OpenAppMkt: A New Open iPhone App Store Which Doesn’t Require Jailbreak

While there are many third-party iPhone App Stores like Cydia around, the problem with them is that they all require jailbreaking of iPhone, which even though has gone 100 percent legal isn’t something which every iPhone user will do. Comes in OpenAppMkt, a new web-based third-party app store for all iOS based devices which consists of apps, completely written in HTML format. OpenAppMkt runs in browser and installation of apps simply require a simple tap on: "add to home" button.

This is how it looks like:

and here is video, showing OpenAppMkt in action on the iPhone.

Simply head over to http://www.openappmkt.com/ to try it out, and then let us know what you think about it in the comments section below.

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This app can collect all your notifications on the iPhone : Notified 1.0 [Video] (Cydia app)

Notifications the way Apple should have made them.
Free on Cydia

Notified 1.0 [Video]

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3D view to play Snakes and Ladders game, try it, it’s free : The King of the Hill (Games)

The King of the Hill 1.0

Category: Games
Price: Free, Version: 1.0 (iTunes)

Description:

Try to be the King of the Hill (if you can)! Challenge up to 4 friends.

A NEW WAY TO PLAY SNAKES AND LADDERS

- Pretty interface
- Real 3D animation
- Funny sound effects
- Hours of fun in family!

EXPERIENCE THIS OLD CLASSIC GAME A DIFFERENT WAY!

The King of the Hill

The King of the Hill (Games)

Do you want to learn to cook Thai food yourself with video ? try this, it’s free : Thai Cooking for iPad (Lifestyle)

Thai Cooking for iPad 1.0

Category: Lifestyle
Price: Free, Version: 1.0 (iTunes)

Description:

Thai Cooking
This is an ipad version of "Easy Thai Cooking" with great visual and easy-to-use presentations. The dishes are some of the most popular Thai food on the planet and is based on the original popular iphone app produced by Thailand's The Nation newspaper.
The VDO is presented by "Dee Dee Chef" who talks you through the "how to" process. The app contains photos and text of essential ingredients, use of utensils and recipes.
The quality and taste of Thai cooking depend very much on cooking the dishes properly and with subtlety. It is an art in itself and make easy with our instruction presentation. The app is supported by two major Thai food brands to help you pick quality ingredients - Aroy-D and Chicken of the Sea.
You can get update information, news and read about the history of Thai food at http://thaicooking.nationmultimedia.com/ and ask questions.
Key features:
- Thai recipe ingredients, details of preparation in text format with photos
- VDO to ease you through the cooking process
- Photos of essential ingredients and utensils with descriptions

Thai Cooking for iPad

Thai Cooking for iPad (Lifestyle)

First Looks: Quirky Cloak Case for iPad

Announced back in March, the unique Cloak Case for iPad has finally been released by Quirky -- at $54 rather than the originally announced $36 asking price. Featuring a unique combination of a molded silicone rubber iPad case with a rubber-coated plastic front flap, Cloak looks sort of like a professional folder that opens to reveal several different stand options. The iPad slides into the right side of the somewhat overly soft and dust-attracting case, which protects everything except for the iPad's top, side, and bottom buttons, ports, and speakers when the flap is closed. By opening it and using one of three kickstand solutions, you can stand the iPad upright, on a video-friendly landscape recline, or in a keyboard-ready position. Even though the execution falls short of "fantastic," the concept here is solid, and the case has a lot of versatility for people who need multiple stand options. Four color schemes are available.

