4,000 iPhones Stolen Over Night. Let’s talk about the Droid. How about that awesome Droid camera?

NEW STUFF
‘Ravensword: The Fallen King’ (I’ll review next week.) 6.99
Konami Drops All Games to $0.99! No idea on how long that will last.
Starwars Trench Run – 4.99
‘Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies’ FPS – 9.99

STUPID APP OF THE WEEK
Mr. Dumb – Toilet – .99
Urinals, the game – .99

REVIEWS!

Scott:

Title: Fore (golf Game) – 2.99
Concept: Top down golf game.
Graphics & Sound: Graphics and sound are just fine! Music is horrible.
Control & Interface: HORRIBLE controls. Never really know how things are going to go. They should patch.
Gameplay: Great golf idea, great perspective, great concept for a quick pick up game, terrible controls.
Extras: With local Peer-to-Peer multi-player you can also enjoy the thrill of real time competition with your friends. Plus+ enabled, add friends, access leader boards, earn Plus+ awards.

Score: 2.5 stars

Title: Shoutcast Radio – Free
Concept: Streaming of thousands of Shoutcast audio servers.
Sound: Same quality as using a PC for this or whatever. Various streams with various speeds.
Control & Interface: Basic, nothing fancy, gets the job done. Favorites, popular picks, search-able, etc.
Gameplay: NA
Extras: NA

Score: 3.5 stars

Eric:

Title: Eliminate Pro – Free
Concept: FPS
Graphics & Sound: Good graphics, fast and fluid
Control & Interface: Takes a bit to get use to, but once you get a hang of it…it’s pretty tight. Only complaint is getting stuck in certain places- like overhangs
Gameplay: Quick online matches with strangers and/or friends. Shoot em up, pick-up credits along with power-ups, earn credits to upgrade and buy new armor and weapons.
Extras: Uses the + Plus system to track achievement.
Cons: Can only earn credits if you have energy, you can use up your energy after 4 or so matches, then have to wait about 2 hours for Refill…but can spend real money to refill energy bar. Is a level cap on upgrades for weapons and armor so you have to actually play and level to get the best out of your gear.

Score 4 stars

Title: Fling .99¢
Concept: Puzzle
Graphics & Sound: Good graphics, fast and fluid
Control & Interface: Simple controls, just have to flick furry balls
Gameplay: Object of the game is to flick all the balls off the board so you only have one ball remaining, knock other balls off the board by “Flinging” other balls at them…you can only fling up, down, left and right. Can’t fling a ball unless it hits another ball. Gets tricky after awhile.
Extras: Has online leader board and 2 modes Arcade and Challenge.

Score 4 stars

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Looking for a pretty decent 3d space shooter on your iPhone? Seems like a pretty good price. Go get it!

In the wake of the Aussie iPhone Rickroller, I thought it’d be good to beat a dead horse and talk about security.

How can I keep my data protected?  Here are 5 solid ways:

1.  Don’t Jailbreak it.

Take comfort in the fact that Apple will wrap us iPhone users in its warm, corporate, black turtleneck embrace.  “Resistance” to viruses is one of its trademarks as a company, so the last thing they want to do is tarnish that reputation by being overly lax when it comes to security.

Can a Jailbroken iPhone still be just as secure as a bona fide iPhone?  Probably.  But chances are, if you don’t know what a command line is, you’re not going to know to change the root password from its default.  Likewise, you probably won’t be too proactive in ensuring you’ve taken the same proper routine security measures as any other System Admin would.

At the very least, educate yourself to properly cover your bases.

2.  Passcode upon unlock.

“But do you know how much of a pain it is to enter a PIN every time I unlock my phone?”

Yes.

But do you know how valuable your information can be to a thieving opportunist?  You need to determine how much your data is worth.  Most of my data is already publicly available, so I don’t bother.  But Joe Sixpack and his 7 year accumulation of ladies’ phone numbers and notes in his shiny new iBlackbook is a veritable goldmine to his fellow lackeys and enemies!

3.  Keep it patched.

Duh.

4.  Don’t use Autologins.

Twitter, Gmail, Etsy (its for my wife, I swear), and many other websites keep your login credentials cached so that you don’t have to reenter everything upon visit.  While this may be convenient, it is decidedly inconvenient to have an obnoxious thief/friend/drunk friend Woot you 3 Roombas.

