Everyone is shopping this time of the year. The Christmas season, especially in America, has everyone out buying gifts for their loved ones. To most people, this season is the season of paper receipts and checklists for gift shopping. But us iPhone users are better than that. We have Gift Plan, by Glasshouse Apps.

Gift Plan is the ultimate shopping list for upcoming occasions. The app is gorgeously designed with pixel perfection. With Gift Plan, you’ll not only stay on top of your Christmas shopping this year, but you’ll do it in style…

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If you happen to be curious which recently released iPhone apps and games earned top marks from critics then look no further than this month’s breakdown of top rated games from Quality Index. Taking aggregate review scores from well-known outlets such as TiPb, Slide to Play and 148Apps (that’s us, yo), QI has ranked the top ten apps and games in two handy-dandy charts. Here’s the breakdown of the titles and their overall scores.

Top Ten Games

1. Sentinel 3: Homeworld -9.4
2. Stick Golf – 9.4
3. Galaxy on Fire 2 – 8.8
4. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – 8.8
5. Wispin – 8.8
6. Stackster – 8.8
7. Bam Bam Dash – 8.8
8. Mushihimesama Bug Panic – 8.7
9. Monster Feed – 8.7
10. Infection Zone – 8.7

Top Ten Apps

1. MobileMonet – 9.7
2. Mario Batali Cooks! – 9.6
3. Disneyland Paris – 9.6
4. Tapatalk Forum App – 9.5
5. Calvetica Calendar – 9.5
6. Instagram – 9.4
7. ColorBlast! – 9.4
8. John Henry – 9.2
9. Stats for Halo Reach – 9.1
10. Audiogalaxy Mobile – 9.1

Given your own knowledge of the market and particular tastes how closely do your top ten lists from the past month match up with that of the professionals? Do we get to keep our jobs for another month or is it time to throw the bums out and let some folks who actually know what they’re talking about?

Looking down the list I don’t see any apps which I personally downloaded this past month, but looking at the scores now I’m definitely interested in Sentinel 3 and Stick Golf. I’m also not surprised to see LEGO Harry Potter did so well considering the fact that the LEGO game franchise is generally well-received by critics on top of being utterly adorable.

We’ll be back with another batch of numbers when the December results go live, but in the meantime feel free to argue and debate these scores and generally carry on loud and angry conversations. This is the Internet after all; that’s what it was made for. Well, one of the main things, anyway.

[ Quality Index Ranks November’s Top 10 Rated iPhone Games and Apps is a post from 148Apps ]

Google is really making quite an impact today with things like Android 2.3, 3.0, Chrome OS and even their Chrome web browser. While they came to the game quite late with their Chrome web browser, they have seen an immense amount of growth with many users making the switch from more popular browsers like Internet Explorer and Firefox.

One of the biggest advantages the Chrome browser features is the fact that it’s quite fast when compared to the others (depending how you look at it).

Now, Chrome has another advantage in the form of the recently launched Chrome Web Store. This virtual store will allow Chrome users to download and install a plethora of applications ranging from TweetDeck to Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online. Right now, the offerings are a bit slim but if you search around a bit you’re sure to find something that applies to you.

Has anyone checked out the Chrome Web Store? If so, what are your favorite applications?

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If there is one thing that everyone loves, it is paying nothing still receiving something awesome in return.  Here and there we have seen scattered sales pop up across the App Store, but the problem has always been trying to pinpoint when and where such sales would occur.  Luckily for all of us, the Daily App Dream has now opened its doors and is at your service.

Both a website and an app itself, the Daily App Dream is your new source of everything free in the App Store.  The developers have already committed to promoting up to three free releases every single day, with at least one freebie scheduled for every approaching number on the calendar.  Here are a few of the key features of the app itself:

• Get access to new free games and apps every day!
• Jump straight to the “Write a review” page of any of the apps and quickly give developers feedback!
• Where possible, read critics reviews of the App’s within the App itself from major review sites.
• Link to facebook and let your friends know about the free games on offer each day so that they don’t miss out!
• Let us know about the Apps you Dream of being FREE so we can see if we can make your dream come true!
• Opt-In to push notifications so we can let you know about any major games going free that you cant afford to miss out on getting!

Everything about this idea just seems like a brilliant plan for everyone involved.  First off, it costs developers absolutely nothing to use the service, and it will help provide them with some much needed exposure.  Secondly, the people running the site get the chance to give back to iOS consumers everywhere.

If you are not on the bandwagon already, what are you waiting for?  When it comes to free apps, you have literally NOTHING to lose.

FREE!

Daily App Dream

iPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2010-12-04 :: Category: Games / Action

[ Looking for Free Apps? The Daily App Dream Has Your Back is a post from 148Apps ]

I’ve always been quite partial to Spotlight, I use it all the time to launch apps that I have tucked away in a folder somewhere, and I find that it is an extremely effective way to use my iPhone.

With that in mind, my ears always perk up whenever a tweak makes a claim that it can improve Spotlight, and ListLauncher is one such app. Just how does it work, and does it really make launching apps faster?

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