App of the Week: ProCamera

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Now that new iPod Touch’s are shipping with cameras we decided to kick this weeks App of the Week feature of with the most advanced camera app available packed full of features in as fas as nothing we have tested comes close to: Pro Camera.

iTunes App Store UK: Pro Camera
iTunes App Store US: Pro Camera

★ Capture stunning photos & videos in full size and full resolution.
✔ Record HD videos on your iPhone 4 (720p) and HQ videos on your iPhone 3GS (480p).
✔ Get the sharpest and brightest photos possible with ProCamera‘s adjustable Anti-Shake image stabilizer.
✔ Never miss the right moment while looking for a button: just tap anywhere on the screen to take a photo right away.
✔ Snap several photos in quick succession: ProCamera offers the fastest full-resolution multi-shot available on the App Store.
✔ Zoom-in with ultra-fast swipe-control (5x full resolution)
✔ Full support of iOS 4 and its Multitasking features lets you snap a picture the second you re-open ProCamera.

★ Easily line up your photos & videos with simple tools to make them look like masterpieces.
✔ Get your shots perfectly straight by using ProCamera‘s Virtual Horizon
✔ Arrange your photos & videos like a pro with one of ProCamera‘s grid guides

★ Get creative or improve your photos inside the integrated Photo Studio:
✔ Lighten up your photos with ProCamera’s high quality digital flash
✔ Adjust brightness and contrast, use black&white and sepia effects to apply an artistic and professional touch to your photos
✔ Manually adjust and combine all effects
✔ Use all photos on your iPhone! Photos taken and imported photos and faces

★ Easy transfer:
✔ All photos and videos taken or edited with ProCamera are directly stored to the stock Camera Roll. Like this, you can simply connect your iPhone to any computer and import your photos and videos via your preferred photo application. As easy as it could be.
Or use your photos with any other app on your iPhone.

iOS 4.1 – September 8th

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We just announced the exciting launch of the new iPod Series but for those with older iPods we also have exciting news in that iOS 4.1 will be released next week and with it comes huge performance increases for those on older iPod’s currently running v4.0-v4.01. If your iPod is a noticeably sluggish after upgrading from v3.1.3 then you should be pleasantly suprised with 4.1 .

With 4.1 also comes Apple’s much anticipated Game Center expected to be similar to the xbox live service this should help cement the iPod Touch as the portable gaming system to own.

Experience social gaming on your iPod touch. Find friends or use auto-match to play against new opponents. Track achievements, compare high scores and more.

BREAKING: iPod Touch Announced

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he news everyone has been waiting for has finally been unveiled and the whole iPod line up is being refreshed. After watching the Apple keynote we’re pretty excited about the new iPod Nano which is tiny, gone is the click wheel and replaced with a touch screen basically running a mini iOS.

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The iPod Touch is the most popular iPod in the range according to Steve and outsells the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP combined making it the most popular portable gameplayer with over 1.5 Billion game downloads.

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The new iPod Touch is even thinner, and has the following new features:

Retina Display
A4 1ghz Processor
Front and Rear Cameras.
Facetime
HD Video Recording
3x Axis Gyroscope
Apple Game Centre.

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Available for pre-order starting today to be shipped as early as next week! What are you’re thoughts? We’re really excited about the refresh and new features, has apple done it again? We think so.

Hard Candy unveils iPod Touch 4 case

Hard Candy renown iPhone and iPod Touch case maker has unveiled a new case for the as yet un-released iPod Touch, most interestingly confirms a rear facing camera. Just above the camera whole is another small opening which is likely for volume buttons. Dock connecter and headphone at the bottom, with the dock almost slanted.

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It also gives away the shape of the back of the touch which is still curved rather than the flat design of the iPhone 4. Full details of the iPod Touch are expected to be announced later today at Apples Special Event later today.

Game of The Week: R-Type

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You remember R-Type right? Arguably the 80′s finest retro top down shooter ever. Well it’s now available for iPod Touch and it’s just like the original! Even if you havn’t played it this is one not to miss!

R-Type: UK AppStore
R-Type: US AppStore

Next Gen iPod Touch – Few weeks away

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News on the next generation iPod Touch release is expected imminently as were only a few weeks away from the launch now. This so far confirmed features are front and rear cameras and a retina display. The design is expected to keep the rounded back unlike the flat glass back of the iPhone 4.

During this run up there are quite a few bargains to be had, Supermarket Morissons have slashed prices on 3rd gen iPod Shuffles to £20 and 4th Generation iPod Nanos £60 to clear old stock.

Free Games

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Everybody loves a freebie right? Well you’re in luck developers are regularly running promotions offering there normally paid for games for free and often for one day only. This means you need to be checking regularly for new freebies so you don’t miss anything.

There seems to be some exceptionally high quality freebies available right now as well so be quick and download them:

Megajump
Civilization Revolution
Piyo Blocks

Here are some good sources for finding free games:

Free Game of the Day
Free App A Day
App Crunch: App Chart
Free App Alert
iPod Touch Apps
Free App Calendar

Do you know anywhere else worth checking let us know in the comments.

Jailbreak iOS4 Unleashed!

Exciting news the long awaited and much anticipated jailbreak for all devices (iPhone, iPhone 4, iPod Touch and iPad) running iOS 4 and iOS 4.1 but NOT 4.01 beta has just been unleashed via… wait for it… http://jailbreakme.com and mirrored here http://jailbreakme.modmyi.com Anyone who has an old iPhone or iPod touch should remember jailbreakme back in the OS v1 days.

jb4 Jailbreak iOS4 Unleashed!

Unsurprisingly the servers are being hammered right now due to the volume of people trying to get access to jailbreak there iDevices. Let us know how you get on, we found the mirror to be just about accessible!

IMPORTANT: Just to confirm this is for all devices running iOS 4 and 4.1 but not 4.1beta.

Spread the word. The jb is here!

Jailbreaking ruled legal – DCMA amended

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This is big news and it’s a win for all jailbreakers who like to liberate there iDevices. Jailbreaking is now considered fair under the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) thanks to a ruling yesterday started by the EFF (Electronics Frontier Foundation) around 18 months ago. The ruling effectively solves any conflict between copyright and fair use.

Apple has always been anti jailbreaking and insisted it was illegal however most users either were not aware that it may be illegal or not concerned. Either way the Library of congress has now ammended the DMCA that people can modify their handsets and install software from 3rd party sources for personal use.

This is a small excerpt from the EFF requests referring to jailbreaking and rooting phones:

Computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute software applications, where circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of enabling interoperability of such applications, when they have been lawfully obtained, with computer programs on the telephone handset.

This doesn’t mean Apple is going to start selling iPhones or iPod touches pre-jailbroken, it does mean however the developers of the jailbreaking community and the users who jailbreak their devices cannot be prosecuted for doing so. However it will still void your warranty.

Exemptions to the DMCA ruling:

  • Unlocking mobile phones to change carriers
  • Cracking of video game digital rights management controls to probe security flaws
  • Documentary makers, professors and even students can decrypt DVDs to use the video for educational purpose and commentary
  • Visually challenged can circumvent locks on e-books to enable read-aloud features.
  • Bypassing of broken or irreplaceable dongles

App of The Week: VLC Remote

vlc remote App of The Week: VLC Remote
If you don’t know VLC Remote is the best app available for controlling VLC on your computer from your iPod Touch and it has just been updated to support iOS4 with a new icon for Retina Displays and Multi Tasking support so you can now switch to the IMDB app or put you’re iPod to sleep and return to VLC Remote on the screen you left it.

iTunes App Store UK: VLC Remote
iTunes App Store US: VLC Remote