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by Derek Kessler Wed, 28 Apr 2010 9:11 am EDT

App Catalog After a few disappointing days in the App Catalog, the apps have roared back with a vengeance. Between new apps and updated apps we broke nearly 100 entries from our last overview. And there’s some good stuff in there, including plenty of games (like Gameloft’s Driver). Of course, games aren’t the only thing to the webOS platform, as we also get new calculators, a unique persistent note-taking app in Jot It, and some fun ways to mix up your, *ahem* dating life. Now I’ve got your interest, eh? Head on after the break to check out the list.

New apps:

  • 2012 Doomsday Countdown, Free, by Lane One Apps: Countdown to December 21, 2012.
  • accelerometer, Free, by Bradley Graber: View accelerometer data on your phone.
  • Closest T, $1.99, by GeezerNetwork: Find the closest MBTA stations.
  • Crushed, $0.99, by Inglorious Apps: Tilt to the left and right to dodge the falling snow balls.
  • Driver, $4.99, by Gameloft: Realistic physics and detailed graphics elevate this 3D racing game above all others.
  • Fantasy Chat, Free, by Paschar: Text chat responses from an automated fantasy girl.
  • Flasher Free, Free, by Lane One Apps: Flashlight app with strobe flashing and alarms.
  • Flood, $1.00, by Leetcom: Flood the screen in as few moves as possible.
  • Groovee Free, Free, by AIRKRFT: Free trial version of Groovee Grooveshark portal.
  • GuessWhat ?, $1.50, by Shanerooni: Simple but addictive question-and-answer game.
  • Hammz Hotteez Babes Lite, Free, by Hammz Hotteez: A sampling of the women you’ll find in the full version of Hammz Hotteez.
  • Hammz Hotteez Sizzling Beauties, $0.99, by Hammz Hotteez: Sixty sizzling beauties in bikinis and lingerie, on your phone and as your wallpaper.
  • Jot It, $0.99, by Killin' It: Jot down quick notes on the fly.
  • Leaderboard, Free, by JDF Software: Keep tabs on who is leading in the Palm Hot Apps competition.
  • Les Blondes 12.1, $0.99, by MobiLire: The hilarious French comic series Les Blondes.
  • Love Test, Free, by KDB Productions: Test the compatibility of two wandering souls.
  • Orchestra Tuner, $2.99, by aPlus Applications: Choose your instrument and your string and get tuning.
  • Play Dice, $0.99, by Visc: Make your dating life more fun with these suggestive dice.
  • PodSnatcher, $0.99, by Wahvee: Download and play your favorite video and audio podcasts.
  • Rock-Paper-Scissors, $1.00, by Lukasz Dzierzak(ddluk): Rock beats scissors, scissors beat paper, paper beats rock.
  • Scientific Calculator, Free, by Willculus: Multi-line scientific calculator.
  • Sex Quotes, $1.99, by Brighthouse Labs: Insightful quotes about sex.
  • Sigmund Freud Quotes, $1.99, by Brighthouse Labs: “Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.”
  • Simone Weil Quotes, $1.99, by Brighthouse Labs: Quotes from the 20th century French philosopher, Christian mystic, and social activist.
  • SimpleGPS Plus, $1.99, by angryGoat: Display and record your GPS position.
  • Sophocles Quotes, $1.99, by Brighthouse Labs: “Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.”
  • SoundSmart: Corporate Edition, $0.99, by BlueBread.net: Professional-grade jargon to impressed your boss and colleagues.
  • Squeeze Control, $4.99, by angryGoat: Congrol your SqueezeBox system from your phone.
  • WHACK-O-SAMA Lite, Free, by Screen15 Software: Hunt down Osama and his henchmen, quickly discerning between terrorist and innocent bystander.

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5 Comments

Posted by Rockbeast on Wed, 28 Apr 2010 9:25 am EDT

Well, it WAS my 50th birthday...so...thank you!

Posted by hansley23 on Wed, 28 Apr 2010 9:43 am EDT

well I'm happy that the app store is gaining ground. I can't wait to see a pace of 1000 apps a month now that would be fast. I'd like to see a cnn app come out may be a hbo app

Posted by Soorma on Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:21 am EDT

For CNN, HBO, FOX, whatever apps, we need to request these in order to get them. We should start a open letter or something to the companies.

Posted by themirthfulswami on Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:57 am EDT

My SoundSmart app is live! So cool to see it listed in the app-drop post on PreCentral :) Thanks guys!

Posted by Riz Parvez on Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:29 am EDT

Grovee Free is AWESOME. First things first, it takes advantage of Grooveshark's VIP mobile service, so there is a monthly or annual fee. The free title is a bit misleading because although the app is free, and lets you trial grooveshark, to continue using, you have to become a VIP.

But with that, you get access to essentially infinite on-demand music on the go. type in the name of an artist, song, or album, and Groovee Free finds it and streams it. You can make playlists (I do this for albums), and "heart-click" individual songs for quick access to them again later. There's no limit to how many times you play a song, so you can recreate your entire music library in the cloud. This is especially useful on the Pre, since you no longer have to use up your precious gigs on music. And if there's a song that's not on Grooveshark, they have a mechanism (not in the mobile app, but on the website) by which you can upload it.

Compared to the Grooveshark app for webOS, Groovee Free is WAY better. #1, it has a Dashboard widget (Like Pandora). It also hasn't hung up or crashed on me once yet, and buffers songs so well, you'd think you were listening to the native player.(again, unlike the Grooveshark app) There isn't even a long pause between songs, which is pretty amazing. What else? it loads and searches faster, and feels a bit more intuitive than the Grooveshark app, though after using either for a bit you get the hang of it.

The only thing that's missing is Grooveshark radio (like Pandora), but the dev says that's coming in an update. Well, I'd also like the option to post the song I'm listening to to my FB or Twitter feed too (you can do this if you're listening to Grooveshark on your computer)... I'll post to their twitter feed and see what they say.

At any rate, long description because the app is really great and hasn't gotten many stars because of the VIP cost/name confusion, and people giving it zero stars because they want it to be free forever (which is ridiculous). I hope it takes off to keep it well supported on webOS.