There are new puzzle games coming out everyday hoping to be the next big thing — some show more potential than others. Now, I’m not saying that the new puzzle game Dynamate will be the next best thing, but it definitely has a lot of potential. And, I can almost certainly guarantee that it will make you lose track of time.

Dynamate has a strong opening screen with intuitive controls — everything that you need is right on the front page. In the center of the screen is the Start Game button. Left of that is the Resume button, while right of the Start Game button is your choice of difficulty level which goes 1 to 5.  Bottom left you can read the instructions on how to play the game if you are a little confused. Right of that is the Hint button to help you solve the puzzles more efficiently. And to the right of the Hint button is the sound toggle, which I prefer to keep on silent because the noise the game makes gets annoying after a while. Read the rest of this entry »

Mateusz Rajca’s Gazette works exactly as advertised: Gazette is a simple to use, RSS reader that seamlessly syncs to your Google Reader account. It takes only seconds to set up.

Gazette connects to your folders in your Google Reader account and it doesn’t matter how many feeds you’re subscribed to.

Some App Store reviewers have complained the syncing is slow, but I was able to subscribe to 13 feeds containing 120 items in less than a minute. Others have complained that Gazette is buggy and crashes. I didn’t encounter any problems so I have no complaints in that regard.

You can easily star articles that you’d like to read later simply by tapping the star icon next to each article. You can also share the article with friends and colleagues through Google Reader or via your email.

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This bit of humor has been floating around the internet. Not exactly sure who to credit…

GottaDash-Premium Fake Caller is the fake call app by developer Chillingo Ltd. GottaDash offers simple and easy-to-use functions and unlike some other fake-call apps like Wingman or Exit Strategy, GottaDash lets you customize your calls with several selections.

You simply select from seven different ringtones (including a vibrate option), choose how long the ring should last, and finally set the timer for when the fake-call is supposed to come in. Additionally GottaDash lets you choose from seven different wallpapers. Both wallpapers and the length of the ring have to be selected in the iPhone’s system settings. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Its now been just a little over 4 months since the launch of the App Store, and it feels that the platform is starting to reach a new stage of evolution. Here are a few signs of the new world order:

1. Multiplayer apps have arrived. Originally, Multiplayer on the iPhone meant having to be on the same Wifi network. Not any more. Apps like Zynga’s Live Poker have brought true Yahoo Games type multiplayer experience to the iPhone. Play with anybody, anytime, anywhere.

2. Apps are becoming increasingly creative. Nobody would have predicted 4 months ago using the iPhone as a musical instrument. But Smule’s Ocarina has done just that — and is now the number one paid app on the iPhone store. Google’s mobile app allows you to talk into your iPhone and get immediate search results. Just when you think that everything has been done, new uses of the mobile platform emerge. Read the rest of this entry »

AppCraver recently heard from Pit Garbe the developer of THTouch. He answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod touch.

1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone?

Pit Garbe: That was back at the end of March. I started doing this on my linux machine as I didn’t have a Mac until July, when I gathered enough donations from my fans

2. What was the inspiration behind your app?

Pit Garbe: I bought the iPod touch in November last year out of curiosity and played around with it for a while. At some point Apple announced the SDK event and I was eagerly awaiting this to try it out myself, but it was postponed until July. So I sat down and looked for other means to program for this device. I learned some basics and then I felt that I had to either channel my learning process into something useful or fun, or just stop developing for this device. Read the rest of this entry »

Google’s Mobile App is freakin’ awesome.

You can search Google’s index using only your voice (no buttons to push and no keys to type). It’s also location aware so that you can search for places that are in proximity to wherever you happen to be.

Here’s how the Google Mobile Search app works: Tap the Google Mobile icon, lift the iPhone to your ear, wait for the beep and then speak. Google Mobile App senses when you lift the phone, records your spoken words and translates them into digital files, which are entered into the Google search bar. Read the rest of this entry »