[via iLounge]

Are you panic when lost your credit card? use this app, this can help you call the card centre in the quickest way, GET IT, free for limited time (original $4.99) : Card Alert (Lifestyle)

Card Alert 1.2.1

Category: Lifestyle
Price: $4.99 -> Free, Version: 1.2.1 (iTunes)

Description:

Card Alert is a passcode protected application that helps you easily manage the loss or theft of your valuable debit, credit or charge cards. Studies show that 80% to 90% of all credit card fraud happens within the first 30 to 60 minutes of the card being lost or stolen. Protect yourself with Card Alert. Once your card information is stored, Card Alert can immediately call the issuer(s) and you can report the lost or stolen cards in the matter of minutes. Card Alert provides you a secure storage application so you can protect your debit, credit or charge cards directly from your Smart Phone. Card Companies issue toll-free numbers and provide 24-hour service assistance to deal with this type of emergency and having that information at your fingertips with Card Alert allows you a fast and easy way to manage your situation successfully. By law, once you report the loss or theft of your cards you have no further responsibility for unauthorized charges. Card Alert is here to help protect you and we encourage you to protect yourself with Card Alert.

What's New

Optimized user interface

Card Alert

Price Drop: Card Alert (Lifestyle)

An iPad Stand That Turns The iPad Into A Mini Monitor [Ipad]

When you put the iPad on the Just Mobile UpStand, it just looks so cute. Like a child-sized version of the iMac.

Just Mobile's UpStand is actually rather simple, it's a basic aluminum stand with supporting grips that are finished in rubber. The stand supports landscape and portrait modes (and most cases) and can be adjusted to the desired height. It's currently available in Europe but you can pre-order it in the US for $45. [Just Mobile]

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Do you want to watch all your social networking and emails in one app? TRY IT, free until AUGUST 1 : iBed (Productivity)

iBed 1.2.3

Category: Productivity
Price: $.99 -> Free, Version: 1.2.3 (iTunes)

Description:

*** FREE UNTIL AUGUST 1 *** iBed is a quick & easy way to ready your email, visit Facebook or any other website. iBed does not flip while lying down.

iBed is a specialized browser that brings all the web services you love into once place.

"Built-in" websites:

- Gmail
- Yahoo Mail
- AOL Mail
- Live Hotmail
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Google
- Bing
- Live Messenger

iBed is very fast to load, and practically the fastest, simplest way to get yourself to websites you visit frequently.

You can use one of the websites that comes out-of-the-box or add any other website you desire.

You will need to login only once to your email provider web interface.

Enjoy!

What's New

- New! Full Screen with cool iAd's (4.0 Only)
- Fixed spinner placement

iBed

Price Drop: iBed (Productivity)

Solution for Holding Your Apple iPad Case Closed

With hundreds of thousands of Apple iPad cases already in circulation, many people are asking for a way to keep the case closed and more protected. The solution is a simple and effective new product called the Clasp. The Clasp blends in seamlessly with the look and function of your Apple case and allows you to keep your case securely closed.
The Clasp is constructed from a similar black rubber material as the Apple iPad Case and attaches with double-sided adhesive to the front. The Clasp can be easily removed if necessary. Once attached, the Clasp adheres to the back of the Apple case with a Velcro tab and holds both sides closed. The Clasp is easy to open and close and provides the security that consumers have been requesting.
If you have invested nearly $1,000 in your new Apple iPad you may want to consider spending an extra $9.95 to protect your investment. newPCgadgets is a leader in iPad accessories. Top selling iPad products include: the Security Case for the iPad, the Pedestal Base for the iPad, and the Vanity Plate for the iPad. The Clasp is available directly from the newPCgadgets website. Make sure to stop by frequently to see what's new.
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All-in-one location based check-in app (Foursquare, Gowalla, Brightkite and check.in), it’s FREE, GET IT NOW : GeoLorean Heavy (Social Networking)

GeoLorean Heavy 1.2

Category: Social Networking
Price: Free, Version: 1.2 (iTunes)

Description:

GeoLorean mashes up all your favorite Location Based Services into one clean app. You can view all of your friends' check-ins from Brightkite, foursquare, and Gowalla all in one easy to manage stream. You can also check in on any and all of these services through the included check.in webview.

