Do you have a stage 5 clinger that you’re just finding it difficult to cut loose? Perhaps you want to celebrate your 2 year anniversary by moving in a different direction. What if you find breaking up with your significant other on Facebook is too impersonal? There’s an app called Erase Ur X that can help you dump that special person in your life, without actually having to do all the hard work yourself!

EraseUrX will create a personalized message for your soon-to-be-ex, you can send a photo from your camera roll, or record an audio file to be sent as a message to the lucky recipient. This way that person gets the same news you would’ve delivered in person, but without you having to see them cry or risk getting slapped or punched. No more emotional drain.

And if you are truly curious, I am definitely being sarcastic. I have issues with anyone who would choose to break up with their significant other this way. But I’m not really surprised that an app like this is around. Rather, I’m surprised it took this long for somebody to come up with the idea and follow through with it.

According to the app’s Twitter, the app is coming soon to the App Store, but doesn’t specify when.

Here’s my question of curiosity: How did the beta testers try it out? Is one of the requirements of beta testing that you actually have to break up with someone using this app? I suppose you could let your recipient know it’s pretend, but still.

Check out EraseUrX’s website here.

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I have a confession to make: I’ve never played Broken Sword. I hear it’s a very popular point and click game that I probably should know all about and have beaten the game 5 times already.

Perhaps I don’t have that experience to live with, but I can certainly have something close to it with the upcoming iPhone version of the same game. This time it’s titled “Broken Sword: Director’s Cut” and will have around 20% longer gameplay time. It will also add in touchscreen controls, new graphics, and brand new puzzles and dialogue.

The game will be expected by the end of the month sometime, so keep a close eye on it.

Did you play Broken Sword? Am I a moron for not having played it before?

via TechDigest

So you own a iPhone 3GS and love the fact you can take videos of random stuff, but you’re annoyed because the video can occasionally get shaky. It’s awfully difficult to take decent videos, let alone professional-grade videos. Now, there’s an accessory for that!

Tiffen, a company known for making camera accessories, has announced a steadicam gadget nicknamed the “Smoothee” which is a complex-looking contraption that you strap your iPhone onto and, using a counterweight, allows you to take incredibly steady videos without the shaky movements.

The Smoothee can also be attached to a tripod or any type of flat surface, which allows greater freedom to move the Smoothee out and about in whatever kind of environment you may find yourself in.

There is no price or availability yet.

Here’s a video showing off Tiffen’s Smoothee Steadicam. Let me know what you think after:

via Cnet

I was a huge fan of the original Zenonia on the iPhone. It was one of the first true RPGs you could find for the platform, and it was done rather well. While not completely smooth all the time, it was still enjoyable for being a pioneer of the iPhone RPG market.

Naturally, then, I was pretty excited to hear that a sequel is on its way. Most iPhone sequels I’ve experienced have been much better than the originals, which is saying a lot considering sequels only come out if the original is successful enough to merit a second one.

In this sequel, titled “Zenonia: The Lost Memories”, you can choose between four different classes of characters (as opposed to three in the orig): paladin, shooter, magician, and warrior. More interestingly though is the introduction of new levels of difficulty. In Lost Memories we’ll get to choose between Normal, Hard, and Hell modes. The more difficult the game is, the more secrets, treasures and bosses you can face.

Another exciting addition to the game is online multiplayer. Gamevil tells us that players can download their characters and compete against friends (or foes, in this case). We don’t know if this is just for a local network or if you can match up with someone from anywhere.

Release time will likely be March.

Look, there’s really nothing original about this concept. It’s a zombie shooter game for the iPhone and iPod Touch that looks from the top down. Like THAT hasn’t been done before. But what is worth mentioning on this site is the fact that it’s Dawn of the Dead, based on George Romero’s highly successful motion picture of the same name, as well as its remake from 2004.

I guess I should reserve judgment for until the game comes out, and then we’ll see. Developed by Byte Mark, it has already been submitted to the App Store. This means we’ll likely be seeing it within a few days, if not even sooner.

So here’s how gameplay is set up. As mentioned previously, it is a game played looking down from above. The game is set in Crossroads Mall, and you can play the nurse, the salesman, or the cop (I hope we get to ride around on a Segway! Now THAT would make the game cool). At your disposal you can defend yourself from the zombies using bats, axes, golf clubs, and a whole bunch of guns. The campaign involves taking you through all five levels of the mall; you can also choose to play up to 12 different challenges.

