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Our Choice, a new app penned by Al Gore and developed by Push Pop Press went live in the App Store Wednesday, bringing a unique take on the e-book experience to iOS. If this is what’s in store for the future of e-books, count me in. Read More »

TweetDeck Tuesday introduced a brand new, completely redesigned iPhone app that sports a completely new interface and additional features. The changes are good reason for Twitter power-users, who may have given the app a pass previously, to take a second look. Read More »

 
 

The crowdsourced approach to weather reporting used by new iPhone app Weddar means you’ll have an impression of how weather on the ground actually feels, instead of just static numbers. Weddar co-founder Ricardo Fonseca thinks the human connection is what’s missing from the mobile weather game. Read More »

As grilling season begins in the U.S., the mystery behind the “hottest” product at Macworld 2011 becomes much more pertinent: what is the iGrill and does it work? And more importantly, is it worth it? I put my culinary skills on the line to find out. Read More »

Apple’s iOS home screen may be simple and effective, but it doesn’t offer much in the way of dynamically updating content. Two new apps, Fahrenheit and Celsius, do the best with what Apple provides to offer live local temperature readings without ever opening an app. Read More »

Like the SaleLocator.com website, the new SaleLocator iPhone app launched Tuesday is a local retail sales search engine that helps users find deals on stuff at brick-and-mortar stores. SaleLocator makes deal discovery quick and painless, and it’s a recipe that has big retail chains interested. Read More »

A new app launching today provides a single-tap multi-target alert system for your iPhone or iPod touch. Guardly automatically alerts users of your choosing if you feel you’re in danger or want to quickly and easily alert authorities to your location and current situation. Read More »

Apple Tuesday released a new app called iAd Gallery that provides users with access to all currently available iAd campaigns in one convenient location. That’s right, it’s an app, which you have to download (though it is free), that does nothing but show you advertisements. Read More »

If, like me, you eagerly comb the App Store for new apps that support AirPlay, an update to Elgato EyeTV should have you excited. It brings AirPlay to the streaming video app, which lets you watch live or recorded TV from your cable or satellite box. Read More »

The iPhone Facebook app received an update Monday, including new features and bug fixes. New features include the ability to view your Places check-ins on a map, and the ability to check-in at Events you’re attending. It also introduces the ability to unfriend using the app. Read More »

Shapes, a simple diagramming app for Snow Leopard, may be just what the average business user ordered. With a simple interface and a limited, but well-chosen assortment of tools, it avoids the overkill of more powerful apps and does it all on the cheap. Read More »

Asking questions and getting useful answers is the idea behind a new crop of community-assisted recommendation/Q&A apps that have appeared on the web and on mobile platforms. One entrant, Localmind, whose iPhone app is nearing launch, really shows off the promise of this new app category. Read More »

More Must Reads

Warner Bros. today announced that it would be offering individual app versions of some of its most popular movies for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. These “App Editions,” are available as free downloads, with full versions unlockable via in-app purchasing. Read More »

Amazon’s Kindle app got an update overnight, bringing some useful new features. But what’s more noteworthy is what it didn’t bring, in light of the recent rejection of Sony’s Reader application, and the introduction just this morning of a new in-app subscription system for iOS. Read More »

Google today released an official iOS version of its Google Translate app. The application is a free download, and lets you translate more than 50 languages through text-based input, or up to 15 by speaking into your iPhone, iPad, or mic-equipped iPod touch. Read More »

Beta testing iPhone apps has been described by some developers I know as the least fun part of the whole process. That’s something TestFlight aims to help improve upon. The service provides free, over-the-air app beta distribution, and it’s now available to all. Read More »

Don’t want to be glued to the TV when the New Year officially begins? There’s a free app for your iPhone (or Android device) that lets you watch the ball drop live in Times Square so you can be glued to your mobile screen instead! Read More »

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