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iMore Editors' Choice for September 2, 2012
Dr. Gonzo Has Left My iPad Again
Weekend iPad Wallpapers: Awesome Landscapes
iOS 6 preview: Do Not Disturb and Remind Me Later

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Posted: 02 Sep 2012 09:58 PM PDT

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iMore Editors' Choice for September 2, 2012

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 03:37 PM PDT

Every week the editors at iMore carefully select some of our favorite, most useful, most extraordinary apps, accessories, gadgets, and websites. This week's selections include apps for tracking weather, following ~~football~~ soccer, making reservations at your favorite restaurants, and a couple games.

WthrDial - @iMuggle

I've always had a boredom issue with weather apps. Either they didn't provide enough information, or they provided too much information and ended up being cluttered and ugly. I then realized I barely ever utilize any features outside of daily forecasts and extended forecasts. When I narrowed my search to apps that provide that information in a more appealing way, I stumbled across WthrDial (WTHR for short). It not only has a beautiful layout, it just works. There's nothing to configure and no locations to add. It automatically polls your current location and provides the information. It will also switch between gorgeous themes to represent both night and day.

Sure I may switch to another more detailed whether app if there's a storm coming through or I want to view radar maps but all those are now buried in a folder and only WTHR has an official place on my Home screen now.

$0.99 - Download Now

Jack Lumber - SimonSage

Jack Lumber was recently launched for iPhone and iPad, offerin a fresh twist on slicing things that are flying through the air. Fruit Ninja used to have that category of game on lock, but Jack Lumber adds a ton of complexity to the equation. Multiple logs are flung into the air at various speeds, angles, and rotations, and you have to successfully swipe through all of them along the grain within a certain time limit. Of course, Jack Lumber's time-slowing super-powers make that job a little easier, but there's still ample challenge and lots of variety - some logs need to be split multiple times, while others are spinning way faster than others. Ultimately, you want to get Jack to confront the vile spruce that killed his granny, and chop down any other insolent tree that gets in the way. Jack still has a soft spot for the local wildlife though, and over time accumulates a veritable zoo in his tiny cabin.

For $0.99, you get a fun and fresh familiar familiar physics game. Go get it!

0.99 - Download Now

Sky Sports Football Score Centre - Chris

The English Premier League football (soccer) season has just started along with most football leagues around Europe too and this weeks pick is an app which lets you keep up to date with scores as they happen. Sky Sports Football Score Centre covers just about every football league in Europe and the service is second to none.

If you want to know the latest scores in a game, who scored the goals, who's been booked or how long is left to play, this app has it all. Sky Sports Football Score Centre has all the upcoming fixtures, and can even be personalised to suit your favorite teams. Unfortunately, it is a UK only app.

If you want to keep on top of football, there is no better app!

Free - Download

Open Table - Rene Ritchie

I've been testing out iOS 6 a lot recently. A lot of it is still under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), but Apple has shown off Siri's new ability to make restaurant reservations, and how Apple has partnered with Open Table to make that happen. So, while I can't tell you how awesome it is to have Siri book you a cozy dinner for two at your favorite get away, I can you that you can do it yourself right now with the Open Table app.

Simply share your location and search for any participating restaurants nearby, select a new location if you'll be traveling, or search by the name of the restaurant. (If you can't remember the name, a quick side-trip to Google can help immensely). Choose a date, choose the number of people, and you're good to go.

Well, mostly. You need to either log in with your Open Table account, or reserve as a guest, filling out enough information that you'll probably either make an account or abandon the whole process. There's also this added loyalty layer of Open Table points, which I'll never use and never have a use for, and honestly are more unwanted cognitive load than reward, but I realize I'm jaded and there's probably far more people who actually love that kind of gamification.

All that being said, I've really enjoyed using Open Table, and I'll enjoy it even more when iOS 6 launches publicly and I can simply let Siri handle all my reservations for me.

