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with the 148Apps Network since February 11, 2013

I love a nice cup of coffee. Well, two cups. Ok, an entire pot! It helps fuel my passion for writing. I also love shoot’em up titles and challenging for top positions on leaderboards. I’m an all-around gamer who owns too many consoles and handhelds. Rez HD is the best game ever. Ghost Recon is my favorite series. I’m a bit of a Nintendo fanboy.

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Video Filters Features Over 100 Customizable Video Effects

Posted by on May 20th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Video Filters is a new app from i4software that features 100 fully customizable real-time video filters. The app allows you to record live video with a pause and resume feature along with full zoom control. You can live preview your selections as well while sifting through each one of the filters, including vintage, super color, sepia, grayscale, toon & emboss, light & shawdow, polarizer, and tradition looks filters. The app also allows you to adjust speed controls for adding slow and fast motion effect as well as the ability to adjust saturation, contrast, gamma, brightness and more.

The Chef Sleeve provides all you masters of the kitchen the tools you need to keep your iPhone or iPad safe while cooking. Because cooking with an iOS device can get messy.

Chef Sleeve offers disposable protective sleeves for cooks to use, allowing them to touch that device with floury hands without having to worry about cleaning it afterwards. Chef Sleeve also offers an iPad stand to place in the kitchen while cooking and a cutting board with an attached iPad stand that helps cooks easily read instructions while cooking. It’s like an all in one iPad on the countertop solution.

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via: Chef Sleeve

Desti Uses AI To Find The Right Hotels and Vacation Activities

Posted by on May 20th, 2013
iPad Only App - Designed for iPad

Desti – Hotel & Activities Vacation Planner (Hawaii and West Coast Only) is an app that plans your vacations by using artificial intelligence to sift through thousands of locations to find the best fit for you. Tell Desti that you are looking for a family hotel under $250 a night with a pool and it shows you exactly what you need. It also reads and summarizes user and expert reviews so that you get an idea of the overall experience without having to read every review yourself. Currently, Desti is only available on the west coast with a national roll out coming soon.

via: Desti

Light & Easy Magazine – Easily Cook Recipes From Bon Appetit, Self, and Gourmet

Posted by on May 20th, 2013
iPad Only App - Designed for iPad

Light & Easy Magazine is a new, special edition magazine that features recipes from popular cooking magazines like Bon Appetit, Self, and Gourmet. The Spring/Summer 2013 issue is full of tips on how to make your cooking lighter, easier, and tastier. It divides the recipes into sections, including easy starters, salads, mains, seafood, and dessert. Try it out today and start your summertime eating off right.

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instaPress – Create Your Own Books From Web Pages, PDFs, or Word Docs

Posted by on May 20th, 2013
iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad

instaPress allows you to create your own books from word docs, PDF files, and web pages. Once created, books can be ordered through the app in quality hardcover or softcover formats and shared as eBooks with family and friends.

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The Simpsons: Tapped Out Adds New Character and Locations In Latest Update

Posted by on May 17th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

The Simpsons: Tapped Out has been updated with new locations and a familiar face, says Pocket Gamer. Agnes Skinner is now available in the game with a quest that revolves around her and her son, Seymour. She is also tasked with winning at bingo and taunting the elderly. Also, with the update, is an increased level cap of 29, new buildings, and more.

via: Our Review source: Pocket Gamer

N.O.V.A. 3 – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance Is Free For Today Only

Posted by on May 17th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

N.O.V.A. 3 – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance is free for today only. In our review, Carter Dotson said, “N.O.V.A. 3‘s audience is clear: it’s for the FPS fan who wants a big, console-style game on their iPhone or iPad, and is willing to tolerate some control issues in order to get that experience.” “a lot of work has clearly been put into this to make it work as best as it can on mobile.”

via: Our Review source: AppShopper

Turbo Racing League Is Now Available, Provides Players A Chance To Win Cash Prizes

Posted by on May 17th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Turbo Racing League is now available on the App Store, letting players race, drift, slide, and jump their way to the top of the leaderboards, as well as customizing their own vehicles to show off on 9 unique race tracks. There is also $1,000,000 dollars worth of prize money on offer. Players can qualify in a weekly contest during the first 8 weeks, with the 10 fastest racers earning cash prizes from a pool of $500,000. 1st place winners from each week will win a trip to Los Angeles to compete for $500,000 in total cash prizes in the grand finale race.

What, are you still here? Ok, here’s a video.

via: Turbo Movie Contest

Festival de Cannes Lets You Experience The Festival In Real Time

Posted by on May 17th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Festival de Cannes – Official mobile app allows you to experience the festival as it happens with access to articles, photos, and videos. It provides hour-by-hour coverage of the event with news and interviews that you can share on your Facebook or Twitter page. You’ll also have access to videos from the red carpet, photo calls, and press conferences, along with film trailers.

