The Simpsons: Tapped Out for iOS recently received a new update, bringing a new character, new buildings, more quests, and other less important things with it. In today's new update, EA is bringing the level cap up to 29, which means you can expand your town just a little bit more. The new update also introduces Agnes Skinner.
With Agnes, you can taunt the elderly and win at Bingo. The update also brings a new quest involving the relationship between Agnes and her son Seymour.
With the new buildings, you can ... more
Earlier this month, Samsung and BlackBerry devices received Pentagon approval for military use and today the U.S. Department of Defense announced that Apple's devices running iOS 6 or later have also been approved for use on government networks. It looks like Apple's rivalry with Samsung and BlackBerry will continue in a whole new space.
This market has long been dominated by BlackBerry, but with Samsung and now Apple's approval, there might be a shift. The Department of Defense has over 600,000 mobile devices, which includes 470,000 BlackBerrys, 41,000 Apple products ... more
For a limited time only, Gameloft is making two of its iOS games free. Starting today, and only for this weekend, you can download Gangster Rio: City of Saints and N.O.V.A. 3 for free if you don't already have them downloaded. Downloading these games this weekend will save you about $12.00. Gangster Rio normally sells for $4.00 and N.O.V.A. 3 is a "steep" $6.99. Both are universal games so they can be played on any iOS device.
Gangster Rio: City of Saints is similar to Grand Theft Auto. Set in ... more
Pudding Monsters, the deliciously addictive puzzle game for iOS, has been updated. In this release, you'll see brand new levels with the Sky High update as the Pudding Monsters are venturing outside for a whole new adventure.
The app, made by Zeptolab, the same creators of Cut the Rope, was first released last December and got its first update in February, which brought the Monsters to the city.
In this update, you'll see the Pudding Monsters hitting the great outdoors as you help them climb mountains and reach for the sky in 25 ... more
Rovio has finally released the much teased update for the Angry Birds Seasons app. The update brings 36 new "magical" levels where the bad piggies are making eggs disappear.
An exciting new feature in these levels is the new magic portals, which sucks the birds in one end and shoots them out the other. There are 36 new levels, plus six more unlockable stages.
The levels are carnival themed and the magic portals bring a whole new twist to the Angry Birds Seasons. There's also a new power-up called AllakaBAM, which ... more
If you're looking to add blank spaces to your iOS home screen, instead of having all the applications line up one after another, a newly found bug in iOS has made it possible.
Put your apps in this order in the bottom row of an iOS page: App, Group with two apps in it, app, app.
Move an app out of the folder, and onto the last app in the row to create a new folder.
While maintaining your touch on the screen, drag the application back to its original position.
Go back to ... more
Just two weeks ago Yahoo! Mail for iOS was drastically updated, and today the app has has been given some more attention, although this time much less than the last time. This update adds support for Apple's AirPrint service, so you can print wirelessly from your favorite iDevice. Who prints emails these days though?
The only catch is that you'll need a printer that is compatible with AirPrint or a desktop application that will turn your printer into an AirPrint-enabled printer, otherwise this update won't do much for you. Who has ... more
Back in the days where not everyone had a mobile device in their pocket, dots used to be a pretty fun game to play when all you had was a piece of paper and a pen. Since being released for iOS only two weeks ago, Dots by Betaworks One has already been played 100 million times.
The game play is a little different than the version I remember playing as a kid, but still fun and addictive, as well as an excellent waste of time. You start with a screen ... more
Realmac Software just announced with a little teaser that Analog Camera will be coming to the iPhone soon. A specific date has not been set, but you can sign up on the website to be the first to know when it does.
Until now, Analog has only been available for the Mac. If you don't already know, it's a great application that makes it easy to edit and improve photos with a variety of filters and borders.
As you can see from the video above, the iPhone version will make ... more
According to new rumors that stem from supply chain sources in Taiwan, Apple's upcoming iPhone 5S could feature a sapphire crystal home button that comes complete with a new fingerprint sensor.
Apple is reportedly getting rid of the traditional physical home button and turning instead to a touch-sensitive button covered by scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass. By using the sapphire crystal, Apple hopes to prevent the button from getting scratched and ruining the fingerprint sensor.
The iPhone 5 already features sapphire crystal materials with a sapphire crystal camera lens on the back, ... more
Though I’m usually not a huge fan of iPad sleeves, there are a few that really stick out from the crowd. One of these sleeves is the Bowden by the folks at FineGrain, a relatively new startup that focuses on iPad sleeves. The Bowden is a sleeve that is handcrafted
I’ve had a long relationship with Realmac Software, and their applications. The first time I came across one of their products with Little Snapper, which I’m pretty sure showed up in my email because of a MacHeist bundle I had purchased early on in my Mac life. Since then, I’ve