RONALDO 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid - The Adventure of Ronaldo is Back with a Bang!

RONALDO 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid

Category: Games

Released Date: 1 July 2009

Seller: ngmoco, Inc. © 2009 ngmoco, Inc.

Price: $9.99

RONALDO 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid is the ideal successor of Ronaldo, the legendary iPhone gaming applications available in the App Store. With more exciting graphics and few added elements Ronaldo 2 manages to surpass the previous version of the app. Some people might find $9.99 a bit too much, but after playing it, they are sure to find its price too less for a game with so much potential. The RONALDO 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid iPhone app is developed to run exclusively on the iPhone OS 3.0. However, developers have assured that they will soon come up with a version that would run on the OS 2.2 as well.

The new application offers a lot more than its legendary predecessor. The application is not only popular among users but is highly praised by iPhone developer primarily because of its award-winning gamely and its ability to keep players glued to their iPhones for hours. The features of RONALDO 2 can be classified into few segments. Here is what the application offers to the players:

Award-winning gameplay

To glide your way and lead the Ronaldos through the fully interactive environments filled with all new actions, amazing puzzles and powerful physic - simply touch and tilt the device.


Drive/Fly/Swim

With a whole new series of physics-based features, which includes vehicles, buoyancy and all new flying Ronaldos, you can expand your tactics and take your experience to a whole new level.


All new 3D appearance

RONALDO 2 offers all new 3D look. You experience well-crafted lush graphics in your quest through different environments like tropical beaches, volcanic caverns, ancient ruins and dark jungles.


Fighting Ronaldos

The Ronaldos in the new application have the ability to fight back. You can destroy (blast, drown, zap and skewer) the most hostile inhabitants of the island using all the amazing new combat features as you fight your way to victory.


Choose your epic story

On this new iPhone application you can even choose which mission you would like to play next. On this app you get a chance to lead new cast of brave Ronaldos through more than 45 extremely exciting game levels in your quest for the Golden Orchid.


Global Leader Board

You can share your glory and compare your Awards and High Scores with other players on the Global Leader Boards over the Internet. You can further exploit the push-notification system of OS 3.0 and challenge your friends to beat your score, provided you are connected to the Internet.

Outstanding Audio-Visual effects

Vibrant graphics created by pop illustrator Mikko Walarnies and amazing soundtrack from Mr. Scruff, the legendary breakbeat artist.

So, what are you waiting for? Don’t miss your chance to experience the fun and excitement of RONALDO 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid, the world’s best iPhone adventure-puzzle game.

Developers Focus on Utilizing the New Sophisticated Features of the iPhone 3GS and OS 3.0

The introduction of iPhone 3G S, which runs on the new OS 3.0, has brought in an interesting pie-slicing problem for iPhone app developers. Until now, developers concentrated on the features of a single operating system that all of the first and second generation iPhones supported. But, with the third generation iPhone, which only runs on the OS 3.0, developers will now have to think from two perspectives while developing an application. So, if the developers focus only on the added features of the new device and build all sophisticated apps, then they would limit their market to a great extent.


So, every iPhone developer is now concentrating on expanding their creativity to enhance their existing apps, which will perfectly run on all the iPhone handsets. They are doing it by incorporating iPhone OS 3.0 enabled capabilities to their apps, like the push notification system and the MMS support. Here are 3 selective iPhone applications that are rightly upgraded to suite the sophisticated features of the new device.

BeejiveIM 3.0 with Push

Category: Social Networking

Released Date: 22 June 2009

Seller: Beejive Inc. © 2009 Beejive, Inc.

Price: $9.99


BeejiveIM was perhaps one of the most sought-after social networking iPhone apps in the App Store. Beejive Inc had a web-based instant messaging client even before Apple APIs was released to build ‘real’ iPhone applications. Push notification is the new feature that has been added to the application. This feature was enabled after the release of iPhone OS 3.0. So, what does this new feature do? Well, the push notification will allow BeejiveIM to send you notifications if any of your IM accounts – which includes iChat, AIM, GoogleTalk, Yahoo, MSN, Facebook IM, Jabber and ICQ - have incoming messages, even when the program is not running.


Even though there are many other IM clients, BeejiveIM for its wealth of options (SMS, chat history, hyperlink support and pop-up add blocking) and more integrated and convenient user interface has always been preferred by users.

