Barnes and Noble readying iPad app in time for launch

Share

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Books, App Store News, Free Apps

Looks like Apple isn’t the only company looking to capitalize on the iPad hype in order to sell eBooks. Barnes & Noble has just made it public knowledge that they plan on releasing an iPad-optimized version of the B&N reader app, with the goal being to have it ready in the App Store on day one. We must say, we like it. In fact, this may cement the iPad as the best reader device around, because you’ve got the B&N app, the Kindle app, and of course, the Apple iBooks app as well (among others.) This means that you can purchase a book in any of those three ebook marketplaces, and read them all on your iPad. That’s something you just can’t do with a Kindle or nook. Let’s just hope that Apple doesn’t give these apps the same treatment that they’ve given to others, like Google Voice.

• Tools:
• Share on Twitter
• Share on Facebook
• Digg This
• Comments (1)
• Email this story

Aura Cacia announces aromatherapy app

Share

Posted by Finnian Durkan Categories: Reference, Free Apps

Aura Cacia is a nationally branded Aromatherapy product provider and today has leaped dredlocked and pachouli-soaked head-first into the smartphone world with their new iPhone app. Now you can learn about the history and benefits of aromatherapy without having to worry about getting sandalwood oil all over your iPhone touch-screen.  While the app does have different factoids and bits of information regarding aromatherapy treatments and different combinations of oils, it is merely an information source and not a diagnostic tool like many other similar iPhone apps in the same arena.  Considering it is free, I guess you get what you pay for.

Read More | Aura Cacia Aromatherapy

• Tools:
• Share on Twitter
• Share on Facebook
• Digg This
• Comments (0)
• Email this story

Shoot It! app now free in the App Store

Share

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Photography, Social Networking, App Updates, Free Apps

So check it, Shoot It!, one of our absolute favorite apps in the entire iTunes App Store catalogue has finally gone free. As a refresher, shoot it! allows you to take a snapshot and have it sent as a physical postcard to anyone in North America, Europe, and some parts of Asia. It is all kinds of awesome, and we even used it in our Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 console giveaway. Fun times. We highly recommend grabbing it and putting it to good use!

• Tools:
• Share on Twitter
• Share on Facebook
• Digg This
• Comments (0)
• Email this story

In app purchase now available for free apps

Share

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: App Store News, Free Apps

It took Apple a while, but finally, in-app purchases are allowed to be used in free apps. Why is this exciting? Well, previously, only apps that had a price were allowed to include an in-app purchase model. That means that games like Tap Tap Revenge 3 has to cost at least $.99 if the developer wanted to sell you add-on packs. This is also the reason that you see so many demo, or “Lite” versions of apps in the App Store. Now, you can download a demo version of an app, and upgrade to the full version while playing the free version. We’d love to see apps like Shoot It! get on board with this as well, as we think the freemium model is the sweet spot in the App Store.

• Tools:
• Share on Twitter
• Share on Facebook
• Digg This
• Comments (0)
• Email this story

Ping! brings iPhone-to-iPhone messaging to the App Store

Share

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Social Networking, New Apps, Reviews, Free Apps

We were just alerted to a new iPhone and iPod touch app called Ping!, which aims to provide free iPhone-to-iPhone (and iPod touch) messaging to users of those devices. We tried it, and thought it was worthy enough to give a shout out to.

Basically, once you download the free Ping! application, you set up a username, and you are set. You can invite others from within the app over email, letting them know your username, and also set up whether you want push notifications or not. Once you start a conversation, it’s very similar to SMS…except it’s free, and instant. You get the speed of an IM conversation with the persistence of SMS, all at no extra cost. Even better, it works internationally. So you can send and receive messages with people in other countries, and again, at no extra cost.

Go ahead and give Ping! a try, we think you’ll like it.

