iPhone Free Games Spellsword, Hambo

As we've stated many times before, prices in the App Store change frequently. Grab these freebies before you miss out on a top bargain.
Remember to let us and your fellow readers know about any other great free apps in our comments section below.

Spellsword

By Everplay - download for iPhone and iPad



Spellsword is an action-packed platformer in which you tackle multipleSuper Crate Box-esque stages - all of which are packed to the rafters with a wide variety of enemies and magical cards that allow you to unleash devastating attacks.

There are 90 challenging arenas for you to work your way through in the game's Campaign mode, and several unlockable endless arenas if you're craving an extra test.

Hambo

By Miniclip - download for iPhone and download for iPad



In Hambo, you work your way through more than 200 different physics-based levels, which task you with solving puzzles in order to rescue your best friend Bacon from the grubby mitts of your sworn enemy.

There are also 20 different costumes to unlock. We presume at least some of you are into that kind of thing.

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UK Court Orders Apple to Publish Notice On its Website that Samsung Not Copied iPad

Apple is Ordered by the court in Uk to Publish a notice on its website that Samsung did not copy iPad in Uk. The notice should outline the July London court decision that Samsung’s Galaxy tablets don’t infringe Apple’s registered designs, Judge Colin Birss said today. It should be posted on Apple’s U.K. home page for six months and published in several newspapers and magazines to correct any impression the South Korea-based company was copying Apple’s product, Birss said.


Apple is fighting patent lawsuits around the globe against competitors including Google Inc., HTC Corp. (2498) and Samsung as it competes for dominance of the smartphone and tablet computer markets. The firms have accused each other of copying designs and technology in their mobile devices. Legal battles about the similarity of Samsung and Apple tablets are being fought in Germany, the Netherlands and the U.S.The order means Apple will have to publish “an advertisement” for Samsung, Richard Hacon, a lawyer for Cupertino, California-based Apple, told the court. “No company likes to refer to a rival on its website.”


Public Statements
Birss said in his July 9 ruling that Samsung’s tablets were unlikely to be confused with the iPad because they are “not as cool.” He declined today to grant Samsung’s bid for an injunction blocking Apple from making public statements that the Galaxy infringed its design rights.
“They are entitled to their opinion,” he said.
Apple spokesman Alan Hely didn’t immediately respond to a phone call and e-mail requesting comment on the judge’s order.

“Should Apple continue to make excessive legal claims based on such generic designs, innovation in the industry could be harmed and consumer choice unduly limited,” Samsung said in a statement after the hearing.
“The war between these two companies seems to be escalating even further,” said Colin Fowler, an intellectual property lawyer at London-based Rouse. He said much of the publicity around the July 9 ruling focused on Birss’ comments about Samsung not being as cool.
“From a victory in court they were suddenly on the back foot,” Fowler said in a phone interview. “Getting this order fits in with the context of them trying to restore the balance.”

‘Commercial Harm’
Comments made by Apple after that ruling unfairly implied that Samsung had copied designs, Samsung’s lawyer Kathryn Pickard said at the hearing. That “caused real commercial harm.”
As well as Apple’s website, the company must pay for notices in the Financial Times, the Daily Mail, Guardian Mobile magazine, and T3, according to a draft copy of the order provided by Samsung’s lawyers.

Apple’s lawyer said the company would appeal the July 9 decision and Judge Birss granted the company permission to take its case to the court of appeal.

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Apple adds Uniique Identifier to in-app purchase receipts

Apple has begun adding a new field to its in-app purchase receipts entitled ‘unique_identifier’. The addition of the field was reported by Macrumors, but contrary to its article, it does not appear to contain a Unique Device Identifier (UDID), something that Apple has been instructing developers to move away from.
Instead, the field contains a unique string of numbers that could be any number of things ranging from a randomly generated value that is unique to a device, to a cryptographic hash of the UDID that accomplishes the same thing.
Either way, it’s hard to say at this point whether this has anything to do with the recent in-app purchase bypass, which has allowed over 37,000 free purchases. It’s simply too early to say whether this is related to that, or to a particular new App Store feature for developers that Apple will launch with iOS 6.


Via - TheNextWeb

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iOS 6 beta is up for users

Apple gave us a preview of the exciting new iOS 6 yesterday and if you’re all excited and ready to give it a try, here’s where you can download it from. Officially for users, iOS 6 will be available only this Fall, but for developers trying to get their apps ready it’s out now. You can grab it at the Apple Developer website, but that requires a dev account, and if you don’t have one you might need to visit some not so official places on the Internet.

