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The official PlayStation app for iPhone has just been released for iOS devices. The app doesn't let you play games but it allows the PlayStation faithful to log in with their PSN ID and connect to their Trophy haul, friends list and gaming news via the PlayStation Blog.

Take the incredible world of PlayStation everywhere you go.

The official PlayStation app is your one-stop source to keep you ahead of the game, no matter where you are.

Sign in with your PlayStation Network Sign in ID. If you don’t have a PSN account, you can create one here eu.playstation.com/registration.

In this version (1.0) you can:
- Keep up to date with your trophies, friends’ games and online status.
- Check out all the latest games, news and hardware.
- Read all exciting announcements from PlayStation.Blog

Official PlayStation app for iPhone can be download via iTunes app store from the link below.

Download PlayStation Official App [iTunes link]

Two months ago, we told you that there were a licensing issue between the creators of the open-source VLC platform and creators of the VLC iOS application. Now Apple has removed the application from their App Store. One of the developers of VLC for iOS has announced that on their blog:

At last, Apple has removed VLC media player from its application store. Thus the incompatibility between the GNU General Public License and the AppStore terms of use is resolved - the hard way. I am not going to pity the owners of iDevices, and not even the MobileVLC developers who doubtless wasted a lot of their time. This end should not have come to a surprise to anyone.

[9to5mac]

We've been talking about that for about a week and it's finally here! Skype has updated their iOS appp to include video chatting feature. It works over Wi-Fi and 3G to another iPhone or to a Skype desktop user.


This update is meant for iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4G since the iPhone 4 was launched back in June introducing FaceTime. Video chat is a great feature from Skype but not everyone has an iPhone 4 or iPod touch 4G.

What's New in Version 3.0
- Make Skype to Skype video calls on WiFi and 3G*
- Call Skype desktop users (Mac OS X or Windows) and other iPhone users.
- Two-way video calls supported on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 4th gen.
- Receive only video supported on iPad and iPod touch 3rd gen, with no camera.
- Make video calls in portrait and landscape.
- Skype video calling requires iOS 4.0 or above.

You can update the app directly from your iOS device or get it from the iTunes link here. Let's see how do you like it!

This is just in, Pinger has released their Textfree app for computers. As all you know, Textfree is a free app in the app store that lets you send free text messages via Wi-Fi or 3G. This is a great app for anyone that doesn't want to pay for texting when they have a good data plan to use text on!


Even though this has just been released, the interface looks similar to the TextFree application on the iOS devices. Textfree for the computer doesn' really have as many features as I suspected, but it is in the early stages and will most likely improve.

To text from your computer now, simply go to this site and login or register then you know!

A few months ago, Camera+ was pulled from the app store because it violated certain provisions of the SDK. As announced by tap tap tap yesterday, Camera+ 2.0 is now live in the app store including a huge list of new features and interface improvements, such as a redesigned lightbox, faster start-up times, a timer shooting mode, lots of new modes and effects. From a first look at the app, it looks like one massive update.

