What's new on the app stores on Wednesday 2 November 2011
Will Knox ? Lexicon
Singer-songwriter Will Knox's new EP Lexicon is available to buy on iTunes, but it's also an app in Apple's App Store. The �2.99 app is a comic book based on the EP's five songs: "an effort to bring music, lyrics and artwork closer together in a new age of digital technology" according to its listing. The app also includes a code to be used to get a free download of the EP from Knox's own website ? Apple's approval of this may lead other artists to do this sort of thing.
iPhone / iPad
Doctor Who Encyclopedia
Doctor Who? There's an encyclopedia app for him on iPad, produced by digital agency Brandwidth, working with BBC Books. It promises "everything that has ever happened, un-happened and happened again in the world of the Eleventh Doctor", with in-app purchases used to buy bundles for the Ninth and Tenth Doctors. Expect character biographies, places, objects, image galleries and links to buy episodes from the iTunes Store.
iPad
Duke Nukem 3D
Duke Nukem may not be so hot on console nowadays, but he's hoping to make a comeback on mobile. This Android first-person shooter runs across smartphones and tablets, and costs �0.61 for the first episode, with two more available as in-app purchases. The game's inclusion of ads has been controversial though: after negative reviews, they have been removed.
Android
GarageBand
Apple's music-making GarageBand app has been available for iPad since the launch of the iPad 2 earlier in 2011, but it has just been turned into a Universal app so that iPhone and iPod touch owners can join the fun.
iPhone
Fox Digital Copy
Film studio 20th Century Fox has a new Android app to play people's movies on their smartphones. "This app gives you the ability to transfer your favorite 20th Century Fox films to your Android mobile phone, as well as access your Digital Copy library through your Android device," explains the listing.
Android
NOW! Official UK Top 40 Chart
This brand new app is still in beta: you can download it from the App Store, but you'll need to email to get a registration code to use it. The idea: you pay �1 a week as a subscription to get the UK Top 40 singles downloaded to your iPhone to play as many times as you like, with tap-through links to the iTunes Store to buy favourites before they fall out of the chart. Update: It turns out the app wasn't meant to go live yet, so it has been removed from the App Store. Expect an official launch in the coming months though.
iPhone
Rumble In The Jungle
Hachette UK has released this iOS book-app which introduces a host of colourful jungle animals, based on the printed book by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz. Hugh Laurie is on board for voice narration.
iPhone / iPad
Picamo
November, Movember, gunpowder, treason and unsightly moustaches everywhere you look. Still, it's in a good cause. Picamo is the work of Ogilvy Group UK and The Blue Hive, offering 30 "realistic moustaches" to digitally superimpose on photos, before sharing them on Facebook and Twitter. Profits from the 69p download price go to charity.
iPhone
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
There's an official app for this year's ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament, sponsored by Barclays. It will offer live scores, match stats, videos, photos, schedules, group standings and a guide to the event itself.
iPhone / Android
Philips SimplyShare
Consumer electronics firm Philips has launched an Android app for accessing music, photos and videos on people's home networks, sharing them across multiple smartphones and tablets. It requires an activation code to work ? that can be found inside SimplyShare-branded Philips products.
Android
Walmart for iPad
US retail chain Walmart has a new iPad app enabling people to browse, search and buy products from their tablet. The app also ties into the company's e-commerce site, with a Shopping Cart shared between the two.
iPad
Al Jazeera Sport Live
Middle Eastern broadcaster Al Jazeera now has a live sports app for iPad, showing live Champions League football, as well as matches from Spain, France and Italy. The app is free, but premium channels require a subscription.
iPad
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2011/nov/02/apps-rush-will-knox-doctor-who
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