5.  Its 2009, you all should know proper computer security by now.

The problem is, we still don’t see our phones/iPods as an extension of our laptop/desktop computers.


“Blah blah blah.  I’m not stupid enough to keep any sensitive information on my phone!  I just use it for junk mail, games, and por…. the internet in my pocket, oh and calling people.  Screw security!”


That’s great!  You can do anything you want with your phone.  Hopefully your arrogance also means you don’t have many friends.  Worms and other critters can propagate themselves through address books.  This is just not a valid excuse to be negligent in terms of security.


As the great poet Robert Frost may or may not have said, let us all use this “wind of opportunity to air out our dirty underpants of neglected security”, and thus eliminate the revival of old memes.

Saw these on ZDNet and thought some of you might find this useful.

This app enables access to the LinkedIn business network while on the go. Users can send and receive invitations and messages, post status updates and search contact information for free.

Get them all right here.

When Radio Shack announced Monday that it will begin selling Apple’s iPhone in its stores, the nation’s second largest electronics quickly realized just how significant it is to be selected to sell the iconic mobile phone: its stock rocketed.

The retailer said it will begin selling the iPhone this month in the New York City and Dallas/Fort Worth areas. Sales of the iPhone are scheduled to begin nationwide in Radio Shack’s stores next year.

Interesting. I kinda had it in my head that they had some sort of deal with Verizon. More reason to expect a Verizon iPhone? Maybe! The full story here.

Marvel decides that putting its comics out on other readers is a good idea! Plus, is the iPhone really as big a threat to the Kindle as some might think?

NEW STUFF

GAMES:
Eliminate – Free
Command & Conquer: Red Alert – 9.99 (plus DLC)
Doom Classic – 4.99

UTILITIES / OTHER:
SquareSpace – Free
Waveboard – .99 (first Google Wave app.)
Virgin’s Flying Without Fear – 4.99

BIG DEALS OF THE WEEK
See @appslappyshow on twitter for big deals!

STUPID APP OF THE WEEK
Latina Bikini Fart $0.99

REVIEWS!

Scott: AmbiScience Zen Master Bundle – .99, 33rd Division – .99, Scanner 911 – .99

Eric: Reel Director – 7.99, Jamie Oliver 20 Minute Meals – 7.99, Dropship – Free.

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You guys will wanna definitely get your hands on this hotly anticipated FREE online shooter, and the word out there is that this is some hot stuff, so get your groove on here.

This week we tackle the fact that the iPhone is now in second place, and coming really close to first place in the smart phone wars. Also, why are there hardly any business apps?

NEW STUFF

GAMES:
Tap Tap Revenge Metallica – 4.99 (not in the store today for some reason)
Settlers of Catan: – 4.99 (same)
NBA Live – 9.99

UTILITIES / OTHER:
Shakespeare: The Tempest – Free
Shakespeare: Macbeth – Free
Shakespeare: Hamlet – Free

BIG DEALS OF THE WEEK
iDracula – Undead Awakening – 2.99 > .99 (halooween deal)

STUPID APP OF THE WEEK
Toilet Flushes – Free

Unpleasant – Free

REVIEWS!

Scott: “Groovin’ Blocks” – 1.99. “HookChamp” – 2.99

Eric: Nike + Pod (Comes with 3GS), iMap My Run (Free), Rock Band 2nd Impressions, Skee-Ball .99¢

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We talk about Verizons new ads that are clearly targeted at Apple and AT&T, and what that might mean for an eventual Verizon supported iPhone. Also, no more lite apps! They start lite, and then you pay from within it!

NEW STUFF

GAMES:
Rock Band – 9.99 (reviews are solid)
‘Undercroft‘ – An Old School Turn-Based RPG – 4.99
‘2XL ATV Offroad‘ – A Console Quality iPhone Racer – 7.99

UTILITIES / OTHER:
NBC News widgets – Free

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy eBook – .99

BIG DEALS OF THE WEEK
Krazy Kart Racing (US) – 7.99 > 2.99
Swine Flu H1N1 The Game – 2.99 > .99
Marble Blast Mobile – 4.99 > 2.99
Lyric Genius – 60s Edition: – .99 > free

STUPID APP OF THE WEEK
You Are Rich – 99.99

REVIEWS!

Scott: AMF bowling pinbusters – 1.99. Rock Band – 9.99. Stickman Movie – .99.

Eric: Tap Tap Revenge 3 – .99. Music Library Quiz – .99. iTools – Free.

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