Wednesday, November 17, 2010

iPhone, iPod and iPad product news - November 16, 2010

Section: iPhone / iPod touch / iPad, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, iDevice Apps

iPhone, iPod and iPad product updatesiPhone, iPod and iPad product updates and announcements for November 16, 2010:

Apps

  • AppHome has announced SYSTEM Manager 5.0 for the iPad. Created as a practical mobile solution to monitor and manage any user’s mobile device, this powerful utility boosts device performance, ensuring smooth operation by allowing users to effectively track running processes and sweep memory usage to increase their device’s free memory space. This application is fully compatible with iOS 4.2 and perfectly compliments the operating system’s multi-tasking capability.
  • The Calendar Alarm app is the long awaited feature missing on the native iPhone Calendar: an alarm that rings long and loud instead of the given soft and short beep beep. Calendar Alarm syncs with the native calendar and adds an alarm with a sound of your choice.
  • 24x7digital has announced TeachMe: 1st Grade, the third installment in the popular TeachMe series of educational apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. TeachMe: 1st Grade teaches four age-appropriate subjects to first grade children: sight words, addition, subtraction and spelling. TeachMe: 1st Grade’s unique TeachTech character recognition engine interprets a child’s written answers, helping to reinforce writing skills while teaching math and spelling.
  • MileBug for iPhone is on sale at 33% off for Thanksgiving through the end of November. MileBug helps those driving their own vehicles for business, or other reasons receive their reimbursement and/or tax deduction, and was featured in What’s Hot this January as it rose to #2 in Finance. From small to big business, from realtors to direct sales consultants, MileBug continues to serve those needing a mileage tax break.
  • ComboApp has announced the release of Appraisal Skills and Assertiveness, the publisher’s two newest learning applications powered by their recently launched Combobook educational system. Both of these learning apps will be available for the iPad. Appraisal Skills is geared towards teaching professionals how to effectively assess the work relationships within their businesses while Assertiveness outlines the proper ways to communicate clearly within the workplace.
  • Paul Gee today announced that from Tueday November 23 to Thursday December 23 all profits from the Doctor Who iPhone news app WhoNews will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organisation which grants wishes to children and young people with life threatening conditions. WhoNews collates the latest news on Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures from over 30 of the top Doctor Who websites every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day.
  • Penpower Technology has announced WorldCard Mobile 3.0, their award-winning business card scanning application for iOS devices. WorldCard Mobile uses state of the art OCR technology to instantly transfer information from business cards to the user’s native iPhone contacts. Version 3.0 includes new functions that maintain WorldCard’s status as the leading business application while introducing features to enhance contact optimization.
  • SEGA of America, Inc. has announced the launch of free-to-play MMO Kingdom Conquest for iPhone and iPod touch. Developed by SEGA of Japan exclusively for iPhone and iPod touch, Kingdom Conquest puts players in the shoes of an adventurer with an eye on the empty throne of Magna, the Land of Monsters. Players must carefully ally with?and defend against?other would-be kings, expanding their territory through resource management and combat in two distinct game modes: Simulation Mode and Action Mode. Savvy players also have access to Charge Points via in-app purchase that help boost progress in a wide variety of ways, such as increased treasury storage capacity and speedy resource gathering.
  • Mobiata has announced a newly updated version of the popular app FlightTrack. In response to user comments and feedback they have completely redesigned the userface and included news features such as airport terminal maps and the ability to find your seat using SeatGuru. Existing users can upgrade to the new version directly from their phone at no cost. In addition to new features launched this week, and in celebration of the second anniversary on November 17th, Mobiata will partner with a charity that helps families dealing with illness and transportation issues. Starting at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Wednesday, November 17, 2010 and ending at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, November 23, 2010, Mobiata will donate 20% of all profits made from FlightTrack and FlightTrack Pro to the ?Mercy Medical Airlift? nonprofit.
  • Jason Ballard and Josiah Peters just want to add a little love to the world. The two Canadians have teamed up to create DateBank—an iPhone and iPad app which features a year’s worth of creative date ideas, descriptions, and tips.
  • BulkyPix has announced Battlestar Commander HD for iPad. The state of humanity is in peril. The dying sun, Earth depleted of resources, our galaxy is no longer capable of sustaining life. Deep in the little-explored regions of space, luckily we have found a world that could be our saving grace. Battle the opposing forces for control of this uninhabited world. In Battlestar Commander you act as a defender of your base. Using an array of ships at your disposal you must destroy as many planes of your enemy as possible and eventually the base itself as well.
  • Krehol Games has announced Momo Alien Star Catcher 1.0, their new game for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Momo Alien starcatcher carries on with that tradition offering unique original gameplay and challenge. The goal of the game is to avoid meteors both large and small. The game is simple enough to pick up and play for casual iPhone gamers, yet offers enough content for serious iphone gamers as well.
  • App Apps has announced Thought Bubbles 1.0 for iPhone and iPad. Thought Bubbles allows users to create real life speech balloons using a completely gesture driven interface. Choose from a variety of bubbles and fonts to fit your mood and message. Show the world what you really think! Everything from traditional cloud bubble styles for your private thoughts to Japanese style manga bubbles. Great for parties and a fun way to take photos.
  • Pushpins, Inc., has announced the launch of its flagship mobile coupon and rewards app on the App Store. The free app, called Pushpins, delivers instant coupons and rewards to shoppers when they use their iPhone or iPod touch to scan UPC barcodes at the grocery store. Pushpins is currently supported in more than 2,000 stores nationwide, including Safeway, ShopRite, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick?s, Randalls, Carrs, Genuardi?s, and Tom Thumb.
  • Since launching on the App Store this year,  Worms 2: Armageddon has helped gamers create a whole lot of wormy destruction; with the release of the new Battle Pack, however, things are about to get a whole lot more explosive for our favourite invertebrates. The Worms 2: Armageddon Battle Pack is a downloadable content pack from Team17 containing new weapons and utilities, a new single-player campaign, tons of crazy new customization features, new trophies/awards and an all-new game mode amongst other upgrades to the original smash hit.
  • Eyedip has announced Game Center integration for its high-flying balloon game, Flight Doodle, available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Flight Doodle players can now view achievements and compare best scores on global leaderboards within the Game Center community. In addition to the new social sharing options, the latest update of Flight Doodle also features a brand new ?bomb? power-up, revamped boost mechanics, and exciting new balance changes.

Accessories

  • Designed for today’s iPod/iPhone music generation, the white ?mod style? Denon N7 system—composed of the RCD-N7 CD Receiver and SC-N7 Stereo Loudspeakers—lets users enjoy all their favorite music from multiple content sources in high-quality 2.1-channel audio. Adding even more user flexibility, content accessibility and convenience, the RCD-N7 receiver offers AirPlay music streaming capability.
  • There?s no doubt the newest generation iPod touch is at the top of wish lists everywhere this holiday season. Just in time for the big shopping crunch, Speck has introduced more than a dozen new iPod touch 4th generation cases to help stylize and protect each and every one.
  • To celebrate the recent launch of its Facebook and Twitter accounts and to kick off the holiday season early, MacConnection is launching a sweepstakes where one winner will receive 2 Apple iPads. The ?One for You, One for Who?? contest, meant to tap into the season of giving, adds a fun twist. MacConnection wants to know: If users win, would they give one iPad away? If they could give an iPad to anyone real or fictional, living or dead, who would it be and why?

   

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