Apple Granted ‘There’s an App for That’ Trademark
The U.S. patent and trademark office has granted Apple, Inc. a trademark for their familiar App Store slogan, “there’s an app for that.” The filing was initially made in December of 2009…
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Yahoo! Messenger App Now Supports Video Calling
Yahoo! Messenger 2.0 lets you make video calls to your IM friends. It also supports voice calls to landlines or mobile phones, multitasking features and free SMS. Yahoo! Messenger is…
AutoCAD WS Now Available for iPhone and iPad
AutoCAD is coming to the Mac soon, but you can already get AutoCAD WS for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It’s available for free in the App Store. Features: Open DWG drawings uploaded to…
Remote App Updated with Apple TV Support
Apple just released Remote 2.0 which includes a new icon and support for Apple TV. The update also has better support for the iPad and the retina display on the iPhone 4. The iPad interface…
Introducing the New Yorker iPad App (Video)
The New Yorker has a new subscription-based iPad app available in the App Store. The weekly magazine will be delivered to your iPad every Monday. It will include every story, every cartoon…
3D Video Coming to the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
Spatial View is bringing glasses-free stereo 3D content to the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad this fall. Check out their website for more details and availability at www.spatialview.com. From…
iPhone Blood Glucose Meter Coming Soon
BGStar has created the iBGStar Blood Glucose Meter that connects to your iPhone and allows you to manage your diabetes easily, wherever you are. iBGStar has not been released yet, but…
VLC Media Player Now Available for iPad
The popular open source media player, VLC, is now available for iPad. VLC plays almost every video format and various streaming protocols. The iPad version is free and currently in the App…
Google Voice iPhone App GV Mobile Now Available
GV Mobile is back in the App Store after being absent for over a year. This unofficial Google Voice app has a new name, GV Mobile +, and cost $2.99. GV Mobile+ allows users of Google Voice…
Pano App Hints at Upcoming iPad Camera
I doubt the developers of Pano, a camera app that makes panoramas, actually has any inside information from Apple, but in their latest update they seem to think that that a camera is coming…
GV Mobile Resubmitted to App Store for Approval
After being removed from the App Store over a year ago, the developer of GV Mobile has resubmitted it for approval. GV Mobile is a popular Google Voice app for iPhone and became available…
VLC for iPad Demo (Video)
AppAdvice has a pre-release demo of VLC for iPad, which has been submitted to the App Store for…
Very Funny Newsday iPad App Commercial (Video)
This funny video shows how the iPad can’t completely replace a newspaper. Check out Newsday for iPad and iPhone in the App…
VLC Player for iPad Submitted to App Store for Approval
An iPad version of the popular open source media player, VLC, has been submitted to the App Store for approval. VLC is known for being able to play just about every video format, so this is…
Review: Nike+ GPS for iPhone
Engadget has reviewed Nike’s new iPhone app, Nike+ GPS. This run-tracking app cost $1.99 and is available in the App Store. This Nike+ app does not require special Nike shoes with the…
Play StarCraft II on Your iOS Device
StarCraft II Gameboard sounds like an interesting iOS app. It lets you remotely control your StarCraft II game from your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. The biggest problem with this app is…
The Weathered Underground: An Interactive Live Action Film for iPhone and iPad
The Weathered Underground is a choose your own adventure film where you choose what happens next on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It stars Michael Ciriaco and Brea Grant (Daphne on…
Flashlight App Sneaks Tethering Into App Store (Updated)
UPDATE: Handy Light has been removed from the App Store. Handy Light looks like any other flashlight app for the iPhone, but it’s actually hiding a tethering feating using the SOCKS proxy.…
Review: Latitudie, Google Latitude Client for iPhone
Latitudie is the first Google Latitude client for iPhone that runs in the background and updates your location automatically. Until iOS 4, iPhone apps could not run in the background,…
Firefox Home Now Available for iPhone
There is a cool new iPhone app for Firefox fans, Firefox Home. It gives you access to your Firefox history, bookmarks and open tabs from your desktop computer. Features: On the Go? – Have…
iFiles Update Adds MobileMe iDisk and iPad Support
One of the most popular file manager apps for iPhone is now iPad compatible. iFiles is a great file manager, document viewer, voice recorder and text editor. The interface is beautiful and…
Star Trek Communicator App for iPhone (Video)
This is a must-have iPhone app for any Star Trek fan. And it’s not just an awesome toy, you can actually use it to make calls with a full dialer and access to your contacts. Features:…
iPhone Developer Makes $1,400 in iAd Revenue in One Day
Apple started accepting apps that use the iPhone 4′s LED flash as a flashlight yesterday. Now the App Store is filled with many different LED flashlight apps. One of these apps, LED Light…
Review: Air Display Lets You Use Your iPad as a Second Monitor
Air Display lets you use your iPad or iPhone as a secondary display on a Mac. You just install an extension on OS X and it will trick the OS into thinking your iPad or iPhone is a monitor.…