Thread: .::Apple News::.

Self Help Classics 3.20 Released

Independent iPhone developer Alexandru Brie has announced the release and immediate availability of Self Help Classics 3.2, a major update to the best seller self improvement and productivity app for iPhone and iPad. During the past year Self Help Classics has been the reference app for readers who want access to the best classic self help books.

Constantly upgraded and improved, the app grew from 15 up to currently 25 titles including world famous 'Think and Grow Rich' by Napoleon Hill, 'Art of Public Speaking' by Dale Carnegie, the 'Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie', 'The Master Key System', Sun-Tzu's 'Art of War' or famous works of James Allen, Florence S. Shinn, Benjamin Franklin, Wallace Wattles and others. The universal version of the app brings, at no extra cost, full iPad compatibility with a 100% improved reading experience.

Version 3.20 brings additional innovative features such as improved stability, full text search, a refined interface, page swipe navigation and a cleaner, more robust UI rivaling the ease of use and of the leading dedicated ebook readers(iBooks, Kindle, etc.). Together with the quality of the works included (totaling hundred dollars worth of personal improvement and success literature), the app is guaranteed to make reading an effortless pleasure on iPhone devices and iPad as well.

Pricing and Availability:
Self Help Classics 3.2 costs only $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Books category.

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Acer to Launch Frameless Notebook With Touch Keyboard?

Acer may be planning to launch a new ultra-thin frameless notebook with a touch keyboard in the second half of 2010.

According to DigiTimes the notebook would use the back of the panel's glass substrate as the cover.

Acer is expected to adopt Corning's reinforced glass substrate and simply print color on its back to allow the substrate to function like a notebook cover for a frameless design. The design will help reduce the thickness of the ultra-thin notebook and can also reduce material costs.

A touch keyboard is being used to help make the notebook even thinner.

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Sunstorm Announces Real Trophy Hunting Game

Sunstorm Interactive Inc. the founder of the hunting game genre and the developer of the mega-hit game Deer Hunter proudly announces the release of Real Trophy Hunting 1.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch platform. Building on the style and knowledge of over 50+ value games and hunting simulations, Real Trophy Hunting takes big game hunting to a new level of realism!

Real Trophy Hunting requires skill, patience, and persistence as players find themselves in realistic locations, using all the tools of the trade to bring in and bag the most prized big game animals straight from the Rocky Mountains! Playing the game is an incredible experience that closely simulates real-life hunting where you'll need the same techniques and feel the same thrills! Unmatched graphics and sounds, realistic animal behavior, rain, snow and wind effects will place you on location in the hunt of a lifetime.

"Our app store game 'Real Deer Hunting' has been a huge success for us so we're excited to release the next game in our 'Real' hunting series. Real Trophy Hunting builds on the series with more animals including some of the most prized trophies in the world. The graphics are stunning and the level of immersion is unprecedented!" - said Anthony Campiti, President and Founder of Sunstorm Interactive Inc.

Pricing and Availability:
Real Trophy Hunting 1.0 is $1.99 (USD) and available exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.


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Vertically Scroll Your iPhone Springboard Using Infiniboard

Infiniboard, the tweak by chpwn to vertically scroll your iPhone Springboard, is now available.

Vertically scroll your home screen pages! Infiniboard lets you add as many icons as you want to each page, and access them through a flick up and down.

- Many settings provide full customization - and resprings don't mess up your icons.
- Support for OverBoard coming soon with a new OverBoard update.

You can purchase Infiniboard from the Cydia Store for $1.99.

Street Fighter IV is Now Available for iPhone

CAPCOM has released their much anticipated Street Fighter IV game for the iPhone and iPod touch which supports head to head arcade multiplayer gameplay over Bluetooth.

Street Fighter 4 delivers the first true fighting game on iPhone. This uncompromising fighter features all the visceral thrills, fantastic graphics and brilliant gameplay that are hallmarks of the series.

Long time Street Fighter fans can jump into the action and have an instant familiarity with the controls. For more casual players Street Fighter 4 features numerous settings and tutorials that put you on the path to world warrior.

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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Headed to iPhone

EA Mobile has announced that 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa will be released for iPhone and iPod touch next month.

According to PocketGamer, during an event at GDC showcasing the upcoming EA Sports line up, the game was playable.

Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to share any details about it until closer to its release, which has been set for April 27 alongside the console versions.

I can, however, tease you with the fact that I've had a thorough hands-on with the game.

The game will likely sell for about $9.99 and will be available for iPhone and iPod touch on April 27.

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Macgamestore.com Unleashes Murder, She Wrote

Macgamestore.com has announced the release of Murder, She Wrote on its web site. The game was developed by leading casual games developer and publisher, Legacy Interactive. Murder, She Wrote transforms the PC into an interactive seek and find "who-dun-it" mystery adventure with unique minigames in every scene.

