Ever since the iPhone App Store first appeared, users have cried out for third-party web browsers. While Apple doesn’t allow anything that can independently interpret Javascript (read: full-fledged web browsers) in the App Store, they eventually began approving apps that use WebKit (the core of Safari and MobileSafari) to display webpages.
In other words, you won’t be seeing Firefox for iPad anytime soon, but browsers that—to appropriate the ever-relevant car metaphor—use the same engine as MobileSafari with a different chassis and paint job—are now available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Apple insists that browsing the web on an iPad is already pretty magical, but there’s always someone ready to step up and demonstrate stronger magic. Atomic Web Browser is one such contestant.
The iPod has come a long way since 2001. The second generation model sitting on my desk doesn’t have a color screen, weighs enough to be used as a self-defense aid and does little else than play music (though block breaker was a pretty cool feature at the time).
My iPod Touch on the other hand is an astonishing technological feat rivaling that of the iPhone. However, there are definitely a few major features that iPhone users enjoy that I miss out on. Fortunately, several app developers are on the task of closing this feature gap and have significantly extended the functionality of the iPod Touch.
Today we’ll look at ten apps that help make your iPod Touch a lot cooler by mimicking some of the basic features found on iPhones.
In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Group Text!. The developer describes Group Text! as an app to easily send SMS to groups, to handpicked set of contacts or to custom distribution lists. You can also optionally create some templates to save time if you send the same text frequently.
Once you create a list, you no longer have to select contacts one-by-one for a group message. Simply tap on the list name and you are ready to send!
Read on for more information and screenshots!
Welcome to another Game Friday roundup on iPhone.Appstorm. This weeks issue focuses on music games for the iPhone/iPod, from the heavyweight Rock Band, to the minnow HangTunes. If you think we’ve missed Guitar Hero off the list, don’t worry, we covered it in an earlier Game Friday on New Releases.
Like always, if you have a game you want reviewed, please let us know!
In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Aqua Globs HD. The developer describes Aqua Globs HD as very easy to get into with the main aim to gain points by joining cute wiggly globs. Touch and drag to navigate them and join them together. But watch out! Blue & orange globs don’t like each other, and you only have three lives!
Read on for more information and screenshots!
With the release of the new iPhone, many people flocked to upgrade at the earliest possible opportunity. Unfortunately, there are plenty of people who either don’t want to upgrade, or can’t afford to just at the moment.
It would be cruel to leave our wonderful iPhone 3G/3GS users out in the cold, so today we’re offering a roundup of some really gorgeous cases and covers for your iPhone. Some are budget-friendly, others are incredibly sophisticated and extravagant. There’s something for everyone!
In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Aqueduct. The developer describes Aqueduct as a world of jumbled waterways and mixed-up pipelines. It’s up to you to rearrange the tracks and restore the flow.
Locked gates, shifty conveyor belts, puzzling warp portals, and more stand between you and order. With over 190 unique puzzles, spanning 8 chapters of difficulty, Aqueduct delivers hours of neuron-jolting fun.
Read on for more information and screenshots!
Envato, the company behind AppStorm, is turning four! To celebrate we’ve just released our Birthday Bundle for 2010 and it’s even more MASSIVE than last year! (more…)
The fourth generation iPhone shattered records for opening day sales and continues to sell quite well despite antenna-gate. This means there are bound to be tons of brand new iPhone users out there who are still getting the hang of their new favorite toy.
We decided to give these users a hand by both drudging up some tips and tricks that have been around since the beginning as well as a few new hints that only work with iOS 4. Each tip below features a handy graphic to help you figure out the process.
With all the games, social networking and productivity apps flooding the App Store, it’s easy to forget that your iPhone is the best mobile music device on the market.
Aside from the awesome built-in iPod, there are plenty of great radio apps out there that allow you to listen instantly to just about anything you could want. Below we’ll look at a handful of all-star radio apps that you should try today.