Website Maypalo has uploaded, or at least provided the links, for iOS 6 for all various devices that support it. Hit the link for your device to get the update:

• iOS 6 for iPhone 3GS
• iOS 6 for iPhone 4
• iOS 6 for iPhone 4S
• iOS 6 for iPad 2
• iOS 6 for the New iPad 3
• iOS 6 for iPod touch 4th gen

So there you have it - proceed with caution and only if you know what you're doing (otherwise, you'd better wait up for the official release) and keep in mind this is the first beta out there, and the final version won’t come out until Apple irons out all bugs.

source: Maypalo via GSM Arena

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Apple unveils iPad Smart Case

None of Apple’s executives expressly referenced it in today’s WWDC 2012 keynote but Apple has unveiled a new iPad accessory called the iPad Smart Case, a new variant of its iPad Smart Cover that provides more protection for your tablet device.

The Apple Store is still down at the time of writing but you can view it on the iPad accessories page on the Apple website, located here.

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Rumors of new iPad Mini which is Smaller and cheaper.

Rumors of new iPad which is Smaller and cheaper.
That’s what everyone wants to know now.
If a report from Apple’s best frenemy Samsung is anything to go by, it’ll be the long-rumored iPad mini.The rather bizarre (and casually dropped) revelation comes via a Samsung Securities document, which explicitly states that Apple will release a new 7-inch device called the iPad mini to compete with the likes of the Galaxy Tab 7 and the Kindle Fire.

Following the success of its iPad 1 and iPad 2, which have together achieved sales of 55m units, Apple plans in 1Q12 to launch the iPad 3 and in 3Q12 a new 6-inch product temporarily referred to as the iPad mini.

Sounds pretty assertive, doesn’t it, especially from Samsung, a company that will likely contribute many parts to upcoming iPad models.

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"iPad WiFi + 4G" Name is Changed to "iPad W-Fi + Cellular"

"iPad WiFi + 4G" Name is Changed to "iPad W-Fi + Cellular" by Apple in Some countries.This is due to customer complaints regarding the use of the term “4G” after the launch of the new iPad a couple of months ago.

The new iPad, available in almost 90 countries, comes with “4G” networking capabilities, albeit only in some countries, and on selected carriers with support for LTE. Because of Apple’s initial marketing of the device as “4G” regardless of country availability, the company came under scrutiny from Australianand UK regulators, who claimed Apple was falsely advertising the iPad as “4G” and misleading customers without properly specifying such feature was dependent on carrier support.

In Australia, Apple was forced to change its marketing for the new iPad by stating on its website the device wasn’t compatible with Australian 4G networks. In spite of the iPad still working with 3G networks, however, Apple decided to keep the “WiFi + 4G” name even after the initial clarification. This appears to be changing now as the company rolls out an updated product name across all its international websites.

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iOS 6: Siri Coming to iPad with iOS 6

Apple Now introducing Siri to iPad with iOS6.Apple also plans to expand the Siri feature by releasing an API and bringing it to the iPad.

Apple also plans to release a Siri API so third-party app developers can develop apps around Siri. To date, Siri on the iPhone 4S only works with a small number of Apple applications, like the browser, calendar and messaging clients.

Apple is expected to unveil iOS 6 at its developer conference in early June, where new iCloud features and deeper iOS integration with OS X Mountain Lion are also expected.

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CloudOn Provides the Facility to run the Microsoft Office and Adobe Reader on Your Android Tablet

Now CloudOn Provides the Facility to run the Microsoft Office and Adobe Reader on Your Android Tablet.
We have an interesting and potentially very useful new app/service to show you guys! Have you ever dreamed of being able to be more productive on your Android device? Could you get more done if you could run Microsoft Office on your Android tablet, but are disappointed by the few clunky options out there? CloudOn changes that immediately! This new app makes using Microsoft Office on your Android device easy and functional. It simply requires you to have a device that is Honeycomb or above, including Ice Cream Sandwich. Here's a cool side benefit... It even allows you to use Adobe Reader too! Here's the full press release below:

CloudOn Brings the Ultimate Mobile Productivity Workspace to Android Tablets, Complete with Google Drive Integration

CloudOn now lets users create, edit, share and save Microsoft Office and Adobe files on the world’s two most popular mobile tablet platforms

Palo Alto, Calif. – May 9, 2012 –– Mobile productivity leader, CloudOn, is announcing the launch of its popular workspace on Android, allowing tablet users in the US, UK and Canada to create, edit, save and share Microsoft Office and Adobe documents while on the go. The company is also announcing integration with Google’s new cloud-storage solution, Google Drive, adding to its cloud storage service options, Dropbox and Box. Today’s launch on Android brings CloudOn’s powerful productivity tool to the second largest consumer and enterprise tablet market, expanding on the company’s vision to create the most comprehensive and ubiquitous mobile productivity workspace.

