Social Chess Is The Best Way To Get Your iCheckmate On [Daily Freebie]
27/10/2011 |
Let’s face it: Chess is pretty geeky. Then again, so is the iPad (c’mon, it is). Blend the two though, and you’ve got…well, let’s just say that playing chess on an iPad at your local coffee hangout is a Wookie’s fingernail-width less geeky than insert-hyperbolic-geek-stereotype-here.
Who cares though; with its portability, large screen and potential to reach all 600 million chess players around the world, the iPad is the ultimate gadget for playing...
Screeeee! Vroom! KABOOM!! Dangerously Addictive Death Rally Now Temporarily Free [Daily Freebie]
There’re absolutely zero reasons not to get this incredibly slick, fly-by-the-seat-of-you-pants remake of the 90′s classic racing shooter Death Rally iOS game unless you hate fun or you’re dead.The game puts you at the helm at any one of a handful of cars that you can access onc...
Seriously?! Nik Software's Outstanding Snapseed Photo Editing App Free [Daily Freebie]
I was seriously shocked when I saw this: Snapseed, probably the most elegant iOS photo editing app at the App Store, has been knocked down from $5 - to zero. It’s free. It’s a real gem of a photo app. The interface is probably the most intuitive and easy to use of any photo app out th...
TeamViewer Now Lets You Swap Files Remotely Between Your Mac and iDevice [Daily Freebie]
TeamViewer has been steadily updating its free remote-desktop app for the iPhone and iPad with big features ever since it first hit the App Store over a year ago. This big new update adds another meaty treat: the ability to transfer files back and forth between your iDevice and a Mac (or PC).Whic...
Use Your Mac To Type On Your iPhone Or iPad Using Type2Phone
Do you prefer to do your typing on a real keyboard with your iPhone or iPad? iOS already allows you devices with a Bluetooth keyboard, but what if you don’t have a spare one handy? Let’s say, for example, that your Apple Bluetooth Keyboard is already paired to your Mac, or you’...
Apple Could Be Working On A New Authoring Tool That Will Allow Anyone To Build iOS Apps
iOS development could be as easy as selecting a template and filling in the blanks. With its iBooks Author software, Apple has made it incredibly easy for almost anyone to write and publish their own e-book. And it hopes to make it just as easy to create iOS apps. One patent application shows the...
Punch In on Your iPad, Track All Time Spent Working [Daily Freebie]
Most of us work, right? Because Apple makes great stuff, but most of it isn’t free. Which means you need money, and that means you’ll need to get paid for your time. That’s where HoursTracker Lite, and its iPad equivalent, HoursTracker HD Lite, come in handy.It does everything y...
Bluetooth Headsets Now Work With Skype's iOS Apps [App Update]
Over a year ago, when Skype’s iOS app was finally upgraded with the ability to work as a backgrounded app, it was a big step in the direction of untethering voice communications from the telcoms. Today marks the next big step in that direction, as both Skype’s iPhone and iPad app add ...
Planetary iPad App Turns Your Music Collection Into a Galaxy [Daily Freebie]
Planetary isn’t the most practical iPad app, but it’s absolutely one of the prettiest. The app reads your iTunes collection, then forms a gorgeous miniature galaxy - complete with elegantly animated solar flares - on your iPad, where the suns, orbiting planets and moons all represent...
Catch Tomorrow Morning's Lunar Eclipse With SkySafari 3 iOS App [Daily Freebie]
For those of us setting out to catch the lunar eclipse early tomorrow morning - here’s a great piece in the Christian Science Monitor on why it’ll be so spectacular out here west of the Rockies - there’s nothing like an iPad armed with a great astronomy app. But according to Ti...
Wizardry Began on The Apple II, Comes Full Circle as it Debuts on The iPhone
Wizardry has to be one of the longest lived franchises in gaming history - and is especially beloved by us, because the dungeon RPG’s first-ever appearance was on an Apple II. Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls will be the newest title in the 30-odd-year lineage when it debuts on November 3...
