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Castle Frenzy Review

December 7th, 2009

Castle Frenzy by Gameloft is a tower defense game where you try to keep goblins and other fantasy creatures outside your door step.

The game got really interesting and fun controls. To kill the monters you will have to stop them manually by picking them up and throw them away, smash them into the ground or a lot of other ways, but it is all done with your fingers.

You got a few upgrades you can do, like buying a stronger gate, spells or a couple of monsters.

While the graphics are really nice and some of the best I have seen to the iPhone, the gameplay is sadly only fun for a few minutes. » Read more: Castle Frenzy Review

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vWallpaper Review

December 1st, 2009

During the last two days I have been testing out vWallpaper.

vWallpaper by Skrew is a cool homebrew app for the iPod and iPhone which allow you to set a .mp4 or .mov video as background.(This app also support video ringtones but I am limiting my post to wallpapers.)

I am using a 3GS 3.1.2 and it works without any greater problems. The videos play smooth and unless it’s a large file there is no springboard lag. While on larger files it can lag a bit while switching pages.

I test ran a 13MB large video wallpaper without going into sleep mode for 3 hours and there where no loss in performance. The video still ran smoothly.

Where this program really shines is with small videos that end where they start, resulting in a endless video. Or you could compose a bunch of wallpapers to get a neat slide show and or mix in a bit of video. I really would like a animated dock.

How to install vWallpaper.
• Open Cydia or Rock and install SkrewCommon.
• Install vWallpaper, also in Cydia/Rock.
vWallpaper need SkrewCommon to work so it is important that you install it. » Read more: vWallpaper Review

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Quick Review iFile

November 27th, 2009

Today I am doing a quick review of iFile.
It’s been out for a long time and most people already know what it is but if you want to know more or can not decide if to buy this app or not then read on.

If you are looking for a easy way to manage your files iFile by Carsten Heinelt is the program for you. It does the jobb and it does it good!

While iFile can Run, Delete, Move, Search and Copy files it can also

• Create and Rename files and folders. • View file info.
• Unzip rar and zip files. Once browsing a zip or rar file you will be able to choose which file or files to extract.
• Manage your Safari bookmarks.
• Open Video files and other media.
• Install Deb files

One great feature is the built in web server which will enable you to download and upload files to and from your iPhone easily via any web browser. It does though require Wifi. » Read more: Quick Review iFile

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3G Unrestrictor + Skype = True

November 24th, 2009

There are a lot of homebrew apps out today and most of them beats anything that could ever come out of the AppStore.

One app that really comes in handy is 3G Unrestrictor by Kim Streich.

What the app does is allowing you to lure apps such as Skype and YouTube that they are on a wifi connection while in fact it is on the 3G.

So what’s so good about it? Skype for example! Does your friends or family have skype? Then this tool will allow you to call free from anywhere.

You could also trick AppStore to be able to download files larger then 10mb. » Read more: 3G Unrestrictor + Skype = True

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Homebrew Flash Player for iPhone

November 15th, 2009

(Updated 20091127)
iMobileCinema brings flash to jailbroken iPhones.

This is a bit of old news, but currently the only way to get a bit of flash support in your phone is to break your warrantry laws.

Being relatively new in the iPhone community I was shocked that this device that I payed 1100$ for was not able to play flash. When all other similar phones runs it just fine.

I have since my last display of anger about this issue read up a bit about why there is no support for flash.

Turns out Apple was not happy about the performance from Flash Player Mobile, currently it seems to run fine on all other mobile phones except for the iPhone. Because there is no Flash Player on it! » Read more: Homebrew Flash Player for iPhone

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Firewall IP Does the Jobb

November 13th, 2009

Firewall IP currently available through Cydia and Rock does what it is supposed too.

Currently you get a few options once a program tries to connect to the Internet.
Deny once, allow once, always allow and always deny. You can also add and manage specific program settings.

If you use IntelliScreen you will have to add it manually in firewall settings, otherwise it won’t work.

Even though there isn’t much use of a firewall right now this is a good solution to upcoming worm problems and other threats. It also helps keeping data taxes under control if you have a expensive service provider. » Read more: Firewall IP Does the Jobb

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No More Boring LockSreen With IntelliScreen

November 5th, 2009

One of the really hot apps right now is IntelliScreen from Intelliborn, and it is for a reason.

What IntelliScreen does is to transform your lock screen to a fully customizable interface for mail, sms, rss, sports and weather. Intelliborn have done a good jobb of putting it all together and there are loads of options for customizing it.