FEATURES
- Seamlessly handle multiple Location Based Service accounts.
- View a stream of all of your friends' most recent check-ins.
- Find your friends through a map and details of each location.
- Check in on any and all services through Check.in.
- All the little things, including avatar caching, auto-refresh, refresh-all, and more.
- This is just the beginning, expect updates and expanded features soon!

SERVICES
- Brightkite
- foursquare
- Gowalla
- check.in

GeoLorean Heavy

GeoLorean Heavy (Social Networking)

If you are twitpic user, GET IT, FREE FOR LIMITED TIME : Twitpic Poster (Social Networking)

Twitpic Poster 1.0

Category: Social Networking
Price: $.99 -> Free, Version: 1.0 (iTunes)

Description:

This is a simple app for sharing pictures on Twitter using Twitpic service.
It's super easy, all is done in 3 taps:
1. select an image or take a picture
2. upload to twitpic
3. enter twitter message

Twitpic Poster

Price Drop: Twitpic Poster (Social Networking)

Official blogging tool for LiveJournal, it’s free, get it : LiveJournal (Social Networking)

LiveJournal 0.6.0

Category: Social Networking
Price: Free, Version: 0.6.0 (iTunes)

Description:

LiveJournal is a unique social network that allows users around the world to find each other through journaling and interest-based communities. Application LiveJournal App 0.6.0 for the iPhone offers many of LiveJournal’s core features. You can read your friends page, manage your friends list, post entries to your journal and communities, upload photos, communicate with other LiveJournal users and more!

Here are some of the key features:
— Read Friends page
— The ability to load images separately from text in posts
— Edit your Friends list
— Sort Friends list by type: Journal, Community, RSS
— Display userpics on your Friends list and personal messages
— View your Journal posts
— Ability to edit and delete entries
— Create and edit drafts
— View cached Friends page and Journal without Internet access
— Ability to create and post a poll
— Ability to edit your tab bar menu
— Ability to refresh data at application start-up
— Ability to disable image-loading when loading posts
— Ability to enable userpics when images are disabled

LiveJournal

LiveJournal (Social Networking)

Cyber Acoustics launched portfolio cover leather case for iPad

 

Enhance the protection and increase the functionality of your iPad with this leather portfolio case. With a clean minimalistic design, you get all the protection you need, without losing access to any buttons, jacks, or the light sensor. Serves as a prop for great typing angles, or as stand to sit back and watch movies and video clips.

Portfolio cover leather case available now for $39.99. [click here to buy]

HyperMac Stand for iPad (Battery Charger+stand)

HyperMac Stand built in 40Wh battery and let your iPad extend additional 16 hours battery life, it can hold iPad at 18 degree and 45 degree with iPad case.

It available now for$129.95 at HyperMac online [click here to buy]

Incipio Executive Foleo for iPad- accessory review

This week I am taking a look at the Incipio Executive Folio black leather case for iPad. This case not only looks good but is super thin. There are no pockets in the case other than the area to slip in your iPad. The flap secures with a tab of leather that tucks into a leather loop.

The fact that this case uses real leather is nice; no “pleather” here. You can smell it as soon as you take the case out of the packaging. The inside is a very soft suede. I feel very safe sliding my iPad in and out of it. Since it is so soft, it slides in smoothly too. Sometimes with these types of cases the iPad won’t slide in smoothly and can get stuck on a corner, etc. I have not found that to be the situation here.

The only concern I have with this case is that the leather tab that closes the external flap is only sewn on in two places. It feel that over time, it might easily tear. My case has not torn, but if you watch the video, I show you what I mean.

Overall, this is a slim case that will protect your iPad from daily bumps and grinds. There is not any real padding for falls, but it seems to had handled the daily abuse I was able to give it just fine.

The Incipio Executive Folio black leather case for iPad is available now from the TiPb iPad accessory store.

Pros

• Slim
• Genuine leather
• Soft suede interior

Cons

• I feel over time the latch may tear

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