Quokka Studios Pty Ltd

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  If so, here are fourteen applications released recently.  Enjoy! An iPhone version of the Hasbro handheld game, with both single and multiplayer modes.  $0.99/£0.59. Use this note-taking app for free, or pay to remove the ads or upgrade to the premium version.  Now with the ability to lock the app with a passcode.  Free. A web browser for the iPad where you can take screenshots, annotate them and send them to friends, or simply store them up for later reading.  $2.99/£1.79. Find and compare prices of millions of products with Google’s Shopper app.  Free. A dual-stick shooter for the iPad, with exciting gameplay, bright graphics and several different game modes.  $1.99/£1.19. A multi-player version of Pac-Man for the iPad.  Free, US-Only. Learn basic engineering concepts with this physics-based game from AutoDesk.  Free. An educational app for the iPad, based on learning about vitamins through six interactive stories.  Free. A social app for TV fans, which is able to identify shows just by listening to them!  Connect with friends and get notifications when they’re are watching the same thing as you.  Free. An innovative web browser for the iPhone which can be used one-handed and expanded to fill the screen.  Also supports AirPrint.  $1.99/£1.19. A brilliant looking app for storing all the details about your travel adventures.  It uses GPS to note your location on a map, plus you can add text, video, photo and audio notes.  $0.99/£0.59. A steampunk-style game which uses up to eight of your fingers to control!  It has one hundred levels and two game modes.  $1.99/£1.19. Share the things you’ve never done, but probably intend to do some time, with your friends.  Free. Shop ethically by checking out 700 brands’ approach to the environment, human rights and animal welfare.  Based on the book of the same name.  $4.99/£2.99. Read More

Today is the first day FreeAppADay.com is featuring a non-game, but all of you iPhone and iPod touch gamers don’t need to worry because OpenFeint has a free app available today as well and, as always, it is game. FluxTunes ($.99 -> Free): If you have ever had troubles idevice’s music player while driving, jogging, biking or during any other activity because you didn’t want to take your eyes off of what is most important, then FluxTunes is the app for your.  It allows you to control a variety of music playing functions, such as changing a track, playlist, or volume, with single or multi-finger gestures.  It’s simple and easy to use, and it could be a lifesaver. ($.99 -> Free): A sort of sideways casual jumping game.  Sir Revs-A-Lot features two gameplay modes, Quick Play and Marathon Play.  Quick Play requires you to bounce your car off of all of the enemies in an attempt to never touch the ground, because if you do, the game is over.  I know, it’s a car, cars should be on the ground, but just go with it.  Marathon Play is more of the same, except you can touch the ground as long as you have fuel.  Your fuel depletes while you are on the ground, however, so if you run out, the game is over. Sir Revs-A-Lot features on-screen controls, power-ups, and OpenFeint integration. Both apps are available for free today and today only (2/4/10). Read More

4 Feb 2010 alle 15:05 Sembra un periodo particolarmente fortunato per Nokia, l’azienda che da poco offre le mappe gratuite acquistando tanti consensi. Oggi invece, la Symbian Foundation ha reso il Open Source l’intero sistema operativo Symbian, sul quale si basa la maggior parte dei modelli Nokia. Questa mossa mira ad attirare nuovi sviluppatori, a facilitare lo sviluppo di sofware e dispositivi vasati su questo sistema operativo e sopratutto per contrastare l’iPhone OS e l’Android che restano molto più “chiusi”. Il futuro è l’Open Source, sostengono gli analisti ed in questa nuova decisione della Symbian Foundation, sicuramente c’è anche una grossa influenza da parte di Nokia che già da un po’ di tempo sta disegnando una nuova interfaccia grafica per i cellulari touchscreen basati sul Symbian OS. Tutti gli sviluppatori da oggi hanno accesso al codice del sistema che potrà essere scaricato da questo indirizzo. Nokia sembra veramente motivata in questo periodo e le innovazioni finalmente iniziano a vedersi! Read More