The interface is very well thought through and you can see there is effort put into it which is not very common for homebrew apps but is expected from a pay for app. This looks just like something you would find in Appstore.

This is not risk free though, I recommend backing up your iPhone in both iTunes and Rock before installing.

The first time I installed this program it worked fine, I then unistalled it since it’s a trial but decided to install it again to do buy it. And what happend was that my iPhone refused to boot up and everytime it did I had an error that I spent hours trying to solve, in the end though I just restored it. » Read more: No More Boring LockSreen With IntelliScreen

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Fieldrunners Well Worth Buying

November 3rd, 2009

While tower defense games don’t really catch my attention because most just look like “look I made a game, now buy it” as a large lot of stuff in the AppStore. AppStore has opened up the doors for many of those done in five minutes Apps.

Fieldrunners breaks this pattern among tower defense games and is really well done in graphics, interface and gameplay, yet simple to play and adictive.

The game is all about stopping this unarmed army from reaching your door step. I guess that’s why it’s called field runners. Stopping them is done in the old fasion way of killing, and to do that you got a bunch of turrets to choose from. Everything you might need from flamethrowers to teslacoils.

Everytime you kill a guy you get a dollar which you can spend on either building a new turret or upgrading an existing one.

The runners come on foot and in different vehicles such as tanks and airplanes. » Read more: Fieldrunners Well Worth Buying

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MyTones Review

November 2nd, 2009

MyTones by Enea Gjoka is a small application that let’s you to convert songs from your iTunes library into ringtones straight on your iPhone.

The App is free to download in Cydia and Rock. You got to have a jailbroken iPhone to install this App, if you want to jailbreak yours I can recommend Blackra1n.

The interface of MyTones is simple, it’s user friendly and easy to use.

When starting up the program you will have two options. To manage ringtones and pick a song. When you choose a song from your library you will be taken to a black screen where you can choose what part of the song to convert, listen to song, make ringtone and raise or lower volume.

The process take around the same time as the lenght of the song that you want to convert and when it’s done it is placed among your other ringtones. » Read more: MyTones Review

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BlogWriter No Thanks

November 1st, 2009

I was going to type something nice, but this is my third attempt to post this review. Since scrolling down don’t work I am going to make it short.

Features: Attach 1 image, geotag your image, write in subject and this box. RSS feed reader. By now the text is no longer visible on my screen.

I would give this a 1/5 stars but I can’t because I can’t attach the image. This is a no

[Edited in WordPress 2.0] And there it ended, I lost my marker and could no longer write. Maybe this is bug but so far I am everything but impressed. I am saving the above text to show you how your posts might look like. I’m sorry I could no longer endure the pain of having that post on my site. Imagine this image three times larger and aligned to the left on the top of your post with the text under it.

To add some more details about BlogWriter. » Read more: BlogWriter No Thanks

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feX App Overhauls Your Contacts

October 31st, 2009

feX for Facebook is an application that sync your Facebook friends with your iPhone contacts.

When first starting feX you will be asked for your Facebook user name and password. When done with the login feX will automatically detect matches that are obvious and you will have to push sync friends, the contacts that’s not detected at once you will have too add yourself.

This is easily done by just a couple of clicks. If you click matches then choose to show all you will see your entire iPhone contacts list. When you push a contact you will be forwarded to your Facebook friends list, click on the friend that matches the same person in your iPhone contacts. You will then see two little arrows forming a circle behind the friends name meaning that you will will have to go to the sync page and sync your friends again. You can of course match as many friends as you like before synchronizing again.

feX imports birthdays and profile photos from Facebook too your phone contacts. I was acctually so tired of adding photos manually that I had given it up until I found this App.

When you are finnished with the sync process feX will remind you of your friends birthdays. this is a great App and from now on I’m not letting it go. » Read more: feX App Overhauls Your Contacts

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WordPress for iPhone is good

October 31st, 2009

My first impression of WordPress for iPhone was good. Everything was easy and fast.

Wordpress is easy to setup and easy to manage. There are only two flaws that I can find.

The first one is the ability to add images but not the ability to align them. To solve this you have to edit your post again and manually input the the code in the image URL.

The second is a bug in WordPress 2.0 that crashes the App when you add more categories. The App though rescues your post and let you continue where you where.

New in 2.0 is comments and pages while comments are a good feature it is a bit annoying that it is the default page when entering your blog and you have to click posts to get to the real stuff. In 2.0 you can also edit pages which is neat. » Read more: WordPress for iPhone is good

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