Wednesday 17 August 2011

TWiT Netcast Network for iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad!








TWiT powered by Mediafly allows you to watch & listen to the entire TWiT.tv Network – at home, at work and on the go.
The TWiT network is one of the most renown tech news networks with popular shows, such as This WEEK in TECH, MacBreak Weekly, Security Now & More
Feature Highlights:
  1. Play via streaming or download for offline
  2. Audio and Video shows
  3. Live TWiT streams
  4. Background audio playback
  5. Full multitasking support
  6. Support for Apple TV output adapter for iPad, iPhone4, iPod Touch 4 (Great accessory if you want to watch on your big screen TV)
  7. Jump forward 30s / back 10s buttons to player
  8. Support for headphone controls
  9. Email sharing
Pros
  1. Excellent contents! You can never be bored with the information presented by TWiT!
  2. Offline watching is a PLUS, definitely good for travel & Alfresco coffee entertainment! :D
Cons
  1. If you had forgotten to “pre-load” the latest podcast it will cost you 3G data usage but it’s not a problem in Singapore but in USA it may cost you.
  2. I spent too much time on it…LOL there are too much content! Muahaha! Ok ok seriously…Wow!
Overall, this app definitely a must have for either iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad as it’s FREE & universal.
Category: Entertainment
Type: Universal App 

Price for iPhone: Free  


Price for iPad: Free


Friday 12 August 2011

Zombie Gunship – Universal zombie shooting fun!








From the makers of the award-winning TowerMadness® and the sound designer of the famed Gears of War® series, Zombie Gunship™ puts you in the gunner seat of a heavily-armed AC-130 ground attack aircraft.
Strategically fire your powerful guns to slay endless waves of zombies and protect the remaining survivors of the zombie apocalypse!
3D NIGHT VISION DISPLAY with Motion Blur
Toggle between white and black hot modes. Use your radar to quickly detect and eliminate the zombie threat.
AUTHENTIC WEAPONS
• 25mm Gatling gun• 40mm Bofors auto-cannon• 105mm Howitzer cannon
COLLECT a BOUNTY for each ZOMBIE KILL
Use coins to upgrade your armaments and increase your zombie killing efficiency.
COMPETE FOR GLORY
Challenge your friends and other gunners on the Game Center Leaderboard!
Pros
  1. Realistic simulation of the gunship
  2. Satisfying blowing up zombies!
Cons
  1. A little repetitive after you get most of the upgrades
  2. Need some variation of gameplay to keep it interesting
  3. Need more different types of humans & zombies!
  4. Need more voice packs for the operator!
  5. Need more different maps
  6. A campaign mode?
Overall, it’s satisfying to blow zombies up however the fun only last so long before it get repetitive and it’s over.
Some suggestions to developer(s)
  1. Humans survivals should have different types from normal human, police officers, marines, kids, female, males…etc
  2. Weapons maybe can include sniper rifle (The most powerful one)
  3. it will be nice to have a change in maps to include obstacles for zombies
  4. Some nice voice packs to randomize the operator will be nice
  5. Campaign modes? I don’t know…something to keep the game more variety
  6. How about zombie dogs?
  7. If a human got bitten, shouldn’t he/she becomes zombie?
  8. Advanced zombies that can still crawl on the ground after first attack & die only after 2nd strike
I am not sure if it’s possible to use accelerometer to control the moving of the gun camera but it probably be nice & will be a good exercise for those who use that…rotating around the iPad & iPhone to aim :3
Overall, it’s a good game and worth the current price of $0.99 but it have potential to be better in the future if the developer can improve on the game further! :D

