August 2010 Archive
31st August
- Musicovery app plays music according to your mood
- Going to Bestival? Its iPhone app will get you cheap grub…
- ENO’s iPad app will make you an opera star (maybe)
- Forget FatBooth, it’s all about iArrPirate now…
- Macmillan launches augmented-reality coffee shop iPhone app
- Hot or Not launches iPhone dating app
- Samsung Wave 723: Bada on a budget
27th August
- Orange giveth new data roaming bundles, taketh away Android 2.2
- Feed your paranoia by checking crime levels wherever you go
- Virgin Media Movie Mixer turns your iPhone photos into YouTube slideshows
- PayPal’s iPhone app now lets you donate to charities
- Spider-Man, Spider-Man, coming to iPhone like a spider can…
- Goldfrapp comes to iPhone… with a pinball game?
- Oh, what’s occurrin’? Gavin and Stacey soundboard app, that’s what
- N900 goes Android: NITDroid project coming along nicely
26th August
- Get your kicks with Kicktionary for sneakerheads
- iPhone 4 made over as Leica M9: Looks amazing
- Toy Story 3 gets hidden-object game for iPhone and iPad
- You’re probably too soft for Dodonpachi Resurrection on iPhone
- The Guardian gets an ace iPad app (but it’s unofficial)
- Japanese frog app kaerumin hops into our hearts
25th August
- Latest HTC Windows Phone 7 leak has slide-out speaker
- Best Star Wars app ever? Vader Yourself goes live
- O2 launches mobile phone eco ratings: LG rues the day
- Get set for MeeGo virtual worlds from Nokia and Intel
- Qilroy was here! Where? On the App Store.
- Karate Champ goes split-screen multiplayer for iPad
- Angry Birds out now for Palm Pre
24th August
- Samsung Galaxy Tab: Bring it on
- Find the best iPhone apps with Chomp’s iOS 4 update
- Katy Perry gets her own iPhone music game
- iPhone gaming? There’s a pinball table accessory for that…
- McDonalds launches Ovi app, but will Nokia users be lovin’ it?
- Vodafone to offer BlackBerry Curve 3G in grey or red
- Nokia N9 rumour mill turns: Leaked specs join leaked images
- Nokia 5250 Preview
- Nokia 5250: Music phone for the financially challenged
23rd August
- Sony Ericsson Zylo Review
- Serial procrastinators can get organised and delegate with iDefer
- iSite web design application released for iPad
- Twilight graphic novel gets an iPad release
- Swype still fast for texting: Breaks own world record
- Motorola Milestone set to get Android 2.2: But not ‘til the end of the year
21st August
20th August
- RIM reveals BlackBerry App World 2.0
- App Friday: Why Apple should gamify iPhone and the App Store
- Hey Apple! Either ban gambling apps or allow porn
- Doodle Jump gets hi-res Retina graphics for iPhone 4
- Vodafone HTC Desire to get Android 2.2 on Monday 23
- GetGlue for Android and iPhone: Tell people what you watched on TV
19th August
- Nokia N9 leaked in China
- Facebook Places goes live… in the US for now
- New H&M iPhone app gets you a 20% discount
- Smartphones, data volume and, er, text messaging all up according to Ofcom
- Tweetdeck for Android beta: First impressions
- White iPhone 4 unboxed in Canada, could be a fake
- Music mag NME gets its own iPhone app
18th August
- Virgin Media HTC Desire and Wildfire to get Android 2.2 in September
- Jaws™ for iPhone is not recommended for selachophobics
- Bitspace launches cloud music app for iPhone
- iPad’s latest RSS reader is RSS Beacon HD
- Tumbleroo aims to be the best iPad Tumblr app yet
- RIM releases its BlackBerry Traffic app in beta
- Yo, iPhone music fans! Rush the Appbum!
- Floating Image brings your Android phone’s photo gallery to life
- How to save your contacts to microSD on an Android phone
- Orange unveils new iPhone 4 tariffs
17th August
- Betfair iPad betting app is the first of its kind
- Got a Nectar Card? There’s apps for that…
- Grooveshark iPhone music app removed from the App Store
- Mappiness app aims to map UK happiness
- Mathstronaut makes maths look amazingly fun
- Nokia X3 Touch and Type: Another Nokia X3
- Flash Player 10.1 for Android comes out of beta
- Microsoft reveals the first wave of Xbox Live games for Windows Phone 7
16th August
- Acer beTouch E200 Preview
- Acer beTouch E400 Preview
- Nokia 5730 Xpress Music Preview
- Nokia E55 Preview
- Caption competition: What is going on in the Recombu office? Seriously?
- Plates will test your finger-speed and your appetite
- Acer Liquid E Ferrari Review
- Control your central heating from anywhere in the world using your iPhone
- Behind the scenes of a Windows Phone 7 app
- Vodafone launches mobile Wi-Fi in the UK
- Could Chef be the best iPad cooking app yet?
