We’re switching things up in the weekly app department at Macgasm. (A department of one, but the placard was already at the printer’s office.) The format has been to pick five apps by platform. Problem is, not every platform has a stellar app week, while there have been a lot of iPhone and iPad apps that we weren’t able to show you. Since we want to make sure that you get the coolest apps, this column will now just be the top 5 regardless of platform. So this week we have for you an app to organize and share your

Best Buy is about to offer $50 off Apple’s iPhone in a four-week promotion that will start this Sunday. iPhones eligible for the price cut includes the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPhone 5 when purchased with a two-year contract with Verizon, AT&T or Sprint. Best Buy will also kick off a few short-term promotions over Memorial Day by dropping the price on a number of older Android models. Starting on May 26 to June 1, Best Buy will sell Samsung’s Galaxy S III for $49 on AT&T or Sprint, which is also a $50 price cut. At the same

Initially, Tetris Blitz was only released on the Canadian App Store, but now EA has launched the free game worldwide for iOS and Android. It’s not traditional Tetris though. In Tetris Blitz you have a two minutes to clear as many lines as possible. You can also use power-ups like Magnet, Laser and Time Shift, some of which are free while others cost money. EA has said that a new power-up will be released every week. Tetris Blitz is a free download, but does come with in-app purchases. According to Pocket Gamer, though, the in-app purchases are cheaper than they

Apple recently expanded its Maps 3D flyover coverage in California, including popular tourist attractions like Disneyland in Anaheim. Apple has steadily been improving its mapping offering since its release last September. The wider coverage in California includes support for San Bernardino, Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario and Moreno Valley, and more. Now Maps offer almost unbroken coverage of cities from San Bernardino to the Pacific Ocean. It’s unclear if Apple has added coverage to more than just these California cities with the new update as this was a quiet update and Apple hasn’t actually announced the changes. Earlier in May, Apple

There are many companies vying to fill the void left by Google Reader’s upcoming departure. Today at Internet Week New York, Digg’s CEO Andrew McLaughlin told the crowd that the company will be offering a Google Reader replacement called Digg Reader, which will have a beta release in June. During July of last year, Digg was acquired by Betaworks, which is the same company that just bought Instapaper. A few months ago, Digg made its intentions known that they were going to build a Google Reader alternative. This app will not be separate from the Digg app, nor will it