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tenXer Tracks All Your Activities And Reports Them For You

Posted by on May 17th, 2013
iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad

tenXer provides you with a way to track all that you do, with location, service, and manual tracking. It allows you to know how often you are doing something and for how many hours you do it. Also, you can set goals and track your performance as well as understand weekly trends by viewing the calendar. The App Store details show that you can even track how many cups of coffee you drink per day. Clearly, no matter how many cups I drink, it’ll never be enough.

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Redline Rush Review

Redline Rush Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Redline Rush puts players in the driver’s seat of endless racing action as they swerve to avoid traffic and roadblocks, all while outrunning the police.

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GateGuru Adds Ability To Rent Cards With Two Quick Taps

Posted by on May 17th, 2013
iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad

GateGuru, Airport Info & Flight Status is an app that lets you add a flight and receive full flight tracking, wait times, and airport information. The app makes it easy to know everything about your airport by providing you with amenities, tips, maps, status, weather, and more. GateGuru has been updated, adding Avis rental car bookings to let you book a car with just two quick taps and huge discounts of up to 30%.

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Consumr Reviews Lets You Browse Product Ratings and Reviews from Thousands of People

Posted by on May 17th, 2013
iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad

Consumr Reviews – Barcode Scanner is a product guide that allows you to browse ratings and reviews by thousands of consumers. The app lets you scan product barcodes, search, and browse to find information on the products you are most interested in. You can even share your own reviews of products you’ve tried before.

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Temple Run 2 Update Rushes Through New Landscape and Obstacles

Posted by on May 17th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

New terrain and obstacles makes their way into the latest Temple Run 2 update. There’s a new landscape called The Narrows that brings forth treacherous terrain to run through. There are spinning saw blades that show up, too, giving players something new to avoid. The update also warns of crumbling paths that can force a last minute turn or jump. Watch out!

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via: Our Review

New iPad holders for musicians and presenters are now available from IK Multimedia, the leader in mobile music-creation apps and accessories. The iKlip 2 for iPad and iPad mini is an enhanced version of the most popular stand holder, even more useful while on stage, in the studio, or at a meeting. It provides a secure grip for your iPad or iPad mini and is fully adjustable with multiple angles for ideal viewing. The iKlip 2 is available at electronic and music retailers for $39.99.

via: IK Multimedia

PayPal Here for iPad Lets You Charge Credit Cards From Anywhere

Posted by on May 17th, 2013
iPad Only App - Designed for iPad

PayPal Here for iPad accepts credit cards from anywhere with the app and free credit card reader, with the intent to simplify a point-of-sale system for small business using an iPad. There are no setup costs or monthly fees and it accepts major debit and credit cards for 2.7% per swipe. The app also enables users to set up a product list, scan an item’s barcode with your camera to add it to a list, connect a cash drawer and receipt printer, email receipts to customers, and more.

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Tunetrace Transforms Your Drawings Into Music

Posted by on May 16th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Tunetrace is an interesting new app as it takes photos of your drawings and turns them into music. The Next Web reports that the app translates your photos into a skeleton of line endings and crossings, and displays twinklings lights on the screen as it begins to play music based on the lines of your image.

source: The Next Web

Nikko RC Racer Drives Out The RC Cars For Arcade Racing

Posted by on May 16th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Nikko RC Racer gives users the opportunity to race 10 actual Nikko RC cars, each with their own attributes, on 9 different off-road tracks. Players can challenge their Facebook friends and race against their ghost replay, battling for the best times. Players are also able to pick up power-ups to shoot rockets, race through water and to boost their overall speed.

Paramount Digital Entertainment teams up with Phosphor Games Studio to bring you World War Z, which will release on May 30th. The game offers a first-person experience with 28 action-packed levels that are full of combat and puzzles as you do your best to survive. Wolrd War Z is based on the upcoming Brad Pitt movie that revolves around a pandemic that threatens humanity, due out June 21st.

“We were excited to be able to use the cutting-edge Unreal Engine 3 to bring World War Z to life,” said Chip Sineni in a press release, director at Phosphor Games Studio. “Our goal was to build Paramount a AAA game, and with that came all our favorite bells and whistles, like ambient occlusion lighting, multipass blended textures, and hordes of enemies to fight.”

Haunting Melissa Brings Episodic Content To The App Store

Posted by on May 16th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Haunting Melissa, from the producer of The Ring and Mulholland Drive, is a mysterious ghost story that changes the way stories are told. Neal Edelstein, who is a vetern storyteller, has reinvented film making by bringing episodic content to the App Store, through this app. Haunting Melissa offers mystery and intrigue as the story is told in unpredictable ways that will maximize your anticipation, never knowing when the next piece of the story will come or how long it will be.

