Author Archive for Mary Ann Neder

Cupcakes! Review for iPhone and iPod Touch

Cupcake lovers, listen up! Care to design your very own cupcake? Thanks to Maverick Software’s latest creation, Cupcakes! for iPhone and iPod Touch, you can bake your cupcakes, decorate and eat them too. So get your sweet tooth ready cause we’re about to make some cupcakes.

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BerryBuzz for BlackBerry Receives Update, Adds Backup/Restore Feature

BerryBuzz, an app that lets you fully customize your LED for various apps by allowing you to choose a different color for each alert, has been updated to version 2.2. Here’s the breakdown:

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PhotoNote for BlackBerry, Add Quick Notes to Photos

Swoosh Software just released their latest app for BlackBerry, PhotoNote. This useful application allows you to easily take photos on your device and add quick notes to them.

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Free Official Live Timing App for BlackBerry, Follow 2010 Formula 1 Season

With just hours away from the official start of the 2010 Formula 1 season BlackBerry owners can now download the Official Formula1.com Live Timing App and follow the lap details from their device.

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Apple Discloses More Information on Preloaded iPad Apps

Apple has revamped their iPad Features pages and now includes a large amount of information about the apps that will come with the iPad. Here’s a brief synopsis:

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Latest Palm App Catalog Additions

Check out the latest apps you’ll be able to download from the Palm App Catalog.

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AAPL Estimates 120,000 iPads Pre-Ordered on March 12th

The folks over at AAPL Sanity Board have been crunching some numbers and have come up with what they think is a close estimate of the first day of pre-orders for the iPad. According to the group, around 120,000 iPads were sold. This was calculated by taking all of Apple’s orders for Friday (124,596) and subtracting the average number of online orders for other products (16,500) and multiplying the result by the number of iPads bought on average (1.11). Also, from their numbers, two-thirds of people got Wi-Fi only, and the different storage sizes were an approximately even split.

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Com2uS Releases Caligo Chaser for iPhone and iPod Touch

Com2uS is pleased to announce their latest release, a slash ‘n dash action RPG game called Caligo Chaser for iPhone and iPod Touch.

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FCC, iPad Wi-Fi + 3G Larger than Wi-Fi Only Model

A separate Apple document filed with the FCC has disclosed a previously unknown difference in the dimensions between the iPad Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models. The document reports, the Wi-Fi + 3G model is 0.3mm taller and 0.1mm wider than the Wi-Fi only model, due to the 3G model’s top antenna panel. This is also in addition to a previously disclosed 0.1 pound difference in weight between the models, which was announced when the iPad was first introduced back in January.

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App Updates: FX Photo Studio, Flashlight, iGift4u, Live Cams, Awesome Note (+ToDo), TomTom U.S. & Canada, 9999 Ringtones Uncensored PRO, Ransom Letters

There are updates available for several of our favorite iPhone app titles today, FX Photo Studio, Flashlight, iGift4u, Live Cams, Awesome Note (+ToDo), TomTom U.S. & Canada, 9,999 Ringtones Uncensored and Ransom Letters. Here’s the breakdown:

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iPad Battery Replacement Program; Apple Just Sends You Another iPad for $99

Apple has just posted details on its iPad battery replacement service, which really isn’t a battery replacement service at all. Just read Apple’s opening line:

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iPads Appear on FCC Website, Both Sporting Two Wi-Fi Antennas per Model

Both versions of the the iPad, Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G, have appeared on the FCC’s (Federal Communications Commission) website. Although the user manual, external photos, and other materials are still being withheld at Apple’s request, there are several small discoveries to be made. Both models of the iPad have two Wi-Fi antennas, one that is shared with Bluetooth, and one that is not. These antennas cannot transmit simultaneously, are “fed with different power levels,” and are located in different places within the casing. Exact reason for the dual antenna configuration was not provided but it appears to be for reception diversity, allowing the iPad to decide which antenna is working better and switch between them, opting for the higher power version when needed.

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Stinger Table Hockey Review for iPhone and iPod Touch

Everyone’s familiar with table hockey whether you’ve played it at the local bar or in someone’s game room. Thanks to the folks at Stinger Games, you too can have your very own table on your device with their latest creation, Stinger Table Hockey for iPhone and iPod Touch. This game recreates the total table hockey experience for you in stunning 3D. Come check it out.

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Palm App Catalog Surpasses 30 Million Downloads

Palm has topped over thirty million downloads from the App Catalog. Now Palm offers three ways to download apps directly thru Official webOS App Catalog Apps, Web Distribution Apps for webOS and Beta Apps for webOS.

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DARPA Plans on Creating Own App Store for iPhone and Android Apps

According to a report from Engadget, DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is looking at creating their own app store, to bring software quickly to combatants. DARPA, the research wing of the American military has thrown its weight behind some impressive stuff in its day.

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Gameloft’s Featured Games of the Week on Palm Pre: Shrek Cart and Asphalt 5

Gameloft’s featured games of the week on Palm Pre are Shrek Kart and Asphalt 5. Here’s a brief description for both games:

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Latest Palm App Catalog Additions

Check out the latest apps you’ll be able to download from the Palm App Catalog.

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App Updates: Toy Monkey, Silent Bodyguard, ScanBizCards, ProCamera, Labyrinth 2, Knife Toss

There are updates available for several of our favorite iPhone app titles today, Toy Monkey, Silent Bodyguard, ScanBizCards, ProCamera, Labyrinth 2 and Knife Toss. Here’s the breakdown:

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iPad Pre-orders Have Begun, Limited to Two Per Person

Apple began accepting iPad pre-orders this morning and details on the process are now available. Here’s the scoop:

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Apple Confirms iPad Pre-Orders Begin Tomorrow, 5:30 a.m. PT/8:30 am. ET

Apple just confirmed that it will begin accepting online pre-orders for the iPad at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time/8:30 a.m. Eastern Time tomorrow. According to Apple’s prior announcement, U.S. customers will be able to pre-order both the Wi-Fi-only and Wi-Fi + 3G models of the device, or reserve a Wi-Fi-only model for pick up at an Apple retail store. Apple will officially launch the Wi-Fi-only version of the iPad in the U.S. on Saturday, April 3, with Wi-Fi + 3G models expected to ship in late April.

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