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Happy New Year folks! May you have a blessed new year and new decade! Well, what is January 1st without any gifts or celebration?

A group of independent iPhone developers have banded together to bring the world a little bit of holiday cheer. Apps have been heavily discounted as a gift to all iPhone and iPod touch users! These applications will be discounted for at least 48 hours from December 31st 2009 to January 1st 2010.

Here’s the list of apps on sale:

• Twilight Golf, $1.99 (was $2.99)
• Crayon Ball, $1.99 (was $2.99)
• Eyegore’s Eye Blast, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Pinch ‘n Pop!, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Pollywog, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Smiles Zen, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Smiles, $1.99 (was $2.99)
• Train Conductor, $1.99 (was $3.99)
• iTweetReply, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• CatTaTa, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• RocketFuse, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Rail Adventures, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• SpaceDuel, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Ringo, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Screw the Dealer Pro, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• CashMachine, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Outnumbered, FREE (was $0.99)
• iHurt, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Dragon Eye, FREE (was $0.99)
• iType2Go Pro, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Tap-Fu, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Rogueship, $1.99 (was $2.99)
• Hi, How Are You, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• 3D Wizard Wand, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Sword of Fargoal, $2.99 (was $4.99)
• MatchTunes, $0.99 (was $2.99)
• Volcano Planet, FREE (was $0.99)
• AquaWars, FREE (was $0.99)
• Trace It, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Battle for Wesnoth, $1.99 (was $4.99)

Go ahead, launch iTunes on your device or computer and start shopping away! http://www.newyearappblowout.com

written by xcool \\ tags: Apps, Games, iPhone, iPod touch, Sale

Wondering how much battery life your iPhone or iPod touch has?

BattPowr Pro shows you the current percentage of battery life left on your device. Quickly view your remaining charge thru the large visual indicators.

BattPowr Pro also checks your device type and calculates the remaining hours and minutes for each different use, including: audio playback, video playback, web browsing on Wi-Fi, EDGE and 3G, talk time on both 2G and 3G networks, 2D and 3D gameplay as well as standby and charging times.

Features:

• accurate information on remaining battery time
• checks device type before estimating remaining time
• beautifully designed interface
• large visual indicators
• uncluttered design, scroll to view more readings
• battery image ANIMATES while device is charging
• Always On mode when charging, see your device charge itself
• toggle between different remaining time displays
• option to set default remaining time display
• shake device to refresh display

BattPowr Pro by XCool Apps has been updated a few times since release, adding new features and skins as well as bug fixes. BattPowr Pro supports ALL iPhones and iPod touch models, including iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 3G. Recently added is the full charge alarm that lets you know when your device is fully charged.

Don’t just settle for the usual battery app. BattPowr Pro adds more fun in charging your iPhone/iPod touch with an animated battery! BattPowr Pro’s full charge alarm is the best in the entire App Store! Select and customize your desired charge alarm. There are 14 different alerts to choose from!

Check out BattPowr Pro from the iTunes App Store for only $1.99. You may also get BattPowr Free for $0.00 to try out some of the exclusive features, then upgrade to BattPowr Pro. Either way, BattPowr is a great addition to your arsenal of tools for your iPhone or iPod touch.

BattPowr Pro [iTunes link]
BattPowr Free [iTunes link]
XCool Apps [link]

written by xcool \\ tags: Apps, BattPowr, iPhone, iPod touch

White Birds Productions and Bulkypix announce Babel Rising for both iPhone and iPod touch. Available now from the iTunes App Store at an introductory price of $0.99, Babel Rising mixes both concepts of tower defense and playing god into one package.

You are God! From high above in the sky, it appears the humans are bustling about… and building a tower. A tower, what for? To raise themselves to your level? How conceited, how foolhardy. It is time to show them the price to pay for defying the Creator!

Babel Rising is an action puzzle game offering hours of gameplay. The challenge is simple: unleash your powers to prevent the humans from building the tower. You have six devastating powers at your disposal, including the thunderbolt, the typhoon and earthquake!

From the simplest to the most powerful, master them, use them one after the other and combine them to increase their impact. Divine power is at your fingertips: sweep the screen from top to bottom and left to right with one finger or more to unleash your wrath.