What's New in Version 2.0
1. removed “SLR” screen for a simpler user interface
2. reworked much of the user interface so that it’s more unified and much more intuitive
3. improved the usability of zoomed photos in the Lightbox
4. improved usability of Touch Focus/Touch Exposure
5. significantly sped-up startup time
6. increased menu size and included it on both camera screen and Lightbox
7. added shooting preferences panel
8. improved operation of stabilizer
9. added timer shooting mode
10. added burst shooting mode
11. added white balance lock
12. Touch Exposure now works on iPhone 4 and 4th generation iPod touch front facing camera
13. improved most effects
14. improved most borders
15. improved most scene modes
16. added Cyanotype effect
17. added Tailfins effect
18. added Depth of Field effect
19. added in-app purchasing of effects, with the first being the “I ♥ Analog” effects pack
20. added Diana effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
21. added Silver Gelatin effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
22. added Helios effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
23. added Contessa effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
24. added Nostalgia effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
25. added Expired effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
26. added XPRO C-41 effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
27. added Pinhole effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
28. added Chromogenic effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
29. grouped borders into Simple and Styled sets
30. added Light Mat and Dark Mat borders
31. added Round White and Round Black borders
32. added Offset border
33. renamed Grit border to Light Grit and added Dark Grid border
34. added Viewfinder border
35. added Old-Timey border
36. added Film border
37. added Sprockets border
38. added Darken scene mode
39. added Cloudy scene mode
40. added Shade scene mode
41. added Fluorescent scene mode
42. added 3×2 crop
43. added rotation of photos
44. added flipping of photos
45. added sliders to effects for adjusting effect amount
46. added exporting geolocation and metadata when saving to the Camera Roll
47. added a function to save and leave photos in Lightbox
48. added a function to commit all edits in photos
49. added a function to copy photos with edits committed
50. added a function to copy photos without edits
51. added a function to undo all edits in photos
52. added a function to remove geolocation in photos
53. added photo info panel which shows photo metadata, editing recipe, and map with photo geolocation

Major bugs fixed
- fixed a bug in which the keyboard wouldn’t appear when posting to Twitter
- fixed a potential crash when posting multiple photos to Facebook
- fixed a bug where no previews were shown for photos taken with Camera+ and later imported into iPhoto or Aperture
- pasting photos now preserves the photo’s metadata

And many, many, many minor enhancements and bug fixes.

You can purchase the app for $1.99 from here.

As expected, the unofficial WikiLeaks app which was released couple of days ago for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad has just been pulled out the App Store without any justification from Apple.


Igor Barinov, the developer behind WikiLeaks app has sent the above screenshot stating the app removal from the app store, anyway still the content of WikiLeaks is available through the internet for free.

56 iPads has been used to create the biggest iPhone 4 on the world. This big screen is situated in the wold famous St. Pancras International station. The 56 iPads all set up to work together to announce the release of Lara Croft Guardian of Light on the App Store.



Lara Croft and the Guradian of Light is being sold for $6.99 on the App Store.

Download Get It for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch [iTunes Link] [via 9to5mac]

Facebook for iPhone has got an update today, the new 3.3.3 version of Facebook for iPhone brings some improvements for notifications, and much better reliability with some bugs fixes. You can also post as a page that you admin on Facebook, as in the past. Check the full changelog below.

What’s New in Version 3.3.3

- Improved reliability in chat and messages
- Improved notifications UI
- Fixed memory usage
- Fixed some crashes
- Walls you cannot post on no longer show the text field at the top
- Restore ability to post as a page that you admin
- Fixed group photos
- Various Places improvements

You can get the update directly from your iOS device by navigating to the app store icon on your home screen or get it from the iTunes link below:

Download Facebook for iPhone 3.3.3 [iTunes Link]

Unofficial WikiLeaks app has just arrived the app store, it makes sense to see it unofficial due to the criticality of its activities and news, the app is available to download on your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.


WikiLeaks app has a simple and friendly interface, it allows you to keep well up-to-date with the development of the organization and the various government leaks published [via RazorianFly].

Download WikiLeaks for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch for £1.19 [iTunes Link]

The official PlayStation blog has just announced that the official PlayStation App will see the light very soon. PlayStation app will be available to download for iPhone and iPod touch running iOS 4.x and Android compatible handsets running OS 1.6 or above.

In version 1.0 you’ll be able to:

• Check out your PlayStation Network trophies and keep up to date with your friends’ games and online status.
• Discover all the latest games, news and hardware for your PlayStation 3, PSP and PlayStation 2.
• Read all the announcements on the European PlayStation.Blog.
• Share your favorite products or news with your friends on Facebook, Twitter or via e-mail.

The first version of PlayStation app will be available in the following countries: UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and The Netherlands, but don't worry it will be available on the most of other countries in the next version.

