<description><p>App discoverability continues to be a real issue. With the fast churn of apps in the App Store, an app has only a few weeks of promotional life in it before it’s largely forgotten. There are a few things developers can do to fix that, but those things may not work for most apps. That’s why we think it’s important to archive these great, best apps from even just a few months ago. They may have been forgotten by most, but we want a way to remember them forever.</p>
<description><p>In the midst of the huge Q4 launch schedule, the cult classic, Gobliiins, as well as the rest of the trilogy, are being ported to the iPhone in all of their original glory. The Goblins trilogy was a quirky Atari/Amiga game series from the early 90’s that became one of the first hits in the puzzle platformer genre (The Lost Vikings, <a href="http://www.148apps.com/reviews/babylonian-twins-review/">Babylonian Twins</a>).</p>
<description><p>Anyone who has used myPhoneDesktop knows that it is a fantastic tool for streamlining your onscreen workflow. Instead of having to type line after line into your phone directly, you can use myPhoneDesktop to type from your computer directly into your phone. It really is fantastic for sending long SMS messages, bringing large amounts of notes with you on the go, typing long addresses for use in Google Maps, or sending batch pictures.</p>
<description><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-51163" href="http://www.148apps.com/news/autoverbal-talking-soundboard-pro-helps-nonverbal/attachment/autoverbal/"></a>Being able to speak and communicate with others is something that many of us take for granted. It’s not so easy for many folks though, in particular for individuals with autism spectrum disorders, as well as those who have suffered various brain disabilities such as strokes or other conditions.</p>
<description><p>Roasting meat, in the cooking world, is about as simple as it gets. The greatest roast recipe I’ve ever found is from Michael Ruhlman’s website, with the <a href="http://ruhlman.com/2010/01/america-too-stupid-to-cook.html">recipe</a> titled, “The World’s Most Difficult Roasted Chicken Recipe.”</p>
<description><p>Fans of the tower defense genre will be happy to hear that Sentinel 3: Homeworld is near completion and will be released before the end of Autumn. For most fans of the genre, the Sentinel series (<a href="http://www.148apps.com/reviews/sentinel/">Sentinel: Mars Defense</a>, <a href="http://www.148apps.com/reviews/sentinel-2-earth-defense/">Sentinel 2: Earth Defense</a>) is near the pinnacle of genre excellence, and has been well reviewed by just about every publication in existence. As far as fixed path TD’s go, the series has been hard to beat.</p>
<description><p><strong>Blue Defense: Second Wave!<br />
</strong>Cat in a Box Games is back at it with a sequel to their hugely poplar Blue Defense game from 2008. It is up to you to defend the Blue planet from those obnoxiously evil Red and Green enemies. Packed with a new Gauntlet mode, leaderboards, level select, 24 enemy types, and 64 levels will keep you busy for a long time. This pick-up and play Editor’s Choice game has been destroying free time for gamers all over; it is your time to see what the hype is all about.</p>
<description><p>I’m not sure what it is, but something about the iPad just screams “cork board.” Maybe it’s because the iPad is the perfect size for a little note/ picture collection center. Whatever the reason, cork board apps have been fairly popular on the iPad, and Corkulous seems to stand out from the crowd.</p>
<p>Not resting on their laurels though, the team at Appigo has updated Corkulous to add sharing and cork board templates, two additions that are definitely appreciated.</p>
<description><p><a href="http://www.148apps.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/falling-prices.jpg" rel="lightbox[51329]"></a>There’s something to be said for altruistic developers who decrease the prices of their application for no real reason. Although Monday marks official Cinnamon Roll Day and World Animal Day, somehow I don’t think that’s why prices have been lowered. Similarly, I thought that it might be Back to School sales, but with most of the applications games and entertainment related, that doesn’t quite add up either.</p>
<description><p><a href="http://www.148apps.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DB2010.tagline-300x53.png" rel="lightbox[51288]"></a>We’ve talked about discoverability multiple times over at our sister site, <a href="http://148apps.com">148Apps.biz</a>. In a world of 250,000+ apps, it’s of huge concern for app developers. That’s one of the reasons we decided to be a media sponsor for DiscoveryBeat 2010 being held in San Francisco. Put on by VentureBeat, this 1 day conference on October 18th brings together a bunch of experts to talk about the problem and possible solutions.</p>
<description><p>Welcome, readers, to another edition of iD&D. <a href="http://www.148apps.com/news/idd-battlemap/">Last month</a> we took an epic journey through the inner workings of the app store map power house, Battle Map. Our review took readers through the powerful tools that Battle Map offers, and showed the versatility of customization and real time interaction through the external monitor options. Check out the newest update for <a href="http://www.148apps.com/app/384800918">Battle Map in the app store now</a>.</p>