Play as the lovable murder novelist Jessica Fletcher and solve each of the five cases by carefully and methodically investigating murders using an innovative new style of hidden object and light adventure gameplay. First, players need to find missing keys from Jessica's typewriter to fill in the unknown letters in the list of hidden objects. After the entire words are revealed, there are more secrets to uncover as not all the hidden objects can be found by just discovering where they lay. As every detective knows, nothing is ever as it seems!

Scour over 80 game levels with familiar characters from the show - Jessica Fletcher, Seth Hazlitt and Sheriff Mort Metzger. Set in the beautiful New England town of Cabot Cove and across the seas in London, the more than 25 detailed 3-D settings may distract even the most determined player from their investigation. Featuring 5 original cases and over 6 hours of gameplay, Murder, She Wrote provides entertaining twists and turns that are sure to please both long time fans of the show and casual gamers alike.

Pricing and Availability:
Murder, She Wrote is available immediately as a digital download purchase through Macgamestore.com and Mac Games Arcade. A free demo is available for download. The full version costs $19.95 (USD).


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Netflix Hacked to Run on iPhone

*****i forum member Knisitruck has managed to hack Netflix into working on the iPhone.

I needed the mediaplayer frameworks from an iPad [/System/Library/Frameworks/MediaPlayer.framework], thanks to one of your forum members, I was able to get that. Then, it still wouldn't work. Noticing my winterboard theme was overriding the mediaplayer layout I disabled it, retried the app and viola, it worked! All that had to be changed was a couple lines in the applications info.plist file and the mediaplayer frameworks, along with a manual install/permissions. (My other apps requiring mediaplayer still run fine.)

But, having said that, I see why Netflix hasn't released an iPhone client yet. Reasons why:
● Huge battery drain - 25% of battery for around 15min of streaming, drains pretty quick while browsing the app as well.
● Crashing - I suspect memory is the issue here, and also probably because it's made for another device. Happened when browsing too fast through the app(lots of clicks).
● 3G Speed - Takes forever to load the app and to start streaming (does work though)

Take a look at some screenshots below...

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flickery Adds Powerful Location Aware Search

Eternal Storms Software has announced the immediate availability of a substantial update for flickery, advancing it to version 1.8. flickery is a unique desktop flickr client for Mac OS X 10.5 which combines the flickr photo-community with the ease-of-use and elegance of Mac OS X.

With flickery, the user can easily upload photos and videos to your flickr photostream (featuring photo editing capabilities like resizing, flipping, cropping, rotating and applying filters as well as video-trimming options), organize items in photosets and groups, browse your favorites and add to them, check out gorgeous photos available in "Explore" and take a look at your contacts' photos, photosets or favorites. Search the entire flickr database for a particular shot. Browse all the Groups you have joined. flickery lets you do it all.

flickery 1.8 features a new and improved info panel, allowing users to comment on items more quickly and - most importantly - while they're viewing an item, view metadata information of items, and edit their own items at any time - even when in fullscreen mode.

Maps, however, is the big one in this software update. flickery now allows the user to search for items based on location with a click on a map, or by just entering the name of a landmark. When browsing photos with GPS metadata, more items in that location can be shown, as well as their location on the Map for easy orientation.

New features in version 1.8 include:
* Google Maps for searching and showing location of items
* New and improved info panel with instant info
* EXIF information added
* "Nearby" search item to look for items nearby (Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard only)

All in all, this version of flickery includes about 30 new features, improvements and bugfixes throughout the application. For a more detailed list of changes, please refer to the release notes. For the user's convenience, there are updated screencasts available to help learn flickery's (new) functionality.

"With flickery 1.8, we wanted to give our users something really useful and fun", said Matthias Gansrigler of Eternal Storms Software. "We ourselves can't stop browsing flickr with flickery just by clicking on landmarks on the Map. It is an amazing new way to look for a particular shot."

Pricing and Availability:
flickery has a 15-day fully functional trial available. For users that have already exceeded the 15-day trial period, this update adds seven more days to test the new version. After the trial period has passed, users can purchase the application for $19.20 (USD) or 14.90 Euro. Student prices and special rates are available. Version 1.8 comes as a free update for existing customers.
Members of MacHeist who have received flickery as a gift can purchase an upgrade at a discounted price of $9.95 or 7.50 Euro to be able to update.


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Tony Hawk is Coming to the iPhone Soon

Tony Hawk has announced that he is endorsing a skateboarding game which will soon make its appearance on the iPhone and iPod.

He made the following comments on Twitter, "In the PR world, this is considered 'going rogue', but I'm too excited to contain it. This is real & dropping soon." Attached to the tweet was an image which you can view below.

The Tony Hawk series is a computer and video game series endorsed by professional skateboarder Tony Hawk and developed by Neversoft up until Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, and published by Activision. The series began with the 1999 release of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. [W]

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