You will be able to download this app for free. Stay tuned on CoveringWeb for further announcements about PlayStation app

Skyfire, a web browser that runs flash content on your iPhone or iPod touch is really coming to the iPad soon. The browser has been demonstrated in a video can be found after the jump.


According to Wired, the Skyfire iPad app will carry some new features in addition to its core function (i.e. playing porn videos, nah, I meant flash videos). Skyfire works by transcoding Flash video into HTML5 so it’s playable on Apple’s iOS, which doesn’t normally support Flash. The iPad version will also adds the ability to view your Facebook, Twitter, or Google Reader feeds. Check the video below:


Skyfire browser for iPad is said to be arriving “hopefully before Christmas” and will probably cost $5.00. Stay tuned for that ! [via Gadget Lab]

Now you can sync your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad photo library with you home Mac or PC either over 3G or Wi-Fi using an amazing app called Cinq, without cables, iTunes or iPhoto sync. The developer of Cinq created a paid and a free (ad-supported) versions for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Let's see how it works after the jump.


Simply visit Cinq website and sign up for a free account, then you will be required to download a little server app that ruuns on your home computer. Now take a picture with your iPhone or select it from your picture roll, then it uploads in full relsolution to you PC or Mac. Now you can share you photos with its full reslolution on TwitPic or Facebook.
Give Cinq a try, I suggest to use the free version. Cinq required Mac OS X 10.5 or greater, Windows XP/Vista/7 for the computer side, the iPhone side, it requires iOS 4.2 or later. [via TAUW]

Download Cinq for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad [iTunes Link]

Are you tired of the App Store closing everytime you download an app? It becomes a real pain when you need to download multiple apps, right? Well now you can prevent it from closing with a new Cydia tweak called StayOpened.


StayOpened is basically a tweak that allows you to prevent the App Store from closing. This is extremely useful when you're trying to download multiple apps at the same time. Opening and closing the App Store is always so annoying. Why not just download all your apps at once and just close our when you want to?
Once you download StayOpened, you can toggle it from the settings app on your iDevice and you can also change the the text of the downlad button in the App Store as shown above (Ftw :D!). StayedOpened is a free tweak and is available via the ModMyi repository.

Couple of days back, Google announced their new eBook app release of Google Books. This app allows you to read eBooks off your iOS device just the same as Apple's iBooks. It also lets you buy books from a store. So whats the difference between iBooks and Google Books? Which is the better one?


Even though Google Books has been a new app that has just been released, it lacks the graphics and animation interface in the app. For instance, in iBooks, the animation makes it seem as if a bookstore is behind those shelves of books you bought. In Google Books, it directs you to a safari page where you can buy books.

Even though the animation in Google Books is lacking, it's programming is very well done. Google is said to have the the greatest collecions of books.
Another thing about Google Books is that feature of unlimited storage in a digital cloud. This allows you to save all your eBooks onto Google Account. What's good about this is that you can read all your books online from the app without downloading them. You an also read them online from Google's book site.

The one major thing about Google Books is iTunes syncing. For now, iBooks is the only app that can seamlessly sync into iTunes, but it lacks reading iTunes.
In conclusion, Google Books seems like the better option here if you're on the go and if you rarely ever sync with iTunes. Google Books provides so many features, but if you're that type of person who likes to stick with iTunes and also have a nice interface to deal with, stick to iBooks. Google Books should probably release some updates in the near future. Besides, it's only their first release.

Osfoora HD, the popular Twitter client for iPad has just received a major update including support for iOS 4.2.1 (or what Apple calls iOS 4.2). Most of users was asking the developer for multitasking support. The app now works great with fast app-switching. The new version also includes some features & bug fixes listed below.

What's New in Version 1.2
- iOS 4.2 Compatability
- Updated image services and OAuth Echo Support
- Improved Scrolling
- Critical Bug Fixes

In case you have already purchased Osfoora, then you can get the update for free via app store or if you are a new users, you can purchase Osfoora HD for iPad for $3.99 directly from iTunes link below:

Download Osfoora HD for iPad [iTunes link]

Skype developers should worry starting from now as it has new competition on the iPhone platform thanks to Viber, a new VoIP app that allows you to make unlimited free calls to other iPhone users over Wifi and 3G connections. The app is totally free, runs in the background without draining your battery, doesn’t have any ads and won’t charge you anything to make calls.


