Essential iPhone Apps

Diggsy · 23 Dec 2011 at 10:00

Metalface Mark said:
Broken Sword, the smoking mirror is free for the next 7 days

Thanks

Metalface Mark · 23 Dec 2011 at 10:12

I bought Mad Dog McCree for you old arcade fans, £2.99, its just how you remember it.

Im sure anyone new to the game would hate it, but nostalgia is strong so i give it a good 4 stars.

Morfik · 23 Dec 2011 at 11:53

Metalface Mark said:
I bought Mad Dog McCree for you old arcade fans, £2.99, its just how you remember it.

Im sure anyone new to the game would hate it, but nostalgia is strong so i give it a good 4 stars.

Wow! Spent too much money on that game as a child and was hampered by light guns that didn't aim properly! Well there's no stopping me this time around, going to have to buy it.

Kyle009 · 23 Dec 2011 at 21:08

Grabbed Jetpack Joyride the other day. Oh. My. God. It is amazing. Can't stop playing it.

Even keeping me off GTA3!

Tingtangmakadingdong · 24 Dec 2011 at 02:46

Any recommendations for good DNLA app on the iPhone?

Deku · 24 Dec 2011 at 07:21

taintedlove69 said:
Any recommendations for good DNLA app on the iPhone?

All the ones I've tried are pretty crappy.

robjf · 24 Dec 2011 at 07:29

AMMUT said:
GTA3 is brilliant. Very good port of the PS2 game. Handy for those commuting train journeys.

£1.99 at the moment!

Valo · 24 Dec 2011 at 11:15

LogMeIn is now giving free basic remote connections to PC and Macs, without having to buy LogMeIn Ignition works on iPhone and iPad.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/logmein/id479229407?mt=8

MikeHunt79 · 26 Dec 2011 at 19:53

taintedlove69 said:
Any recommendations for good DNLA app on the iPhone?

AcePLayer works well for me

Draeger · 29 Dec 2011 at 19:47

Does anyone know if there is an app for non jailbroken phones that does the same as the RemoveBG toggle in SBSettings and closes any apps running in the background?. Just curious.

SDK^ · 1 Jan 2012 at 02:07

electric ant · 1 Jan 2012 at 15:26

Draeger said:
Does anyone know if there is an app for non jailbroken phones that does the same as the RemoveBG toggle in SBSettings and closes any apps running in the background?. Just curious.

Not possible at the moment, without jailbreaking. Untethered jb is now out for 5.01 incase you were wondering.

Draeger · 1 Jan 2012 at 18:01

electric ant said:
Not possible at the moment, without jailbreaking. Untethered jb is now out for 5.01 incase you were wondering.

Ah right, cheers. Kinda thought as much but wanted to ask anyway. I jailbroke my phone on the release day of 5.01 and have SBSettings and RemoveBG installed but it would have been interesting to know if it was possible without a jailbreak. :cool:

lamboman · 1 Jan 2012 at 20:01

Thought I'd put this in, if you need a text only, simple, clean IM client, just try Meebo. I've tried all of them, literally. Nimbuzz (which, without its bugs would be equal to Meebo), Trillian, IM+, eBuddy, imo.im, and any others you can name, I would have tried.

trentlad · 2 Jan 2012 at 06:16

Valo said:
LogMeIn is now giving free basic remote connections to PC and Macs, without having to buy LogMeIn Ignition works on iPhone and iPad.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/logmein/id479229407?mt=8

TeamViewer mate!

You can use the iPhone app to control any computer as well as using the computer application to control any other computer running it. No installation required.

trentlad · 2 Jan 2012 at 06:19

Anyone know of tethering apps (make your iPhone a WiFi access point)? There's been a few apps which have allowed you to tether but you need to be pretty fast to snap them up before they get pulled.

Also, is Swype coming to iPhone?

trentlad · 2 Jan 2012 at 16:57

Looks like SWIPE is out on the iPhone (available on the app store). Not a fan to be honest, i just hope the real SWYPE makes it to the iPhone someday.

Or just jailbreak.

EDIT: Yep. Jailbreak version called iSwipe is very good. I'm using v0.4.0 and it replaces ALL keyboards, even has the blue line as well as suggestions for alternate words. Unfortunately you have to hit switch direction at the intended key otherwise it won't recognise. The real SWYPE doesn't require you to be so precise (apparently).

Yaka · 2 Jan 2012 at 18:21

lamboman said:
Thought I'd put this in, if you need a text only, simple, clean IM client, just try Meebo. I've tried all of them, literally. Nimbuzz (which, without its bugs would be equal to Meebo), Trillian, IM+, eBuddy, imo.im, and any others you can name, I would have tried.

just started using nimbuzz as inlaws are around and about in the world and it offers free calls over wifi does meebo offer the same?

trentlad · 2 Jan 2012 at 21:03

Feek said:
Onavo user/

Security conscious at all?

Glaucus · 3 Jan 2012 at 22:35

Is there any good finace apps for tracking expenditure and letting you see easily what's going where and what catogrize you spend money on.