Name: Magic Window Rating: 4.5/5 Price: $1.99 Universal App: Yes Link to iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magic-window-living-pictures/id366754824?mt=8 The screens on the iPhone and the iPad and showing them off with beautiful apps is all part of the fun of owning such a device. Sometimes an app can be beautiful, sometimes functional, and when both are achieved a developer can often have a hit on their hands, so does Magic Window...

Name: Pocket Rating: 5 Price: Free Universal App: Yes Link to iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocket-formerly-read-it-later/id309601447 Pocket, formerly known as Read It Later, is one of those apps i use daily but have never written a review on. I know, I know… Its a free app so why don’t i just tell people to try it. Well, trying things takes time and what is a more valuable asset? There isn’t one. So let’s take a...

Name: Flick Champions Winter Edition Rating: 4/5 Price: $0.99 Universal App: Yes Link to iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flick-champions-winter-sports/id592682163?mt=8 The Flick Champions series is now in it’s third incarnation with the release of Flick Champions Winter Edition which introduces your finger to the cold sports of Slalom, Speed Skating, Ski Jumping, Ice Hockey, Curling and the non-Olympic sport of Snowball...

Name: Mailbox Rating: 4.5 Price: Free Universal App: No, iPhone only Link to iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mailbox/id576502633?mt=8 It’s been a while coming, and for many of you the wait isn’t over, as despite the Mailbox App being available in the App Store for a little over a week now access to its features is by invitation only. For me I finally got to the front of the queue earlier today, and while in excess of...

The highly anticipated Real Racing 3 has come early! To those in New Zealand at least, and to the rest of the world as it becomes Valentines Day in other countries. The release is a surprise as it was understood to be getting a world wide release on February 28th but iPhone users will get a jump start in just a few hours. As you can see from the attached screenshots the game is looking pretty spectacular but the thing that may worry most...

Name: iPhone 5 Titanium Brushed Metal Skin Price: $19.99 Link: http://icoverskin.com/iPhone-5-Titanium-Brushed-Metal-Skin/ I love giving my iPhone it’s own identity and up until recently I’ve achieved this by wrapping it in a variety of cases. With the iPhone 5 though it seems wrong to cover it’s slim case and to add weight to it seems like a travesty. That’s where skins come in, they add protection from scratches...

There are times when even the less obtrusive banner notification that appears to announce an update from one of you applications can hang around just a second too long. Well, instead of (im)patiently waiting for it to disappear you can actually swipe it away with a swift swipe from right to left on the offending notification. Try it the next time a notification hangs around on your screen a second longer than you want it to. Of course if...