Chimp Studioshas released a tool that aims to help developers have a smooth experience while submitting their apps to Apple. App Scannerwill search through code to locate any private APIs that may result in being rejected from the app store and could possibly flag your application in future submissions. App Scanner’s method of finding APIs is similar to the process that Apple uses to look for apps that use private APIs within their framework....

sBebot(iTunes link) was the first app I downloaded when I got my iPod touch back in the day, and it’s one of only a handful of apps that made the transition to my iPhone 4. It is described by developersNormalwareas “Part robot, part synth” and seems at first glance to be a fun toy, but a more in depth look reveals a pretty tasty synthesizer beneath a simple and intuitive interface....

Photography. Wandering around looking at how the light hits stuff, how things interrelate, and thinking about how best to capture it all can be pretty Zen. I’ve been a bit of a snob in the past about using phone cameras, and always had a ‘proper’ one in my bag, but since I’ve had an iPhone that snobbery has faded. You can get some nice pictures out of it, but the one problem is that you often have to hold it really still to avoid blurry shots....

I consider myself a seasoned gamer. Since I first loadedJet Set Willyfrom cassette onto myZX Spectrum, blown away by the sophistication of it all, I have been an avid participant in this constantly evolving art form. These days however my reaction times ain’t what they used to be, so I prefer a game with no time limits or ‘twitch’ elements. That rules out much of what’s on offer, but there are still new games around that old fogeys like myself can enjoy....

Ever wondered what it’d be like to run your own game development house? Me neither, but don’t let that stop you getting involved withGame Dev Story(iTunes link), a little gem of a game from Japanese developersKairosoft, currently on sale in the app store for $0.99. The concept is straightforward – grow your development house from a tiny team of four staff churning out cheap and cheerful PC games to a revered coding powerhouse in swanky offices crafting masterpieces for the latest consoles....