What's new on the app stores on Wednesday 31 August 2011
A burst of 9 apps for your consideration
Ladybird Classic Me Books
Penguin Books has launched a new iOS app for its Ladybird brand, offering digital versions of some of its most loved classics. One is included – The Zoo – with others available to buy for £1.99 each via in-app payments. The original books have been updated with interactivity and animation, as well as an audio hotspots feature to insert a child's own sounds and words into the narrative.
iPhone / iPad
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times has ported its iPad app to Android tablets, offering all 12 sections of the print edition, with extra video, interactive graphics, slideshows and live news and sports results. It supports Samsung's Galaxy Tabs, Motorola's Xoom and other Android slates, using the same £2-a-week digital subscription plan as on iOS.
Android
Loopt
Social location service Loopt has only been available in the US until now, but the company has just gone international, launching its iPhone and Android apps in 13 countries, including the UK. Check-ins, local information and Q&A are key features.
iPhone / Android
Goal.com for iPad
Football website Goal.com has launched its official iPad app, offering a tablet-friendly interface to its news, profiles, fixtures and live scores.
iPad
Onavo Lite
Data-saving application Onavo has been a hit on iPhone, and now there's a limited version available for Android. For now it doesn't include the full data-squeezing features of the existing version, but it does warn users about data-hogging apps, restricting them to Wi-Fi if desired, while tracking overall data usage.
Android
Your Shape
Ubisoft has launched an official Windows Phone app for its Your Shape: Fitness Evolved console game. The app enables players to access their profile and stats while watching videos about the game.
Windows Phone
JibJab Jr. Books
For now, this app is only available in the US, but it may deserve a wider airing. Launched by JibJab, it's an iPad app with several interactive storybooks for children, with the schtick that you can use the camera to insert their face into the stories. The app also uses monthly subscriptions, with a new story launched every month.
iPad
Tek War Comics
William Shatner's TekWar books have been made into comics before, and now those comics have an iOS app. It's free to download, but individual comics cost 69p each via in-app payment.
iPhone / iPad
Garfield
It might not be quite "the first time" cartoon cat Garfield has been made into a mobile game, but Frog Baby Apps' new iPhone game keeps true to the spirit of the sardonic comic strips.
iPhone
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