We’ve all seen videos shot by someone holding a smartphone in portrait mode, leading to a small section of action in the middle and large portions of nothing happening on the sides. A new app for the iPhone called Horizon fixes that problem by filming in the wide angle no matter how someone holds the phone. If the device is held in portrait, Horizon focuses in on an area that would be seen had the phone been in landscape, the way you’re supposed to record video. In the event that someone actually realizes the mistake and switches to landscape, Horizon steadies the transition and keeps the video looking good. Check out this demo video below. Read More »
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Christmas always brings welcome gifts for people looking to save a few extra coins when purchasing iPhone apps. This is the time of year that developers drop prices to jockey for position on the App Store rankings, so now is as good a time as any to buy new apps. The AppSanta promotion offers discounts for 15 apps, including Tweetbot, the best Twitter app for iOS; Clear, the simplest to-do list app for iOS; and Vesper, a iOS7-friendly note-taking app. Here’s a list and download links for the other apps involved. Read More »
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Epic Hearts is an extraordinary find for iOS gamers who love immersing themselves in the wide world of a fantasy RPG. And let’s face it, the App Store isn’t exactly overflowing with gems in that department. So many “RPG-inspired” App Store offerings are really “games where the character has skill points to collect” or some such weak approximation of what the RPG fandom really wants out of a game. Epic Hearts, however, delivers and delivers in full.
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Lich Defense, the latest title to hit the App Store from veteran success Jelly Oasis, expands upon the dev team’s admirable forays into the tower defense genre. Earlier this year, Jelly Oasis made a splash with the visually impressive Elf Defense. The new title, Lich Defense, offers an entirely new theme and amps up the game play through superior pacing and game mechanics.
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London 2012, from developer and publisher Neowiz, is more than just another sports game app. It’s the one and the only officially authorized mobile game dedicated to celebrating and experiencing the 2012 London Olympics.
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You know what piggies are, no doubt. Woogies are wolves, which makes sense only if you want to name your game Piggy Woogy, and that sounds cute to you. Thankfully, there’s more to this game than the name suggests. It’s a matching game with a significant dose of action/strategy tossed in, and the combination makes for a serious challenge.
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