The iPhone User Guide

Good news for all of you Foursquare addicts, after a couple days of noticed absence, the Foursquare iPhone app is now back on the App Store. Here is the story; Last week, Foursquare accidentally released to the App Store a new version of its app before it was totally ready. It was pulled shortly after, unfortunately, many users had already went through the update, and were left stuck with a non-functioning app. Well, Foursquare 1.6.1 is now back on the store, waiting for the redesigned 1.7 update which should appear in a few days.

Categories app is one of the most popular jailbreak iPhone apps. It helps you organize iPhone apps on your iPhone’s home screen. As the name suggests it allows you to create categories in the form of folders so that you can move the iPhone apps into them to reduce the number of home screens.

Developers of the jailbreak app have recently released a new version with revamped GUI and some new features. BigBoss, one of the developers of the jailbreak app writes:

It’s been slow going due to my lack of time lately, but I have revamped the Categories GUI making room for some future enhancements and adding some things to it. We (ashikase and I, mainly ashikase) have also added some internal clean up code which will help on cases where the conversion did not go well from an older version to the latest version.

[via Mashable]

A new version of Foursquare for the iPhone is on the way and it will feature a revamped interface, a brand new user tab, and a new checkin history view. This version of the app – v1.6 – should be heading to the App Store soon. Nick Starr shared screenshots of it with us and we’ve included a few below so that you can see some of the new features. Looking at the images from Foursquare 1.6, the first thing you’ll notice is that the interface has been totally revamped. The colors, icons and menu layout are all completely restyled and rearranged in a much more appealing manner.

For instance, check out the new Shout and User Profile pages. They look almost indistinguishable from their current iPhone counterparts:

There are also a few new features. For instance, users have a profile screen that contains checkin history and friends that is accessible directly from the menu at the bottom of the app.

Friends’ Checkins also now have a pull-down to refresh mechanism.

Friends info pages have also been completely redesigned and friend-by-friend ping control is much more attractive.

The new foursquare is scheduled to hit the App Store within a week, so keep checking your updates.

In response to an email from a Swedish Apple fan, Steve Jobs has confirmed that the iPhone cannot tether to the iPad.

I’ll keep it short.

All the best,
Jezper Söderlund

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Sent from my iPhone

The iPhone 3GS application Layar has returned to the App Store after it was pulled in December to remedy some bugs. The Layar Reality Browser displays real time digital information on top of reality in the camera screen of the mobile phone. While looking through the phone’s camera lens, a user can see houses for sale, popular bars and shops, touristic information of the area, play a live game, etcetera.

The app was filled with issues on launch, and was ripped off the App Store. It’s back now so be sure to download or update your app ASAP

Buzzie, the first iPhone client for Google Buzz, is now available for download from the App Store. Buzzie is the first iPhone client for Google Buzz, featuring the most polished interface for buzzing.

FEATURES:
- See what’s happening around you, even if you don’t have a Buzz account
- Receive messages from the people you follow
- Comment on messages and mark them as liked
- Browse all links and images attached to messages
- Manage your followers
- Browse the people following you
- Find new people to follow
- Check the places around you and buzz about them
- Buzz from your phone, publicly or privately

Fogtechnologies has announced the release of Snap + Map 1.0, their new app for the iPhone devices. Snap + Map is the first iPhone app to convert paper maps into GPS enabled maps. Users take a picture of a paper map (or download a map from the internet), set two snap points and Snap + Map displays their current location on the map. The ability to display your current location on a park map is one of the features that sets Snap + Map apart. For example users visiting the zoo or a theme park take a picture of the map handed to them at the entrance, set two location points and Snap + Map displays their position on the park map. Users can easily see their location using the park map allowing for quick navigation throughout their visit.

Features at a glance:

• Convert park maps into gps enabled maps
• Take a picture of a map or download a picture from the Internet
• Create custom maps of your favorite trail, resort, park, etc.