CloudOn for Android lets users easily edit Microsoft Office documents from the palm of their hand. Users have access to all Microsoft Office features, including track changes in Word, manipulating pivot tables in Excel and viewing PowerPoint slideshows in full presentation mode from a tablet. Users can also display, edit or create charts, insert formulas, change formatting, spell check, or insert comments into any Microsoft Office document.

CloudOn also supports Adobe PDF files – from simple forms to complex 3D documents – along with a universal image viewer that lets users access virtually any image file ranging from raw Photoshop images to everyday files like PNG, JPEG and GIF.

To further enable mobile productivity, the app includes fast and easy email integration that lets users send emails and attachments with a single tap and without ever leaving the app.

CloudOn is custom build for the Android platform and fully optimized for Android Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich tablets, version 3.1 and higher, making its comprehensive mobile productivity workspace available to millions of Android users. CloudOn transforms tablets into productivity tools by allowing users to work within the files and applications they need most and save them directly to leading cloud storage providers Dropbox, Box and Google Drive.

“For Android tablets to become a comprehensive mobile productivity solution, it's critical for users to not only be able to review, but create, edit, save and easily share Microsoft Office and Adobe documents,” said Milind Gadekar, co-founder and CEO of CloudOn. “By extending CloudOn to the second-largest tablet platform, we continue on our mission to bridge the fragmentation of information, applications and mobile devices."

CloudOn first launched on iOS in January and was quickly one of the most popular business and productivity tools on the market, becoming the no.1 free iPad app in Apple’s App Store within hours of its release. This April, the Company released a major upgrade to the app with version 2.0, adding integration with Adobe, the universal image viewer, and integration with Box – a favorite among enterprise users. Integrating with Google’s leading mobile and storage products – Android tablets and Google Drive – was a natural next step in continuing to build out the most comprehensive mobile productivity tool on the market.

CloudOn for Android is available now for download in the U.S., Canada and U.K. To download CloudOn for Android, visit:https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...cloudon.client
To download CloudOn for iPad, visit: CloudOn for iPad on the iTunes App Store
To learn more about CloudOn, visit: CloudOn | brings you Microsoft Office(R) on the iPad

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Most tablets still are sold with only Wi-Fi. For Apple's iPad. But Now AT&T Wants All iPads To Ship With LTE Built-In.

Most tablets still are sold with only Wi-Fi. For Apple's iPad. But Now AT&T Wants All iPads To Ship With LTE Built-In.

The idea is certainly an attractive one for carriers as it makes it more likely that they will gain mobile broadband customers. For some devices, they will also probably gain new two-year contracts in the process. That’s particularly true for devices that carriers subsidize and offer at lower price points as they do mobile phones. 

President of emerging devices, in an interview at CTIA Wireless. And the carrier is talking with manufacturers about making their product lines consistently equipped for 3G or 4G, he said.

"All devices should have all capabilities built in from the beginning," Lurie said. One reason that hasn't become a reality is that the additional hardware has been too expensive in the past, he said. "The ecosystem was a little out of balance."

But the flip side to that freedom is the extra $130 price tag for 3G iPad 2 and LTE new iPad models.

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Apple says they are investigating multi-user iPad support

On consumer demands Apple says they are investigating multi-user iPad support. Such a feature would allow users to setup individual profiles with custom wallpapers, preferences, and other settings.
The iPad is a little different, though, given it's much more of an at-home device and it does seem that Apple is seriously considering offering up a multi-user option on the device.

Currently being investigated
When asked about the lack of multiple-user support by a developer, Apple actually responded with what sounds like an acceptance that this feature was something that should be added to the iPad.

"After further investigation it has been determined that this is a known issue, which is currently being investigated by engineering," said the official response from Apple Developer Connection's Worldwide Developer Relations,
The response came from a request put into Apple's Bug Reporter by an unnamed developer, and is likely to be the first time a response has been given to something that wasn't strictly a bug.

The reply does read like an automated one, and it may well be that because numerous people have requested this option a reply was actually sent out.

