mobile apps

iOS Game Narrated By Shaun Micallef Made By Oz Bureau Of Statistics

So, uh, the ABS put together this slick little city builder, called Run That Town, released it on the App Store — free — and made very little noise about it. Well, noise we didn’t hear, anyway. But it deserves more attention, if only because it looks as polished, if not more so, than most top mobile games.


MotoGP Live Experience 2013: Full Throttle Racing Is Back!

We might not cover sports all that much on Gizmodo but when we do, we go with the best. This weekend sees the return of MotoGP, the premiere class of motorcycle racing — think of it as the two-wheeled equivalent of F1. The opening race in Qatar also marks the return to Yamaha for seven-time premier champion Valentino Rossi. Oh, and the debut of that hotshot Spanish rookie Marc Márquez.


This App Creates Art Based On Your Movements… While You Sleep

There’s no shortage of sleep-related apps on the App Store, most purporting to provide a better night’s rest. The Ibis Sleep Art app, however, doesn’t claim to do anything to help you drift off (or wake up)… what it will do is transform your nocturnal exertions into pretty pictures.


App Deals Of The Day: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone

Opera’s WebKit browser now available for Android, The Co-Op Bookshop releases UniBuzz for iOS, FX Photo Studio HD now half price on iPad, Disqus gets an exclusive Windows Phone app, plus lots more. Deals end without warning, so be quick or miss out!


Blow This (Chihuly Glass Blowing) App

Paging Dale Chihuly enthusiast Marissa Mayer. You can make your own incredible glass sculptures in the same style of the artist with an iPhone app.


Battery Status: Always Know How Much Juice You’ve Got

Keeping track of battery life on your phone can be a major stressor for the obsessive compulsive. Battery Status is the perfect app to put those worries to bed.


Card Lust: A Beautiful Excuse To Send Digital Notes

You got some sweet new gifts this week, now it’s time to write thank you notes. Card Lust is an easy, thoughtful way to do that.


The Six Best Instagram Alternatives

Look, you really shouldn’t be freaking out about this Instagram policy change. So they might sell your photos. Big deal. Your pictures are probably crappy anyway. I know mine are. But in the event you’re worried, here are some alternatives.


Is Twitter’s Latest Mobile App Update A Glimpse Into The Future?

Twitter has slowly been pushing itself through a kind of reinvention, hoping to come out the other side as a whole new social media butterfly. The most recent part of this transformation came last night in the way of updated mobile apps, and they hint at what the rest of Twitter may turn into.


This App Makes Your iPhone Recite Custom Shatner-esque Poetry

Surely you are well-acquainted with William Shatner’s fantastic spoken-word work. If you aren’t, you should be. If that’s your jam the new “Shatoetry” app will let you create some of your own, using the Cap’n Kirk’s iconic voice.


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