iOS Apps
iPhoneography – PicPlayPost – New
You may recall our candid pre-launch interview yesterday with the developers of PlcPlayPost, you can read it here, if not. Well, PicPlayPost is now live in the Apple App Store and is now even better that the pre-release version that we put through its paces. This brand new version of PicPlayPost also includes the ability to mix songs from your iTunes library and also includes intregration to the wonderful Instragram app. This app retails for $0.99/£0.69 but if you check out our daily app giveaway section today, you will see that we are giving away codes for this fantastic app today, so make sure you respond to that and we’ll…
iPad – The Unlimited Magazine – New
A new interactive tablet magazine, The Unlimited Magazine, launches its first issue. The independently published magazine is focused on bringing new and innovative ways of presenting and experiencing the works of emerging and established fashion and art image makers. Exclusive for tablets without a printed sibling, The Unlimited Magazine is free to explore the possibilities of this new medium. Fashion and art can be experienced in new exciting ways different from the conventions of print media. The first 10,000 issues will be available for free download from the Apple App store. Afterwards, the first issue will cost $0.99, click here to download. Exclusive for tablets without a printed sibling,…
Color Splash for iPad – Updated
Color Splash lets you quickly and easily give photos a dramatic look by converting them to black and white, while keeping your chosen details in color. We specially adapted our best-selling, award-winning iPhone app to the iPad. The beautiful large screen and fast processor make Color Splash an absolute joy to use. Use your finger as a brush to "paint" sections of your image black and white, or to bring back the original color. Zooming in and out using the two-finger pinching gesture allows you to work on details with pixel-accuracy. This app has just been updated, you can check out What’s New below. This is a free update but…
iOS – Pinterest – Updated
In case you weren’t aware, Pinterest is a Virtual Pinboard. It lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find in your life. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes. Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing pinboards is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests. And, it’s just been updated – this update includes optimization for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS so that makes even more users love this app. You can download Pinterest here.
iOS – SpellCraft School of Magic – Updated
SpellCraft has had a huge update now to 1.1 and brings with it new customization options, a money-growing magical plant, re-tuned difficult and various interface improvements. After closely monitoring play sessions in the last two months, the developers, Appy have taken note of where players have been having difficulty — where the game gets too hard, or a monster is too challenging. One way to address that was to rethink the Health sub-system. Rather than letting players get in over their head and then have to burn through their cash with healing potions, players can now brew healing spells ahead of time, and save the potion option for emergencies.…
iOS – Pokertini: Video Poker With a Twist – New
Smappsoft today announced the release of Pokertini: Video Poker With A Twist for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. This new title, recently featured at MacWorld/iWorld, brings the classic casino favorite to a whole new level with a detailed and exciting strategic overlay. In Pokertini: Video Poker With A Twist, players simultaneously play three independent video poker hands, and arrange their simulated bets to maximize payoffs on favored hands. In addition, they use strategic twists to manipulate their cards to improve their hands and odds of winning. Along the way, they earn badges and unlock new twists, keeping the game challenging and exciting. Free/download Features – -Free download from the iTunes App Store – -Strategically arrange your bet across three…
iPhoneography – Kinotopic – Updated With 12 New Filters
Kinotopic allows you to make still photographs in which a minor and repeated movement action occurs. This is an outstanding update bringing with it 12 new filters to make your kinos (otherwise known as cinemagraphs) look really great, there’s also the addition of smoother kinos with more frames per second on all devices (except iPod Touch). There’s been a bug fix for an error that occurred when tapping connect via email from Create Kino and there’s a fix to a processing crash when recording a video. This app is free and you can download it here.
iPhoneography – Image Blender – Updated
Image Blender is a great iPhoneography app allowing you to blend images together with blending modes including Multiply, Overlay, Screen and more. This leads in turn to allowing you to create your own personalized filters as well as allowing you to create double exposures with control. This update includes bug fixes and speed improvements as well as a single tap on preview for editing. This is a free update but if you haven’t already purchased this app you can do so here. It retails for $1.99/£1.49/download. Different Blend Modes Mask & Arrange
iPhoneography – King Camera – Volume Shutter Removed – At Apple’s Request
We have looked at King Camera many times, perhaps most notably on dpreview.com, you can read that review here. Well, the very friendly developers behind King Camera have just published an update to this popular app. This update, 2.5.2 now removes the volume shutter feature, as requested by Apple, although the developers are fighting hard to get this back. There’s also been a few other changes, there’s a new feature that allows for simultaneous multiple photo import and there’s also another new feature which allows you to share images in high resolution to Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. Not only that, a few bug fixes and additional stability fixes have also…
Kubota Lighting Notebook – 101 Lighting Styles and Setups for Digital Photographers by Kevin Kubota and Kubota Image Tools – Currently Free
The Lighting Notebook app is a companion to the bestselling printed book by Kevin Kubota, "Kevin Kubota’s Lighting Notebook: 101 Styles and Setups for Digital Photographers", published by Wiley. The book was given Amazon’s Top Book’s of 2011 award in the Arts & Photography category and PPA recognized it with a 2012 Hot One Award for Best Photography Book. This app is geared towards portrait photographers looking to learn and improve their location lighting skills, and will be highly educational to professional, serious amateur, or emerging photographers as well. The App is free, and includes 5 lighting scenarios. There is an in-App option to purchase the full version with all…
