Konami's PES 2012 is using a freemium pricing model for iOS
A selection of 14 new apps for you today:
Hot on the heels of the iOS release of FIFA 12 comes the latest iteration of its traditional competitor, Pro Evolution Soccer. PES 2012 has an interesting pricing model too, going the freemium route. The game is free to download, but limited modes and features are available, with players paying £3.99 to unlock the full game. A new Super Challenge mode includes the ability to download friends' teams to play against, before bragging on Facebook if you beat them.
iPhone / iPad
His private life may have been making headlines recently, but the footballer is using his own app to provide a more authorised view of his daily life for fans. The Rio Ferdinand app offers videos shot by himself, as well as tweets and music recommendations. Its iPhone release follows its debut on Android earlier in 2011.
iPhone
The X Factor already has an iPhone app for its current series in the UK, but now there's a BlackBerry version too. Video highlights and news are included, as is the "Tap to Clap" feature that has proven popular on iPhone: users can virtually cheer or boo contestants as they perform.
BlackBerry
UK developer Tag Games has launched its first freemium game for iPhone. Funpark Friends has players running their own theme park, building rides and attractions, completing quests and showing off to their Facebook friends. It's free to download and play, with in-app purchases to speed things along. Tag will be hoping it finds a big audience before the iOS release of EA's Theme Park, which is also being given a freemium revamp.
iPhone
UK magazine publisher Future has launched an iPad app version of its magazine about iPad and iPhone apps. Tap! offers reviews, features and tips, with multimedia and interactivity. What's most interesting about the app, though, is the way it was put together. Future has apparently created a platform to enable the mag-app to be designed on an iPad itself, rather than using desktop publishing software.
iPad
Dance brand Ministry of Sound has apps on a number of devices already, but now its flagship app is available on Android too. It offers streaming radio, previews of new MoS album releases, news and the ability to buy tickets for club events that are delivered directly to the phone.
Android
colourDNA is the latest iPhone app to offer personalised recommendations: in this case, for books, music, restaurants, games and a host of other content. It works by getting users to rate the things that they love, then matching them with other people to recommend new stuff. However, as the name implies, colour is also in the mix: "Our secret sauce is that the discovery experience is based around colour. What does your colour choice say about you?"
iPhone
CyberMentors is an anti-bullying app for Android, which aims to help victims improve their self-esteem and confidence, while providing access to a "CyberMentor" through messaging features when advice is needed. A diary feature and list of emergency contacts is also included. The app is the work of a team of 14 year-old schoolgirls in the UK, working with Apps For Good and funded by the Nominet Trust.
Android
Travel service ebookers has launched a native iPad app to help people book hotels, including location features to find the nearest ones, and the option to compare hotels and prices on a map-based interface.
iPad
Untappd is a social mobile app for drinkers, which has been around as a mobile web app for some time, but has now gone native. The idea: check in to the beers you drink much like you'd check in to locations on Foursquare, earning badges and getting recommendations for other tipples you may fancy.
iPhone / Android
Lost Monkey is the first iPhone game from Sulake, the company behind virtual world Habbo Hotel. It's a fun-looking collection of mini-games, but what's interesting is the way it links back into the parent virtual world: people who complete the iPhone game get a free pet monkey within Habbo Hotel. This idea of earning rewards for a virtual world within a mobile game is also being tried by Disney with its recently released Puffle Launch game and Club Penguin.
iPhone
Research In Motion will soon hold its BlackBerry DevCon conference in the US, and there's an official BlackBerry app offering session details, a personal schedule and social features to connect with other attendees. A number of the early reviews on the BlackBerry App World store have criticised the app, though, for its user interface and not making the most of the BlackBerry platform.
BlackBerry
Pixel Punch's Paparazzi is an augmented reality game that won an AR award from tech giant Qualcomm earlier this year. The Android version has been joined by an iPhone edition this week. The idea: shoot photos of a virtual celebrity who appears on your real-world desk.
iPhone / Android
Blendtec's videos showing how various gadgets and products cope with being shoved into a blender have been viral hits online, but now there's an iOS app for them too. It serves up the videos, with a feature to suggest new blends to the team behind them.
iPhone / iPad
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