But it could also be that Apple is set to 'fix' a missing feature that's been bugging iPad users since day one.
Via Apple Insider

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Kindle Fire Shipment Declines

When it comes to the tablet world, the iPad has the clear lead despite the fact Apple’s tablet is very expensive. The second most successful tablet so far has been Amazon’s Kindle Fire Android tablet. Amazon is expected to have shipped 4.8 million Fire tablets in Q4 2011.

However, sales of the tablet have dropped significantly in Q1. According to IDC, Kindle Fire sales dropped to less than 750,000 units in Q1. I would think that’s to be expected with the holiday rush over. Still, that is a huge drop in sales.
The decline in orders dropped the Fire from 16.8% of the tablet market to only a bit more than 4%. That puts Amazon and third place behind Samsung and Apple in the tablet universe. 

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In new iPad 2 The Battery Life Is improved with 32nm chip

Already boasting better battery life than the New iPad 3, the current batch of iPad 2 units are apparently more longer lasting that the iPad 2 from last year. A recent chip teardown reveals that Apple is using a revised version of its A5 processor that has been built on the 32nm Samsung High-K + Metal Gate process. This chip is capable of a smaller process which theoretically leads to improved battery life.

The battery life compared to the third-generation iPad is even better, boasting an extra two and a half hours of gaming and browsing, and an extra four hours of video playback. Beyond eking out a bit more battery life, the 32 nm processor on these iPad 2 units perform just as quickly as the originals.



So how do you get one of these iPad 2,4 units? It’s tricky, because the box art is exactly the same as any other 16 GB Wi-Fi iPad 2, so the only way you can find out the specific model number is by loading up a diagnostic app like Geekbench. iPad 2,4 models are preloaded with iOS 5.1, but aside from that, you might have to return a lot of iPads to the store if you’re really on the hunt for one of these.

$0.99 – Download Geekbench 2 now

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Home screen need to updating in iOS 6?

There are many articles about the udation of Home Screen in iOS 6. There are both some major positives as well as major drawbacks of changing the so well known homescreen. Hundreds of millions of users already know how to use the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad Home screen, and that’s a huge barrier to change.
It has the fast app switcher, it has folders, it has notification center, it has Siri, but at its core it’s still an app switcher, same as it’s been since 2007 and the same as my Handspring was over a decade ago. It’s a classic, but as much as everyone loves the classics, sometimes we want something new.

So what shall it be, iMore nation? Does the Home screen need a complete redesign to compete with the likes of Windows Phone, webOS, and BlackBerry 10? Does it simply need some widgets to keep pace with Android? Or does it really need nothing at all?

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Skype 4.0 is released for Apple Products

New version of Skype 4.0 is released for iPhone and iPad which contains the features Like improved stability and accessibility, as well as updated contacts and messages for iPad users in particular.
Company says The new Skype works on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad and iPod touch, according to the developers. Skype 4.0 requires iOS version 4.3 or above
The auto-restart function promises that the app will automatically restart after an unexpected shutdown. That’s an interesting and unique feature that I haven’t seen in any other iOS apps, but would definitely come in handy so you can hop back on a voice or video call as fast as possible.

Skype 4.0 is a universal app for both the iPhone and iPad. The app is free and available in the App Store.

Dowmload here Skype 4.0  

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New Nikon D3200 SLR Connects To iPad Over Wi-Fi

We’ve been banging on about connecting proper cameras to the internet for quite a while now, and it seems that at last these cameras are starting to catch up to the world of smartphone cameras. Nikon’s new D3200 SLR updates the D3100 with some slightly better specs, but the big news is that it can be used with an optional Wi-Fi unit for sending photos to your iPhone, iPad, or whatever piece of junk you use instead.
If you’re thinking “Whatever, Charlie. This is Nikon. How much does this thing cost?” then I have your answer. A surprisingly cheap $60. That’s way less than an Eye-Fi card, and hopefully it’s way more reliable.

The D3200 is very similar to the D3100 before it. Upgrades include a much better 920,000-dot rear LCD (up from a pathetic-for–2012 230,000 dots), a bigger 24MP sensor (the old one was a perfectly adequate 14.2MP) and a slightly faster shooting speed.
In short, it’s a camera that will shoot great pictures, like all Nikon and Canon DSLRs. It will cost $700 when it goes on sale later in April.
But add in the little WU–1a (which I can’t help but pronounce “woo-lah!”) adapter and you can not only beam photos to your mobile device of choice, you can also remotely trigger the camera and preview images before shooting. Stupidly, though, the adapter plugs into the side of the camera, so you’ll have to leave the protective flap/door open (or just rip the thing off).
Inexplicably, the Android app will be available at launch, while the iOS version will follow at an unannounced future date. I’d guess that customers for good entry-level SLRs who also want to send photos to their phones are overwhelmingly iPhone and iPad owners, so this seems rather shortsighted. Still, I guess we should be grateful the app is free. I bought a €2,200 D700 body from Nikon a few years back (since sold) and it didn’t even come bundled with Nikon’s own software.
I’m pretty stoked about this news nonetheless, although these days my iPad 3 is my most-used camera, despite all its flaws.
For more info, check out Nikon’s press release.

