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- Angry Birds Rio Lands on iOS Tonight
- Voice Brief Review
- SPIN Play puts Spin on Subscritions, adds Music.
- Jamie Oliver’s 20 Minute Meals Review
- How to Cook Everything Review
- Illusion Labs Announces Touchgrind Sequel, “Touchgrind BMX,” for Spring 2011
- TinyVox Pro Review
- iStunt 2 Review
- Pixelpipe; Your Answer for Uploading to Social Media
- QuickCam Review
- Cut the Rope Wins Best Handheld Game BAFTA
- AT&T to Acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion; Become Largest US Carrier
| Angry Birds Rio Lands on iOS Tonight Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:30 PM PDT
If you are looking to get an early jump on the GameCenter leaderboards you would think that a midnight download might be in order, but if you assumed that you would be gravely mistaken. In all actuality, the App Store is usually updated at 11pm whatever your local time may be, hereby giving you an extra hour head start on the competition. I for one will be eagerly awaiting the launch from the comfort of my bed, then spending the remainder of the night not getting any sleep.
Get ready to take aim at the opposition and plunk down a mere ninety-nine cents for your next taste of the sweet nectar known as Angry Birds. I know that I plan to be excitedly waiting with bated breath for the witching hour to arrive. If you are lucky enough to already be on the Tuesday side of the date line let us know what you think of the game in the comments. We are all VERY curious! [ Angry Birds Rio Lands on iOS Tonight is a post from 148Apps ]  |
| Posted: 21 Mar 2011 12:04 PM PDT  Voice Brief ReviewBy Chantelle Joy Duxbury on March 21st, 2011Our Rating:   :: TEXT2VOICE EASEiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Here is a personalized feed for text-to-speech; it’s like having someone read you your RSS feed, Twitter, email and Facebook all at once.
Developer: Dong Hyun Baik Price: $1.99 Version: 1.01 iPhone Integration Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Overall Rating: 3.83 out of 5 stars Text to speech is not a new concept. There are several popular text-to-speech apps on the App Store, but none really incorporate all of your personal updates or work as an independent RSS feed aggregation quite as cleanly as Voice Brief. This is a very well designed app that really goes the extra mile in having a personalized feed of the information you want delivered to you with minimal effort on your part.
To begin you’ll want to add your feeds. Your options are from your on-device calendar, online stock or weather feeds, your unread Gmails, Twitter and Facebook feeds. As well, it offers the ability to search for and subscribe to any number of RSS feeds, to read your favourite news sources, or blogs. Adding new content sources is dead easy, no confusion, super simple. Here’s where I found my only serious issue. I’m a huge proponent of Google Reader. I keep dozens of feeds organized within it, and I really need any RSS app to be able to pull those feeds. Voice Brief has no way to import Google Reader in any way. I don’t like the idea of having to re-subscribe to each of my favourite news/blogs. Also, being able to load or read previous-read, or on-device emails. This isn’t a huge issue, just inconvenient. Once you’ve added everything to your feed, the app works great. As with any text-to-speech program, you’ll get some mispronunciations, especially with nicknames and twitter-speak. It really shines reading the weather, email and news updates. Sometimes its best to see a video of it in action, for that visit the demo video page, on the developer’s website. All four included voices sound decent, with ine American Male, two American Female voices and one British Male. Anything with full-text sounds great through this app, and while I don’t drive, it would make a great way to catch up on the news during the morning commute. Maybe I’ll use it in the shower? I don’t think $1.99 is too much to ask; this is a well-developed app that functions pretty much as promised. The developer also promises that all March 2011 profits will be donated to the relief efforts in Japan, so if you’re going to pick it up, you might as well do so this month. [ Voice Brief Review is a post from 148Apps ]  Voice BriefiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Buy Now: $1.99 Our Rating: Released: 2011-03-09 :: Category: Productivity :: TEXT2VOICE EASERead Our Full Review >> Apps mentioned in this post: Voice Brief |
