The timing of the release of this app couldn’t have come at a better time! Cyoshi Games has announced the availability of the Scary App – The iPhone Prank which pretends to be a skills test where users will have to navigate a silver marble through a wooden maze by tilting their iPhone or the iPod Touch. Now you don’t have to finish the game. Hand the game over to another person you want to play the prank on and sucker them into believing you cannot finish all the three levels.

Once the one playing is at level 3, a grotesque screaming face will turn up in the middle of the level which is bound to scare the lights off that person. A harmless prank that is fit for the Halloween season! The Scary App: The iPhone Prank (iLabyrinth)-Screamer is available at the iTunes app store for $0.99.

Here is a demo video of the app:

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EA Sports has brought the NBA Live 2010 to the iPhone together with a couple of other marquee games under its wing. Aside from the NBA Live 2010 for the iPhone, it has also announced the availability of Need for Speed Shift and Surviving High School and it looks like a lot of iPhone and iPod Touch owners are going to want these gaming apps on their Apple device as EA acknowledges the phenomena brought about mobile gaming demands.

The NBA Live 2010 for the iPhone will feature all 30 NBA teams and can be played on a full regular season mode and the playoffs. Though the Dynasty mode and Slam Dunk competition will not be included, you just have to be realistic. Just be thankful that NBA Live 2010 is available for the iPhone and the fact that you are still using a mobile version and not really the game console where it was really mean to be played. Ditto with the Need for Speed Shift and Surviving High School!

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Guess what? That popular game Rock Band is scheduled to have an iPhone version later this month as confirmed by Electronic Arts. Rock Band has been one of the better performing games that has got the world in a frenzy and having an version for Apple’s popular devices is bound to make it even stronger. Among the featured songs to be included with this app includes the Beastie Boys, Motorhead, Blondie and lots more!

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And now for something completely different here is the D1500-PMP from China that has unusual features and also an awkward style. The D1500 is available at the Popular Chinagrabber online store and costs $75 - which is a good price taking in consideration what you get.

As for the details of the D1500-PMP, the device comes with 8GB of intenal memory, a 3.6-inch screen with 400×240 as the resolution, supports WMA, MP3 and WAV audio files, and RM, RMVB, and AVI video files. On top of the FM tuner, the PMP also works as an eBook reader and has an audio recorder. But the best part stays for last, and I’m talking about the support for NES, SNES and GBA games.

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With over 85,000 applications now available at the Apple App Store, it is practically imminent to find a lot of people landing on the site and picking out the best apps they can get. And apparently the number have swelled to 2 billion downloads, making the Apple App Store the largest application store in the world today.

The Apple App Store is available in over 77 countries worldwide, providing access to iPhone and iPod Touch owners a range of applications to check out and download. Among the genres included are games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. With the recently introduced iTunes 9, it’s now easier than ever to organize and sync your apps right in iTunes and they will automatically appear on your iPhone or iPod touch with the same layout.

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Gourmania, a PC game that is best known for restaurant simulation, is now available for download for the iPhone and the iPod Touch. The game is the top selling game app from Alawar Entertainment where players can enjoy both hidden object game play and a fabulous restaurant business simulation at the same time. The game features 8 restaurant locations and features 60 levels, numerous upgrades and hidden bonuses.

Gourmania is now available at the Apple App Store for $0.99.

Image Courtesy: Games Mix

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So much for games and utilities, iPhones can be great aids as well when it comes to monitoring and systemizing your finances. Businessmen or employees who are required to submit expense reports normally have to fix up their receipts and make sure that they are itemized and ready for reimbursement. The Mobile Receipt app from Mitek Systems does just that and is perhaps one reason why it jumped all the way to number one at the App Store.

And while many deny it, one common practice is forging some receipts to so that they can reimburse a higher amount that what they had actually spent. Some get away with it while others get caught. Between the two, you would not want to be caught cheating your way for some extra cash.

But for the people who want an easy way to create and expense report, the Mobile Receipt app is the app for you. No wonder it made its way to the top! The app is available at the App Store for $4.99. You can view a video demo here. http://www.miteksystems.com/OOMPH_webisodes.asp

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Samsung has been gaining ground in the recent weeks with its varied mobile handsets and it is only fitting to know that they will be topping all of these releases with their very own App Store. Samsung will be opening its own on-device application store for all its Samsung smartphones this coming September 14 in the United Kingdom, France and Italy. After this, over 30 other countries will also be having their own Samsung App Store. However, only the Omnia II and OmniaLITE handsets can access the app portal for the time being.