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The Avengers assemble on iPhone and iPad!

Save the best for last as some folks say. If you’re looking for the full Avengers package then Avengers Origins: Assemble is ready and waiting. Like the Avengers Origins: Hulk, it’s a reading book once again narrated by Stan Lee. It features all the same reading modes and interactivity options but is jammed full of Avengers goodness.

In a way, it picks up where the Captain America movie itself left off (and the classic Avengers series started!) with Captain America being thawed out of a frozen slumber to find himself a man out of time. Now Thor, Iron Man, Ant-Man, and The Wasp need his help to defend Earth against all evil. The real question is, will he be willing to help? With hidden items throughout and again those mini-game like sequences built in, if you’re looking for a full on Avengers experience — this is the one to grab.

$1.99 – Download Now

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Joe Danger to bring high-flying stunts to the iPhone and iPad

Joe Danger, an Xbox Live Arcade game, is making the leap to iOS with fully optimized swipe and tap controls. The lighthearted romp takes a motorcycle-riding daredevil through a series of obstacles in colorful locales where you openly defy danger by doing backflips off big jumps and poppin’ sweet wheelies. While driving through a course, you’ve got split-seconds to tap on letters as they pass by. If you can spell out “Danger”, you earn one of the win criteria, while you earn another for collecting all of the stars on the course. That should offer plenty of replay value. Best of all, we’ll be able to expect multiplayer support whereby both players trying to cut one another off and compete for stars and letters.

Joe Danger’s gameplay on the iPad looked extremely smooth, and it looks like they’ve done a solid job of recreating the appeal of the top-ranked XBLA game of 2011 for mobile. There are way too many apps, like Soul Calibur, that simply drag and drop a virtual controller layer onto the game UI and expect everything to play the same, but it’s good to see folks like Hello Games are taking the time to properly make the transition to mobile. It’s also really nice to see a game that’s not about killing people for a change, but is still lots of fun to play.
The developers were specific about release dates or pricing for Joe Danger on iPhone or iPad, particularly since this is a very early look, but they mentioned that it should be available “in a few weeks time”.

Via-iMORE

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Apple patent suggests face unlock may come to the iPhone and iPad

Apple patent documentation made public this week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office indicates that the Cupertino-based company is exploring different ways to utilize the forward-facing camera on its devices. The patent, which was uncovered by AppleInsider, describes a system that could scan and detect a user’s face to unlock a device. If the user cannot be identified by the system, he or she would by asked to enter a security code, much like Google’s face unlock technology. Apple isn’t looking to use face detection to simply unlock a user’s device, however. After a user’s face is recognized, the software could be used to set pre-determined settings and launch various applications. “If the detected human face is recognized… an operation of the (device) can be modified based upon the recognized human face,” the patent application reads. “The modification can include executing a pre-defined set of operations such as opening email, opening text messages, and so forth.”

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Apple reportedly testing 7.85-inch iPad prototype

Apple is reportedly “noodling with” a smaller 7.85-inch iPad model in its labs, according to John Gruber of Daring Fireball. Gruber revealed the information on an episode of The Talk Show after host Dan Benjamin asked if Apple was going to come out with a smaller tablet. “Well, I don’t know. What I do know is that they have one in the lab…a 7.85 inch iPad that runs at 1024×768… it’s just like the regular iPad shrunk down a bit,” Gruber said. “I’ve heard from multiple people that this is something that they’re kind of noodling with.” He went on to say that he has not heard anything regarding Apple’s plans to release the smaller model, and it is unclear if it will ever make it to market. Gruber speculated that Apple may have prepared the prototype in response to the Kindle Fire. He also suggested that it could possibly be unveiled at the Cupertino-based company’s Worldwide Developers Conference, since it’s unlikely that Apple will unveil a new iPhone at the event. We have seen numerous rumors regarding a smaller 7.85-inch iPad in the past. The slate is expected to be priced in the $249 to $299 range and could launch in the third quarter of 2012.
[Via TheNextWeb]

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