Tag Archives: iphone app update

Review: MobileNavigator 1.7 Update for iPhone and iPad

by on December 28th, 2010 at 10:49 pm

Navigon has kept a steady pace with their app updates, and continued that trend with the release of version 1.7 of MobileNavigator to the App Store on Thursday, December 16th. This new update went live for the My Region versions of the app first, and came to the full US …

Navigon MobileNavigator Update hits the App Store

by on December 16th, 2010 at 7:32 am

Navigon’s MobileNavigator has been available for around a year and a half, and as of today, has reached update number 7. MobileNavigator Version 1.7 will be available for the MyRegion versions today, and will come to the US and North America version in the very near future. The upgrade pace …

ProCamera Version 3.0 hits the App Store

by on December 14th, 2010 at 8:35 am

It was just two weeks ago that I posted my review of ProCamera version 2.95 from daemgen.net. I found it to easily be one of the top full function camera replacement apps in the App Store, but as with any app, there were a few areas for improvement. Well, ProCamera …

Review: ProCamera for iPhone

by on November 30th, 2010 at 3:30 pm

With the sheer size and volume of Apple’s App Store, it is very easy to overlook a really nice piece of software. There are just so many coming out every day, that it is no easy task to keep up with all of them. Even those of us who are …

Happy Birthday Star Walk: v5.0 Announced and a Contest Giveaway!

by on November 6th, 2010 at 5:06 pm

Three Free Promo Codes for Star Walk Astronomy Guide To Be Won Contest Deadline: Monday, November 8 – 1:00PM US Central The generous folks at Vito Technology are celebrating the 2nd Birthday of their iPhone version of Star Walk (reviewed here)! Star Walk is either an iPad or iPhone 3Gs/4 friendly app …

iOS Video Chat and the Windows User

by on October 21st, 2010 at 8:13 pm

I have become somewhat of a frequent work traveler this year. Most of my company’s jobs have been located at least an hour an a half’s drive from home, so even when I get home at night, it is often late. The travel has gotten even more frequent during the …

Calvetica Calendar 2.1 for iPhone: updated month and day views, new icon

by on October 7th, 2010 at 2:19 pm

Another Calvetica ($2.99, review here) update hit the App Store earlier this morning. The first change I noticed was the icon. Calvetica’s icon has undergone a third change and — although I did like the older ones, too — this one screams “I’m a calendar application”, so I can understand why …

Looks like Waze is really taking off

by on September 29th, 2010 at 7:03 am

Waze, a free navigation and social networking app and service, is on the move again. Diann Eisnor, Waze’s VP Community Geographer, posted some very interesting statistics and data visualization on the Waze blog this morning. It looks like Waze is a big hit, especially on Apple’s App Store. There is …

Pocket Informant 1.6 for iPhone adds Native iOS Calendar access

by on September 27th, 2010 at 7:34 pm

In my review of Pocket Informant 1.51 a few weeks ago, I mentioned that Alex Kac of WebIS was very excited about the coming addition of Native iOS Calendar integration in version 1.6. Well, 1.6 hit the App Store this weekend, and I am delighted to say that its main …

Review: Waze for the iPhone

by on August 30th, 2010 at 12:13 pm

For those of you who read my Epic Follow-Up Review of Navigon MobileNavigator a couple of weeks ago, I will invoke a little Monte Python before I begin: “And now for something completely different.” For the sake of comparison, if MobileNavigator is considered to be a dependable, luxurious, but expensive …

Review: Skobbler, a free GPS navigation app for iPhone

by on August 20th, 2010 at 1:19 pm

Skobbler, a free Internet based GPS navigation app based on the OpenStreetMap project’s crowsourced maps, has been updated to version 3.0. This upgrade adds interface improvements, iOS 4 Background Navigation support, and improved search. To be completely honest, I hadn’t heard of this app before Patrick let me know about …