And similar to most online application sites, the Samsung App Store will also be offering various handset applications ranging from games, references, social networking and other solutions. Omnia users who want to access the site need to download a mobile client at samsungapps.com while the I8910 HD just have to update their software.

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Smashing orcs and dissolving them to a pool of blood. That is what this game is all about where you have to defend your tower with the use of your iPhone. Sounds dull? Don’t conclude just yet. Just like most games we see today, the musical score normally pumps up the adrenaline for gamers and keeps them playing.

The key is to actually play the game. For now, we can say that it is a boring game to place on your iPhone or iPod Touch. But once you hear Karnivool’s “Set Fire to the Hive” music, everything may change in an instant. It pushes you to make sure that each orc you see on screen gets smashed into smithereens!

Aim for high scores and compare it with others all over the world or better yet try to achieve the highest score you can get by beating your own. It comes with the usual game modes: easy, orcslaught and black orc down.

The Pools of Blood game app is now available at the App Store and retails for $ 0.99.

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Samsung Electronics now tried to invade the gaming industry by revealing its 256GB SSD drives, the latest device that has been creating a buzz in the gaming industry. And if you are wondering why these new Samsung SSD drives are creating such a commotion, you can trace it all to speed.

That is perhaps how to sum it all up. Sure, there is the large storage and compact nature of these SSD drives but if you want to know which is the marketing standpoint, this is speed. The Samsung SSD boasts of quick loading and response time and in just a couple of seconds, gamers can access their games and play away.

The gaming industry is indeed growing and the needs are becoming higher. Well just check out this video to get a better idea of what makes the Samsung SSDs such a click these days.

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The Harlem Globetrotters add another feather in their cap in building their basketball brand with the release of the Spin That Ball! app which was made possible through the efforts of Candystand.com. This will mark the team’s first mobile app developed for the iPhone and the iPod Touch, something that should capture iPhone owners who love the game of basketball.

The game is quite simple. Users are tasked to control the finger of Globetrotters Showman Special K Daley to balance and spin the team’s legendary red, white and blue ball for as long as possible. The game was enhanced for the iPhone with touch and tilt screen capabilities, something familiar for most games we have seen out in the market to date.

The Spin That Ball! app is now available for $0.99 at the iTunes store.

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Games are known to be addicting but if you get a report that people have lost their jobs and even grown a beard from playing this game, then you know it is something that must be really addicting. The game in focus is the soon to be released tower defense game for the iPhone and the iPod Touch called Warp Defense.

To date, only 30 people have reportedly tried it out. But what is really surprising is that there are unconfirmed reports that these people have lost their jobs, grew long hair and have gained weight. Players use any combination of sticks, guns, arrows, along with their wits, to keep the tower safe.

Is there such a thing as an over-addicting game that could get a person fired? Well, there is only one way to find out. Wait until Warp Defense hits the App Store and find out!

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Today, businesses are going mobile. iPhone apps normally focus on games and various tasks but we have seen from the past days the release of some specific applications made especially for corporate identity and communication. Now this area is not that easy to do. To be able to achieve this, you need special app developers on board.

However, Moobila may be the answer to the business needs as it makes itself formally available for companies wanting to put the iPhone under its repertoire of business tools familiar in the advanced world today.

Moobila is a certified Apple development partner which offers turnkey solutions for customer needs. The main intent of Moobila is to customize and design apps for individuals, corporations, non-profit and governments for advanced solutions that can in turn be marketed and included at the app store. The whole concept is entirely up to anyone or any company. From that concept, Moobila through its engineers will develop the solution and market it as well for distribution.

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The Blackberry is normally the businessman’s phone but that doesn’t mean that they don’t carry games. And with that in mind, Zeemote reveals its wireless gaming controls for the Blackberry that runs via Bluetooth technology. The Zeemote JS1 for the Blackberry a thumbstick as well as some buttons for precision control and works on all trackball blackberry devices.

Now it maybe made for gaming but it can also help in the menu navigation for the businessmen who may not exactly be fond of games on their Blackberry device.

