Filed under: iPod Family, Software, iPhone, App Store
iPhone App News Roundup: July 9, 2008
Ahhh, there's nothing quite like the sweet flow of iPhone apps coming into an overstuffed Mail inbox.- These aren't in the App Store, but if you want some alert sounds or ringtones for any iPhone, check out rcptones.
- Chopper is a helicopter side-scroller game from Majic Jungle complete with guns, bombs, and tilt-to-fly action. This $7.99 app has a Mac OS X demo for free, although all it did for me was let me watch the helicopter idling on the ground...
- Pentaho is bringing a Business Intelligence extension to iPhone. While it's a server extension that provides full access to the reporting and dashboards of Pentaho and not a native app, this is going to be big in enterprises that use Pentaho's Open Source BI Suite.
- MyStreets is a free native app that displays contacts by city, street, and address. See the video here.
- The iLoveControl iPhone interface for Crestron home automation lets you control your home from iPhone or iPod touch.
- Pelted Software's BattleAtSea (Battleship game - see screenshot) has been accepted into the App Store. Expect to see it on Friday. There's a LAN multiplayer mode.
- Another game, StarSmasher, will be available from EspressoSoft soon.
- Jerry Beers is announcing the release of Pocket-Bible. Pocket-Bible will be available via the App Store for $4.99
- Of course you want to make cartoons out of your photos. That's why Standard Widget Corporation is developing iToony ($4.99).
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Mystic said 6:20PM on 7-09-2008
That Chopper demo is pretty cool. I wonder if it's built into the SDK to provide demos like this or if he programmed it himself?
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Paul Sommers said 6:20PM on 7-09-2008
Have I missed it or is Filemaker Pro conspicuous by it's absence???
Any chance you can ask Filemaker for their plans on FMP and Bento????
FMP on iPhone would be a killer app for a LOT of business people!
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Pat said 6:23PM on 7-09-2008
"Chopper is a helicopter side-scroller game from Majic Jungle complete with guns, bombs, and tilt-to-fly action. This $7.99 app has a Mac OS X demo for free, although all it did for me was let me watch the helicopter idling on the ground..."
Did you try lifting and tilting your computer?
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Steven Sande said 6:31PM on 7-09-2008
Considering it's a 24" iMac, I didn't try lifting and tilting it...
;-)
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James Cotton said 6:36PM on 7-09-2008
The Chopper demo appears to use the arrow keys and the space bar, just FYI.
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atthecross said 6:40PM on 7-09-2008
"Jerry Beers is announcing the release of Pocket-Bible"
Might have to change the name, there is a PocketBible currently available for the iPod Touch
http://www.laridian.com/
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Victoria said 12:41AM on 7-10-2008
The names are close but pocket-bible is definitely not the same as iPocketBible.com. Plus theirs is a web-based subscription and this seems to be a native app.
atthecross said 1:58AM on 7-10-2008
pocketbible is a registered trademark for a pda based bible program. I know that many do not consider the iPod Touch a pda, but many do and use it as such. I do not believe the method of delivery makes a difference (webbased vs native) for a trademark infringement. No lawyer here, but it does seem too close in names to not get a lawyer involved. Google pocketbible; pocket bible or pocket-bible and you come up with www.Laridian.com
Chuck said 6:51PM on 7-09-2008
any financial software coming to the app store? ibank, cha ching?
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statucfish said 6:59PM on 7-09-2008
-"These aren't in the App Store, but if you want some alert sounds or ringtones for any iPhone, check out rcptones. They're free!"
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Daniel said 7:00PM on 7-09-2008
No they're not
Frank said 7:36PM on 7-09-2008
well considering the value of the dollar, they are VIRTUALLY free, lol.
DJFriar said 7:08PM on 7-09-2008
Pelted Software's site seems to be having issues. I wanted to check out the BattleAtSea app.
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Chris Born said 7:12PM on 7-09-2008
It's back up.. our DB got hammered....
Thanh said 7:21PM on 7-09-2008
anyone have any idea why I can not download any of those ringtones from RCP? it says to click the ringtone names to cownload but all it does is refresh the page
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brendan said 7:29PM on 7-09-2008
there's bugs with the site sometimes... use this page for a master list of the tones:
http://rcptones.com/master-list/
the iPhone ringtones from the itunes store cost .99 per track (with 4-8 ringtones each) but the rest are free under creative commons.
alansky said 7:24PM on 7-09-2008
I can't be the only person who is waiting for a voice recorder app for the iPhone.
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Dayne said 7:31PM on 7-09-2008
@atthecross that is a web app, not an actual application that is downloadable....and to boot it's a monthly or annual subscription vs. $4.99 one time
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atthecross said 2:13AM on 7-10-2008
see post #8
Jimmy R said 8:03PM on 7-09-2008
Is it just me or is it funny that the Bible app costs money. :P
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