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by Derek Kessler Thu, 10 Jun 2010 7:08 am EDT

App Catalog Highlights for the day? I thought you’d never ask...

  • Bubble Bash brings the popular Gameloft game to webOS - take on bubbles in the jungle. Far more addictive than you might think.
  • World Cup Manager gets you all the latest news and scores from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and does so for free.
  • Wifi Media Sync just got an update that adds two-way syncing into the mix, and is on sale for 60% off!

There’s more, as you've likely already surmised, and it’s in the usual position just after the break.

New apps:

  • Bubble Bash, $4.99, by Gameloft. Take out a 3D board of bubbles, explore a tropical island, and more.
  • Catchwords, $1.99, by Kevin Foreman. You are shown a word, and you have to get the other players in the room to guess that word without using it yourself.
  • Chemistry (Keys), $4.99, by tEarn Media. Race against search bots to find the answers in chemistry.
  • Elements Lite (Keys), Free, by tEarn Media. Pit yourself against bots searching the web to answer questions about the elements.
  • EZ Shop List, $0.99, by VX Systems. Shopping list with repeating items for quick and easy list assembly.
  • KidsChem (Keys), $2.99, by tEarn Media. Student-level chemistry search game.
  • No-Nonsense Weather, Free, by Scott Bradford Creative Enterprises. Ad-free current weather, five-day forecast, and weather alerts.
  • Sgt Hartman Soundboard, $0.99, by DigiKat Software. Soundboard of Drill Instructor GySgt Hartman (R. Lee Ermy) from Full Metal Jacket.
  • Thornton Wilder Quotes, $1.99, by Brighthouse Labs. Read the words of the Pulitzer-prize winning American playwright and author.
  • Travel Quotes, $1.99, by Brighthouse Labs. Insightful and humorous quotes about travel.
  • W. Clement Stone Quotes, $1.99, by Brighthouse Labs. Read the word of the American businessman, philanthropist and self-help book author.
  • W.H. Auden Quotes, $1.99, by Brighthouse Labs. Quotes from the English-American poet.
  • World Cup Manager, Free, by JoCo. A complete guide to the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa with live scores, group tables, news, and more.
  • Yalm, $3.99, by Nfoo Soft. Yammer client (like Twitter, but insulated to a specific company) for webOS.

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13 Comments

Posted by rlopin on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 7:12 am EDT

Wow, tons of updates. I love weathericon. That app just keeps getting better.

Posted by kkhanmd on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 9:05 am EDT

I like weathernow more than weather icon as it leaves a spot on quick launch free while leaving a little icon in notification area, plus gives me weather on touchstone too. Only thing is icons dont change with weather. Plus its FREE!!

Posted by rlopin on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 9:43 am EDT

Weathericon is free too.

With WeathernNow, do you have to click the icon in the notification area to see the weather, or does it display the temperature -and- conditions (cloudy, sunny, etc) right on the icon? (I like being able to see the temp and conditions at a glance)

Notification icons also take a up some screen real estate (albeit not a lot, but still)

I travel a lot, so what I would really love is to see temp/weather conditions for TWO cities at the same time, at a glance. If the weather icon could periodically alternate back and forth between the two cities that would be super sweet.

Posted by rlopin on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 9:45 am EDT

Weathericon is free too.

With WeatherNow, do you have to click the icon in the notification area to see the weather, or does it display the temperature -and- conditions (cloudy, sunny, etc) right on the icon? (I like being able to see the temp and conditions at a glance)

Notification icons also take a up some screen real estate (albeit not a lot, but still)

I travel a lot, so what I would really love is to see temp/weather conditions for TWO cities at the same time, at a glance. If the weather icon could periodically alternate back and forth between the two cities that would be super sweet.

Posted by kkhanmd on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:19 am EDT

WeatherNow is GPS based and wont alternate btw cities. The ICON in Notification area is very small and does not display temperature. But when the phone is off and one hits the power button, you dont have to unlock the screen to see the temp as it is there on the screenlock with your wallpaper and other notifications, sweet for me. Plus when on touchstone weather is displayed all the time. Yes!!
Can be better by: Icon could be current temperature, ability for severe weather notifications, and long term forcast.

Posted by rlopin on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 8:32 am EDT

I posted this on the WiFi Media Sync App comments page here on Precentral, but posting it here again in case someone who already has this app can confirm its behavior:

My phone's storage is almost completely full due mostly to pictures and videos. I would like to sync those folders on my Pre over WiFi to a folder on my PC. Periodically I will go through the folder on my PC and MOVE (not copy) old photo/video files to my Linux-based ReadyNAS server (which gets backed up automatically).

So once I move the files out of the synced folder on my PC, will it automatically get removed (deleted) from my Pre on the next WiFi sync with my PC? That would actually be the desired behavior.

Can anyone out their in Preland who owns this app confirm?

Posted by duncanjameshill on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 9:51 am EDT

I will try it this afternoon and post back later. I'm at work at moment but will have look as soon as the boss disappears!

Posted by duncanjameshill on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:11 am EDT

OK, here's what i tried:
> add file to Media Sync folder on PC
> sync with pre
> file is on pre
> remove file from Media Sync folder on PC
> sync with pre
> file is still on pre

I'll keep playing with it tho in case I've missed something and let you know.

Posted by rlopin on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:52 am EDT

If there were a thank you button here I'd have clicked it!

Could you try this use case instead?...

1. Add a file to Media Sync folder on the Pre by taking a photo
(I am assuming you can designate any folder on the Pre as a media sync photo, e.g., /media/internal/DCIM. This way after snapping a photo it would automatically get stored into /media/internal/DCIM on the Pre)
2. Sync with Pre
3. Remove the photo file from Media Sync folder on PC
4. Sync with the Pre
5. Is the photo file still on the Pre?

Posted by duncanjameshill on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:58 am EDT

Tried to upload an image from pre to PC but get message

'upload has been disabled on this PC. Enable uploading using the WiFi Media Sync PC Client on your PC and reconnect to upload files'.

I cannot seem to find any such setting on the client - this might be a reason why the file didn't get removed on the second sync earlier, maybe. I have left a message with infamousdutch (whose app i think it is) on treocentral about this so will reply when i find out.

Posted by rlopin on Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:03 am EDT

Thanks for the info -- I am going to try and find a support thread in one of the precentral forums for this app by searching for the app title and author "infamousdutch" and post my question directly there.

Posted by kkhanmd on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 9:02 am EDT

Finally a free world cup app. Yes!!! I wish I could watch highlights on verizon pre plus.

Posted by bjs188 on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:09 am EDT

I was waiting for 2-way sync in wifi media sync, so I am happy to get it now, and 60% off is just a bonus!