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Posted: 24 Apr 2011 11:20 PM PDT

This week, April 17-24, Japanese company GREE announced a $104 million acquisition of OpenFeint, the social gaming network that operates similarly to Apple Game Center. For consumers, this meanss “faster SDK updates, awesome new products, and network improvements” (official press release). 148Apps Founder Jeff Scott comments “this acquisition seems to be a win for both parties and will allow OpenFeint to continue to do the great work that they do while letting GREE better benefit from that.”

In other news, Final Fantasy users can rejoice with gladness, for the third instalment of the popular game is now available to download natively on the iPad. “The iPad version of the game features improved 3D visuals and the touch screen controls have been adjusted specifically for the iPad” writes Phillip Levin. “Today, many consider Final Fantasy III to be one of the greatest RPGs of all time.” Follow the link below to get stuck in.

FINAL FANTASY III for iPad

Buy Now: $16.99
Released: 2011-04-21 :: Category: Games

You Don’t Know Jack picked up the latest Editor’s Choice badge at 148Apps. The comical application that tests how smart you really are, by asking you inquisitive questions designed to question what you’ve perhaps always thought to be true. “Simply put, You Don't Know Jack is the kind of experience that not only stretches the mind with challenge, but inversely massages it with humor to ease the blow of defeat” writes Blake Grundman. “Buy it for that know-it-all in your life, because sometimes it is just too much fun to see a person put in their place. Rest assured that it will be fun for all parties involved.”

YOU DON'T KNOW JACK

Buy Now: $2.99

Our Rating:

:: WORTH GETTING TO KNOW
Read Our Full Review >>

Released: 2011-04-15 :: Category: Games

You may remember in last week’s column that I mentioned Tweetbot, the new and exciting application designed to challenge the official Twitter app. Since then, Jeff Scott has taken it for an in-depth test drive and is suitably impressed. “Tweetbot does everything you'd expect a Twitter client to do … [and] has a few great unique features aimed mainly at saving you some time [like new gestures].” Although it isn’t perfect, with some animation lag and lack of response at times, Jeff has “been using Tweetbot exclusively on [his] iPhone for almost a week now. Now this review is done, [he] will stick with it.”

Tweetbot - A Twitter Client with Personality

Buy Now: $1.99

Our Rating:

:: HANDSOME TWEETS
Read Our Full Review >>

Released: 2011-04-13 :: Category: Social Networking

Episode 81 of The Portable Podcast is available to download, featuring guests Dave Castelnuovo from Bolt Creative. Host Carter Dotson and Dave discuss the mobile industry and the questionable freemium price model that some developers have scrapped in favour of traditional pricing models.

That’s all for this week! 148Apps wishes you a happy spring holiday of your choosing, and we encourage you to check back frequently for the latest reviews and news when it comes to iOS and your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. See you soon!

[ This Week at 148Apps: April 18-22 is a post from 148Apps ]

Apps mentioned in this post: FINAL FANTASY III for iPad, Tweetbot - A Twitter Client with Personality, YOU DON'T KNOW JACK

Create-Your-Own Website App, Zpad, Downloaded Over 100,000 Times

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 12:34 PM PDT

Two weeks after its launch, Zapd has hit a milestone, recording well over 100,000 downloads via iTunes.

If you’ve never heard of Zapd, here’s a the crash course: Zapd is a free iOS app that lets you easily and quickly build your own website. It requires not website designing experience whatsoever. Everything is done through the app’s intuitive interface. The app’s iTunes page claims you can build your site in “60 seconds,” in fact. Of course, that is a bit of hyperbole, but the app is certainly quicker than doing everything from scratch.

Thus far, it seems that Zapd’s service is quite popular.

The company’s CEO updated its blog, saying, “There is a universe of Zaps that are being created in the blink of an eye. We've seen Zaps from foodies, sports fans, photographers, artists, and business owners. Zaps have been used as vacation logs, lunch logs, wedding albums, memorial tributes, event calendars, classified listings, and even personal resumes. Our users are teaching us 100's of unique ways to use and share Zaps each and every minute. Incredible.”

You can check out Zapd for yourself on the iTunes App Store.