Category: Games, Shooter
Type: Universal App 

Price for iPhone: $0.99
 

Price for iPad: $0.99 


Wednesday 10 August 2011

System Status 3.0






System Status is the ultimate application for monitoring and optimizing your device’s performance. It provides information starting from the most basic device status parameters such as battery and disk usage, network connections and carrier information, and ending with advanced system data such as kernel version, memory page statistics, routing table, system log and CPU cache information.
Moreover, you can use System Status to optimize your system performance by releasing the system memory or browse the system log to see if something is going wrong on your device.
★ Essential: “System Status provides one of the cleanest and most efficient interfaces for an app of this kind.” – AppAdvice.com ★
GENERAL FEATURES
- Full iOS 4 multitasking support
- Universal binary – full support of all iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad models
- Graphics optimized both for retina and older displays for pixel perfect graphics
- Well-arranged user interface so the most frequently used information available immediately
- Use of color coding for indicators and graphs to improve readability
- Real time updates of the display every time the monitored parameters change
- Export of device info by email
- Both landscape and portrait mode under iPad
- Copy/paste support
- Detailed help
BATTERY MONITORING
- Graphical battery level display
- Battery state monitoring (discharging, charging, full)
- Estimated battery work time for different usage patterns (standby, audio and video playback, Wi-Fi and 3G browser usage, talk time)
- Adjustable battery health to make the estimated work times usable for older batteries
- Optional full charge sound alert
MEMORY AND DISK MONITORING
- System memory releasing
- Real time memory usage monitoring – graphical display of wired, active, inactive and free memory
- Detailed page statistics including page ins and outs, page faults, page lookups, page purges and others
- Used and free disk capacity monitoring
- File statistics (number of songs, videos, podcasts, artists, genres, etc.)
CELL AND NETWORK MONITORING
- 3G and Wi-Fi network connection information
- IP and MAC addresses of the current connection
- Carrier information such as network provider and MCC/MNC codes
- External IP address
- Default gateway
- Routing table
- List of all network connections
PROCESS AND CPU MONITORING
- List of all running processes with detailed information about each of them including process name, run time, priority, PID and PPID
- CPU usage updated in real time
- Average load over the last 1, 5 and 15 minutes
OPERATING SYSTEM AND HARDWARE INFORMATION
- System log with device status and error messages
- System boot time and uptime
- Operating system and kernel version
- Device model, user name and UDID
- Detailed CPU and GPU information – model, core number, CPU and BUS frequency, L1, L2 cache sizes and others
- Hardware features of the device including display resolution, pixel density, battery voltage, battery capacity, front and rear camera resolution and many more
Pros
  1. All the features mentioned above
  2. I like how UDID can be copied within the app without going into iTunes for developer
  3. Easy to monitor how much hard disk is left
Cons
  1. Not all the features are required to monitor by ordinary users unless you are a developer or jailbreaker
  2. I wish the app can show which app uses the largest disk space so I can sort accordingly by space usage for all applications.
Personally, I probably use this for checking hard disk space & minor monitoring of memory usage and find the most efficient methods of using my iPhone & iPad.
You may find closing some background running apps may save you some memory to run bigger applications & also your battery last longer if you switch off certain features like GPS location, Bluetooth & 3G when not requiring them.
It’s amazing to see the standby time is soooooooon LONG!! HAHAHAHA :3
Overall, if you find some of the information important for you daily usage…then this app is for you.

Category: Utilities
Type: Universal App 

                                               Price for iPhone: $1.99  


                                                 Price for iPad: $1.99 



Sunday 7 August 2011

Ultimate Gem™ – iOS Gem Puzzle Game Review!








☻ Challenging puzzles
☻ Beautiful gems
☻ Wonderful music
☻ Awesome design
☻ Addictive play modes
★★★★★ A Super-dynamic, brilliant, radiant gems clix game “Ultimate Gem” is coming!
★★★★★ Has gorgeous screen, dynamic sound, and sweet music.
★★★★★ Has 2 kinds of super-fun game modes, called: Time killer.
How to Play:
- Just tap three or more gems of the same color.
- No time limit, but each level has target score to proceed to next level.
Tips:
- The more gems you clean, the more score you will get.
Rule:
3 Blocks = 45 points
4 Blocks = 80 points
5 Blocks = 125 points
6 Blocks = 180 points

10 Blocks = 500 points

20 Blocks = 2000 points
Features:
- Autosave when terminated
- Supports iOS4
- All available for iPad
Pros
  1. It’s very addictive!
  2. The “puzzle” mode is for people who wants to use the brain at a much slower pace but it’s almost zen like!
  3. The “Time Attack” mode is like a combo of bejewel & tetris! Absolutely fun!
  4. Once you get the hang of it, it’s almost irresistible!
Cons
  1. There are too many version on iTunes which can be confusing, I recommend getting the Universal version for both iPhone & iPad use
  2. It does look a little too similar to bejewel but with a little change in the game play
  3. Time will travel too fast when playing this game, yes time travel applications is the geeks fantasy but in the wrong way haha
Overall, I find this application simply irresistible and that’s what I like about application when I review them.
It’s not easy to find application that you will consistently think about it even after you had put it down and this is just such a game.
Currently it’s free on the appstore but for a limited period hence get it now quick!

Category: Games, Puzzle
Type: Universal App 


                                                Price for iPhone: Free  


Price for iPad: Free