| SPIN Play puts Spin on Subscritions, adds Music. Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:30 AM PDT SPIN Magazine and Spin.com have launched a digital subscription based magazine for the iPad that offers all the news and reviews from Spin.com – but also adds subscription based content from the magazine, pairs it with streaming music to add the experience, and gives you the ability to listen to songs straight from the app itself. These are the sorts of innovative ideas that will launch New Media into the future, a fantastic concept from a music magazine. Instead of simply offering a digital version of the print magazine, or offering exclusive content which isn’t particular interactive, they’ve gone a step further, an interactive and user-based experience, which is built perfectly for the iPad environment. The free app will feature a steady mix of news and articles from Spin.com for no cost, which is what you’d expect from any basic app. For $1.99 an issue (or $7.99 annually), you’ll receive your SPIN Play subscription which gives you all the content of the print version, however you’ll get something that the print users wont, 60-plus songs and 30-plus exclusive videos. Boosting the popularity and notoriety of the bands and artists that they interview and feature is obviously paramount to the magazine. Moving forward into digital content delivery like this will definitely help. It also sets a benchmark for websites, magazines and newspapers from here on out. The possibilities to feature digital media content on a monthly subscription basis certainly isn’t a new concept, but pairing it with the ease of use of the iPad, the want for instant-media delivery, and to do it at a price point that competes with the print version is definitely setting a new standard. I for one look forward to the new digital playground that this could start, and hope that most other publishers who are thinking of launching digital versions, or even current publishers looking towards the next best upgrade for future versions, should look to Spin Play as an example of ‘doing it right’. [ SPIN Play puts Spin on Subscritions, adds Music. is a post from 148Apps ] Apps mentioned in this post: SPIN Play |
| Jamie Oliver’s 20 Minute Meals Review Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:04 AM PDT  Jamie Oliver’s 20 Minute Meals ReviewBy Chantelle Joy Duxbury on March 21st, 2011Our Rating: :: RECIPE HEAVENiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Jamie Oliver’s 20 Minute Meals remains one of the most popular cooking/lifestyle apps on the App Store.
Developer: Zolmo Price: $7.99 Version: 1.2 iPhone Integration Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Sure, it’s popular, and yes, it won an App Design Award at WWDC in 2010, but does that make Jamie Oliver’s 20 Minute Meals worthy of $7.99? I decided to finally try out this celebrity-created recipe app to see if it’s worth its weight in iTunes credits.
There are about 60 recipes here, sorted by category (soup, meat, vegetarian, etc.) or searchable by name or ingredient. Those familiar with Jamie’s cuisine and cooking style will not be surprised to find lots of fresh ingredients, varied types of veggies and meats, and exotic and robust flavours and spices. This is a fantastic resource for just the recipes themselves. Once you’ve chose what to make, embrace the fact that you’re using an app, not a page from a cookbook; by turning your iOS device on it’s side you’ll get step-by-step instructions with helpful audio tips from Jamie himself. Every single step in every single recipe has a beautiful, retina-display quality instructional photograph. This is where this app really shines.
You’ll also find a section called ‘Essentials,’ with videos and lists of information about everyday essential kitchen items, from ingredients to equipment. Jamie does a great job of explaining what each of these items are perfect for, and why you might want to always have it on hand. Without being over-drawn, or too verbose, it gives a great starting point for first-time cooks to feel confidant in their own kitchens. However, I’m not a giant fan of the way the Shopping List feature is utilized. Firstly, you can only add an Entire Batch of all ingredients from within each recipe to the list, not individual items. Also, while each recipe gives you a list of equipment you’ll need, you can’t add these items to the shopping list easily, but you can add anything manually, by typing it in. Moreover, you cannot delete individual items (just whole recipes ingredients), and you’ll sometimes get duplicate items – like “Olive Oil” and “Extra Virgin Olive Oil”. The app is really well designed. I’ve not seen many others that display recipes with such ease. While you might be paying a premium for the 60+ recipes and instructional videos due to the Jamie Oliver name, it’s still a useful and tasty resource for home cooks, and I think worth eight dollars. [ Jamie Oliver’s 20 Minute Meals Review is a post from 148Apps ]  20 Minute Meals - Jamie OliveriPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Buy Now: $7.99 Our Rating: Released: 2009-10-09 :: Category: Lifestyle :: RECIPE HEAVENRead Our Full Review >> Apps mentioned in this post: 20 Minute Meals - Jamie Oliver |
| Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:04 AM PDT  How to Cook Everything ReviewBy Chantelle Joy Duxbury on March 21st, 2011Our Rating: :: KITCHEN GURUiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad An encyclopedia of kitchen and cooking knowledge at your fingertips, though a bit of a chore to wade through.
