3G for iPod Touch Review

Technology moved on and time came when iPod Touch can not only be music listening device and connect to “Wifi” but also have 3G! Introducing to you 3G for iPod Touch by Virgin Mobile!

 

At fist I was bit skeptical about whole 3G for iPod Touch and on top of that, why would I need 3G for iPod Touch when I have smartphone or iPad for that?

Nice thing about the 3G for iPod Touch is not only connection but also something you can take on the road and have wifi turned on all the time. While many carriers charge $30+ for data plan with Virgin Mobile I got it for $20 and what I like most about it? NO FREAKING CONTRACT! :)

Anyway, if you are in USA and want 3G for your iPod Touch you can either go to Virgin Mobile

 

What do you think about the 3G for iPod Touch? Do you see your self using it?

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Echofon for Twitter 4.1 Update - Free App Download for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch

Echofon for Twitter has updated their software to version 4.1 making it a universal app and is a free download  for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.  Echofon allows you to tweet, and check out your timeline, see your messages, and mentions; in short - Echofon is "Twitter on the go" and includes:

• Inline photo and video previewing
• New mute function to quash annoying users, and hashtags
• Using an iPad on WiFi? new tweets show up in a flash, no refresh needed

Echofon 4.1 also fixes a few bugs including one that disabled photo previews, and streaming settings that didn't work properly.

This is a 5.5 MB download, and requires iOS 3.0 or later and is available in English and Japanese.   Upgrade your social media experience:
Download Echofon for Twitter 4.1

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Airprint Enabled Printers List - Print Wirelessly from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch

Courtesy of Apple

Airprint is Apple's solution for true, wireless printing right from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.  To print using  Airprint, your device must be running iOS 4.2 or later.  Currently Apple offers Airprint on a range of popular wireless HP printers, see the:
Airprint compatible printers list 

Joining your network is easy, no driver installation is necessary, just tap print, choose your printer, then print.  It's really that simple.   Do you use Airprint? which is your favorite Airprint enabled printer?

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There's a Demon in my iPhone! - Demon Cam for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

Apple's iPhone. So slim, so sleek, so sweetly demonic? When your inner demon calls you; unleash the devilish beast within you with Demon Cam - fiendishly scary software from Video Copilot for iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad.  Conjure your favorite entity and implant him (or her) onto your own body!




Demon Cam works by rendering the devil in HD video right on your iPhone or other iDevice. Face tracking is automated so that your very own "personal demon" morphs right along with your face.  Beautiful graphics, and high-quality sound, allow you to create a stunning video to share on Facebook, or to send a haunted email to your friends. 

Demon Cam is only $.99 cents (for a limited time) and a small 20mb download, (you never knew demonic possesion could be so cheap did you?)  Have a question? don't forget to ask the Answer Ball!

Get Demon Cam

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Word Foto

Price at time of writing £1.19

It takes a lot for any photographic app to impress me but this one has succeeded where so many others have failed.

Take any image of your choice and convert it so that your own keywords make up the picture. Rendering is practically instant. Save it to your camera roll, email it to a friend or just save it and upload where you like.

There are numerous preset styles and you can also make your own styles. Or you may just want to tweak the brightness or font size.

For the effect you get to the price you pay for the app Word Foto is an outstanding piece of Software

10/10 available here

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How To: iMovie for iPad 2 Tutorial, Review and Demo

iMovie for iPad 2 takes the HD video shot on your iPad, and turns it into a beautiful production which also works with iPhone 4, iPod touch 4, and of course, the star of the show: iPad 2.

Video is ready to edit - tap to add videos, while dragging will trim your clips, it couldn't be easier. You can also add: themes, titles, transitions, and punch it up with a nice soundtrack. iMovie also includes over 50 sound effects so you'll have just the right Splat!, Boink!, And Pow! For your video production.

When you're done tweaking your masterpiece to perfection, you can upload to YouTube, Facebook, or Vimeo then breakout the popcorn.

Included is a short video review and tutorial. This demo of iMovie for iPad 2 with tips and tricks, may just bring out the inner Steven Spielberg in you.

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Countdown - Official TV Show App

Price at time of writing 59p approx 99c

It's received very mixed reviews from superb to grim but I don't really know why.

This is actually a very good recreation of the Channel 4 TV programme.

All the usual rounds are available - The word game, the numbers game and the Countdown Conundrum and the official theme tune sounds great.

The word game works fine and you get the customary 30 seconds to work out your longest word from your chosen vowels and consonants.

The numbers game initially takes a bit of getting used to. But when you understand how to pick numbers and 'carry forward' it is an excellent recreation of this part of the show.

The 9 letter conundrum will test you just as the show does and don't think you can buzz in and take all the time you need because you can't. Once you buzz in you are on a timer to type the word in very quickly.

