What's new on the app stores on 26 August 2011
A burst of 10 apps for your consideration
DropTunes
iCloud? DropTunes wants to take on Apple's upcoming cloud music service by letting people play music stored in their DropBox accounts. Playlist features and background audio are both included.
iPhone
Early Bird
Booyah made its name with innovative social location games like MyTown, but its latest release is a more traditional game. Early Bird features a flying bluebird controlled by flicks and swipes, and is hoping to nab some of the same audience as iOS hit Tiny Wings.
iPhone
A Dirry of Fighting Against Hemorrhoids
Yes, that's a typo in the title, which we assume will be fixed quickly on the App Store. But you get the general tone. This is, we can safely say, the best Japanese manga comic app for iOS about piles. Author Ken Shimada wants to demystify the disease – anal fistula operations and all – to ensure people don't ignore symptoms out of embarrassment.
iPhone / iPad
Bestival 2011
UK music festival Bestival is taking place in September, but its official app is out now. The £2.99 app is on iPhone and Android, with a mixture of festival info, maps and vouchers to get cheap deals from on-site retailers and stalls.
iPhone / Android
Meet Gatsby
iPhone app Meet Gatsby has already got a fair amount of buzz before its release. It asks users to sign in with Foursquare or Facebook, then lets them know when someone is nearby with similar interests.
iPhone
WhoSay
WhoSay is a service for celebrities, athletes and musicians to manage their social media. This official Android app helps them do it on the go.
Android
TweetBook
TweetBook is the latest Twitter app for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, offering a mixture of basic and advanced features, as well as a Twitter-esque multi-pane design.
BlackBerry PlayBook
Lloyd's List
Lloyd's list is the world's longest-published newspaper, and now it's one of the latest apps. The maritime-focused publication provides news, analysis and data, with the app published by Informa UK.
iPhone
Stella Artois 9 Step Pouring Ritual
There's a pouring ritual for a pint of Stella? Apparently so. This iPhone app aims to teach it, from purification and sacrifice through to beheading, judgement, bestowal and cleansing. Which sounds like a night on the Stella to us.
iPhone
Like Us!
This is an interesting idea: an iOS app designed for businesses, as a way to get customers to Like them on Facebook when physically at the company. "Lily owns a hairdresser salon and after she has finished cutting or styling each customers hair whist they are paying for her service she simply whips out her iPad and presents the customers with a big like us button," is the example given.
iPhone / iPad
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2011/aug/26/apps-rush-droptunes-early-bird
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