To download it click here

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=291720439&mt=8


AP Mobile

Category: News

Released Date: 14 June 2009

Seller: The Associate Press ©

Price: Free



Even though setting this news app is a bit complicated, AP Mobile takes full advantage of the push feature of iPhone OS 3.0. The feature allows the app to sent notification to an iPhone even when the user is using some other apps or no apps at all. Top stories will pop-up on the iPhone screen drawing the attention of the user.

To download it click here

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284901416&mt=8




Fight the Flip: Flickit

Category: Photography

Released Date: 3 July 2009

Seller: Green Volcano Software, LLC © Green Volcano Software, LLC

Price: Free



This sophisticated photography application fully exploits the new and improved 3-megapixel camera in the iPhone 3GS. This application allows you to shoot and upload photographs to Flickr from your iPhone. The 3-megapixel camera along with the additional onboard RAM and the extra storage capacity of the iPhone 3GS helps Flickit to perform even better.


With this application, you can take, add tag, title and geotag multiple photos to upload on your flickr page. The best part of Flickit is that it is compatible with all the previous iPhone models as well.

Given the thousands of applications already available in store and thousands other under the process, these three apps are only to name a few. However, it seems that every iPhone developer is now focusing on how to take full advantage of the amazing new features of iPhone 3GS and Apple’s new software upgrade. How far they succeeds – we’ll find very soon.


To download it click here

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=304182296&mt=8

Poor Performance of the iPhone 3GS Battery – The Argument Continues

Lately there have been a lot of rumors regarding the poor performance of the iPhone 3GS battery. A lot of users of the previous device have complained that they are experiencing very poor battery performance on their iPhone 3G models after installing the OS 3.0. Well, some people complained that their iPhone 3GS battery lasts only for a day or less, while others reported that they are quite satisfied with the battery life, which lasts for at least 2 to 3 days even after heavy use. Even iPhone developer have reported to find the battery performance of iPhone 3GS a bit disappointing. The truth is however, yet to reveal.


According to some people the iPhone 3GS battery is simply incredible, as it lasts longer than its predecessors. However, they did admit that it took them 2-3 trials and almost a dozen OS updates to get it work perfectly. One user reported that his iPhone battery lasted for 2 or 3 days even after he transferred about 300MB data and talked for nearly 3000 minutes. The user further admitted that as he uses the phone for official work, he constantly requires proofing of large PDFs and using different applications in order to manage offsite servers and FTP to track the file transfers and uploads. And yet his iPhone 3GS battery has never disappointed him.


In contrast another user is likely to be very dissatisfied with the battery life of his new iPhone. She said that even after charging it for nearly 6 to 7 hours, her iPhone was charged 92% and was still charging. The only time she said her iPhone battery was fully charged when it was synced with her Macbook. The user further complained that while she was listening to music on her way to work, which is nearly around 35 minutes drive, the battery dropped to 71% when it was unplugged from her car’s 3.5mm audio jack. She also said that the phone got heated even after using it for few minutes.


Well, this for and against argument will continue until Apple open its mouth. This strange behavior of the iPhone 3GS has really put every iPhone app developer in deep thoughts. They fear that this flaw might affect the overall sale of their applications. However, it has been recently reported that the company is working on this aspect and is expected to come up with a solution very soon.



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The Best Ways to Get Your iPhone Apps Rank on Apple’s Top App List

It is the dream and ultimate goal of every iPhone developer getting their applications rank high in the App Store. With more than 65,000 apps distributed over 20 different categories the App Store is the biggest mobile application storefront in the world. Hence, getting an app up on the store is not an easy task. Well, in a megastore as big as the App Store, the only secret to success is getting your app noticed by Apple and of course by the users. Developers must make their apps interesting, attractive and impressive so that it stands out in the crowd and draw the attention of every individual iPhone and iPod Touch users.

The best way to grab user’s attention is to get an application rank on Apple’s application ranking lists, as they are regularly visited by users to search and find apps of their choice. Apple ranks both free and paid applications on the basis of their number of download. Every iPhone app developer targets at getting their applications to the top 25 list, which is displayed on the first page of the online store, when users access it from their iPhones. The next 25 listed applications can also be viewed and accessed from the device, but the rest of the apps within the top 100 list can be accessed only through computers. 100 is the maximum number that Apple considers for ranking.

Here are few tricks that would help you to get on the top 25 list:

Word-of-mouth campaign according to experts is the best way to grab attention. They say that the debut week of an app’s release is the crucial time for building interest and a good reputation in order to get noticed. Apple gives 50 promotional codes to the developers for their apps, which they can use to distribute among tech bloggers and influential reviewers.
Advertising is another affective way to get noticed. If you are ready to invest then advertise your application over the Internet and on other iPhone applications through the different ad networks.

