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Quick Look: TapTap Revenge: Kings of Leon

by on March 29th, 2010 at 7:55 am

It’s not easy to review a game like the new TapTapRevenge Kings of Leon edition. You could say “It’s awesome” and would describe it perfectly. But let’s go a bit deeper and try to see why it rocks so much. Share this:

Quick Look: SimpleBudget [iPhone App Reviews]

by on March 6th, 2010 at 1:20 pm

For those of you who believe MoneyBook is way too complicated but still want to keep a budget, there’s a nice alternative: SimpleBudget. SimpleBudget is a budgeting app with one simple, yet powerful idea behind it, and makes keeping track of all your expenses easy. Share this:

A Homescreen Clean-up Experiment – Part Two [iPhone Tips and Tricks]

by on February 7th, 2010 at 5:13 pm

Last week I talked about an homescreen experiment I was going to do.  I’m pretty happy with the result, but before I start to show it to you I’d like to make a recap of what it actually is, quoting Minimalmac: See here is the deal, I have come to …

A Homescreen Clean-up Experiment [iPhone Tips and Tricks]

by on January 29th, 2010 at 3:33 pm

Some days ago I read about a neat experiment on MinimalMac: See here is the deal, I have come to believe that the only icons that should be on the first screen are the ones you really use. And by use I mean at least once a week and ideally …

QuickLook: LockInfo for iPhone (Cydia – Jailbreak)

by on December 29th, 2009 at 1:18 pm

Some time ago LockInfo went out of beta  and now it’s been released in Cydia as a stable app. I tried it early this year and was amused by the power of the app, so I decided to give this release a try to see how it works now. Share …

What PogoPlank should really look like

by on December 9th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

I’ve always been interested in PogoPlank**, I like the idea of a wheel based menu. The problem is I’m not yet convinced to use it because it lacks of what a complete springboard-replacement should have: the combination of an impressive idea and hard work behind it. — CUT Don’t get …

Quick Thoughts: is Apple becoming more tolerant in approving apps?

by on December 7th, 2009 at 10:30 am

About a week ago an Italian app named Future Mail was approved, even though it makes use of private APIs. As Steve Jobs said, the use of private APIs is no longer accepted due to some problems users have had (and could have in he future). This is the email from …

The short life of most iPhone games (at least, mine)

by on November 23rd, 2009 at 10:37 am

It’s always the same story: I come across some freaking good iphone game with a new concept, new kind of controls and new gameplay and I am stunned. I ask myself how can I live without it and I download it. Three days later I end up regretting the impulse …

Homescreens cleanup: why you should do it, now

by on November 8th, 2009 at 4:38 pm

Probably, in your iPhone you have more than 50 apps installed. Some of you maybe more than 100. And there’s a good probability that you never use most of them. That sounds crazy to me, I have only four home screens and don’t have panic attacks on a daily basis. …

LOFI: Low fidelity photography with the iPhone

by on November 2nd, 2009 at 12:52 pm

LOFI has been released and it brings for the first time the low-fidelity technique of photography in the iPhone. It’s created by Christopher Comair, the same author of Polarize, another impressive app. With this credential, will it be worth the purchase? Share this:

GriP: a free Growl-like notification system for the iPhone (Jailbreak only)

by on October 28th, 2009 at 3:48 pm

GriP, a new notification system based on the well-known Prowl, has been released in Cydia, the alternative jailbreak app-store. It hasn ‘t been updated for several months, but now it ‘s back and it looks promising. Is it the new rival of Elert? Share this: