In this week’s tragically undersupported app roundup: Unicorns, summoned! Bing, Bunged! Human beings, shot to death! Fancy cars, fancily raced! Food quanities, measured relatively! Everything, copied and pasted! Keyboards, questionably revolutionized! And more…
https://gizmodo.com/at-t-has-spent-less-on-network-construction-and-capital-5428717
The Apps
Honorable Mentions
Raytheon: This is a company that’s actively developing iPhone apps for military field use; that they’re making a Flight Control-esque iPhone game for us civvies is compelling, for sure. Alas, this app does not exist yet.
https://gizmodo.com/i-want-to-play-raytheons-air-traffic-control-game-for-t-5428687
The Santa Game: Because it’s Christmas, y’all! Almost! And also because navigating a disembodied Santa head out of these mazes is pretty fun.
Avatar: It’s a massive third-person adventure game that is absolutely worth a look if James Cameron’s new HYPERFILM piques your interest. But really, your $10 should be going toward an IMAX ticket this weekend—save this one for after the initial joy and or/headache has dissipated.
Lou Zoom: Lou Reed—yes, that Lou Reed—made an iPhone app for people with vision problems who have trouble seeing their contact list, or for people who really enjoy massive typography.
https://gizmodo.com/have-a-perfect-day-with-lou-reeds-iphone-app-5427821
This Week’s iPhone News On Giz
• Surprisingly, iPhone Takes Over the Weird Japanese Smartphone Market
https://gizmodo.com/surprisingly-iphone-takes-over-the-weird-japanese-smar-5429577
• Inappropriate App Store Icons, Right Here
https://gizmodo.com/why-i-am-not-surprised-5429161
• Simpson Arcade iPhone Preview: Steeped in Authenticity
https://kotaku.com/simpson-arcade-iphone-preview-steeped-in-authenticity-5428447
• FSJ’s Anti-AT&T Manifesto Makes Me Raise My Fist in Solidarity
https://gizmodo.com/fsjs-anti-at-t-manifesto-makes-me-raise-my-fist-in-soli-5428690
• AT&T Has Spent Less on Network Construction Every Quarter Since the iPhone’s Launch
• Swedes Camping Outside Apple HQ Asking Steve Jobs to Approve Their App
https://gizmodo.com/swedes-camping-outside-apple-hq-asking-steve-jobs-to-ap-5428317
• The iPhone as a Friend and Foe Tracking War Machine
https://gizmodo.com/the-iphone-as-a-friend-and-foe-tracking-war-machine-5428126
• Control Your Mac With an iPhone, the Patent
https://gizmodo.com/control-your-mac-with-an-iphone-the-patent-5427796
• AT&T Dismisses Operation Chokehold as an “Irresponsible and Pointless Scheme”
https://gizmodo.com/at-t-dismisses-operation-chokehold-as-an-irresponsible-5427423
• The StickyStrap Is the Weirdest iPhone Holder/Case/Stand I’ve Ever Seen
https://gizmodo.com/the-stickystrap-is-the-weirdest-iphone-holder-case-stan-5426968
• Microsoft: Maybe We Should’ve Paid More Attention to That iPhone Thingamabob
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-maybe-we-shouldve-paid-more-attention-to-tha-5426937
This list is in no way definitive. If you’ve spotted a great app that hit the store this week, give us a heads up or, better yet, your firsthand impressions in the comments. And for even more apps: see our previous weekly roundups here, and check out our Favorite iPhone Apps Directory. Have a great weekend, everybody!