However the developers could have done just a little more to make this into a classic 10/10 app.

Two Player is available - Pass and Play or Bluetooth. This is fine but it would have been nice to have a more global interactive game.

As for the single game there is the choice of short game or whole game. Short game is 1 letters round, 1 numbers round and a conundrum.

Whole game, I feel, should mean all rounds as featured in the TV show but it is still short giving just 2 rounds of letters and 2 rounds of numbers and then a conundrum. This seems a silly oversight.

Local high scores only - no global option

No Openfeint or Game Center functionality.

All in all Countdown is still a great purchase especially at the low price stated above and it is still an app I return to occasionally for a quick challenge.

I just look forward to some updates to this eventually and if that ever happens  I will revisit this, still great, score.

8/10 Download here

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iPod Touch Wi-Fi Grayed Out or No Wi-Fi

Just came along few same questions in my email regarding iPod touch Wi-Fi Grayed out bar or No Wi-Fi (Wireless) at all. Well I do feel your pain, because it happened to mine not too long ago. After 5 minutes of research I found this to be helpful, at least in my situation was

1. Go To Settings
2. Click on Safari
3. Go bit down and click Clear Cache, Clear Cookies, Clear History
4. Hold the Top (sleep/awake) button until you get red bar to swipe it
5. Swipe the red bar to the left (iPod Touch should now turn off)
6. Then Hold the Top (Sleep/Awake) button until you see Apple logo
7. Wait until front screen displays
8. See if that fixed it.

In most cases, this will do the trick. Another suggestion for you I have is to, reset the iPod Touch you can do it many ways, one way is to do it from the Settings and another one is via iTunes.

Hope this helps, do let me know in commenting section below.

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Tiny Wings

Price at time of writing 59p (approx $0.99)

Sometimes apps can surprise you.

Something so simple yet so ruddy addictive.

Many have argued it's an Angry Birds beater. It's fabulous but I don't think you can compare the two games, they are completely different kettles of fish ............or rather birds.

What a simple concept. A solitary bird, a hilly landscape - the aim is just to keep the bird in flight as long as possible between dawn and sunset.

At dawn your little feathered friend awakes but immediately the sun goes down it's game over because he falls asleep (If only I could nod off so easily!)

Control method? One single digit which you can place anywhere you like on the screen (although avoid top right as that's the pause button) Touching the screen results in the bird's wings closing and therefore speeding the bird up on his decent. To do well you need to do this to catch the downward slopes of hills, releasing your finger before you ascend up the next slope.

There are coins and "speedcoins" to be collected on your journey but concentrate too much on these rather than your quick journey and you will literally find time catches up with you as the sun quickly reaches the midday point then moving on to sunset. You need to concentrate and keep speedy to hop from one island to the next to stay one step ahead of time.

Open Feint enabled you can keep track of those leader board to see how your achievements compare with others around the world.

As if that's not all Tiny Wings has a couple of rather nice features which adds to its already addictive universal appeal.

Getting achievements adds to a score multiplier which is then retained so on the next game you keep that multiplication of your score.

Graphics are completely different from one game to the next, so never the same hills, never the same graphics, which are bright and colourful.

With a lovely gentle piece of very appropriate background music which never gets irritating Tiny Wings has that "Just One More Go appeal". It also seems to be very friendly on battery usage.

This would have been a fabulous app to be sponsored by Twitter, featuring the Twitter Bird. It would have been fantastic for the publisher, Andreas Illiger, and brilliant great publicity for Twitter. If it ever happens please remember where you read this suggestion first - I'll be looking for my cut Andreas :)

This is one of those Angry Birds like apps which is going to stay at the top of the charts for a long time and it should sell well in just about every countrry on the planet.

Well done Andreas Tiny Wings is a classic game to be enjoyed by young and old alike.

10/10 and available to download here

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iPod Touch Gets iOS 4.2

Hey dear iPod Touch fans! Today is a big day for you! iOS 4.2 is now availiable for iPod Touch here is the Apple press release:

CUPERTINO, California—November 22, 2010—Apple® today announced that iOS 4.2, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, is available today for download for iPad™, iPhone® and iPod touch®. iOS 4.2 brings over 100 new features from iOS 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 to iPad including Multitasking, Folders, Unified Inbox, Game Center, AirPlay® and AirPrint. 

“iOS 4.2 makes the iPad a completely new product, just in time for the holiday season,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Once again, the iPad with iOS 4.2 will define the target that other tablets will aspire to, but very few, if any, will ever be able to hit.”

iPad users can now run their favorite apps and switch between them instantly, while preserving iPad’s legendary battery life. Users can organize their apps with drag-and-drop simplicity using Folders, and Mail now features a Unified Inbox, fast inbox switching and a threaded message view.

