Golfers with mobile devices have an edge on those without, at least if those devices are loaded with the apps mentioned in this week’s App Smart column. Tiger Woods: My Swing ($10 on Apple), iSwing Golf ($3 on Android and Apple) and Golfplan with Paul Azinger $1 on Apple) are the category stalwarts, but a new app from Jack Nicklaus, ShotView ($25 on Apple), could challenge them. Unlike other golf apps that offer rangefinders, scorecards, statistical tracking or swing tutorials, for instance, ShotView includes all of these features. The Stats feature is best suited to those with the energy to record their shot after every stroke. Their diligence will be rewarded with graphics showing their fairway accuracy off the tee, among other things. The app’s most valuable asset, though, is the video tutorial section, which includes 26 segments from Mr. Nicklaus’s “Golf My Way” video series from 1983. The videos look Read More

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Nov 6, 2010 | ‘Tis the season to be gifting and with iPhone and iPad being pretty much the perfect travel companions, there will be lots of vacationers to shop for this year. That means not only devices like iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad all wrapped up and ready to go, but all the great apps and accessories that go with them. Do you know someone special who’ll be traveling over the holidays? If so, here’s TiPb helpful holiday gift guide! Don’t need anything for a traveler? Check out the recommendations anyway, something great might still catch your eye. If not, no worries, we’ll have plenty more holiday gifts guides coming your way this month! iPhones and iPads are great… dropping them in the sand or surf really, truly isn’t. That’s why we never go near the beach or poolside without a waterproof case. Both the Overboard Read More

Going to meet your dad for a fun Father’s Day dinner and need a last minute gift?  Look no further than the Father’s Day App Blowout, which contains a wide variety of indie apps that are on sale and should be able to please any iPhone-toting dad. Apps included in the blowout are: All apps above should be on sale for the rest of the day today.  Father’s Day App Blowout was organized by Karl Becker of KB Productions and was inspired by the yearly New Year’s App Blowout by Howling Moon Software. And to all of the dads out there, happy Father’s Day! Read More