What's new on the app stores on Thursday 28 July 2011
A burst of 12 apps for your consideration
BBM 6
It's been a difficult few months for Research In Motion, but one bright spot is its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) app, which has 45 million active users, of whom 70% use it every day. BBM 6 has just been released, and ties in to other apps including Foursquare, enabling people to text-chat within those apps and see what friends have been downloading.
BlackBerry
Mobage
Mobage is currently big news in the mobile games industry: it's the global launch of what was previously a hugely popular mobile social gaming service in Japan. DeNA and its ngmoco subsidiary have now launched it for Android, starting with 20 games to play including ports of iOS hits Paper Toss, We Rule and Pocket Frogs.
Android
Waterslide 2
The original Waterslide Extreme game for iPhone and iPad was downloaded more than 24 million times – good news for its sponsor Barclaycard. The follow-up from developer Fishlabs appears to have shifted to a paid game, offering 30 levels and online leaderboards.
iPhone / iPad
Catan
Famous board game Catan has made the leap to Android, allowing up to four players to duke it out for settlements, roads and armies. The multiplayer mode uses pass-the-handset mechanics, although there are phone-controlled opponents to compete against too.
Android
Muvee Social Photostory
Designed for Android tablets, muvee's new application turns them into digital photo frames, pulling in images from Facebook and Flickr, as well as updates from Twitter.
Android
FIRSTLight HD
You'll only be interested in FIRSTLight HD if you're a healthcare professional, as this is a B2B app providing information on UK-specific drug information: "How, when and when not to use a medication and how to manage ongoing patient treatment". It costs £6.99 for the initial download plus 30 days usage, before charging £3.99 a month using Apple's subscription system.
iPad
Jazz Greats Magazine: Billie Holiday
Print title Jazz Greats Magazine has launched a special-edition iPad app devoted to Billie Holiday. It includes a biography, and track-by-track analysis, as well as the ability to download 20 actual songs – although the latter has to be done from a PC rather than from the iPad.
iPad
Ultimate Sharks
Broadcaster Discovery has launched this US-only iPad app devoted to all things shark. Officially classed as a book-app, the 473MB download includes HD videos, 3D sharks to interact with, and the ability to project it all onto bigger screens via Apple's AirPlay.
iPad
Gesundheit!
Konami's latest iPhone game hopes to offer something different: "the story of an odd little pig with allergies" with hand-drawn graphics and 40 levels of puzzles.
iPhone
Surrey Police
Surrey police? There's now an app for them. An official one based around the force's Safer Neighbourhood Teams, showing what they're up to. Users can make contact with the police through the app too.
iPhone
AR-Play Wind Hold Venus
Okay, so you might need to be a K-Pop fan AND a geek to be interested in an augmented reality iPhone app focused on a Korean girl band. But AR-Play Wind Hold Venus is an interesting example of AR being used for music marketing: in this case, projecting the band members onto a printed AR marker.
iPhone
Mad Wheels
Mad Wheels is the latest game from UK publisher Chillingo, released initially for iOS. Expect isometric racing with guns, rockets and online multiplayer.
iPhone / iPad
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