Type Drawing iPhone App - Drawing with Letter and Words

Category: Entertainment

Released Date: 4^th July 2009

Seller: Hansol Huh © storyabout

Price: $0.99

Classified as an Entertainment application, Type Drawing is much more than just a simple entertainment tool. It’s an amazing iPhone application that perfectly brings out the creative ability of a user. Even if you are not a creative person or don’t have the ability to hold a pencil properly, you will surely find the Type Drawing app interesting and fully fall in love with it. This incredible application will allow you to create the funniest image you could ever think of with letters, words and sentences. Every user as well as iPhone app developer has appreciated Type Drawing for its simplicity and uniqueness.

Type Drawing is a super simple and incredibly easy application that can entertain you in the true sense. Drawing with letters is what the app is all about. You can start by simply typing a letter, word or a sentence that you wish to tell someone and then just simply draw something on your iPhone screen. This way you can create stunning typography artworks or even make amazing wallpapers. It is simply amazing to watch the words spreads across the screen following the direction of your finger movement. If you move your finger from left to right, the sentence will be written in the correct order, but if you do the other way the sentence or word will be written backwards and upside down. To flip over or around the letters simply turn your finger direction.

Here is a list of the main features of the Type Drawing application:

• Type a letter, word or sentence
• Select the font style, size, color and opacity
• Select a background paper
• Select a background from your photo album or take a snap with the iPhone camera and use it
• Save your artwork and set it as your iPhone wallpaper or send it to a friend

The new version of the app offers some additional fonts, more color, text size control, clear drawing option, undo and redo (20 times), friendlier user interface and more. Type Drawing is such an application that neither iPhone developer nor users have created or seen before on a mobile platform. And thus is believed to be one of a kind app available in the App Store.

To download this app click here
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=314072879&mt=8

iPhone 3GS Battery Issue Concerns Users, Developers and iPhone Lovers

For some, the iPhone 3GS upgrade may be wasn’t that great, but for the people who genuinely appreciate the device, the news of an improved battery life was more than welcomed. People were started building high hopes and expected to see some amazing improvements on the iPhone 3GS. Not only users, but every iPhone developer believes that this powerful battery will encourage them in developing more sophisticated applications for the iPhone platform.

Apple, while commenting about the battery life of iPhone 3GS said that the device would run 9 hrs if used on WiFi, 10 hrs if played video files and 30 hrs if listened to music. Whereas the previous iPhone 3G get only 6 hrs of use on WiFi, 7 hrs for video playback and 24 hrs for music. This announcement was indeed very encouraging for every iPhone user and iPhone app developer as it promised to take the iPhone to a whole new level.

But, it seems that the iPhone 3GS battery quite disappointed the anticipating users and developers. The new device does not seem to offer much in terms of better battery performance. Many users, from different countries complained about a drop-off in the battery life of the new iPhone 3GS. Initially people thought that this was an initial set-up problem, which would dissolve within few days. But, as they started using the device, it appeared that it is indeed a serious issue. Most users say that the battery of iPhone 3GS is possibly worse than the battery of iPhone 3G.

After much analysis and tests, it is concluded that the problem is not with the battery –the defect lies with the iPhone OS 3.0. software upgrade. This accusation is reconfirmed after many iPhone 3G users complained to face same problem after upgrading their iPhone with OS 3.0. They say that the software degraded the battery performance of their handsets. Specialists assume that the new software is somehow unable to work efficiently and applications are therefore requiring more powers to run than usual. They say the iPhone may not be supplying as much power as it is required to run varied programs. Another issue, which might be the cause of the poor performance, is the presence of more “vampires” in the operating system that’s sucking the battery life. Push-notification is one such feature that most people suspect of eating up most of the battery life.

However, Apple is aware of this issue and is working on the upcoming 3.1 update to the OS, which will surely be free of such flaws. Good news for users and iPhone developer!

Apple and the iPhone Hackers – the fight continues!

The cat-and-mouse game between Apple and the hackers is a never-ending battle. Since the release of iPhone 3GS, hackers have been digging deep to jailbreak the device. Finally, a few days back the first jailbreaking software for the new generation iPhone was released. As per a web report, there has been a very interesting debate regarding the principles of hacking, where some people have tried to justify iPhone hacking pointing out some advantages that they believe are significant. Well, not every user or iPhone developer is quite happy with the idea of jailbroken iPhones.