When you submit an app to the App Store, make sure to set and mention a target release date.
Creating free demo version is also a good idea for promoting an application. Many iPhone developer build free trial versions for their paid apps. These versions are commonly labeled as “lite”. This way people will be more interested in your app and finally when they get addicted to the app, they will automatically upgrade to the paid version.

You can also draw user’s attention by offering introductory price cut for your apps. This will surely get your app more number of downloads.

However, there are several other techniques and tricks as well, which will help iPhone app developers to get their apps rank high on Apple’s top application list.

“a bugs defense” – become a pest terminator and impress Lucy

Category: Games

Released Date: 3 July 2009

Seller: Celestial Digital Entertainment Limited © 2009 Celestial Digital Entertainment Limited

Price: $0.99

Released on July 3, 2009 “a bugs defense” is indeed an incredibly entertaining and fun-filled game available in the App Store. This amazing iPhone application is designed to run perfectly on the new device and rightly exploits the features of iPhone OS 3.0. “a bugs defense” is an app that helps you to become an expert pest terminator, who successfully destroys all bugs and insects in the house. With finest graphics and impressive animation, “a bugs defense” has won the hearts of almost every iPhone user around the world.


You play the game as a pest terminator helping Lucy, the leading character in the app to free her house from the creepy crawling bugs that tries to invade. To help Lucy clear her house of bugs, you are equipped with different kinds of tools from the utility store that any pest terminator would use in real life. You weapons for terminating bugs include:


Your Weapons


Honey Gun: The Honey Gun, which sprays out honey, is extremely useful to slow down the speed of the bugs. Once the bugs are slowed down they become your easy target.
Anti-Bugs Laser Gun: This laser gun will help you to kill all the bugs in one straight line. You need to use it wisely as it’s very powerful and effective.
Insecticide: Point the insecticide spray at a bug and press the knob to see the bugs die instantly. While using this weapon, you should cover your nose, as it’s very strong indeed.
Still if all these weapons fail, simply use Lucy’s stopper or your fingers to squash them.


Gameplay


Developers have used simple user interface to make this application more enjoyable. Tap on the weapons and drag them to the main screen area and start the battle. Lucy’s parent agrees on paying you good amount of money for helping their daughter in this mission. The more bugs you kill, the more money you get paid, which you can use to upgrade your weapons. To get more money for new weapons, you can sell weapons that you do not require.


Lucy has a bug phobia and will faint if she sees more bugs entering the house. So, get your guns and sprays ready to attack the bugs and impress Lucy, so that she agrees to go out with you on a date.


“a bugs defend” is an amazingly interesting and entertaining application that even every iPhone developer has appreciated for its simplicity and addictiveness. To find out more about the features of this incredible app, simply visit the iTunes Store and buy it NOW!

To download it click here

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=319663920&mt=8

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Things - Manage Your To-Do List the Way You Want to Things

Category: Productivity

Released: 3 July 2009

Price: $9.99

Things is perhaps the most powerful productivity iPhone application that allows you to manage your dos and projects in the exact way you want to. The previous version of the app was already popular among the users – and now with all new incredible features, developers have made Things the best of its kind. Once you get to know the varied task you can manage over it, you will simply fall in love with this little task management tool and find it worth every penny. Users love this app for its usefulness, while iPhone developer praise it for its simplicity and excellence.


Thousands and millions of iPhone and iPod Touch users from all over the world have made Things the most popular to-do manager available in the App Store. This application is incredibly focused and wonderfully intuitive in managing task. There are however, several other similar applications in the store some of which are too simple and the rest are too difficult to use. But, Things offers the perfect balance between extremely powerful features and ease of use.


Inbox, Today, Next, Schedule, Someday, Projects and Logbook are the classified categories where you can arrange and manage your to-do list. One of the best things about this application is that it works perfectly with its Mac app counterpart. It supports easy wireless syncing, which is a huge advantage when it comes to organizing several tasks at a time.


Cultural Code, the developers of the Things iPhone application have added few nice touches to the application making it more handy and useful for daily use. One of the best new added features of Things are the little buttons that you can incorporate in your list, which will simulate new functionality and sorting capability. This will allow you to quickly organize and arrange your tasks and sort them by due dates, importance and keywords. Moving tasks between lists and projects also become simply over this feature.