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If you are a sucker for the “Dash” games brought to us by PlayFirst, then it is no wonder why the company has hit a milestone of sorts. Today, PlayFirst reportedly hit the 5 million download mark, something which was just waiting to happen and not really surprising.

PlayFirst is famous for such games such as Diner Dash, Wedding Dash, Doggie Dash and Diner Dash 2. And while we can easily play the flash game based on the PC, its transition to the mobile phone niche has really become something to marvel at. And to date, don’t be surprised if a lot more people download the “Dash” games. They are certainly something worth having on the mobile phone, particularly the iPhone and the iPod Touch.

PlayFirst works with a number of industry partners to distribute its games on mobile platforms including Glu Mobile with whom it has partnered since 2005.

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For the people who idolize Spiderman or Superman, her e is a new game from HiB that may catch your fancy. Rope ‘n’ Fly Lite for the iPhone is a simple game where you just have to “sling” yourself from one building to another. Basically, it is all about landing properly on the building at the precise moment for about 30 seconds.

It all starts when a superhero clad figure will drop down from the skies and your only task is to make sure he goes from one building to another without falling to the ground. Sounds pretty basic doesn’t it? Well for games like these, it is entertaining. However, timing and groove are likewise essential. One small miscalculation will mean the end of the game. And do remember, you are going to have to be consistent for 30 seconds!

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In case you haven’t noticed, a lot of the current crop of iPhone apps and games we see at the iTunes store originate from another platform. In business, this is the same thing. While there are standard software made available for PCs or MACs, the software manufacturers normally tweak them and make them compatible with the handy gadgets such as the iPhones or the iPod Touch.

And for NCH software this is exactly what they are doing at the moment. With the world going mobile, the need to convert or come up with mobile solution software is a need. Being the leading provider of audio, video, business and telephony tools and utilities, NCH made it clear that they will release their own line made especially for the Apple iPhone.

The first software they have in their lineup is this software called ExpressDictate. With this software, iPhone users will be able to record and edit audio with nothing more than their phone using the NCH applications currently in development.

This is actually now available for a 14-day trial at their site.

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Golfers need all the help they can get when they are on the tee and now they can use the iPhone to improve their game and make accurate calculations when it comes to strokes in their games.

The new app is the Golfshot: Golf GPS rangefinder for the iPhone 3G and 3G S. Among the features of this new app is the TruePoint positioning which allows golfers to touch any point on a golf hole to receive distances to and from that point.

Features:

• Aerial images of golf courses worldwide
• Exclusive TruePoint positioning to view distances to and from any point on the course
• Accurate distances to greens, bunkers, water hazards, layups, and more
• Customized layup distances tailored to a golfer’s ideal clubs and distances

The Golfshot app for the iPhone is now available at the Apple App Store for $29.99

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People who are simply addicted towards war-based games are sure to love this new app called Warpack: Grunts. It comes in 40 levels, where you take on various adversaries and get the chance to use the various ammunitions and in-game options such as controlling tanks and helicopters.

You can also choose from among four difficulty modes to make the game interesting for a different kind of gaming experience right on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Taking advantage of the newest iPhone OS 3.0, Grunts will also feature iPod library access for a personalized and unique game experience.

“Grunts is an amazing and exciting game that works seamlessly with your own iPod library, and we’re thrilled to be releasing it with the newest iPhone OS 3.0,” Ian Lynch Smith, President of Freeverse said.

The Warpack: Grunts app is now available for download at the Apple App Store for only $0.99.

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Most mobile phones have taken a different route. Ideally, phones would integrate games with the standard mobile device we use today. But as far as Sony is concerned, it is the other way around. For their Sony PSP, a gadget that is familiar to us as a gaming device, rumors are flying around that it will be made as a mobile phone as well. Wise decision?

Some may like it while others may not. But it does make you wonder, bulky as the PSP may be, how would it fare compared to the slimmer and portable types such as the iPhone? Are we going to see a new PSP design soon?

If Sony is dead serious on this niche, well, one thing we can look forward to is the design outcome. We may soon see a slimmer and lighter PSP it all pushes through. But now, the next challenge awaits and a big question comes into mind; Is it worth turning a successful gadget into another niche where is may find itself crawling back to the top?

(Source) Crunchgear

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