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Kiwi App Review: Deal Shrimp keeps track of your daily deal sites
Those daily deal sites? They’re addictive! For me, the addiction started with 1-day.co.nz, and grew as I became acquainted with offtheback.co.nz, 3deals.co.nz and more. Now, there are dozens of these sites and staying on top off what’s on offer can be a challenge. So I was delighted to happen across Deal Shrimp recently, a free kiwi app which lets your iPhone do all the hard yards so all you have to do is blow the cobwebs off your wallet.…
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Kiwi app review: Tradestar
Tradestar, built by Zeal Software Solutions, is an iPhone app for the popular New Zealand auction website, TradeMe. We take a look at how it stacks up and if it’s a respectable alternative to TradeMe in Safari.…
Read MoreKiwi App Review: 3 News
Following on from Lotto NZ, kiwi developers Moa Creative have come up with another app for our viewing pleasure. This time it’s an official app for 3 News. It’s always great to add another local source to our news apps collections as we must keep on top of what is happening at home and in the rest of the world. Keep reading for my take on TV3′s first foray into kiwi appdom……
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Kiwi App Review: Joketoons
If the phrase “An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar…” is enough to get your funny-bone all of a twitter, then Joketoons could be the app for you. Produced by kiwi animation studio The Funny Farm, this app is designed for one thing: to make you laugh. But will it have you in stitches or reaching for the rotten tomatoes? Read on to find out!…
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Kiwi app review: Menus.co.nz
The team over at Yellow have recently released their latest creation: Menus.co.nz, an app to accompany the website of the same name. Carrying out a similar function to the long-established MenuMania app, Menus.co.nz is designed to help you choose a restaurant or bar based on proximity or budget. But does it deliver the goods in gourmet style, or does it plonk it all in a torn take-out bag? Keep reading for the low-down.…
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Kiwi app review: TVNZ iPad app
We reported back in July that TVNZ were developing an iPad app, and it has now arrived. It’s free and comes with the promise of more to come. Does the app carry itself better than TVNZ’s announcement of it? Does it rival the excellent NZ Herald app? Continue reading to see my thoughts on this latest edition.…
Read MoreKiwi game review: Lil’Bug
Released at the end of July comes Lil’Bug – a simple, but fun, game from Kiwi developer Andrew Groom. The App Store calls it “cute”, so is it for everyone or is it just a kids game? Continue reading to see my thoughts.…
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iPad App Review: Harcourts Mobile Agent Real Estate App
Next up for review we have the iPad Harcourts real estate app – lot number iTunes/336873420. This is a July 2010 new build iPad application constructed by Kiwi app builders Orsome. The app consists of 5 menu screens with one home screen. With a great starting price of $0 this is perfect for first time iPad application buyers or as an long term application investment. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to get on the iPad application ladder. So is the app luxurious affordable living with great build quality? Hit the read more for the full open home.…
Read MoreFirst Look: Chopper 2 [video],[gallery]
You may remember back in April we posted about Chopper 2 being played on a TV. Well if you ever wanted / needed a reason to get both an iPhone and iPad we may just have it. The long awaited to sequel to kiwi-made Chopper, Chopper 2 is going to be available from Tuesday and will work on both your iPhone or iPad. Best of all, this is one of the first games you will be able to use whilst the iPad is plugged in to your TV (via component cable or VGA adapter) and controlled by your iPhone!
Hit the read more to see our first look and a video of the game in action.…
Read MoreKiwi app review: New Zealand Herald for iPad (video and gallery)
The New Zealand Herald has launched an iPad app, just in time for the launch of the device here. I won’t beat about the bush: it’s fantastic, it’s beautiful, and it’s free. If you’ll forgive the obvious irony, words don’t really do this kind of app justice so we’ve gone hands-on with a video review and a gallery of screenshots. Hit the ‘read more’.…
Read MoreKiwi app mini-review: The Official All Blacks App
I’m not sure if our readers will know this, but there is this game that’s played in New Zealand called “Rugby” and they have a national team called “The All Blacks” (apparently they’re pretty big here). Well if you’ve heard of the game and the team then this app might just interest you. Hit the read more for our look at the Official All Blacks app.…
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Kiwi app mini review and Giveaway: Ducked Up!
New Zealand iPhone developers AlphaSprite have kindly provided me with a key to their latest iPhone game, Ducked Up!.
We all love hearing about successful New Zealand developers, so read on for more info about this game!…
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Kiwi app review: Ciao Baby
Ciao Baby is a Kiwi-developed app to help parents with hard-to-settle babies who have tried to use the ‘controlled-crying’ or ‘Ferber’ method (where baby is reassured at regular intervals while he or she ‘cries it out’), but who get lost with the timing. As a Dad to a seventeen-month-old baby boy I am no stranger to this problem, and depending on your take on this rather emotive subject, this could be the solution.…
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Kiwi App review: Resene ColourMatch
If you’re looking for some inspiration to freshen up your home with a lick of paint but are lacking in the old colour-coordination department, then this new Kiwi-coded app from Resene could help. By matching colours in objects and pictures that you come across in everyday life to a colour within Resene’s extensive range, Resene ColourMatch can help you achieve the look you thought was reserved for the home and garden magazines. How? Read on.…
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Are you a parent in Wellington? Join this iPhone app beta and be in to win an iPod touch
8Interactive, an iPhone development group based in Wellington, have contacted us with regards to an app they are developing which requires a closed beta environment to test and refine the product before it can be finalised and sent to Apple for approval on the App Store. They are seeking iPhone owners in Wellington who have children aged three to seven to take part, and an iPod touch is up for grabs for one lucky participant. Hit the link for further details and contacts.…
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Found Footage: Classic Kiwi Apple II ad from 1984
OK so this has nothing to do with the iPhone, but I’m certain you’ll forgive me for the diversion. The NZ Film Archive have just launched a celebration of classic kiwi TV ads from the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s which they’ve cleverly called Sellebration, and whaddya know… there’s a locally made ad for the Apple II in the line-up! It’s funny stuff that is sure to strike a chord of nostalgia with anyone who remembers this from its original run, but it’s also kind of sad to see how far we’ve come, and yet how far we are from the likelihood of this ever happening again. Hit ‘read more’ for the link, and while you’re there stick around for the rest of the collection.…
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Kiwi app mini-review and giveaway: Doodle Blitz
Here’s a quick look at a simple but fun new game from kiwi developer Ivan Mackintosh. We’ve also got four copies of it up for grabs so read on for your chance to win.…
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