Jailbreaking, according to many hackers, lets users install any application they want to on their iPhones even if the app is not approved by Apple. The idea of being capable of downloading all kind of applications indeed appeal to a lot of iPhone users, as they believe that Apple imposes too much restriction on application downloads. Some users are not very keen on abiding Apple’s rules and think that they should have more freedom on using their iPhones the way they want to.

On jailbroken iPhones, users can do a lot of things that they would not be able to do otherwise like – getting apps that would allow them to change the appearance of their iPhone screens, get complete control over an iPhone from desktop computers or even use the device as a modem for laptops.

Apple firmly disapproves what the hackers and the people who fully approves it and take advantage of their work do. A spokeswoman of Apple said – “these modifications not only violate the warranty, they also cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably.”

The hackers on the other hand keep on justifying their work by giving two reasons that they consider to be of great importance. Firstly, they believe that jailbreaking gives users a fair chance to use their personal iPhones in the way they want to. Secondly, they find it extremely challenging to get past Apple’s tight security measures. Well, no matter how ridiculous it might sound, jailbreakers have indeed justified their acts this way.

However, Apple on their latest release, the iPhone 3GS has added few extra layers of security measures and encryption. But, unfortunately Apple had left a major security hole in the device’s processor software, which has now become a gateway for the hackers to jailbreak into the iPhone 3GS. But, iPhone developer and users need not worry, as Apple is once again ready to fight back and soon will close all the open holes that allow hackers to jailbreak into the iPhone.

PhotoForge: The Best iPhone Version of Photoshop

Category: Photography

Released Date: 3^rd July 2009

Seller: GhostBird Software © 2009 GhostBird Software

Price: $2.99

Ever since iPhone developer started to create highly sophisticated photography applications, many people have been dreaming of a Photoshop application that would allow them to do all amazing photo editing stuffs from the iPhone itself. Well, there is no point in denying that there are indeed quite a number of similar application already available in the App Store – among which only a few could come even closer to the actual software. GhostBird Software has managed to create an application, PhotoForge that almost imitates the original software. With this application, users believe that their wait is finally over.

PhotoForge is indeed one of the best photo editing applications iPhone users have experienced on their handsets so far. This incredible and powerful photo-editing application allows photo editing, applying filters and effects and provides all tools required to create illustrations and paintings right from the scratch. The app offers extremely simple and easy user interface consisting of a tool bar along with a tool customization bar placed at the bottom of the screen, which makes it easy to navigate. On PhotoForge, you will find different types of brushes, erasers and a whole range of color palettes.

This editing and painting application is highly optimized to run specifically on the iPhone and iPod Touch utilizing every built-in feature of the devices. On PhotoForge, you can do everything that you can do on your desktop Photoshop software – retouching, image manipulation, color correction and modification and add effects. You can further use the different painting tools to create your very own original artwork or can add a little touch to the existing photos and images.

One who is aware of Photoshop will find this application perfect, as it exactly replicates the original software. You can either start by opening an existing image or can simply start with a blank page and use it as your slate. Choose any of the tools featured on the screen and start experimenting. The tool bars at the top and the bottom slide off from the main screen while you draw, so that there’s more space for you to draw.

Not only users, but iPhone developer too find PhotoForge an extremely useful as well as entertaining app that rightly exploits the sophisticated features of the device. So, what are you waiting for? Get the PhotoForge app downloaded on to your iPhone and find out your creative ability.

To download this app click here

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=314173066&mt=8

Apple Plans for the Next-Generation iPhone Already!

It is not even a month since the iPhone 3GS was released and yet rumors already started to spread about Apple working on the future generation iPhone. In fact, it is one of the hottest news in the mobile phone industry. The patent office in the US apparently seems to be busy with the plans Apple is making for its next-generation iPhone. It seems like the mighty mobile is about to experience some major new additions – as per the latest news.

Users as well as iPhone app developers are quite happy with the news that Apple has already started working on the future device. They believe that the company will take care of all the issues that are coming up on the iPhone 3GS and will consider those while upgrading. Since the release of iPhone 3GS and OS 3.0, users are reporting to face some unique unexpected problems that they couldn’t have imagined to experience on a sophisticated device as the iPhone. Therefore, this news came like a ray of hope to the people highly disappointed with Apple’s recent releases.

However, there have been a lot of speculations regarding the new additions that are likely to come with the new updates. The new patents show that the company is planning a lot of changes starting from real world object identification ability to face recognition and smarter message handling functionalities and much much more.