<description><p><a href="http://www.148apps.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mzl.gcwfqnyk.320x480-75.jpg" rel="lightbox[51061]"></a>If you ask me, tossing your iPhone around like it’s a Hot Potato just sounds like a bad idea. That is of course, unless you’re sporting a heavy duty case. For those of you who don’t have Iron Man equivalent armor for your Apple product, Famingo has provided the solution. </p>
<description><p>Editor’s Choice and 5-star rated Real Racing is finding itself on a week long sale beginning September 30. The 40% off sale will bring Real Racing down to the low price of $2.99 for a limited time. For those of you unaware of the racing powerhouse, you can find our glowing review <a href="http://www.148apps.com/reviews/real-racing/">here</a>. </p>
<description><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-51044" href="http://www.148apps.com/news/google-voice-finally-ios-release/attachment/google-talk/"></a>It is hard to argue that Google Voice isn’t one of the most useful web based creations since the email.  Okay, maybe that is going a bit too far, but you would be hard pressed to find a bigger innovation over the last couple of years.  Integrating the use of free voice mail, call dictation, and even VoIP functionality, Google has once again redefined an area of our lives that never seemed necessary at the time, but now we couldn’t live without.</p>
<description><p>Scouting out your next photo is already more work than performing a root canal on a hyperactive child. Looking for vantage points, judging the sun, or moon, taking test shots, and so much more go into a good planning session. All this work often leads to lugging backbreaking equipment around just for a simple test shot. iOS has changed the face of test shooting and planning by margins that my back is very thankful for.</p>
<description><p>Todo, from Appigo, has long been one of the best task management apps on the iPhone, and now the iPad. Back in Jan, 2009, when we did the <a href="http://www.148apps.com/reviews/appigo-todo/">original</a> review, we touted its streamlined interface and its free online syncing as the features that put the app above the rest, but the new Todo 4 adds even more to the already impressive app.</p>
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<description><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-50945" href="http://www.148apps.com/news/free-calls-coming-iphone-pinger/attachment/pinger0/"></a>In this day and age, new tech startups are pretty much a dime a dozen.  Everyone thinks that they have that next million dollar idea that could take the world by storm; unfortunately, very rarely is this the case.  Fortunately enough for recently founded <a href="http://www.pinger.com/" target="_blank">Pinger, Inc.</a>, they may have found their niche in a big way.  Taking advantage of increased texting rates for cell phones, Pinger has created a unique application tha</p>
<p>iPhone Integration <strong>Rating:</strong> 4.55 out of 5 stars<br />
User Interface <strong>Rating:</strong> 4.6 out of 5 stars<br />
Re-use / Replay Value <strong>Rating:</strong> 4.6 out of 5 stars</p>
<p><strong>Overall Rating:</strong> 4.58 out of 5 stars
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<p>Panoramatic 360 is a relatively easy to use panoramic picture app that stitches together pictures to create a seamless panoramic or 360 degree panoramic picture. </p>
<description><p><a href="http://www.148apps.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/TPPTwitter_Web.png" rel="lightbox[50817]"></a>I request that you get to the helicopter.</p>
<description><p>There are those who buy the iPhone for silly games, and then there are those who buy the iPhone for manly purposes like measuring tables and making sure shelves are made level. While you were putzing around playing Doodle Jump and Pocket God, these people were flicking their digital <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/virtual-zippo-lighter/id291622252?mt=8">Zippo</a> lighters in peoples faces, just because they could.</p>
<description><p>Sega’s long-awaited main franchise return to the Sonic series, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1, has a concrete release date, and it’s sooner than you might think. While the console versions will hit starting the week of October 11th, it will be the iPhone and iPod touch <a href="http://wireless.ign.com/articles/112/1123855p1.html">that will see the game first, on October 7th</a>.</p>
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<description><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-50805" href="http://www.148apps.com/news/sonos-controller-ipad-entire-home-symphony/attachment/sonos/"></a>As a heavy music consumer, it is hard for me to imagine a day in my life without the wonderful aid of any of a number of different genres of audio entertainment.  Rarely is there a moment where I do not have a headphone attached to my ear or a speaker of some sort blaring lord knows what.  You can pretty much guarantee that as long as it doesn’t have country twang, I am listening to it.  There is one small problem with using my iPhone as a media device however</p>
<description><p>Regardless of your opinion of ABC’s “My Generation,” a show that I didn’t know existed until this week, the resulting companion app is quite amazing. Instead of just being an app that just ties in with the show, My Generation Sync actually syncs with the show to provide all sorts of polls, quizzes, and behind the scenes info to make the experience more interactive. </p>