Game Center allows iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users to challenge and play friends or be matched automatically with new opponents, showcase their scores and achievements, and discover new games their friends are playing.

AirPlay is a new feature for streaming music, video and photos wirelessly from iPad, iPhone and iPod touch to Apple TV®, transforming Apple TV into a great accessory for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. iOS users also will be able to use AirPort Express® and AirPlay to stream wirelessly to any stereo or powered speakers, or directly to AirPlay-enabled speakers coming to market in the months ahead. 

AirPrint is a next-generation Wi-Fi print architecture that dramatically simplifies printing by completely eliminating printer drivers. A selection of AirPrint enabled printers including the HP Photosmart, HP LaserJet Pro and HP Officejet will be the first to support printing direct from iOS devices. iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users can simply tap to print their documents or photos wirelessly to any printer that supports AirPrint. 

The Find My iPhone (or iPad or iPod touch) feature is now free to use without a MobileMe℠ subscription and helps you locate your missing device.* The Find My iPhone app is a free download on the App Store℠ and lets users easily locate a missing device on a map and have it display a message or play a sound. Users can even remotely lock or wipe data from a lost device to protect privacy.

Other new features that iOS 4.2 brings to the iPad include: the ability to rent TV episodes directly to iPad using the iTunes® App with a 30 day viewing window and a 48 hour session window once playback is started; the ability to easily find and highlight specific words and phrases on web pages in Safari®; enhanced enterprise support so businesses can take advantage of stronger security features, new device management capabilities and improved enterprise integration; industry-leading accessibility enhancements; and support for 25 additional languages, including Korean, Portuguese and Traditional Chinese.

The revolutionary iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. You can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, using the innovative Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad weighs just 1.5 pounds, making it easy to carry and use anywhere.

Today, customers have downloaded more than seven billion apps from the groundbreaking App Store and more than 300,000 apps are available to consumers in 90 countries, with more than 40,000 native iPad apps. Over 125 million iOS users around the world can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. 

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VLC for iPod Touch is Out!

Long waited app just got released! I am talking about VLC for iPod Touch! Most or some of you know how great VLC is just because it plays almost every single video file on PC or Mac. Well, as of today you can download VLC for iPod Touch from iTunes.

Here is the direct link to iTunes

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Yo Apple Where is White iPod Touch?

There is a rumor going around that White iPod Touch might hit the market soon but still it's just a rumor. Thing is that iPhone 4 users have been waiting for White design for some time now. Few sources are reporting that Apple is still designing white iPhone 4 and the main problem seems to be the white color. Same sources are reporting that Apple did not release white iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4th Generation because color of the Home Button and Front Design white color did not match.

I still like the black design more than white if you ask me but then again there is many of you that would rather have White front design than black.

If you could order iPod Touch in any color which color would that be?

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Nasa App Review

Price at time of writing FREE.

If you like a lot for absolutely nothing and have an interest in Space the NASA application is the app for you.

No ads, just an app that is easy to use and which will provide all the space exploration pictures and information you could ever want.

Recent pictures, classic Apollo pictures, recent mission details, historic information, International Space Station (ISS) tracking, videos and even Nasa TV.

All this and much more costs you absolutely nothing apart from the fact you need to have a web connection.

I've had this app installed since I first got my Apple device and it's not going to be deleted either. Just the thing when you need that fix of interesting reference material and to look at stunning pictures of the universe.

10/10 available here

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iPod Touch 4 with Camera and Flash (Picture)

Guess what? Apple submitted order for iPod Touch 4 cases and thanks to HardMac image mockup we know how iPod Touch 4 with Camera and Flash might look like!

 

So my dear iPod Touch fans, what do you think? Is it stunning ? Or you are not surprised at all?

Also if you have iPod touch Gen 1-2-3 , would you buy iPod Touch 4 if it had Camera and Flash?

Note: Please remember image above is not real and done deal, its based on iPod Touch 4 Case! So there are chances that it might look a bit different but not much different!

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iPod Touch iOS4 Firmware Release Time

Hey guys just wanted to let you know today is iOS4 release date and time to upgrade your iPod Touch to latest firmware!

Unfortunately iOS4 will not be available for Generation 1 iPod Touch.

Many sources are reporting that iOS4 release time is going to be around noon today central standard time. (12pm CST or 1pm EST)

To make sure you get the latest firmware iOS4 make sure you have downloaded the latest iTunes version, plug your iPod Touch in, and hit the update/upgrade button on the right bottom screen in iTunes.

 

Wish you all happy iOS4 time!

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Airport Mania : First Flight

Price at time of writing 59p (approx $1)

One of the little time management gaming apps you can buy.

Like thousands of other users I hope that Reflexive Entertainment are working on a sequel.

