apps

Software

Sometimes, Dreams Come True

3:40AM Jesus Diaz | In 2007 I whined and whined asking for an iPhone Software Developer’s Kit. Back then I asked for five apps. It took two years, but today I’ve got them all. The last one just came in yesterday. More »
Software

Steve Jobs Responds To Passionate App Developer, Curtly

9:25AM Adam Frucci | Apple told The Little App Factory to change the name of their popular app iPodRip, as it had the word “iPod” in it. The CEO sent a passionate letter to Steve Jobs, and he got a response. More »
Software

Sign Documents On Your iPhone Through Zosh App

8:00AM Mark Wilson | Every time I receive an emailed loan agreement for a product review, the process of signing it becomes a complete pain. I either have to print, sign and scan the document, or paste a signature in Photoshop. No more! More »
Software

Livescribe Pulse Smartpen Gets Its Very Own App Store

6:00PM John Herrman | The folks behind Livescribe, the smartpen/pencorder/computer stick/dictapencil (remember?) have finally made good on an old promise: to open it up to third-party applications. That’s right folks — now there’s an app store for pen and paper. More »
Software

CatPaint Single-Pawedly Justifies The Existence Of The App Store

9:20AM John Herrman | Within seconds of installing CatPaint, I felt like the Matisse of adding cats to photos. Within minutes, I was Leonardo da goddamn Vinci. More »
Software

Application Makes Your iPhone Blow Air

1:10AM Jesus Diaz | At last, after being blowed a billion times, it’s the iPhone’s turn. Believe it or not, there’s a new application for the iPhone that uses its speaker to blow air. No peripherals. No attachments. Check the video for yourself. More »
Software

Video: iStetho Turns Your iPhone Into A Stethoscope

11:44PM Danny Allen | It’s only intended for recreational use, but this feels like another step towards a real-life tricorder. A new start-up called RidRx is selling an adaptor that connects stethoscopes to the iPhone/iPod touch and uses their app for fancy spectral imaging. More »
Software

Microsoft’s Ray Ozzie: Apps Don’t Make Your Phone Special

11:42AM Rosa Golijan | Microsoft’s chief software architect Ray Ozzie was discussing smartphones at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference earlier. Apparently, we just don’t get what’s important and what’s not in the smartphone battle, because according to him, apps don’t matter one bit. More »
Games

Star Wars Trench Run For The iPhone

11:27AM Jesus Diaz | Star Wars: Trench Run for the iPhone. Get into Luke’s underpants and blow up the Death Star, while Darth Vader and a whole bunch of TIE Fighters chases you in 3D. And apparently you can play on the Empire’s side: More »