Developer: Culinate Inc Price: $4.99 iPhone Integration Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Overall Rating: 3.83 out of 5 stars
Based on the cookbook of the same name by Mark Bittman, it takes on the challenge of being a guide for true beginners in the kitchen as well as practised home cooks, and offers everybody a little something. As this is an app based on a book, it is very text-heavy. My first impression was that it was a bit more like reading an eBook than using an App. The subjects and articles aren’t that well organized, offering branches off of branches of information without a real sense of progression. While the recipe section is easier to wade though, maybe they should offer a ‘Favorites’ section for the articles as well. I can see how this would work in a book form, but needs some non-linear navigation help in app form.
For a smaller, condensed version try the free ‘essentials’ app – you might find it easier to wade through, but will be missing out on some of the recipes. If you prefer, you could try the iPad version. I can see how using it on the larger device, but I don’t know if id be willing to pay an extra $5 for the privilege, as there doesn’t appear to be a difference in content. The developers should seriously consider spitting the difference, and selling is as a universal app at around $6.99. With its encyclopedic information and abundance of recipes, it could definitely become the household go-to app for all kitchen knowledge. While I’m torn by it’s seemingly over-abundance of not-well organized information, I’m impressed by the rest, including the social networking integration with Twitter and Facebook. With everything that How to Cook Everything offers, I wouldn’t be surprised if it became the tech-savvy equivalent of Joy of Cooking as the go-to information resource for home cooks.  How to Cook Everything EssentialsiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Buy Now: FREE Released: 2010-09-24 :: Category: Lifestyle  How to Cook Everything for iPadiPad Only App - Designed for the iPad Buy Now: $9.99 Released: 2010-12-18 :: Category: Lifestyle [ How to Cook Everything Review is a post from 148Apps ]  How to Cook EverythingiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Buy Now: $4.99 Our Rating: Released: 2010-04-17 :: Category: Lifestyle :: KITCHEN GURURead Our Full Review >> Apps mentioned in this post: How to Cook Everything, How to Cook Everything Essentials, How to Cook Everything for iPad |
| Illusion Labs Announces Touchgrind Sequel, “Touchgrind BMX,” for Spring 2011 Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:30 AM PDT Touchgrind, a skateboarding (or “fingerboarding”) game that beautifully demonstrated the power of multitouch, debuted in the early days of the App Store. At the time (all the way back in 2008!) we called it a “great game with a finger controlled board and fantastic and innovative physics and control.” Since Touchgrind, Illusion Labs hasn’t released too many titles, but they’ve all been of extraordinarily high quality; Touchgrind, Labyrinth 2, and Sway all won “Editor’s Choice” designations from us. So, then, it’s with great excitement that we view a new trailer from Illusion Labs. It looks like Touchgrind is finally getting a sequel! The trailer doesn’t contain too much information, but it’s tantalizing nonetheless. The sequel will be called Touchgrind BMX, and instead of a miniature skateboard, players will control BMX bikes, though of course the focus will still be on performing finger-twisting tricks. Touchgrind BMX is scheduled to hit later this spring. From the video, we can see that the game retains the gorgeous graphics that have become Illusion Labs’ signature. Additionally, players will have separate control of the front and back of the bike at the very least—unsurprising, considering that Touchgrind BMX is being billed as “the world’s first true multitouch BMX game.” The video shows off a number of tricks, with the promise of being able to post replay videos to YouTube for your friends to gush over. We can also see a variety of bikes and locales. As the description boasts, “Your skill and imagination are the only limits to unlock bikes and locations all over the world.” I think “teaser” is definitely the appropriate title for this trailer. Still, it’s got us pumped. Touchgrind was hugely fun thanks to its fantastic controls and physics, and Touchgrind BMX looks like it’ll expand upon those strengths. “Spring” is just about here, so we should be able to see how well Touchgrind BMX carries on its predecessor’s legacy soon enough! [ Illusion Labs Announces Touchgrind Sequel, “Touchgrind BMX,” for Spring 2011 is a post from 148Apps ] Apps mentioned in this post: Labyrinth 2, Sway, Touchgrind |
| Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:04 AM PDT  TinyVox Pro ReviewBy Chantelle Joy Duxbury on March 21st, 2011Our Rating:  :: GOOD STARTiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad TinyVox claims to be the audio version of TwitPic. While the UI and Graphics are decent, and the basic functions are great, this isn’t quite the Social Networking audio superpower it wants to be, yet.