OK it's cute graphics may seem like this is a game for little kids. Nothing of the sort. Yes it is cute, but that is part of the charm. The sound effects are a real delight, the graphics are lovely and just for once even the backing track is not ittitating if you wish to have it playing.

Your task? You progress through 8 different airports. You need to manage landing flights, unloading, refueling, repairing and reloading them back into the air as quickly as possible.

A paper plane mode can be unlocked too.

Achieving a perfect score on every level will require a fast finger and a good eye. Difficulty I feel has been set just right and everybody should be capable of completing the 48 levels at the minimum score which is needed to unlock each level.

Points combos can be obtained by doing a fast turaround and for trying to keep same coloured planes loading and unloading at the same coloured gate.

Airports can be upgraded using your earnings. Additional runways, a fan to blow away fof, a hairdryer to thaw out frozen runways, executive waiting areas and much more is there to be unlocked to assist you in getting that perfect score.

For me the purchase of Airport Mania : First Flight is a 'no brainer'. I just hope that Second Flight is in the making.

10/10

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Pocket Ants

Price at time of writing 59p (approx $1)

Irritating little buggers ants aren't they?

This is the app that lets you take vengeance on red and black ants using a huge variety of different tools.

Blow them away, blast them, drop rocks on them, burn them, freeze them. Use these and a load of other weapons to wipe out as many as you can.

You can even race against the clock to see how many you can destroy in a minute.

Achievements are available as you use all the tools you have to eradicate your virtual insects.

A slider tool lets you customize your own preferred balance of red and black ants.

Graphically it's bright, colourful and effective. The tools are easy to use and the sounds are great.

But I would class this as less of a game and more of a therapeutic way of spending a few spare minutes. There may be exceptions but I don't think that pocket ants, for most, is going to be played for hours on end.

But if you're in a bit of a mood and feel like taking your temper out on virtual pests this may be right up your street. For the price you can't complain about pocket ants.

8/10

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Apple Store for iPod Touch Now Available

You can buy iPod Touch Accessories, iPhone 4, Mini Mac all via your iPod Touch! Apple released Apple Store application which allows you to do that all.

Checkout what else allows you to do and also at the bottom of the screen there is direct link, in case you have hard time finding it.

With the Apple Store app, you can:

• See new and featured products from Apple.
• Shop the full selection of products available from the Apple Online Store.
• Find the latest accessories and software.
• Read customer reviews and get answers to product questions.
• Buy or reserve a new iPhone with just a few taps.
• Locate any Apple Retail Store in the world, instantly.
• Make Personal Shopping, Genius Bar, and One to One appointments.
• Sign up for workshops and events at your favorite Apple Retail Store.

 

 

 

 

Download via iTunes

 

Thanks for screenshot and description to AppShopper.com

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iPod Touch Does Not Remember Wi-Fi Password

Quick iPod Touch on why iPod Touch might not remember your Wi-Fi Password. Basically when you connect first time to your router via iPod Touch, your iPod Touch should remember WiFi password, but sometimes it does not. And that sometimes is when you set it to WPA-2 WPA encryption. For some reason it has problem and mostly I have noticed that with later firmware's than 3.0.

 

To fix it, just go to

http://www.xs4all.nl/~rjoris/wpapsk.html

Type in your WPA password, site will give you HEX characters.

Type HEX password in your iPod Touch when asked for your network login, and it should remember the password this time.

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Whirly Word

Price at time of writing £1.19 (approx $2)

Whirly word is not the best word game ever, nor is it the most graphically impressive. It also has the most irritating repetitive music that will drive you nuts in due course (turn it off in options before you go mad).

So how the heck does it make the Best Apps grade?

Because it is my low battery lifesaver app. If I am dow to 20% battery and I am still hours away from a charge I resort to this because it is so undemanding by way of resources.

If you turn that music off the battery will last even longer.

Whirly Word is a simple find-the-words game. You have a circle of 6 letters and all you need to do is find all words that can be made from them. A simple target bar shows you how much progress you need to make on each level to go to the next one. It's called whirly word because you have a 'whirl' button to shuffle the letters if you wish (it may or may not help you).

To add to your low battery enjoyment each game will last a long time as you have as long as you like to perform each level. I prefer to make the game more of a challenge by trying to get all words on each level rather than progressing after immediately after the target score is hit.

There is one further minor irritation I have with this game and that is the fact you have to hit the centre-of-circle enter button after each word. So many word games these days allow you to double-click the final letter to make the entry that I would like this option.

Display colours can be changed in options and there is a good local high scores record.

But there is no on-line connectivety and as a result no global high scores.

So Whirly Word is not the best word game in the world but equally it isn't the worst either. It will certainly leave you with something of a brain testing challenge when your gadget's battery edges towards depletion and that's exactly why it remains installed on mine!

8/10 A battery lifesaver from

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