- Ride high in Foursquare with Mayorama app
- Scott Pilgrim gets iPhone e-comics and a retro beat ’em up
- Pocket Karaoke for iPhone lets you sing along with any song
- Got $1m and no taste whatsoever? Here’s the handset for you
- Diva, Attitude and Gay Times launch iPhone and iPad apps
14th August
13th August
- Ten shining examples of phone humour
- App Friday: Best iPhone 4 apps for showing off your gyroscope
- Prepare to have you mind blown by the graphics on Rage for iPhone
- Google Voice Actions gets actioned for Android
12th August
- Tesco launches £6 SIM-only monthly contract
- Best iPhone tips and tricks
- Shuffler iPad app will turn music blogs into streaming radio
- RIM launches free BlackBerry Podcasts app
- iPad gets Chocolate attack interactive storybook app
- Secure your Android phone against Trojans
- Tweetdeck touches town on Android
- Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone will run Android 3.0 (aka Gingerbread)
11th August
- The Incident game will make you hate The Incident
- BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300: What’s in the box?
- The make of your mobile phone has no impact on your sex life
- Radiant for iPhone and Android: retrotastic scrolling shooter
- AR Labyrinth Game and Layar turns your Android phone into a Windows 95 screensaver
10th August
- How Twitter + Foursquare + Qik fuelled an amazing marriage proposal
- Read Wikipedia like a magazine with Discover for iPad
- Madden NFL 11 packs a punch on iPad
- iPad gets FindMeTV personal TV guide app
- Springpad for iPhone and Android: Take notes on the go
- Relive your childhood with iPad TV
- iPhone 4: Pay-as-you-go now available from Vodafone
9th August
- Apple iPad WiFi + 3G Review
- Ocado on the Go for iPhone and Android
- iPad apps three-piece play ‘Eye of the Tiger’
- BlackBerry Curve 3G announced: ‘My First Smartphone’ out later this month
- Electricpig gets its hands on a boxfresh Puma phone
- Nokia picks up Tesco Grocery app for Ovi
- HTC Schubert and HTC Desire HD: Windows Phone 7 launcher and UK’s Evo?
- RiNgO browser brings tabs and browsing add-ons to iPad
- Mullets come to iPhone and iPad in high resolution
- Gyro Air Drums lets you air-drum with your iPhone 4
- Eurovision metal gods Lordi launch their own iPhone game
7th August
6th August
- Motorola Milestone XT720 Review
- Send coded texts and emails with Pocket Enigma Machine for Android
- Split the bill and bump payments with PayPal for Android
- Super KO Boxing 2 punches its way onto iPad
- Amazon opens up its Kindle Store in the UK
- New Liveshare app will make Kiss fans famous (sort of)
- Navmii GPS navigation apps go HD for iPad
- Apple sort-of joins the ‘Try before you buy’ app store party
- App Friday: MyTown game brings social location thrills to the UK
- Taptu for Android updated, now searches for apps in the Market
- XTetrys for Android: Cut and paste falling shapes
5th August
- Nokia 5630 XpressMusic Preview
- Nokia 2220 slide Preview
- Nokia 2710 Navigation Preview
- Nokia E66 Preview
- Splinter Cell Conviction goes HD for iPad
- Become a musical maestro with Squiggle for iPad
- iPhone app lets you record your calls… at a price
- Local search engine Yell goes live on Nokia’s Ovi Store
- Hit iPad game Osmos comes to iPhone
- iPhone 3G practically obsolete: No Apple Game Center support
- Phone to Chrome: Send links to your desktop with Android2cloud app
- Inside Android 2.2 (part 2): We update our HTC Desire
- How to choose the right phone for you
- Facebook for Android gets updated, now more like the real thing
4th August
- Vodafone pushes out HTC Desire update, but it’s not Froyo
- Keep your App Market search secrets secret with HistoryEraser
- Sharp to launch 3D smartphone in the next four months
- Memorize Pattern2 turns the Android unlock grid into a puzzle game
3rd August
- BlackBerry OS6 will be available on existing handsets
- BlackBerry Torch 9800 launches: First BlackBerry OS6 handset
- Meego lives! Nokia and Intel’s OS makes video debut
- Future Checkin does your Foursquare checking in for you
- Brother launches print’n’scan app for iPhone
- Chatisfaction app for iPhone 4 lets you find FaceTime buddies
- LG Cookie Style Preview
- LG Cookie 3G Preview
- Pocket Racer: Classic 2D top down Android racer
- Solve Sudoku puzzles in seconds: Sudoku Camera for Android
- Carphone Warehouse wants you to enjoy your music anywhere with Music Anywhere
2nd August
- LG Cookie Series: “My first touchscreen” for teens on a budget
- Retro Camera: Four more retro effects for your Android phone
- Express ecstasy at your own double rainbow all the way across the sky
- MixZing is the ultimate music player for Android phones
- TalkTalk launching own-brand mobile phone service
- FLUD is the latest iPad visual news-reader app
- Watch out penguins! YetiSports goes HD for iPad
- Nokia’s Ovi Maps to include reviews from TripAdvisor
- Hello Kitty iPhone Twitter app gets a sequel