Developer: Surini Kumar Price: $1.99 iPhone Integration Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Overall Rating: 3.67 out of 5 stars
The concept is simple: it’s an audio recorder, with the added neat visual gimmick of a tape-deck spinning as you record. I tested both the normal ad-supported version and the $1.99 Pro version, and found little difference between the two, besides the recording page layout. Even the ads in the original version were non-invasive, and barely noticeable. Both versions let you record up to 25 minutes in ‘regular quality’ or 8 minutes in ‘high quality.’ Both versions allow you to send your ‘tape’ as a link (hosted on tinyvox.com) via Twitter, Facebook or Tumblr, Or email yourself an actual mp3. Keep in mind you need to set your Tape Name before you record; once saved it cannot be edited – and this is the text that will be used for your tweet, or in your Facebook Status, which is the first issue I had with this app.
What this app needs to really set it apart is to have deeper social networking integration. It’s simply not going to be useful enough to send a link to your Facebook Wall that’s of an audio file – it should embed it on your wall for people to listen to from their news feed. It’s not quite enough to just upload a file to a site – you should be able to link all your uploads in a unified account – so all your TinyVox’s are linked, like how TwitPic does. This is the main reason that TinyVox is not the audio version of TwitPic. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be. Until they can update these slight issues, I would strongly suggest using the free version. It’s a decent app, and could be very useful and popular, I just don’t think it’s quite there yet.  TinyVox • Infinite Tape DeckiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Buy Now: FREE Released: 2010-12-15 :: Category: Social Networking [ TinyVox Pro Review is a post from 148Apps ]  TinyVox ProiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Buy Now: $1.99 Our Rating: Released: 2010-11-08 :: Category: Social Networking :: GOOD STARTRead Our Full Review >> Apps mentioned in this post: TinyVox • Infinite Tape Deck, TinyVox Pro |
| Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:04 AM PDT  iStunt 2 ReviewBy Phillip Levin on March 21st, 2011Our Rating: :: AWESOMEiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad A fun and challenging snowboarding title for iOS.
Developer: Miniclip Price: $0.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Device Reviewed On: iPhone Graphics / Sound Rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars Overall Rating: 4.13 out of 5 stars
This is a 2D snowboarding game in which you use tilt controls to steer your character from the top of the slopes to the bottom. However, it’s not your typical snowboarding game – it’s even crazier. It doesn’t give a crap about realism and is overflowing with crazy, unrealistic gimmicks, such as gravity inversion and zero gravity zones, constantly keeping you on your toes. As you race down slopes, you’ll tilt and spin your character upside down and all over the screen, making impossible landings one after the other. And you have to. You must execute each landing perfectly or you revert to the last checkpoint. This is what separates iStunt 2 from the majority of snowboarding games out there. What’s more, in addition to simply making it to the end of each level without failing a landing, you also want to earn as a high a score as possible. Your score is determined by coins you collect as you shred slopes and tricks you pull off while in the air, such as grabs. There are over 40 levels in iStunt 2. While each of these is rather short – some only a minute or two in length – this seems to be a very intentional design choice. This is not an easy game. And as you go further and further into it, it becomes increasingly more difficult. But not in a bad way. iStunt 2 is challenging and rewarding. As a result, you’ll want to keep playing and playing. While iStunt 2 is an entertaining iOS game, one problem is that it might be a little too difficult for many of the casual gamers roaming the App Store. Indeed, this is not really a casual game. So, if you can’t handle a decent challenge, this one isn’t for you. For anyone who is up to it, though, iStunt 2 delivers a fun, challenging experience for anyone with an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. While the game can be played for free online via a flash version, the added tilt controls and portability of the iOS version makes it worth the buck it costs to own. [ iStunt 2 Review is a post from 148Apps ]  iStunt 2iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Buy Now: $0.99 Our Rating: Released: 2011-03-09 :: Category: Games / Action :: AWESOMERead Our Full Review >> Apps mentioned in this post: iStunt 2 |
| Pixelpipe; Your Answer for Uploading to Social Media Posted: 21 Mar 2011 07:30 AM PDT So, you’ve one one of the best devices for taking photos, videos, saving, sending and sharing whatever you want with the world, but there’s just one tricky problem: uploading them. I think we can all agree that iTunes syncing is just about everybody’s least favorite way to get media off of an iOS device. After that, uploading everything individually to each site you use can be a pain in the neck.