In a press release, Neal Edelstein said, “The amazing technology contained in the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch has allowed us to present stories in a dramatically different way. The technology supports story first and foremost. As viewers move further into Melissa’s world, they will understand why this new app technology will change distribution forever,”

Pudding Monsters Is Free, Adds 25 New Levels

Posted by on May 16th, 2013
iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad

Pudding Monsters has been updated and is now available for free. In the Sky View update, it’s your job to help the monsters climb mountains and reach the sky as you play through 25 levels with new gameplay elements. Mr. Powerlifter is a new available monster who has the ability to move mountains, helping you to collect all the available stars. Pudding!

via: Our Review source: AppShopper

Where’s My Water? Adds 40 New Levels With Allie’s Chapter

Posted by on May 16th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Where’s My Water? says hello to Allie, a creative and sassy alligator that brings a new chapter to the game. Pocket Gamer reports that there are 40 new levels available in the update. It’s your job to guide water from one side of a level to the other in order to power a musical organ. 5 of the new levels are available for free while the other 35 will run you an extra $0.99 cents. And hey, there are bonus levels to unlock if you collect musical instruments.

via: Our Review source: Pocket Gamer

Angry Birds Seasons Adds Portals In Abra-Ca-Bacon Update

Posted by on May 16th, 2013
iPad Only App - Designed for iPad

The Abra-Ca-Bacon update is now available for Rovio’s Angry Birds Seasons, bringing portals and 30 new levels of gaming to your devices. Pocket Gamer reports that the levels are carnival themed and feature magic hats and secrets to uncover. There is also a magic box that explodes whenever you hit it, a new power up that’s called AllakaBAM. Now, go fling your birds through portals!

source: Pocket Gamer

The Walking Dead Now Supports The iPhone 5

Posted by on May 16th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Walking Dead fans with the iPhone 5 will be happy to learn that The Walking Dead: The Game has been updated, adding support for the iPhone 5. “The Walking Dead: The Game is one of the finer examples of interactive fiction in recent years. Giving players some tough decisions that can have far reaching consequences ensures that every choice made is one that’s pondered thoroughly,” said Jennifer Allen, in our review.

via: Our Review

Fast & Furious 6: The Game Brings Speed To The Streets Of London

Posted by on May 16th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Fast & Furious 6: The Game has launched on the App Store, giving you the ability to drift and drag your way through the streets of London. You’ll be taking on a number of jobs in a heist mode as you go against an organization of mercenary drivers. Check out our Preview of the game for more info.

via: Fast & Furious 6 Preview

Clashot Gives You The Opportunity To Sell Your Photographs

Posted by on May 16th, 2013
iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad

Clashot offers the chance to make a little profit for the photos you take, earning commission for each image sold. All you need to do is take a few photographs and upload them to clashot.com where people from all over the world can rate, comment, and purchase your images.

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☆ Combine thematic photo reports from the separate frames (made on the built-in camera or loaded from the library)
☆ Reports editor allowing you to create new ones or make changes to current
☆ Ability to view, comment and like reports of other users, share photoevents in social networks (Facebook, Twitter)
☆ Convenient interface for watch the tape allowing you to stay informed
☆ Detailed profile data and current user’s balance
☆ Convenient funds withdrawal

Star Trek Rivals Warps Onto The App Store

Posted by on May 16th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Star Trek Rivals is a strategic card battle game that is now available in the App Store, giving Star Trek fans the ability to challenge friends in turn-based gameplay. The game has over 100 cards to collect and upgrade that are based on characters, aliens, and starships from 2009′s Star Trek and the upcoming Star Trek: Into Darkness movies.

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The App Store has hit 50 billion downloads, providing one winner with a $10,000 dollar gift card and 50 others with a $500 dollar gift card. Now, the countdown begins again with a march towards 100 billion downloads. I wonder what kind of contest will be held for that?

Update – Congratulations to Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio! Brandon downloaded the app Say the Same Thing by Space Inch as the 50 billionth app downloaded on the Apple App Store!

“Apple would like to thank our incredible customers and developers for topping 50 billion apps downloaded,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “The App Store completely transformed how people use their mobile devices and created a thriving app ecosystem that has paid out over nine billion dollars to developers. We’re absolutely floored to cross this milestone in less than five years.”

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source: Apple iTunes

Google Play Books Lets You Read Your Own PDF and EPUB Files

Posted by on May 15th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Google Play Books has been updated, giving you the capability to read your own PDF or EPUB files in the app by uploading them to the Google Play website. Once your files have been uploaded, you’ll be able to access and read them on all of your devices.

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New Hangouts By Google Lets You Connect With Friends Across All Devices

Posted by on May 15th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Today, Google launched Hangouts, giving you the ability to have one-on-one and group conversations for free. You can connect with friends through computers and mobile devices and share images and emoji with each other. You can also have a video call with up to 10 friends.

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– View and continue your Hangouts across devices.
– Get notifications just once. After you see an alert, it’ll be removed on other devices.
– Snooze your notifications if you’d prefer to respond later.
– See what you talked about in the past, including shared photos and your video call history.
– Keep a record of any Hangout for just a short period of time by turning history off.
– View collections of photos shared from each of your Hangouts.
– Choose from over 850 emoji to express what’s on your mind.

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