Here is what’s new in this version:


Improved tags list with highlighting capabilities
Scrolling performance is improved
Fixes crash that might occur during entering new to-dos (iPhone OS 3.0)
Improves user interface
Bug fixes


The users, who consider Things to be the best app of its kind however, think the app lacks in some places. Even the iPhone developer find that if Cultural Code could add the built-in email function to the app – then it would make Things perfect in every respect.

To download click here

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284971781&mt=8

Apple’s View on the Issue of iPhone Overheating

Whether the rumor of the iPhone getting overheated is true or not is not yet confirmed, users and iPhone app developers are quite worried about it. Apple, as always is not ready to take any chances. The company has taken this issue so seriously that it has revealed the presence of a temperature warning screen for both iPhone 3G as well as iPhone 3GS. The issue came up when few people reported that their iPhone 3SG models are getting heated even if used for a little while. Not only that, even iPhone 3G users, who upgraded their phones with the new OS 3.0 said that they are too experiencing the same problem.

It is true that a few iPhone models are getting affected by overheating in such an extent that their white cases are turning pink or even brown in places. This discoloration is specially observed around the battery area at the backside of the device. However, in compared to the total number of iPhones in use, only a few have made such complains. Most of the users are quite satisfied with the new device and are busy exploring its sophisticated features.

Apple, however, has issued a support document (warning), which warns users not to do few things like keep the iPhone in environment (specifically in parked cars) where there is a chance of the temperature exceeding 113 degrees Fahrenheit. Apple further warned that while using CPU intensive application such as using the GPS or playing music, the device must not be exposed to direct sunlight, as it may overheat the iPhone as well. In this case, even using the iPhone in temperature, which is over 95 degree, can also trigger the temperature warning of the device. Apple’s warning says: "Low- or high-temperature conditions might temporarily shorten battery life or cause the device to temporarily stop working properly,"

This is however, a bit weird as in many places around the world the temperature goes above 95 degrees during summer. Which means, as Apple admits, people using iPhones in those countries will always experience this overheating problem.

Apple also warns iPhone 3G and 3GS users about keeping their devices away from the environment where the temperature can drop below -4 degrees Fahrenheit. Avoiding using the iPhone in a temperature below 0 degree Fahrenheit is also recommended by the company. Apple says, in these situations the device might act strangely – it may stop charging, the display might dim, users may experience poor cellular signals and the warning screen may appear on the left side of the screen. According to Apple’s support document, both iPhone 3G and 3GS has some sort of built-in temperature sensor.

Well, what will be the solution to this problem is not yet revealed by Apple, which leaves iPhone developers and users quite disappointed and

Poor Performance of the iPhone 3GS Battery – The Argument Continues

Lately there have been a lot of rumors regarding the poor performance of the iPhone 3GS battery. A lot of users of the previous device have complained that they are experiencing very poor battery performance on their iPhone 3G models after installing the OS 3.0. Well, some people complained that their iPhone 3GS battery lasts only for a day or less, while others reported that they are quite satisfied with the battery life, which lasts for at least 2 to 3 days even after heavy use. Even iPhone developers have reported to find the battery performance of iPhone 3GS a bit disappointing. The truth is however, yet to reveal.

According to some people the iPhone 3GS battery is simply incredible, as it lasts longer than its predecessors. However, they did admit that it took them 2-3 trials and almost a dozen OS updates to get it work perfectly. One user reported that his iPhone battery lasted for 2 or 3 days even after he transferred about 300MB data and talked for nearly 3000 minutes. The user further admitted that as he uses the phone for official work, he constantly requires proofing of large PDFs and using different applications in order to manage offsite servers and FTP to track the file transfers and uploads. And yet his iPhone 3GS battery has never disappointed him.

In contrast another user is likely to be very dissatisfied with the battery life of his new iPhone. She said that even after charging it for nearly 6 to 7 hours, her iPhone was charged 92% and was still charging. The only time she said her iPhone battery was fully charged when it was synced with her Macbook. The user further complained that while she was listening to music on her way to work, which is nearly around 35 minutes drive, the battery dropped to 71% when it was unplugged from her car’s 3.5mm audio jack. She also said that the phone got heated even after using it for few minutes.

Well, this for and against argument will continue until Apple open its mouth. This strange behavior of the iPhone 3GS has really put every iPhone app developer in deep thoughts. They fear that this flaw might affect the overall sale of their applications. However, it has been recently reported that the company is working on this aspect and is expected to come up with a solution very soon.