Enter Pixelpipe – my new favourite uploader, which takes away the annoyance of using multiple site-specific apps. One of the major drawbacks I’ve found with 99% of apps that upload to Dropbox, Flickr or even Facebook is the tedium of having to add an individual photo or file, one at a time, to each site. This alone makes me loathe having to update my Flickr account (as I usually have 25+ pics to upload). Pixelpipe is the first app that I’ve used that successfully allows me to select multiple photos or videos from my iPhone with one tap, to upload all at once. If this were its only feature, I’d still recommend it, but that’s not all it does. Created to be the one Go-To tool for all social networking, this app can send information to 75+ sites, like Blogger, LiveJournal, WordPress.com, Tumblr & more for your blogs. Twitter, Foursquare, Facebook for your statuses. Or Dropbox, Evernote, and FTP for your storage. The list of sites goes on and on. Uploading your 720p HD videos over Wifi or Data is also included, although there is a 100Mb limit to prevent crashes, so watch out for that.  Pixelpipe - Post & Upload to the Social WebiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Buy Now: FREE Released: 2008-09-16 :: Category: Social Networking [ Pixelpipe; Your Answer for Uploading to Social Media is a post from 148Apps ] Apps mentioned in this post: Pixelpipe - Post & Upload to the Social Web |
| Posted: 21 Mar 2011 07:04 AM PDT  QuickCam ReviewBy Jennifer Allen on March 21st, 2011Our Rating: :: USEFULiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad QuickCam is a photography app that’s near vital for parents, but its usefulness does depend on how quickly you need to take photos.
Developer: Two Teeth Technologies Price: $0.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0.1 Device Reviewed On: iPhone 4 iPhone Integration Rating: 3.75 out of 5 stars Overall Rating: 3.67 out of 5 stars The standard camera app is a little slow to load, isn’t it? It’s not a huge thing but I guess I’m impatient and it’s convenient to be able to quickly take a snap rather than wait a split second to go. It can only take a matter of milliseconds before that ideal shot has passed, especially when you’re dealing with young children or animals. So QuickCam seemed like a pretty good idea to me. It’s not bad either but I do wonder if there’s enough here to be worth the asking price, even if it is low.
A single tap of the screen sets focus and exposure, while a double tap adjusts exposure separately and a triple tap resets all settings, including zoom. There’s also the ability to take photos while you take video at the same time although I found this affected the sound quality of the video, reducing just how useful it is. There are no sharing features or anything you’d expect usually from a photography app, which would most likely just slow things down and ruin the point of QuickCam, but all photos are saved to the camera roll for easy access. It’s all pretty useful but I suspect how vital QuickCam is to you will depend on your situation. In my case, I have no children and admittedly the times I need to take a photo very quickly are fairly rare, so I have the time to line up a shot. If you’re a parent though, I can see this being very useful and well worth the $0.99. After all, you don’t want to miss a great shot of your young offspring because the standard app took a second too long to load. [ QuickCam Review is a post from 148Apps ]  QuickCamiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Buy Now: $0.99 Our Rating: Released: 2011-03-12 :: Category: Photography :: USEFULRead Our Full Review >> Apps mentioned in this post: QuickCam |
| Cut the Rope Wins Best Handheld Game BAFTA Posted: 21 Mar 2011 06:04 AM PDT
Cut the Rope is a physics based puzzle game that has sold more than six million copies worldwide on the iTunes App Store. No stranger to awards, it had already been given the honor of being listed in Apple’s iTunes Hall of Fame as well as our very own Best Apps Ever Awards. It’s also been noticed by the Game Developer's Choice Awards for Best Handheld Game and PocketGamer's Best iPhone Casual/Puzzle Game and Most Innovative iPhone game. The accolades keep pouring in! One of the most popular games of the year, it’s easy to see why it’s getting such attention. Overall, this is fantastic news for iOS game developers, as they receive more praise from mainstream award and media outlets for their fantastic work. I, for one, hope that this trend continues and that iOS receives more legitimate credit as a capable and robust platform for games, not just as a mobile device, but as a gaming handheld it its own right. Cut the Rope is available on the iPhone for $0.99; however, there is a ‘lite’ version to test before buying as well as a free Holiday themed ‘gift’ app which was released in December. Cut the Rope HD is also available on the iPad for $1.99. If you haven’t played this game yet, now is the perfect time to catch up on what all the award-wining fuss is about!  Cut the RopeiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Buy Now: $0.99 Released: 2010-10-05 :: Category: Games / Puzzle  Cut the Rope HDiPad Only App - Designed for the iPad Buy Now: $1.99 Our Rating: Released: 2010-10-07 :: Category: Games / Puzzle :: YOU'LL BE ROPED INRead Our Full Review >> [ Cut the Rope Wins Best Handheld Game BAFTA is a post from 148Apps ] Apps mentioned in this post: Cut the Rope, Cut the Rope HD |
| AT&T to Acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion; Become Largest US Carrier Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:17 AM PDT
So you may be wondering if the deal would mean that the iPhone is coming to T-Mobile now. While that’s likely to happen, it’s too early to know what AT&T really plans on doing with T-Mobile. Though a conference call is scheduled for early Monday to help clear up the deal. Another thing to note is that while both AT&T and T-Mobile are GSM carriers, their respective 3G networks work on different frequencies meaning that the current iPhones used on T-Mobile would only work in the lower speed Edge network. If AT&T divulges more info on the deal on Monday, we’ll report back. [ AT&T to Acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion; Become Largest US Carrier is a post from 148Apps ]  |
I want to start by addressing the fact that this is a 235Mb download – it’s big, really big. However, the developer notes this is particularly because all of the embedded voices are high-quality, and this also ensures that only your news & info will be downloaded on your data plan, with no unessential downloading while running the program.
