blade II gets updated, offers bug fixes, and optimizations

By chrissyboy6969, Monday, Dec 5, 2011 a 7:21 am

Infinity Blade II has received an update that looks to address the issues that a lot of users have been experiencing. The details are a little scarce on what exactly the update address specifically. We can only assume it will fix the start up crashes that a lot of disappointed gamers have been experiencing.

Australian band Hey Geronimo brings iOS gaming to life

By chrissyboy6969, Saturday, Dec 3, 2011 a 3:43 am

An Australian indie-pop band has created a music video for their latest track and the theme of the video is iOS gaming. In the video the band created real-life versions of hugely successful iPhone games like Angry Birds, Flight Control, Fruit Ninja, Cut the Rope and Plants vs. Zombies.

The band is called Hey Geronimo and after watching the video, it is obvious that they not only have a passion for music but iOS gaming too. The amount of work that appears to have gone into recreating these games into a real-life environment is very impressive.

Spotify working on an iPad app, should be available very soon

By chrissyboy6969, Friday, Dec 2, 2011 a 3:18 am

Spotify is working on an iPad app and it should be available very soon. Spotify, for those that don’t know is a music streaming service that offers a subscription service for mobile devices with features like playlist sync for offline listening. Spotify Managing Director Chris Maples told Pocket-Lint that it is making an iPad app a priority and it is absolutely in the pipeline.