Like the Point and Find plans of Nokia, Apple plans to create iPhone’s object identification, which would be used for spying at different things starting from ads to shops and providing users with full information about what’s going down. For this, the device is likely to use something similar to RFID tags and bar codes, which would undoubtedly offer every iPhone developer an incredible opportunity to create killer applications for the App Store.

Even though, Face Recognition is not a very new concept on smartphones, Apple plans to make it a little different from what users have experienced so far. According to Apple’s plan, the iPhone will use the user’s face as the security device. Which means only the owner of the device will get access into the phone (probably over a front facing camera). This feature also points at a tighter iPhone integration with iPhoto, which is already packed with similar smart technologies.

Lastly, the smart messaging feature will allow users to see unread messages as well as missives from people they are about to call.

Well, what Apple really has in mind is quite hard to find. But, it seems that the company has huge plans for the future iPhone, which will surely take mobile phones to a whole new dimension. Good news for iPhone app developer and users!

Celebrating the First Birthday of the App Store!

11^th July was indeed a huge day for Apple, as it celebrated the first birthday of the App Store. Even though this was the official release date of the store, Apple started celebrating the grand success of its enormous application storefront since 7^th July. Last year on the same day Apple launched this remarkable store, which in undoubtedly changed the way people looked at iPhones and iPod Touches and bought a revolutionary change in the mobile phone industry. The store also opened-up a new horizon for iPhone developer by providing them finest platform to showcase their creativity and take user’s experience to a whole new level.

A year ago, Apple created an application download center in the iTunes Store, which offered huge collection of outstanding applications to be downloaded on iPhone and iPod Touch. Since the App Store went live on iTunes, its success and popularity has grown to explosive proportions. Within a year, the store received 1 billion application downloads from all over the world, which was indeed a record breaking achievement for Apple. Well, the contribution of every individual iPhone app developer cannot be ignored. And without a doubt, the company has shown its gratitude towards the developers for creating those incredible applications and making the App Store the most popular and successful application platform.

With more than 50,000 unique, entertaining, useful, convenient and fun-filled applications, the App Store has something for everybody. No matter what you are looking for, the store is sure to have an application that would perfectly fulfill your requirement.

As a result of the App Store success and the release of Apple’s SDK (Software Development Kit) for the iPhone operating system, the need for iPhone app development companies and individual iPhone developer has risen quickly, steadily and consistently over the year. However, iPhone application development today is considered as one of the most successful and profitable professions all over the world – thanks to Apple! Cheers to Apple on the very first birthday of the incredible App Store!

Poor WiFi Reception over iPhone 3.0 – the hottest news in the mobile world

Since the release of Apple’s iPhone 3GS and OS 3.0, many users have come up with few issues regarding the new handset and software upgrade, which they complain to face. For the past few weeks, the only news about Apple’s new releases that made headlines was the issue of its battery overheating and discoloration. Well, it is indeed a huge thing for Apple, but recently the issue that has taken the center stage is the poor WiFi connectivity users are experiencing on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G that has been upgraded with the OS 3.0.

Well, this could actually lead to a larger problem and might directly affect the popularity of the device. Some users have reported to experience flaky WiFi connectivity on their 3G models after upgrading their iPhone operating system to 3.0. Users of the new-generation iPhone, which already has the 3.0 OS, also said the same. Although nothing specifically has been declared, this however, indirectly points at the software upgrade as to be one of the major sources of the problem.

iPhone 3G users, however also admitted that they experienced WiFi connectivity problem even before upgrading the operating system - but upgrading it to the latest version has in fact made the problem even worse. Not only users, but iPhone developer have also reported that WiFi connection seems to have decreased over the new upgrades particularly at places where users will have to login through web-browsers.

Users have taken up this issue so seriously that over the past few days, this was the main topic of discussion on the Apple discussion boards. On this discussion board there has been quite a few threads that are dedicated to this specific problem. The poor WiFi connectivity seems to have affecting users of all the models of iPhone with the new software upgrade.

What’s surprising as well as suspicious is that Apple had promised an increased battery life for the new device when running on WiFi. Therefore, the issue of poor WiFi connectivity has indeed put iPhone developer and users into great dilemma.

Since Apple Inc. has never so far disappointed its customers, we can expect some really impressive solution to this problem very soon.