Everyone who have an iPhone should go ahead and install this app right now. When you install Viber on your iPhone, the app syncs your device’s contact list and shows you which of your friends are also using Viber so you can make free calls to them from your iPhone, regardless of the model you use, no user registration required (not as Skype!).

Viber uses Apple’s push notifications to receive calls even when closed, by clicking “Answer” on the resulting alert opens the app and connects the call.

Here's other good news TechCrunch reporting for Android users, the company is currently working on developing a similar app for Android users and aims to release it in the first quarter of 2011. Viber will also introduce free text messaging between its users the same as HeyWire.

What're you waiting for? Just head over app store (iTunes link), install it then tell your friends to do the same. I doubt I’ll be using Skype for iPhone again. Anyone else will go with me?

The long waited Infinity Blades RPG will hit the app store on December 9th. The game was demonstrated in Apple's keynote before. This action role playing game was developed by Epic Games (also known as ChAIR) graphics has been flawless! The game will sell for 5.99 in the US.


Infinity Blade will also support Game Center and somehow provide live online battles with other people. Although the interface and the programming hasn't been revealed yet, many iOS users are eager to have this app in their iTunes collection.
Epic Games has made it clear in today's announcement that Infinity Blades will be available as a universal app for iPad, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPod touch 3G / 4G. Older iDevices will not be supported. More updates as they come! Stay tuned! [via Pocket Gamer]

SpeedClock is a new app available in the app store that turns your iPhone into radar gun. Even though SpeedClock may be a useful tool, there could also be an accuracy issue in the app because of the estimation of distance the user must estimate. There is also possibly a greater accuracy issue for the iPhone 3GS becuase it doesnt have the gyroscope feature like the 4th Generation iDevices.


Despite SpeedClock's accuracy issue, in time it is probably going to improve and expand on it's goal. Here is the information from the developers of SpeedClock gave us from the press conference:

Employing the device’s three-axis gyro and basic trigonometry establishes distance. Speed and laps are measured using the motion sensing of the video camera, timing the interval between the object entering and leaving the frame. The app is compatible with iPhone 3Gs, iPhone 4, and iPod touch 4.

Speed Clock also has many other features including a speedometer, a timer, and a distance tool. The speedometer feature is basically meaasuring the speed of a moving object. It basically uses the camera to capture the speed of the moving object. Fortunately, this app comes with settings to set what speed to record it in and also the sensitivity according to your surroundings which improves the accuracy.
Another feature included in Speedclock is the timer. The timer also uses a motion sensor to detect when you start. This is extremely useful for anyone that takes track or any other activity that requires to job laps.
The last tool in SpeedClock is the distance tool. This helps the user know how much to stand back when using the speedometer feature. The app basically measures the iDevice's angle it is held in and the view it is seeing. This helps to determine how much of the scene the iDevice is viewing and how far away. This can then be used with the speedometer feature.
In conclusion, this app is extremely useful. Even though there could be some accuracy distortion, this app is brilliant for a brand new release. For just $0.99, this is definitely worth the investment!

Download SpeedClock for iPhone and iPod touch [iTunes Link]

WordPress has just released a new version for iOS devices, the new version brings several very interesting improvements for bloggers. Now you can record, upload, attach and play videos within the new upgraded version. There is no doubts, this functionality will be invaluable for bloggers.


Other new features enhances the Wordpress 2.6 for iOS, such as autosaving to protect your posts from losing if something goes afoul. Adding new sites has been simplified and awesome improvement has been done to the media management. In addition, Wordpress 2.6 for iOS brings bug fixes. You can try it now from the below download link, and don't forget to feed us back.

Download Wordpress for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch [iTunes Link]

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