Toughturtle has announced the release of a new and enhanced version of StockWatch, their popular financial iPhone and iPod Touch App. The newest version of the App features full-screen (landscape orientation) technical analysis charts with a variety of customizable overlays and indicators, as well as, the addition of line, bar, and candlestick graphing styles. Additional new features in StockWatch 4.04 include security code locking, overall portfolio summaries, and manual quote refresh.

“The new additions to the App have been very well received and we think they make the it even more full-featured and attractive to all types of investors.”, said Todd Barnes, Lead Developer, Toughturtle. “There are other portfolio and investment tracking Apps on the AppStore, all with their own strengths and weaknesses, but StockWatch definitely gives you the best bang-for-the-buck.”

StockWatch is the perfect App for investors to keep an eye on their favorite stocks, track their portfolios and holdings, and much more. With an easy-to-use and traditional iPhone/iPod Touch user interface, you will have all your investments and research tools just a few taps away. Read the rest of this entry »

Today Readdle has announced the immediate availability of Cannons, highly anticipated pirate-themed puzzle game, on the Apple App Store. Cannons extends boundaries of a classic iPhone puzzle game with addictive story driven gameplay, three action packed game modes, an innovative ship upgrade system and worldwide scoreboard.

Cannons is a story about treasures to be uncovered, sea battles to be fought and enemies to be defeated. As a captain of the Invincible player links on-board cannons and burning torches using rotating tiles with fuses. Firing several cannons at once grants bonuses and coins that can be spent to upgrade the cannons and make a stronger shot with sparkling bang. Read the rest of this entry »

TomTom’s long awaited turn by turn car navigation app for the iPhone has been released in the New Zealand App Store.

The application is available in four different versions:

TomTom US & Canada:
- Fully covers the US (including Hawaii and Alaska), Canada, and Puerto Rico
- $124.99 ($84.76 US)

TomTom Western Europe
- Fully covers Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France, Monaco, Italy, San Marino, the Vatican City, Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and the Canary Islands.
- $179.99 ($122.05 US)

TomTom Australia
- Fully covers Australia
- $104.99 ($71.19 US)

TomTom New Zealand
- Fully covers New Zealand
- $199.99 ($135.61 US)

Duke Nukem 3D has been released for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Los Angeles. Under attack by aliens intent on stealing our chicks for breeding Duke Nukem springs into action dealing damage like only he can, making his “insightful” comments along the way. If you’ve never played a Duke game, this is your chance to see why he’s been a fan favorite since 1991, with over 18 original Duke Nukem games since that time. Duke Nukem is not the typical faceless hero — he’s an in your face hero who has a personality that doesn’t quit. Yes, it’a B-movie plot but that’s what makes it fun!

A New Way to Kill
This high-powered iPhone 3D engine supports TapShoot, a unique way to play first-person shooters on the iPhone and iTouch, taking full advantage of the unique touch screen interface to easily and quickly aim and shoot enemies, without the frustration of trying to line up your weapon perfectly. Once you’ve experienced TapShoot, you’ll wish all FPS games on the iPhone had this breakthrough feature.

Customized Controls
Yes, we have the thumb-stick style controller, but we’ve also pioneered another way to guide Duke through levels, using slider style controls. Practically everyone who’s playtested the game thinks this new method is superior. And this along with the TapShoot feature makes Duke Nukem 3D a blast to play on the iPhone… now where is Duke Nukem Forever?

Duke Nukem 3D is available now in the App Store for $2.99.

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Straight from the Apple store:  Experience on of the most thrilling chapters of Resident saga in an all new way. Engage in running fun fights against crowds of enemies utilizing Resident Evil 4is intuitive tap interface. Face an enemy quicker, smarter and scarier than any zombie and put your skills to the ultimate test.

It has been Six Year since the destruction of Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, formerly Raccoon City Police Department’s idealistic rookie cop, is now a U.S. agent with a top-secret mission to rescue Ashley Graham, the President’s daughter. Leon begins his investigation in an undisclosed Spanish=speaking village in Europe, where he encounters a horde of unruly villagers who pledge their lives to Los Illuminados, the cult that perpetrated Ashley’s kidnapping. As Leon encounters unimaginable horrors, he must find out who or what is behind everything.

Features:
-More action, more epic, more fear then ever before.
-The best 3D graphics to date on iPhone!
-3rd person perspective camera for a panoramic view of the action.
-Blast enemies apart with laser precision. New location based damage means where you aim is what you hit.
-shake the iPhone/iPod Touch to reload.
-Contest sensitive controls pop up as need allowing you to perform complex actions with a tap of the button. Climb ladders, equip binoculars and jump out windows with a press of an icon.
-Play through the game to unlock “Mercenary Mode,” a separate mission mode with pre-set goals, weapons and conditions.
Big question: is this worth it? If you love the franchise, yes. If you’re a hardcore purist, unfortunately no. Bringing a celebrated hardcore game like Resident Evil 4 to the iPhone is an act of bravery. The built-in audience is bound to be hyper-critical of any shortcuts, less-than-ideal controls, or watered-down mechanics. The fact that the iPhone Resident Evil 4 manages to replicate the atmosphere and locations of the GameCube (as well as Wii and PS2) neo-classic is pretty astounding and a testament to Capcom’s prowess with the hardware. Sure, it’s based on a Japanese mobile game, but it is impossible not to be impressed with the wide open areas, smooth animations, and great texture work. It really does look like Resident Evil 4. The controls leave a bit to be desired, and for some that is a complete dealbreaker.

Personally, there are other franchises that I’d like to see Capcom bring to the iPhone, but this is a solid start.

Earlier today, Apple revealed its second quarter earnings. And while the company beat expectations (once again) and had a record quarter (once again), that’s not what caught our attention during their conference call. It was actually this answer, given by Apple COO Timothy Cook, to a question posed to him about the App Store:

Q: Charles Wolf (Needham & Company): Okay, well, let me ask a question about the App Store then — in terms of application prices, there appears to be a race to the bottom. I’ve noticed that there’s an increasing number of $0.99 offerings. Do you regard this as a concern and if so, are you taking any steps to enable consumers to separate quality apps from the garbage?

Timothy D. Cook (Apple): Charlie, we are always looking for ways to categorize apps differently and we do have some ideas in this area. As you know, today we do it by type of App and also have show popular apps and top-selling apps, et cetera.

We realize there’s opportunity there for further improvement and are working on that. Read the rest of this entry »