The app opens with an introduction video from the man himself. Sounding only like a bit of a cliché, Jamie Oliver tells us that he hopes his app can help everyone to make tasty, quick meals, and urges us to follow all of the tips, pay attention to the pics and videos, and to get the right kitchen equipment. 
While the recipes themselves don’t have videos, there is a resource of over 20 useful videos with Jamie offering information like Knife Skills, Onion Chopping, Preparing Garlic and other helpful tidbits. Within each recipe you’ll find links to the videos that will be most helpful with that particular recipe.
How to Cook Everything is a veritable encyclopedia of cooking information. It boasts of having over 2000 recipes and hundreds of articles or chapters on food, kitchen, cooking and tools knowledge. Everything from how to peel garlic to the must-have pots and pans for your kitchen.
As for the recipes, you’ll never be at a loss. You can search by ingredient, or read a list of some of the favorites or essentials. Within each you’ll find an easy to follow guide, built in timers, links to related articles. As per most recipe apps, there’s an easy to use shopping list, which is actually much more flexible than others I’ve used in the past. However, at this size, you think there would be some, any, instructional videos. Instead you’ll get instructional illustrations, not usually what I’d expect from a multimedia device.
TinyVox claims it’s to audio what TwitPic is to twitter pictures. So far as I can tell, there’s isn’t an overwhelming audience for sharing audio messages online – however, podcasts are very popular, so I thought I’d give it a shot and review it. Besides, while fairly new, it’s risen in popularity quite quickly.
While I don’t dispute the usefulness of being able to record and email yourself notes, or even upload these to your Evernote (via email) or Dropbox (if you have a SendToDropbox email account) but this is not going to be the reason people use it. In fact, you can already do all of these things with the iPhone’s built in audio recorder – the only difference is the files are in m4a format instead of mp3. 
When you’re just sending one pic or video to Twitter or Facebook it’s pretty easy, sure. What about when you want to send a lot? Or want to send to multiple sites? Most of us have several online depositories for our stuff (Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox, need I go on?) that it’s sometimes more difficult to upload than is worth the trouble.
The interface is easy to get to grips with. On the bottom left of the screen is a button that toggles video or still photo taking, while the right is the button that takes the shot. Hold the right button down and QuickCam takes a series of shots rapidly, ideal if you’ve got a child moving around and you’re desperate for a good shot to come out. Flashlight and auto-flash buttons are placed at the top, as well as a button to swap cameras if you’ve got the appropriate kit. 
The British Academy of Film and Television offers a select amount of Video Game awards to highlight the best of the video game industry. For the first time ever, an iOS game has won, beating out games on more traditional handheld platforms like the DS and PSP. In addition, Chillingo/Zeptolab, the developers of Cut the Rope, beat out large companies like Sony, Nintendo and Warner Bros. to take home the prize of Best Handheld Game at the award ceremonies on March 16, 2011.
In an oddly timed announcement, AT&T announced Sunday that they intend to acquire the US operations of T-Mobile for $39 billion. The deal would make AT&T the largest US carrier with 120 million subscribers to Verizon’s approximately 90 million. The deal will bring new subscribers to AT&T, but more importantly increase AT&T’s spectrum.| You are subscribed to email updates from 148Apps - iPhone App Reviews, iPhone Game Reviews, and iPhone News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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