<description><p>After a good long year of waiting, the <a href="http://sachin.posterous.com/apple-is-run-like-a-huge-startup">guy</a> that was too busy to update the Remote app has apparently found enough free time to build an update. </p>
<p>The new update brings the amazing Remote functionality to the iPad and has finally given the retina display treatment for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Home sharing is also supported now, which lets the remote app pick up shared iTunes folders that are on the home network. </p>
<description><p><a href="http://www.148apps.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/LivingEarth1.png" rel="lightbox[50556]"></a>When I first started the App up, the first thing I noticed was the super realistic blue marble on screen. The Day/Night, Light/Dark sides of the Earth are both brilliant, especially considering the cloud cover is accurate meteorologically and updates often with the changes in real life. I’m also looking forward to the little globe updating with the seasons, and seeing if I’ll be able to see our snow cover up here in Canada (if we get any this year!).</p>
<description><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-50620" href="http://www.148apps.com/news/neuro-board-review-takes-studying-level/attachment/media-4-4/"></a>Education.  Sure, it was the bane of my existence, but where would we be as a society without it?  I mean, who wouldn’t want to spend four years of their life (or more), just to get a piece of paper that says they are competent in their field of choice?  I realize that is oversimplifying matters a bit, but thankfully there are those that go through the tedious process of being taught all of that “necessary” information.  For example, nobody would want to have</p>
<description><p>Astrology isn’t exactly a science—just ask Dr. Sheldon Cooper from <em>The Big Bang Theory</em>, who calls it “pseudoscientific hokum.” Does that prevent checking your horoscope from being fun? Definitely not!</p>
<p>iStrology is, as you might expect, a simple and somewhat silly app. It lets you find your zodiac sign using a “birthwheel,” then delivers your personal horoscope based on your sign. It also includes a matchmaker portion which assesses your astrological compatibility.</p>
<description><p>The Sonos Wireless Speaker System is a multi-room speaker system that lets you control all of your music – whether it be from iTunes or an assortment of radio systems including Sirius and Pandora – from one remote (either a Sonos remote or an iDevice with the installed app). Take a look at our <a href="http://www.148apps.com/reviews/sonos-s5-review/">review of the Sonos S5</a> from earlier this year for more on the system.</p>
<p>iPhone Integration <strong>Rating:</strong> 4.5 out of 5 stars<br />
User Interface <strong>Rating:</strong> 4 out of 5 stars<br />
Re-use / Replay Value <strong>Rating:</strong> 5 out of 5 stars</p>
<p><strong>Overall Rating:</strong> 4.5 out of 5 stars
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<p><em>Please note: CalenGoo is a universal (iPad + iPhone) app; however, this review is based on the iPhone version. Both are included with your purchase.</em></p>
<description><p><a href="http://www.148apps.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Screen-shot-2010-09-24-at-18.37.39.png" rel="lightbox[50415]"></a>In The West Wing, Chief of Staff Leo McGarry once remarked “where’s my jet pack?” when referring to the advancements of technology in his lifetime. In one sense, he’s right to remark. But technology has come remarkably far in the past number of decades, especially for the end consumer.</p>
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<description><p>Stardunk is a pretty amazing little game that was the first, to my knowledge, to get massively multiplayer right. The game seamlessly allowed for 10 people to play against each other at once with no noticeable lag of any kind. Categorizing Stardunk though is a bit tough. Is it a basketball game? Is it a physics game? All I know is that it is fun.</p>
<description><p>Remember the good ol’ 90’s, where TV shows would often have lines like, “well, let me see if I can fit that into my schedule” while the character fiddled with his or her schedule book? I do, and that’s exactly why I would be so excited to use checkMeet, you know, if I were a busy guy.</p>
<p>Instead, my day goes a lot like this. Wake up, breakfast, shower, write, write, maybe write a bit more, hang out, dinner, hang out some more, then sleep. For the busy businessman (or woman!), though, finding gaps in the daily schedule is as critical as correctly tying your shoes.</p>
<description><p>Ruler 2 is a new app from the same folks who brought us the popular book app, Classics. Like Classics, Ruler 2 pays equal attention to form and function; beneath the glossy interface is an easy-to-use ruler, complete with a slider for measurement instead of forcing you to guestimate. The app supports both inches and centimeters, includes a trick for measuring longer objects, and allows you to copy and paste your measurements into apps like Calculator or Mail.</p>
<description><p>Backflip Studios are going all-out in unleashing their lineup of freemium games onto the App Store. After launching <a href="http://www.148apps.com/reviews/iphone-apps/games/buganoids-review/">Buganoids</a> on both the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad last week, Backflip Studios is now going through their back catalog of games released this summer, with NinJump now getting an iPad version, appropriately called NinJump HD.</p>