Eccoci ad un nuovo appuntamento con , la rubrica da noi introdotta, in cui vi elenchiamo le migliori applicazioni dell’AppStore che vengono scontate per un periodo di tempo limitato. Oggi ci sono tante offerte da non perdere, compreso il gioco del Free App A Day! . Volete giocare ma non avete un dato a disposizione? Eccone uno virtuale su iPhone. Passa da 0,79€ a Gratis. [Link iTunes] L’offerta è già terminata . Un bel gioco di strategia e combattimento. Recensione completa iSpazio. Passa da 2,39€ a 0,79€ [Link iTunes] . Un bellissimo gioco in cui ci troviamo a giocare con la fisica, controllando il movimento di una pallina su vari livelli ricchi di ostacoli. Consigliato. Passa da 0,79€ a Gratis [Link iTunes]. . Applicazione simpatica che raccoglie tutti gli spot pubblicitari più assurdi e divertenti. Le risate sono assicurate. Passa da 2,39€ a Gratis. [Link iTunes] . Applicazione per convertire tutte le unità di misura, di tempo, volume, area, velocità, massa, energia etc. Passa da 0,79€ a Gratis [Link iTunes]. . Trasforma l’iPhone in un microfono per cantare a squarciagola i brani della libreria musicale. Passa da 2,39€ a Gratis [Link iTunes]. . Un bel RPG game della Com2Us. Molto divertente per gli appassionati di questo genere. Passa da 2,39€ a 0,79€ [Link iTunes] . Un puzzle game in cui dovremo raccogliere in tutta velocità i frutti che cadono dall’albero. Dovremo però stare attenti a non cliccare sulle bombe. Passa da 0,79€ a Gratis. [Link iTunes] . Un’applicazione che possiamo considerare come un piccolo motore di ricerca. Ci permette di ricercare su google oppure tra le immagini e non manca nemmeno la ricerca avanzata e quella speciale. Passa da 0,79€ a Gratis [Link iTunes] . Un bellissimo gioco di fisica in cui dovremo disegnare delle linee sullo schermo che si materializzeranno in oggetti di diverse dimensioni e di un diverso peso. Lo scopo è quello di utilizzare proprio questi oggetti per spingere una palla verso la meta. Passa da 3,99€ a 0,79€. [Link iTunes] . Questa è l’applicazione gratuita del Free App A Day. Permette di controllare la musica con nuove gestures sul touchscreen. E’ molto utile per cambiare traccia in auto oppure mentre si fa jogging e simili in quanto non sarà necessario guardare lo schermo per eseguire l’operazione. Passa da 0,79€ a Gratis. [Link iTunes] Read More

Strimko is an original game developed by Quokka Studios. It isn’t only a totally new and innovative puzzle game, but it definitely is a literal upgrade to the typical Sudoku puzzles that people spend so much of their time trying to complete. Strimko is a great time-killing application for any iPhone or iPod Touch user and we are going to get right into its every detail in this review. The objective of Strimko is similar to Sudoku; you can’t have a number repeat itself within the respective row and column it belongs to. Here’s the new twist that Strimko brings: you also have the complete “strings” of numbers. Within the same Sudoku-type puzzle, you also must have one of each number available within each string drawn out on the puzzle. Don’t worry, if you still don’t get it the game has a tutorial as well. You use your fingers to fill in the puzzle with the correct number sequences, and once all spaces are filled, you complete the puzzle. You change numbers by tapping on a filled bubble into which a number wheels pops. The number wheel also gives you the option to switch to “pencil mode” which allows you to manually mark a space with all possible numbers you think can be placed, so you can easily keep track of what fits and not have to switch numbers so much. There is also a hint button available that tell you if numbers are incorrect. It will even fill in a random spot for you if you’re stuck. Strimko comes packed with a sleek colorful interface. All menu items, numbers, and bars are color coded, and even difficulty settings have unique looks. Visually there is nothing lacking in this application, it does what it needs to, keeps your attention to it with bright colors that don’t strain your eyes, and keep you in the know as to where you are based on color coded difficulties and other menus. There is also iPod control available as the game doesn’t come with built in music. Strimko is still at version 1.0 and I can’t say I have noticed any bugs, hiccups, or anything else. The game is packed with 100 puzzles ranging from Easy to Master difficulties and there are 20 additional puzzles upon completing the initial 100 (yeah, good luck with that). The Lite version contains 9 unique puzzles and you can download Read More

FluxTunes is an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that offers an easier and safer way to play your music while on the go. Touching anywhere on the screen will perform one of several actions such as play, pause, next track or previous track. It is a very simple application that may actually make playing your iPod in the car safer. Your music automatically begins playing when you open the application. The album artwork takes up most of the screen, while the artist name, song and album titles are listed at the top. Before you begin tapping, you’ll want to take a look at what type of gestures actually work. If you tap and hold on the screen a help menu will appear, offering a list of available features. Tapping once anywhere on the screen will play or pause the music. Sliding your finger to the right will advance to the next track and sliding to the left will go to the previous track. This motion is actually opposite of most applications and will cause of bit of confusion at first. But, the developer has promised a fix to this in the next update. Also, sliding up or down will change the volume. There are also multi-touch gestures available for even more features. Sliding two fingers to the right or left will go to the next or previous playlist. Sliding two fingers up will play your entire library and two fingers down will allow you to select specific songs, albums or playlists. There is even a four-finger tap that will lock the screen, not allowing any additional touch input except for another four-finger tap. Also, if you quit the application, your music will continue to play. You can then continue controlling your music from the iPod app or back in FluxTunes. So, the app is actually very functional and includes many options to play the music you want to play. There are a few problems with this app that are a bit annoying. For example, the settings menu is located in the default settings app of your device instead of actually in FluxTunes. So, if you want to change something, such as shuffle on/off, you need to exit the app. Also, as previously stated, the swipe direction for next and previous track is opposite of most applications. The functionality is fine, but it does get annoying. Lastly, the four-finger lock Read More