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iPhone – The Ideal Platform for Gaming Apps

Apple’s iPhone had already set its rivals scrambling for duplicating the glassy touch-screen and then for following the footstep of the App Store, its successful mobile application storefront. And now it is the video game industry that has taken up forefront and drawn all the attention. It seems that playing games is one the most popular things that users do on their iPhones. Irrespective of age group, iPhone users around the world use the device to play games in order to enjoy a break from their daily hectic schedules.

According to mobile analytics, out of 50,000 apps available in the App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch, nearly 20% of the programs belong to the Games category. It is undoubtedly one of the most sought after iPhone application category that received most number of downloads from all over the world. As per few reviews published on iPhone app review sites, more than half of the billion applications download from the App Store belong to the games category.

The App Store is flooded with wide range of fascinating gaming apps – most of which are free or cost as little as 99 cents and can be downloaded from the store over wireless connection. This is probably one of the major reasons behind the popularity of games among iPhone users. Moreover, the high-end features of the device have taken gaming experience to a whole new level.

Market analysts further believes that the idea of gaming has exposed iPhone to whole new group of consumers. People, who are known as casual gamers are the main target of video gaming industry for growth and overall popularity. So, it is quite obvious that video game developers are now focusing on developing gaming apps for the iPhone platform.

Greg Joswiak, the marketing head of iPhone and iPod said, “This is the future of gaming”. Apple has made huge ads for promoting iPhone gaming, which includes television commercials as well. Even at the launch of the iPhone 3G S early June, the company showcased a long video featuring testimonials from game developers. Apple further welcomed different companies on stage to demonstrate their games that made use of Apple’s latest OS software upgrade.

However, the popularity of iPhone games among users - which is some 79% of total iPhone owners, has downloaded games in comparison with only 31% of other smartphone users - has lead game publishers flock to get their games on the iPhone platform.

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Apple Spent Almost $179 to Build the iPhone 3G S

As per several news reports and market analysis, it seems like Apple had nearly spend $179 to build the new iPhone 3G S, which is nearly the amount it had spent to design its previous iPhone model. This is however, a bit of a surprise, as Apple has made quite a few changes in many of its major components while developing the next-generation iPhone and upgraded its features with more powerful technologies. However, no matter how much surprised people are, Apple is undoubtedly very proud of its achievement.


Since the release of iPhone 3G S, there has been much speculation regarding the amount Apple had invested in building this high-end smartphone. Well, reading this article you will get an overall idea about the amount the company had spent in order to take the iPhone to a new level and open up a new horizon for iPhone app developers as well as users.


According to an analysis, the manufacturing cost for the iPhone 3G S with 16 GB memory space was $178.96, which includes a bill of materials (BOM) cost of $172.46 and an assembling cost of $6.50. While the total cost for building the 8 GB iPhone 3G was $174.33, the cost calculated for developing the new device has been quite astonishing, considering its upgrades and improvements.


Toshiba, in terms of share of the material cost is the main supplier to Apple. The 16 GB of NAND flash memory of Toshiba cost Apple nearly $24. The company further provided the 3.5 inch, 16-million color, 320-x-480 pixel display to Apple at the price of about $19.25. Even the touch-screen assembly, which cost Apple more or less $16, is also supplied by Toshiba.


Apple used an ARM core processor from Samsung in the iPhone 3G S, which cost the company nearly $14.46. Samsung further provided 2GB of SDRAM approximately for $8.50. Infineon, the supplier of the ARM-based communications processor as well as the 3 mega-pixel camera module, charged Apple around $13 and $9.55 respectively. The company further charged Apple $2.25 for the GPS receiver, $2.80 for the RF transceiver and $1.25 for the RF power IC. Lastly, for the single chip by Broadcom, which is the source of iPhone 3G S’s Bluetooth capability Apple pays an estimated amount of $5.95.


The iPhone 3G S is available for $199, which is the exact amount that was offered for the 3G when it released last July. The 32GB model is however priced $299. Apple since its new release has dropped the price for the previous 3G model to $99. Even then, the new iPhone 3G S sold in the market like hot cakes. Apple declares that it had sold 1 million unit of the new device over its debut weekend.


According to the overall analysis of the device along with its new software upgrade and with the upcoming wave of highly innovative high-end iPhone applications, it seems that the iPhone 3G S is about to bring a revolutionary change in the world of smartphones.