Perform the “divine combo” successfully and sweep away the humans from the tower’s levels in one go. Hilarious animations, detailed graphics and a soundtrack worthy of the best Roman Empire movies in a humorous setting.

Win trophies, publish your scores on-line and beat your best scores. Search for God and you will find him! You are the boss and mankind will be sure to remember!

If you fancy tower defense games, and have Pocket God in your device, then check out this game for a twist of both genres. Special launch price of $0.99 will not be on for long.

Babel Rising [iTunes link]

written by xcool \\ tags: Babel Rising, Games, iPhone, iPod touch

The original board game Monopoly Classic, where you can own it all is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch! Build an empire from the ground up! Use your savviest business strategies to Buy, Sell, Trade & Manage big-name real estate. Cruise around the interactive board with animated tokens and 3D dice as you collect popular properties for profit! Play through 3 levels and save games in progress for non-stop FUN!

iPhone OS 3.0 ready – for the first time ever, LISTEN TO & CONTROL music from your iTunes library without interrupting your game!

Get down to business – use your savviest business strategies to Buy, Sell, Trade & Manage big-name properties and stay ahead of the competition

Have fun while you make money – cruise around the interactive board with animated tokens and 3D dice as you collect popular properties for PROFIT

Hands-on excitement – shake your iPhone to roll the dice. Tap the screen to Buy, Trade, and Upgrade your properties with Houses & Hotels

Competition is not far away – play with up to four (4) friends on the same network with WiFi & Pass ‘n Play and up to two (2) people with Bluetooth Multiplayer

Endless possibilities – play through three (3) levels of difficulty and save games in progress for non-stop FUN

Monopoly Classic is available now from the iTunes Store at an introductory price of just $4.99 alongside it’s older sibling, Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition which we reviewed and liked. Check out the game on the iTunes App Store by following the links below:

Monopoly Classic [iTunes link]
Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition [iTunes link]

written by xcool \\ tags: Electronic Arts, Games, iPhone, iPod touch, Monopoly

Finally, a Star Wars game for the iPhone! Take control of the Incom T-65 X-Wing, blow up the Death Star and (also) cause a dent on Darth Vader’s TIE-Advanced x1. That’s what you get with the newly released game, Star Wars: Trench Run.

Your mission: Use the Force to destroy the Death Star before it can fire upon the small Rebel base on Yavin’s jungle moon. As part of the Rebel Alliance’s Red Squadron, players dogfight with TIE fighters above the Death Star’s surface, dodging obstacles and laser-fire as they maneuver into position to target a small thermal exhaust port the size of a womp rat. If successful, a direct hit will cause a chain reaction that will destroy the Death Star, thus saving the Rebel base from impending doom.

Game features:

• Force Power – Slow down time and increase agility to bring TIE fighters into shooting range, and to dodge obstacles while flying down the trench.
• Breathtaking 3D Experience – Incredible 3D graphics based on the original Star Wars movie.
• Hidden Features – Players are just going to have to find out what these are.
• Amazing Special Effects – Including lighting, advanced shaders, explosions and incredible life-like models.
• Original Music and Sound Effects – Combined with real movie footage for complete immersion into the Star Wars universe.
• True-Life Flight – Accelerometer controls with life-like physics.
• Addictive Game Play – Ever increasing challenges, and tons of replay value.
• Multiple Points of View – Featuring both chase cam and cockpit modes.
• Mission Mode – With story board, music and dialogue from the original Star Wars movie
• Arcade Modes – For increased re-playability, includes both Trench Run and Dog Fighting modes.
• Multiple Difficulty Levels – From Easy to Jedi.
• Optimized Gaming Experience – To work on the 3G, with special graphical features for the 3GS, iPod Touch 2nd Gen and future devices.
• Leader Boards – Players compete against others across the world for the top spot. Find out who are the true Jedi.

Star Wars: Trench Run is developed by leading studio Infrared5 in conjunction with LucasFilm Ltd. The game leverages the iPhone platform to deliver simple motion controls and realistic game play to enable players to recreate one of their favorite scenes from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The game was delayed recently due to the fact that it was using the Unity engine.

Star Wars: Trench Run is available now exclusively for the iPhone and iPod touch at $4.99 a copy. Check it out. And may the Force be with you.

written by xcool \\ tags: Games, iPhone, iPod touch, Star Wars, Trench Run