iPhone Guru

Earth vs Moon iPhone Game Review

iPhone Guru — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:16:48 +0000

Earth vs Moon for iPhone is a modern spin on the Atari classic Missile Command with a twist of Space Invaders. You control the onboard missile targeting systems of three geostationary satellites hovering above Earth armed with missiles to defend our homeworld from the menacing Moon Fleet. The gameplay involves tapping in the playing field of orbital space and hoping your missile warhead will detonate near the incoming ICBMs or enemy craft, causing a lethal atomic chain reaction. The sparks will fly as you ignite an entire squadron of alien spacecraft with a well placed salvo of rockets to defend our planet. Your progress is saved as you obliterate the relentless onslaught of Moon Fleet aliens, so putting the game down and coming back to continue later makes this a casual favorite. Earth vs Moon is available now from the App Store from Low Five Games.

Magnetic Flux iPhone 3GS Metal Detector App Video

iPhone Guru — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:25:14 +0000

The Magnetic Flux application uses the iPhone 3GS magnetometer as a metal detector. Awesome!

The Battle of Pirate Bay Game Review

iPhone Guru — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:26:57 +0000

The Battle of Pirate Bay is a naval defense game where you have 3 indestructable ships protecting your fort from menacing pirates within the harbor of Pirate Bay. You manuver your fleet around the screen by tracing lines with your finger and your armada fires cannons at the incoming pirate ships. You only have limited ammo so the strategy lies in where you place your ships and how you control them once the action begins. If you deplete your ammunition before the wave of pirates is blown to smithereens then your fort will be left vunerable by the attacking pirates. This is a fun game with a quick learning curve that anyone can pick up and get right into. The Battle of Pirate Bay is available now from the App Store.

Siberian Strike iPhone Game Review

iPhone Guru — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:12:49 +0000

Siberian Strike from Gameloft is a scrolling shoot-em-up designed similar to the classic 1942 arcade game. The controls are wonderfully intuitive. You just point and touch the screen and you automatically unleash rapid fire against swarms of enemy fighters as you pilot your aircraft through several well-rendered levels. There are anime/role playing elements in the game as you can choose from several different pilots who fly different types of fighters. This app is worth the price and I discovered it via the staff favorites in the iTunes app store on my mac… I highly recommend this game to anyone interested in classic arcade button-mashers like 1942 and 1943. Siberian Strike is available now from the app store.

F.A.S.T. (Fleet Air Superiority Training) Game Review

iPhone Guru — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:38:51 +0000

F.A.S.T (Fleet Air Superiority Training) is a fun, quick-paced flight simulator that let’s you dive right into supersonic dogfighting air combat. You can play single player missions or dogfight other pilots online. The controls are tilt based and there are onscreen buttons to fire cannons and missiles at your foe. You can unlock other planes by completing missions. This game is a good value considering the replay options of playing online. There is even a top pilots leaderboard. The controls are fairly intuitive and can also be adjusted for sensitivity and you can also invert the y-axis for more realistic flying. I would recommend this game to anyone interested in air combat flight simulators. F.A.S.T. is available now from the app store.

See the world in a new light with Tiffen Photo FX filters for iPhone

iPhone Guru — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:57:47 +0000

Looking for a fun way to spice up those iPhone photos? Check out Photo FX from the professional photographic supply legend Tiffen. Photo FX adds 26 individually modifiable filters to photos you’ve already taken and you can also add filters on the fly. Be sure you don’t push the home button while editing a photo you’ve taken in Photo FX without saving it first or you will lose the photo, a feature I hope Tiffen can improve soon with an update. Tiffen Photo FX is available now from the App Store at an introductory price of $2.99. I’d say the price is totally worth it if you’re a mobile shutterbug snap snap snapping pictures away. This app is like a mini-Photoshop or mini-Aperture on your iPhone.

Clear iPhone Search History Autocomplete

iPhone Guru — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:01:24 +0000

If you use the Safari browser search bar on your iPhone a history of your searches is compiled over time. These searches are offered via autocomplete on any future subsequent search queries. You can clear your iPhone search history by tapping Settings then Safari. Clear history, cookies and cache. Then choose Yahoo as your preferred search engine and clear history and cookies and cache again. Choose Google as your preferred search engine again and your history of past searches will no longer appear in iPhone Safari browser.

Test iPhone bandwidth network speed connection with Speedtest

iPhone Guru — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:53:22 +0000

Speedtest from xtremelabs.com is a great native app for iPhone which tests and measures your network bandwidth by benchmarking your upload and download connection speeds. There is a nifty history feature so you can compare different locations on the fly. If you travel often you can use Speedtest to compare Wi-Fi, 3G or Edge data network speeds in different cities. Speedtest is available now for free from the App Store.

Search the web by talking with Google Mobile app for iPhone

iPhone Guru — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:42:05 +0000

Now it is possible to use your iPhone to search Google just by speaking your search query. Google Mobile app for iPhone added voice to search functionality with the latest version of the application that was just released on the App Store. Surfing the web by speaking is easy, simply launch Google Mobile and bring the iPhone to your ear and when you hear the loud beep just say what you are looking for. Google Mobile automatically detects your location so you won’t need to append your city or general location to the search query. With the Google Mobile app on your iPhone you will not have to type what you are searching for anymore. Give your fingers a break, let your voice do the searching! Google Mobile app is available now from the App Store.

You can has lolcats with I Can Has Cheezburger app for iPhone

iPhone Guru — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:51:21 +0000

Cats and captions, ah the fun never ends! Introducing the I Can Has Cheezburger app for iPhone. This app brings the content of any of the sites in the Cheezburger network to your pocket. Laugh at user-submitted captioned celebrity photos with RoflRazzi or visit the land of magical land of fail at Failblog. Witness comical mispelled product packaging with Engrish Funny or have some laughs with celebrity look-a-likes at Totally Looks Like. The laughs never stop with the I Can Has Cheezburger app for iPhone and it’s now available for free in the App Store.