</strong>Dark Void on the consoles may have bombed on the review charts, but the iPhone version is an utterly different story. 8-bit visuals, achievements, online leaderboards, and so much more make this side scrolling shooter a highly addictive game. Capcom, being the devilishly nice company they are, is even feeling a bit generous and letting you get it for a lousy $0.99 this weekend.</p>
<description><p>Nestled in middle of the desolate Nevada desert rests a little oasis that is best described in a quote by one Obi Wan Kenobi: “You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.”  While that could be used to describe the city’s seedy, mob ruled past, people prefer to just shorten it up and call it by the much sexier, “Sin City.”  After all, the “City That Never Sleeps,” was already taken, and the tourism board thought that, “City that Shouldn’t be Visited by Epileptics After Dark” seemed too long to fit on a brochure.</p>
<description><p>ngmoco:), the company that has dominated the freemium category on the iPhone thus far, has today added We City to its collection of “We” games. For those that weren’t aware, the original two games, “<a href="http://www.148apps.com/app/368843783">We Rule</a>” and “<a href="http://www.148apps.com/reviews/farm-review/">We Farm</a>” have been hugely successful, but were primarily relegated to things like farming and raising livestock.</p>
<description><p>For those of you who have, need, or are interested in databases, Filemaker Pro is the most complete database software offered on the Mac platform (it’s also on the PC but I’m not familiar enough with thePC version to make any claims). Compared to other database software platforms, it is fairly easy to use, and more importantly, easy to keep up with. It isn’t as easy to use as Filemaker’s other software, Bento, but if you are building a large, complex database, it’s far and away the best choice.</p>
<description><p>Dual stick shooters, like tower defense games, word puzzles, physics puzzles, match-3 puzzles, and line drawing games are a dime a dozen these days. Plop a Rambo-like guy down onto the screen and let him go around killing anything and everything, and there you have it, a winning dual stick shooter. Well, you <em>had</em> a winning dual stick shooter. After the Minigore craze died down, so did the monotonous genre.</p>
<description><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-50102" href="http://www.148apps.com/news/lyricists-find-muse-songwriters-pad/attachment/pad/"></a>As a musician, I have always appreciated when the worlds of sheetmusic and technology collide.  In college I first explored writing music on computer and the tools that were at your disposal were mind blowing.  Everything from auto-playback to automatically adding in chord progressions was at your fingertips, but there was still one small problem: lyrics.  No matter how amazing your “baby Beethoven” is, unless you are planning to play it for a concert hall full of stuf</p>
<description><p><a href="http://www.148apps.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Logo.png" rel="lightbox[50117]"></a>Ask any advertiser what the most important things about ad development are and they’re sure to say “target audience” as one of the points. With over a quarter of a billion downloads to date, the App Store caters for a great spectrum of demand from business to entertainment, finance to games, social networking to utilities. Fine-tuning this broad spectrum is no easy task for application developers, where price levels and targeted advertising can be just as important as the application itself.</p>
<description><p>There have been a few apps that I’ve picked up that claim to be able to judge the distance from one object to the next, all of which have produced questionable results. The one that I liked the best was <a href="http://www.148apps.com/app/324621243">Sonar Ruler</a>, but it wasn’t very practical to use, and became more of a cool “look what my iPhone can do” app than anything.</p>
<description><p><a href="http://www.148apps.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/media.1.jpg" rel="lightbox[50222]"></a>“Monster Memory Match for iPad” is a matching game that uses a combination of monster drawings and sight words to make this app both fun and educational. This app begins with the screen full of cards. Tap to flip each card over and try to remember what monster or word is on the other side, in the interest of making pairs.</p>
<description><p>Guess what, America? There are people who really don’t crave burgers, steaks, and gobs of meat for every meal. There are people who don’t even eat food that contain products that come from animals of any sort. This group of people runs under the Vegan flag. Those of you curious about trying this lifestyle should continue reading.</p>
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<description><p>September 19th was national Talk Like a Pirate Day, and Newtoy, the developers of <a href="http://www.148apps.com/reviews/words-friends/">Words With Friends</a>, decided that the day shouldn’t go unmarked. Hence the new arrival of Words With Pirates on the App Store. If you’re a bit too skittish to actually talk like a pirate in honor of our proud national holiday, perhaps you should download the app instead and enjoy a bit of private pirate revelry.</p>
<description><p>Music production is no longer something that is restrained to long hours in a studio with egg carton foam plastered all over the walls. Now everyone from the most skilled beat mixers to the metalheads next door can throw down tracks that would make even Lady Gaga quiver in her Meat Dress.</p>
