Articles and Reviews by Issen Alibris

Issen is witty, fun but polite journalist who likes reality TV, shopping on-line, gadgets, lemon cake and trips across the pond. In addition to expertly reviewing iPhone apps for AppCraver, he is also a writer for TechZulu.



SuperPig Saves the World From Alien Invaders

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A super hero’s work is never done even when you’re a pig. SuperPig is a “hammy” hero with a jet pack and ammo that flies all around the world. The goal of SuperPig is simple. Protect the world from the alien invaders. Your weapon of choice is the pebble launched from a pebble shooter on [...]


Issen Alibris rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: ,


Spice up your iPhone with Backgrounds

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iPhone users love to customize their phone. If you’re looking to change the wallpaper on your phone Backgrounds has you covered. Backgrounds may have you on sensory overload. There are more than 1000 different background images to choose from. All of which are beautiful high resolution images.


Issen Alibris rated this app 3.0/5 | Category: ,


Camera Suite Self-Timer Snaps Pics — Hands-Free!

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What’s more fun than a self portrait? Being able to snap it yourself of course! NaughtyNuts brings their camera timer application to the App Store chalk full of features. Camera Suite (formerly NaughtyNuts Camera Self-Timer) allows you to use your iPhone to capture self portraits, group shots and more. The app lets you set the [...]


Issen Alibris rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: ,


CoffeeBreak Finds Caffeine for Less Than the Cost of a Cuppa Joe

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If you’ve ever considered running out into the street screaming because you can’t find a decent cuppa joe, you may be in for a treat. CoffeeBreak is a lifestyle application that helps you stay completely caffeinated by using the GPS or WiFi of your phone to locate your favorite java joint and tell you which ones are nearby.


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Holidays+ Displays Countdown to Special Holidays

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Gone are the days when you have to highlight the holidays on a desk calendar in your office or a wall calendar in your kitchen just to remember them. Holidays+ is a utility application that comes to the App Store courtesy of Schroeder Development. The app tracks the dates of the 20 most popular holiday events [...]


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Rocket Taxi Simple to Use, But Not Exactly Rocket Speed

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Edovia, Inc. has just re-released their Rocket Taxi to the App Store. Rocket Taxi is a navigation app that uses GPS or WIFI to pin point your location and provide you with a list of taxi services in your area. Rocket Taxi is capable of mapping out your route and even gives you an estimated [...]


Issen Alibris rated this app 2.5/5 | Category:


Interview with Trip Hawkins of Digital Chocolate

Trip Hawkins, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Famer and head of San Mateo Based Digital Chocolate, recently sat down with us to chat about the video game leader’s foray into the world of smartphones and all things iPhone. Once primarily focused on dedicated gamers in other segments of the market the gaming [...]


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Showtimes Upgrade Gives More... Just in Time for Holiday Viewing Season

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As family and friends gather around the country this holiday season there will undoubtedly be a great deal of movie watching. Awards season after all is just on the other side of 2009. Showtimes may be just what the movie goer ordered. Showtimes is the casual and serious moviegoers oracle. The recently updated entertainment app [...]


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Strategic Assault: It's a Battlefield Out There

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Strategic Assault is the first RTS or real time strategy game to hit the App Store. The purpose of Strategic Assault is to destroy the enemy bases in each level. The war game begins with the player as a trainee and each time the player beats a level their rank increases. The first level of [...]


Issen Alibris rated this app 3.5/5 | Category:


Brick Escape is Fine for Lite Entertainment

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Independent developer, Siavash Ghamaty, brings Brick Escape to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Brick Escape resembles classic arcade games like “Labyrinth” or “Pac Man." It has very simple graphics. The goal of Brick Escape is to get Weelo, its main character who resembles a bright blue ball, to the exit. You must do so without [...]


Issen Alibris rated this app 2.5/5 | Category:


Remember the Milk is Task Management You Can Count On

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iPhone users have been crying out for a decent task/calendar utility application on sites around the 'net for months. The wait might be over. The popular web-based task management program Remember the Milk is now available to iPhone and iPod Touch users. The app, which comes with plenty of bells and whistles, allows users to [...]


Issen Alibris rated this app 4.5/5 | Category: ,


Cooliris Adds Tilt and Touch to 3D Web Browsing App

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Cooliris, may change the way you check out media and information on your iPhone. It’s a fresh and edgy application that allows users to search for news and photos on a 3D wall. It’s set up in two different tabs Discover and Search. Discover, has five pre-set categories for searching news and information. You can [...]


Issen Alibris rated this app 4.0/5 | Category:


bContacts: Not Enough Extras to Merit a High Price Tag

bContacts is an application that is supposed to help users organize business contacts and personal contacts by sorting them into groups and subgroups. Unfortunately, what sounds like a good idea in theory, falls flat. bContacts allows users to organize contacts into groups using details such as business name, departments or other custom fields. The app has [...]


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Zhiing Your Location to Anyone, Anytime

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Zhiing combines the power of GPS and text messaging in an effort to bring you the ultimate location application. Zhiing allows users to send a text message or “Zhiing” from their handset or desktop computers with their exact location to someone else. When the recipient opens the Zhiing they’ll have a map and turn-by-turn directions [...]


Issen Alibris rated this app 3.0/5 | Category:


Day Go by Entertainment Tosses iJuggles Nanimals to Gamers

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The sky isn’t falling but the animals are. iJuggles Nanimals is a playfully addictive game that involves plenty of hand and eye coordination. iJuggles Nanimals is actually two games rolled into one, Juggle and Balloon Bounce. Juggle is a game where the goal is to tap the hamster balls to keep them from touching the ground. [...]


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