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Apple added the ability for customers to send App as a gift to another person while purchasing it through iTunes. By clicking the drop-down menu next to "Buy App" in iTunes, users now have a new option entitled "Gift This App." Selecting it accesses the "Give a Gift" page, which allows users to type in the recipient’s name and e-mail address. It also gives the... Contine Reading > >

More than 300,000 iPhone and iPod touch owners have shelled out to download Plants vs. Zombies since its App Store debut nine days ago. The popular game from PopCap, priced at $2.99, has in fact netted the developer more than $1 million so far, leading to the claim that it has set a new record for App Store launches. Contine Reading > >  Read More →

The recent changes Apple has made in the app approval process seems to allow lottery and sweepstakes iPhone applications and banning iPhone apps with sexual content. The first app in this category is already out on the App Store. Called ‘KaChing Button‘, this application, priced at $0.99 promises to pay up to $1000 everyday to a lucky winner between February 15 and March 16. Contine... Contine Reading > >

Google has updated its popular Google Mobile App for iPhone and iPod Touch. The new version is sitting at 0.4.5.3281 which improves the Search by Voice completion detection function. The other enhancements in the new version are: added support for Search by Voice for iPod touch 2G, improved stability when using Voice Search on restrictive networks, fix crashes when searching for @, fix pasting into... Contine Reading > >

Good news for folks who loves this app (me included), Movies Now! has been updated to 1.2.1 which is now ad free. Yup ad free what’s been said to increase the performance and improve the user experience. It’s only supported on OS 3.0+, so better update your iPhone before updating/installing this app. Contine Reading > >  Read More →

Out of tons of free and paid apps available on the App Store, many times it’s hard to find the app we want. When there are many alternatives to what we need, it requires more time and efforts to find the better, cheaper and the latest in free and paid apps. You can solve this problem simply by just adding this AppMinder App to your collection. Contine Reading > >  Read More →

If you are looking for an alternative to Mobile Safari, for browsing the web on your iPhone, take a look at “iDroid Mini Browser”. The strange about this app is even through it’s typical browser app based on other smartphone OS, somehow it has slipped from the Apple app checker guys and available in the App Store. It’s a free app. Contine Reading > >  Read More →

Today, Meebo for the iPhone has been released in the App Store for FREE and with push notifications. Unlike other premium Instant Messaging apps like IM+ or Beejive, Meebo is absolutely FREE. It does not allow you to pictures, videos, or GPS locations like the other premium apps, but chat is fast and works well in Meebo. Give it a change if you’re  looking for a new free IM app for your iPhone. ... Contine Reading > >

One of my favorite iPhone Instant Messaging App Beejive has been updated to version 3.2 which includes faster loading, searching and other user interface enhancements. The noticeable change in the interface you’ll find is with the search bar, which now sits atop the contacts list as it does in most every other default iPhone app. Contine Reading > >  Read More →

In terms of third party browsers on the iPhone, there is nothing much to talk about as we we haven’t really seen anything yet due to Apple’s strict quality controls. However, stay tuned, today’s press release from Opera could change this trend if this popular smartphone browser Opera Mini is allowed to pass. Contine Reading > >  Read More →