QuickOffice has updated their Mobile Office Suite [$19.99 - iTunes link] for iPhone to version 1.2.0. The full list of updates is after the jump, but what caught our eye was this little goody:
Supports iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5
All Articles in Quick Apps
TweetMic [$0.99 - iTunes link] puts a whole new spin on Tweeting. With TweetMic you are basically able to Twitter small podcasts via this application. What happens when you use TweetMic is you record a message via the iPhone’s built in Mic, you can play it back or post it with a short Twitter message.
Once you “Publish to Twitter” the application uploads the recording to its server and attaches a link to your post, so when your followers receive the tweet, they will see the link and the website it brings up will allow them to play the message via a computer or an iPhone.
Of course having WiFi of 3G will be better than using an EDGE connection when uploading you messages.
If you want to add audio recording to your Tweets, then this is definitely the best option out there. If you check it out, let us know what you think (or record a message for us on Twitter!)
iScape Games let us know that they have released their first iPhone game: Super Marble Roll [iTunes link]. I know… another marble game, but I think this one deserves your attention. I have spent a little time playing Super Marble Roll and find the controls and implementation of the accelerometer to be phenomenal. There is also a special easter egg “bonus mechanic” included that’ll help rack up those points!
iScape Games also shared with me that they already have updates planned for the future and are discussing more features such as unlocking levels and stage achievements.
Super Marble Roll is available in the App Store for $2.99. If you pick this one up, let us know what you think in the comments below!
Zen Jar looks like an interesting experiment in social networking. You write something, send it off into the iPhone inter-ether, and see what karma — good or bad — other users ascribe to it. Personally, I prefer the direct bludgeoning I take for ill-conceived comments on Twitter, but for those tiring of the same-old micro-blogging, status-updating experience, Zen Jar is certainly an alternative. It comes in Lite (Free – iTunes link) and Paid ($0.99 – iTunes link), and you can check out Bela’s review in our iPhone Apps & Games forum for more.
If you give it a whirl, let us know how your karma turns out — mellow harshened, or child-like sense of wonder restored?
Namaste!
This time, same as the last time, the initial, stupefying rejection of e-book reader Eucalyptus has been followed up by web outrage and now App Store acceptance. (Can we officially call these the 4 stages of App Store grief’ing now?) From developer Montgomerie’s blog (via Macworld):
Earlier today I received a phone call from an Apple representative. He was very complimentary about Eucalyptus. We talked about the confusion surrounding its App Store rejections, which I am happy to say is now fully resolved. He invited me to re-build and submit a version of Eucalyptus with no filters for immediate approval, and that full version is now available on the iPhone App Store. [$9.99 - iTunes link]
Eucalyptus provides a pretty amazing UI through which to access all the free content at Project Gutenberg. If you enjoy classic literature and drop-dead gorgeous iPhone interaction, check it out and let us know what you think!
Okay, yeah, I rocked a Sega Genesis back in the day, which is perhaps not coincidentally the last platform where Sonic the Hedgehog was really done well. (Sorry, it needed to be said).
Can the iPhone version [$5.99 - iTunes link] make me eat those words, or at least spin me around on them faster than Yoda in a lightsaber duel? Let’s see, Sega does say it’ll make me relive my fondest memories from the Genesis era…
Blast through Seven Zones including classics as Green Hill Zone and Labyrinth Zone, as well as the Special Stages in an attempt to collect the Chaos Emeralds!
Classic 2-D Sonic experience on the go for the first time on the iPhone and iTouch!
Pick-up-and-play accessibility: Play in Full Screen or classic “Arcade” look and play with just the touch of a button.
If you give it a try, let me know what you think!
Amazon has gone and updated their iPhone Kindle App [iTunes link] to version 1.1 and added in some nifty new features to boot:
- Read in portrait or landscape mode.
- Select alternate background and text colors to improve reading comfort in low light conditions.
- Tap on either side of the screen or flick to turn pages.
- Pinch to zoom images in books.
Still free but also still requiring purchases through Amazon’s web-based Kindle Store, it’s never the less a good point release and overall improvement. And our resident Chadman was kind enough to provide some screenshots, so check out the gallery after the break!
Our friend George over at WMExperts passed on the news that the long-time Windows Mobile developer SBSH has released their first iPhone app, SafeWallet ($5.99 – iTunes link)
SafeWallet is a secure storage application designed to help you manage all your private information in one secure solution! Use SafeWallet to store all kind of information, such as: credit cards information, online passwords, bank account info, registration codes, ATM PINs, emergency contacts and more
We know some of you savvy users are dual-wielding your iPhone (or iPod touch) with WinPho — or have maybe even replaced it completely — so if you want to bring some SBSH with you, let us know if this version helps restore your childlike sense of wonder…
Zombie fans take note, today Capcom has released an iPhone and iPod touch version of their most popular video game series into the App Store. Resident Evil DEGENERATION [iTunes Link] is a 3rd-person survival horror shooter that is based on the CG-animated movie of the same name, recently released on Blu Ray and DVD. Some features of this shooter are as follows:
- Use your in-game PDA to collect intel, manage inventory and access maps.
- “Laser targeting” allows the players to make aimed accurate shots.
- Backgrounds, character models and objects are all rendered in full 3D.
- Intuitive context sensitive control scheme.
- Action icons pop up as needed.
- Accelerometer features: >- Shake iPhone/iPod Touch to “Shake of Zombie” melee attacks. >- Tilt back device to reload.
Resident Evil DEGENERATION is now available in the App Store for $5.99. If you pick this one up be sure to let us know what you think!
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Jobs help me, I’ve never played Peggle, but the internet seems to be fair close to exploding with the news that it’s now available for the iPhone. From PopCap, the company behind mobile stalwart Bejeweled, Peggle comes in at $4.99 and can be yours via iTunes.
For those of you who do know Peggle — tell me, what have I been missing?
(Thanks Chuck for the tip!)