You know you’re into Dawn of the Dead movies, zombie attacks, and anything else dealing with the undead. You fantasize about zombies really existing and taking over the earth. Thus, I know you’re going to get this game with intense eagerness. Fortunately, you don’t have to wait long!

About three months ago we all got quite excited upon learning from Digg head honcho Kevin Rose that an app was in development for Digg. It was discovered as Rose “secretly” played around with an early version of the app as he was being interviewed by Arnt Erikson and Thomas Moen. Whether he meant to show it off or not, it was one of those “gotcha!” moments, where Kevin was caught with the app red-handed, and had to say something about it.

Yet, we still have seen nary a mention of the mythic iPhone app, let alone any sort of sneak peek or tentative release announcement. Digg has been absolutely quiet; perhaps that was exactly how most of the folks at Digg wanted it to be. Kevin did mention that nobody was even supposed to know about the app back in October.

So with as much time that’s passed, and not having heard any more rumblings from Diggnation about this, when can we expect to see the new app come out? Thus, I’m calling out Digg. C’mon guys, give us something to work with. We know it takes time to perfect an app at least to the point that it’s presentable, but we’d like to at least be comforted in knowing that Rose was right and there is still something in the works.

It’s time to step up, Digg. Share with us your thoughts and feelings please.

At CES 2010, we found another rather interesting tidbit coming down the pipeline. Your Next App could very well be a remote control for your TV, as long as you own a Vizio.

The above picture, captured by Engadget at the CES, shows off this upcoming iPhone remote control. Yet there’s no additional accessory required, from what we can tell. How can this be possible then? Turns out most new Vizios are coming packed with WiFi accessibility; thus the remote controls makes sure that it connects to the same network and presto, you’re connected wirelessly to your TV!

Clicking on the link below will take you to a video taken at CES that shows a couple parts of the remote. As far as I can tell, it seems like a rather basic version and is likely still in development stages. So we may still be a couple months away from seeing the real deal. Still, keep holding your breath, Vizio owners — the iPhone is about to become a whole lot cooler for you. Ready to have something new to show off to your Blackberry friends?

via Engadget

After creating the title for this article, I’m strongly considering starting a series titled “What The:” that cover really cool concepts coming to life on the iPhone that I would’ve never thought of myself, which puts me into total awe that somebody came up with such a cool idea AND pulled it off. And in this case, could likely end up becoming Your Next App.

Mophie, a company now famous for its Juice Pack cases that charge up your phone as an external battery whilst in the case (thus giving your iPhone one additional battery), announced a Juice Pack TV case at CES 2010. This case will allow you to view FLO TV on your iPhone, effectively combining a case, external battery, and mobile TV receiver all into one.

We don’t really know much about how it’ll work yet, but I am pre-emptively assuming that an iphone app will still be required in order to accept the TV accessory, as is permitted now with OS 3.x. It’s 2 mm thicker than the standard Juice Pack case, and CES showed off demo units in red and black. The Juice Pack TV will be popping its head out for sale sometime first half 2010. We don’t know any price details yet, but I personally am expecting to see it around $100 or higher.

via EngadgetMobile; photo courtesy Engadget

Slacker Radio is an extremely popular internet radio app on the iPhone and iPod Touch. It works great for the iPhone, but iPod Touch users get a bit annoyed by it because they can only use it when connected to WiFi, which in my opinion defeats the purpose of having it in the first place. Fortunately at CES 2010 Slacker announced a new update for both devices that will feature caching.

Caching simply means that while connected to the internet, the app loads in tons of new content and keeps ahold of it until you’re ready. Then once it’s used, that content will be refreshed next time you get on the internet. That way, you can listen to it when you don’t have internet access. For instance, anyone that uses an iPhone who flies a lot will love the fact they can use Slacker while in Airplane Mode.

One other benefit: less strain on your iPhone battery. Any improvement in the battery life of the iPhone is welcome!

I’m actually pretty interested in this update. I use Slacker regularly and would like to see this feature integrated. What do you think?

via Cnet

This new version of The Sims 3 will feature your characters in three new locations around the world: “Al Simhara” in Egypt, “Champs Les Sims” in France, and “Shang SimLa” in China. There will be 52 new goals and four minigames available.

Really, the best news I can see for players who developed their characters on The Sims 3 already is that all characters and in-app purchases will be transferable. That will make the process as painless and wallet-friendly as possible.

Sound off, everyone; who’s interested? Anyone play The Sims 3 and want to play this one?

via Appadvice