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Great news for those of you looking to upgrade your ride in 2011, especially if Ford happens to be on your short list. That’s because the 2011 Ford Fiesta, will be the first of many Ford’s to feature an upgrade to the automaker’s SYNC technology. That upgrade is dubbed AppLink, and it promises to give future Ford owners voice control over various iPhone apps. Hmm, Pandora, anyone?
Looking at the drama going on between MuscleNerd and P0sixNinja on Twitter, I feel like I am watching a full season of the Young and the Restless. Quick heads up for those of you who didn’t follow the whole conversation. A few months ago, hacker pod2g found a bootrom exploit in iOS 4.0.1 which was quickly named SHAtter. Chronic Dev Team later started using SHAtter for their GreenPois0n jailbreak for iOS 4.1. Then GeoHot came in the game with a new exploit that he was going to use no matter what in his LimeRa1n jailbreak. At this time, Chronic Dev didn’t have a choice but to put SHAtter on the side for later, and use GeoHot’s exploit. Everything was going fine until rumors started going around that SHAtter had been leaked… Read More
Pull To Refresh Safari is the latest jailbreak tweak to appear on the scene that adds Twitter App like refresh functionality to a stock iPhone app; in this case Safari. Not too long ago, Pull To Refresh Mail was released, which added the same unique refreshing capability to the stock Mail app. Personally, I’m all for tweaks like this; it feels like a native part of the iPhone’s interface, while at the same time modernizes apps that haven’t changed much since they first debuted…
The 36th update, named “Konkey Dong,” is the last of three primate-inspired updates. I’ll let the app’s updated description speak for itself:
That’s not all, however. In addition to the gorilla-themed additions, the main Pocket God app has also added a Japanese Skin Pack via in-app purchase and a free Fishmas Pack. The Fishmas pack includes, um, everything you need to celebrate Fishmas. Which is apparently like Christmas. But with dead fish. Okay, moving on before the dead fish begin to smell. Pocket God Comics #4 is now out, and readers can apparently expect everything from a “half-naked Santa Claus” to Pygmy Zombies in the recent additions. Excellent! And finally, the charismatic pygmies from the comic are also starring in a new Fishmas-themed video. Merry Fishmas, everyone, and enjoy this slew of Pocket God updates.
 iPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Our Rating:
 :: A GOD AMONG APPSRead Our Full Review >> Released: 2009-01-09 :: Category: Entertainment / Action  + Universal App – Designed for iPhone and iPad Our Rating:
 :: SHORT BUT SWEETRead Our Full Review >> Released: 2010-08-03 :: Category: Books [ Pocket God Announces Updates Just in Time for Christmas is a post from 148Apps ]
Developer: Telltale Games
Price: $6.99 Version Reviewed: 1.00 Device Reviewed On: iPad Graphics / Sound Rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars Overall Rating: 3.81 out of 5 stars Say the words Monkey Island to any classic adventure gaming fan and they’re likely to squeal with delight. Many gamers fondly remember leading hero Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate, on daring adventures to save his beautiful bride Elaine from the clutches of the dread pirate LeChuck. Gamers got a blast from the past when LucasArts re-released the Secret of Monkey Island in 2009, but Tales of Monkey Island was a brand new series which marked the return of the franchise on PCs. Now, the first game of the Tales saga has made its way to the iPad, and while it’s still a lot of fun, it doesn’t offer anything PC owners haven’t seen already.
In fact, witty dialogue has always been the hallmark of the Monkey Island franchise, and the same hilarious and irreverent tone is present once more in Tales of Monkey Island. Oftentimes players will find themselves intentionally not talking about the matter at hand just to hear all the uproarious lines read in absolute deadpan style. If you like your games to be funny then you’ll be very pleased with what this app has to offer. The game also looks very nice on the iPad, running on what would feel comparable to medium resolution on a PC. The visuals aren’t eye-popping, but they’re still crisp and polished. In my own experience I ran into some audio and visual bugs that could usually be fixed by simply relaunching the app, so it may have just been my iPad. Still, it’s something to keep an eye out for when you play. The game’s control scheme also makes an easy transition to the touchscreen, as navigating the world and managing your inventory is simple and effective. The title’s biggest drawback is that it’s a straight PC port so if you’ve already played the series on your computer then there’s really nothing new to see here. All the puzzles are exactly the same, so once you’ve beaten the game once you can burn through it on repeated plays in less than two hours. It’s fun for first-timers, but after that it gets old pretty fast. If you’ve never played a Monkey Island game before and love adventure titles this is an easy recommendation, as it’s a very solid app. Just be forewarned that the logic employed in the Monkey Island universe is a bit odd, and until you learn to think like Guybrush you may be stuck on a few puzzles for a while. Once it all clicks though the game comes together quite nicely, and by the time you finish you’ll be more than ready for Episode Two. Repeat players aren’t really needed for this app, but newcomers are surely welcome. [ Tales of Monkey Island Episode 1 Review is a post from 148Apps ] |
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It’s hard to believe it, but Pocket God is already on its 36th update. If you’ve somehow missed it, the now-classic app gives users an island populated with charismatic “pygmies,” along with myriad ways of torturing the poor souls. Fire ants, lightning, sharks – the pygmies have gone through a lot since Pocket God’s long-ago debut. They even have their own comic now, which has also received an update. But first, let’s look at the main app.
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