Archive for July 15th, 2011

App Store Download Numbers Now Larger Than Music Store

With Apple announcing that its App Store had reached the impressive 15 billion downloads mark, research company Asymco has crunched the numbers and, as it turns out, the App Store has now surpassed the iTunes music store in download rankings. This conclusion comes after a bit of detective work based off Apple’s announcement a month [...]

The AppBlaster: Taking iPhone Gaming Accessories to the Next Level

Though we’ve seen quite a few gaming accessories hit the iOS scene, we’ve never come across anything like this. The appBlaster has to be one of the most innovative gaming add-ons that’s ever made it to market. Although it may look like a souped-up Duck Hunt Zapper, the appBlaster utilizes cutting-edge technology. The accessory uses [...]

Check Out This Awesome Guitar Video Taken With the iPhone 4

We’re all quite aware of how amazing our iPhones are, but they still continue to surprise us every now and again. One guitarist has posted a mesmerising video on YouTube in which he demonstrates how the iPhone 4 captures guitar strings as they are strummed. The video isn’t a true representation of the way in [...]

Rate and track your favorite beers with Brewski Me

AppsVersusRobots have updated their beer tracking app, Brewski Me, with the ability to give half-star ratings and more awards. Check into beers and locations Discover and share new beers See what your friends are drinking and meet other beer geeks Rate and review beers Create your beer Wish List Stock your Beer Cellar and keep [...]

New and updated iPhone and iPad apps for Friday, July 15

Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you!

Amazon Planning Tablet Computer to Battle the iPad

Amazon is preparing its own consumer tablet for an October release, according to The Wall Street Journal. Reportedly, the online mega-merchant is going to introduce a 9-inch, Android-based tablet to go head to head with Apple’s iPad. With different Android tablets hitting the shelves left and right, it’s interesting to see a company like Amazon enter [...]

Apple Releases iOS 4.3.4 with Fix for JailbreakMe Exploit

Apple has released iOS 4.3.4 for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. This update is now available in iTunes and has been released to fix the PDF exploit uncovered and distributed by Comex in the latest addition of JailbreakMe. iOS 4.3.4 can be applied to your iDevice by updating your software in iTunes.(…)Read the rest [...]

‘CustomGrid’ Brings More Rows and Columns Than Your SpringBoard Can Handle

Looking for an interesting way to customize your iPhone’s springboard? CustomGrid is the latest such jailbreak tweak that allows you to do just that. As its name alludes to, CustomGrid allows you to customize the SpringBoard’s grid on your iPhone’s Home screen. The stock SpringBoard grid is very simple and easy on the eyes at [...]

Add Custom Boot Sounds to Your iPhone With ‘iStartupSound’

Let’s face it, the iPhone’s lack of boot jingles is a bit on the boring side. Every phone that I can ever remember has had some sort of nifty boot jingle, but the iPhone? Nada. That’s about to change with the advent of the upcoming iStartupSound, which will be a free jailbreak tweak available soon [...]

Money Reader App Counts Your Money for You

Some of the things the iPhone can do never cease to amaze me. Thanks to Apple’s strong developer community, it seems like folks are always coming up with new ways to use the device. One of the more recent innovations we’ve seen involving Apple’s popular smartphone is a new application that actually counts your money [...]