Read More | Ping! in App Store

• Tools:
• Share on Twitter
• Share on Facebook
• Digg This
• Comments (95)
• Email this story

12seconds.TV annouces 12cast Twitter video app for 3GS users

Share

Posted by Drea Avellan Categories: Social Networking, Utilities, New Apps, Video Apps, Free Apps

Today, the fine folks at 12 seconds have announced the release of a new app for iPhone 3GS users—12cast. 12cast is their first native video app for the iPhone, allowing users to log into Twitter, record, title their posts and share them with friends. The goal with this app was to create an easy and seamless video sharing tool for Twitter. In hopes to get the word out, 12cast has created a contest so easy to enter, well, a caveman could do it. Simply send out a Twitter or 12seconds post with the hashtag #12cast, and you will be instantly entered to win iPhone data service for a year. For every 12seconds post you make with the hashtag #12cast, you will be entered 3 times. The contest ends Friday, August 7th—so get out there and start posting! 12cast is now available free at the iTunes app store.

Read More | 12cast

• Tools:
• Share on Twitter
• Share on Facebook
• Digg This
• Comments (0)
• Email this story

Offender Locator iPhone App Top Seller Locates Registered Sex Offenders

Share

Posted by Finnian Durkan Categories: Utilities, New Apps, $0.99, Free Apps

Love to use your iPhone to listen to music, pick a restaurant or even find out which golf club you should use at Augusta National’s 18th Hole?  Of course you do, and so do I…Well, if by ‘Augusta National’ you mean ‘Greenlake Pitch and Putt’ then you and I are kindred spirits; making leisure activities that much easier is what the iPhone was made for.  But keeping our kids and loved ones safe?  C’mon, the iPhone can’t possibly do that, can it?  Well now, thanks to ThinAir Wireless, it can.  Enter the Offender Locator iPhone App.

Click to continue reading Offender Locator iPhone App Top Seller Locates Registered Sex Offenders

Read More | Offender Locator

• Tools:
• Share on Twitter
• Share on Facebook
• Digg This
• Comments (5)
• Email this story

Foursquare 1.3 Update Brings Push Notifications

Share

Posted by Drea Avellan Categories: Lifestyle, Social Networking, App Updates, Free Apps

Foursquare has just released version 1.3 for their iPhone app, which now notifies you with a buzz when friends are nearby, via push notification. Foursquare allows you to check-in at different locations, and lets your friends know where you are (this also includes optional Twitter pinging.)  What makes this app stand out is the badges system. This system awards you for your activity, whether is checking in to a new place or returning to it for the 100th time.  Competitive souls can find subtle amusement by attempting to dethrone majors for locations – people that have been to a specific location many times.  If you haven’t tried out Foursquare yet, I highly recommend it.

Read More | Foursquare

• Tools:
• Share on Twitter
• Share on Facebook
• Digg This
• Comments (0)
• Email this story

MyGlobalTalk Comes To the iPhone, Interview

Share

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Social Networking, Utilities, Interviews, New Apps, Site Features, Free Apps

We’ve told you a lot about MyGlobalTalk, the service that aims to replace your International calling plan. They’ve just released a new MyGlobalTalk app for the iPhone, and we were able to chat with the people behind the service, Andy Berman and Raffi Aghapekian, who were kind enough to give us the lowdown on why you should take a look at this game-changing application.

Give us a brief overview of what MyGlobalTalk is, for those readers who may not be familiar with the product.
Andy: MyGlobalTalk is a communications solution that provides high quality calls to International destinations at incredibly affordable rates. Instead of paying $1.00 or more to call a city like Hong Kong, you pay pennies per minute.

The great thing about our solution is that it works on any phone, and you don¹t need to be on your computer or at a Wi-Fi location.

When using MyGlobalTalk on a basic mobile phone or landline there is an extra step involved, so we’ve developed applications for almost all the major Smartphones that integrate seamlessly with your address book and remove that extra step, so you get one-touch dialing and make calls without changing the dialing habits you’re used to.

Click to continue reading MyGlobalTalk Comes To the iPhone, Interview

• Tools:
• Share on Twitter
• Share on Facebook
• Digg This
• Comments (1)
• Email this story

Alarm.com Offers Free App to System Owners

Share

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Lifestyle, Free Apps

Alarm.com has released a free app for iPhone for those who already have one of their systems. You still have full control over your system from anywhere you are and can arm/disarm if necessary. With included tools, receive real time updates on your home, watch live and recorded feeds and check event histories of past occurrences. Kudos to Alarm.com for coming up with a clever way to possibly drum up some new business.

Read More | cnet

• Tools:
• Share on Twitter
• Share on Facebook
• Digg This
• Comments (0)
• Email this story