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*FLASH COMPETITION* Win an ABBYY Business Card Reader iPhone App!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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Due the success of our previous competition and to celebrate the forthcoming update to v3.0, we have FIVE copies of the excellent ABBYY Business Card Reader iPhone app to give away! We reviewed ABBYY a short while ago and found it to be a highly effective business card reader, significantly cutting down the amount of time

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Free iPhone 4 Case Program Begins, Which Did You Choose?

Friday, July 23, 2010

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The plans laid out during Apple’s press conference held this time last week have begun to fall into place today, with the launch of an app to help iPhone 4 users claim their free case.  The application, called iPhone 4 Case Program, presents a selection of third party cases and a black Bumper. There are six

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CrossRoads HD iPad App Review – Road to Success

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

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We reviewed the iPhone version of CrossRoads at the beginning of last month and proclaimed it to be a great game, rewarding it with an impressive score of 4/5.  Fabulapps, the game’s developer, have now released an iPad specific HD version of the game, but will it be as good as its small-screen cousin, or

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Splash Duel HD iPad App Review – Strikes Like a Thunderball!

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

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Most gamers will have their own favorite Breakout clone, be it Arkanoid or even Brick Breaker on the BlackBerry.  For me though, it will always be Batty, a bat-and-ball game on the ZX Spectrum in the late 80s, and the reason for this is simple; the co-operative two-player mode was enormous fun.  iPad brick destroyer

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Pocket Creatures App Review – God Complex

Monday, July 5, 2010

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I never had a Tamagotchi, but there was at least one Furby in my past.  The irritatingly needy fake pet was given to my wife as an amusing Christmas present years ago, and its plaintive cry of ‘hungry!’ still haunts me to this day.  Of course, it was strangely satisfying to stuff your finger down

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Version 1.1 of Qwak Released, Gets a Bit Easier, But Not Much

Friday, July 2, 2010

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We gave Qwak 5/5 when we reviewed it a while back and still play it religiously today, so we were keen to try out the newly released version 1.1 update.  It brings with it a tweaked difficulty level, a continue game option, a wealth of new control options and an autofire. While we never found the

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ABBYY Business Card Reader App Review – Reliable Reading

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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Business card recognition isn’t something new, as it’s a service you’ll find on many mobile phones – Windows Mobile 6.5 came with it as standard, even – but doing business card recognition well on the other hand, that’s something one doesn’t always find.  Step forward ABBYY Business Card Reader (iTunes link), an app for the

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Windows Live Messenger Hits the App Store

Monday, June 21, 2010

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If you’re a fan of Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger IM program on your computer, you may be pleased to learn of an official iPhone version which launched today.  The app essentially repeats the same desktop features, with chat and Hotmail account access at the center.

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Photo Shootout App Review – Snap Happy?

Monday, June 7, 2010

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In a world where your phone has a camera, your iPod has a video camera and point-and-shoot digital cameras cost very little but take excellent pictures, deciding to leave all that behind and enter the realm of the DSLR with all its ISO and aperture setting confusion can be both expensive and daunting.  Not to

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iPhone OS 4.0 To Offer Facebook Integration?

Saturday, May 29, 2010

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iPhone OS 4.0 To Offer Facebook Integration?

If the recent report from PatentlyApple is true, Apple might be planning to offer built-in Facebook capabilities as part of iPhone OS 4.0. If you are a Facebook and iPhone lover, that’s definitely a great news for you. The rumors reveal that Apple is planning a tight integration between Facebook and iPhone – syncing events and contacts.

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