Free - Download now

Where's My Perry? - Leanna Lofte

If you're already familiar with Disney's hit iPhone and iPad game Where's my Water (App Store link), then you already know how to play Where's My Perry which feature's Perry the Platypus from the cartoon Phineas and Ferb. Not only is Perry a Platypus, but he's a secret agent who saves the world and, in the show, he always gets to headquarters in strange ways. In Where's My Perry, Perry gets to headquarters via transportation tubes that must have water or steam to power the generators and send Perry on his way. It is your job to create paths that guide the water or steam to the correct place while picking up bonuses and avoiding obstacles.

Of all the cartoons out there, Phineas and Ferb is one of my favorites, so Where's My Perry is naturally one of my favorite time-killer games.

$0.99 - Download Now

Your choice?

Now that we've chosen our favorites for the week, we want to hear yours! Did you pick up a killer app, accessory, or game this week? Tell us about it!

Sky Sports Football Score Centre

Dr. Gonzo Has Left My iPad Again

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 09:47 AM PDT

I've talked a lot about how much I love the combination of an Apple Smart Cover and an ultra-thin Gelaskin on the back of my iPad. I've also mentioned more than once that my favorite Gelaskin is the Vintage Gonzo drawing by Ralph Steadman.

This weekend I've removed Dr. Gonzo again, for the same reason as when I've done this in the past – a number of cases I want to spend more time with and review just don't quite fit right with a Gelaskin on. It seems incredible that such a super thin skin could make a difference but many cases are designed with such precision that it does.

As you can see in the photo above, my removal process for Dr. Gonzo was not exactly a major surgical success. I think it's safe to say the Doc won't be putting in any more time as an effective skin. For now he's been replaced by the fun Padintosh back cover case for the iPad that looks like a throwback Macintosh from way back in the day.

I've also got a BookBook for iPad and a few others lined up for use and review soon. When those reviews are done and dusted I'll see about perhaps grabbing a new Gelaskin.

Weekend iPad Wallpapers: Awesome Landscapes

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 08:46 AM PDT

I haven't tended to be a big fan of landscapes and similar scenic photos as iPad wallpapers – I generally go for abstracts, patterns or simple backgrounds. This weekend I'm featuring some landscape and scenic images that I think are just awesome – and all of them are from the excellent Backdrops Retina Wallpaper app.

This is the app that features the big collection of stunning and original photography from the InterfaceLIFT.com site.

I've picked four gorgeous retina iPad wallpaper images this weekend. The first is Landmark, shown above, by Richard Mohler.

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iOS 6 preview: Do Not Disturb and Remind Me Later

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 07:40 AM PDT

iOS 6 preview: Do Not Disturb and Remind Me Later

While Apple improved their alert system with Notification Center in iOS 5, they're finally bringing some sanity and serenity to it with iOS 6. Too much notification turns into interruption, especially if your only options are to answer or hang up, to leave everything on or turn everything off. It makes us the single-points of failure in our memory chain, and let's face it, why bother having these fancy devices if we're the ones who have to remember to call back, or remember to activate and deactivate alerts every morning and night. Which brings us to Remind Me Later and Do Not Disturb.

Here's how Apple describes them:

iOS 6 adds new calling features to your iPhone. Now when you decline an incoming call, you can instantly reply with a text message or set a callback reminder. And when things are just too hectic, turn on Do Not Disturb and you won't be bothered by anyone — except can't-miss contacts like your boss or your better half.

And here's what we've seen of it so far:

When a phone call comes in, in addition to the venerable Slide to Answer interface, there's a new Lock screen, gripper-style phone icon to the right of it.

Similar to the iOS 5.1 Lock screen camera icon, you can use the phone icon to slide the screen up and reveal new options: Reply with Message and Remind Me Later.

If you can't talk now and want to let the caller know, Reply with Message lets you quickly send an iMessage or SMS with boiler-plate responses like "I'll call you later", "I'm on my way", "what's up?", or if the canned replies don't suit you, create a custom one all your own.

If you'd rather get back to then, Remind Me Later allows you to rapidly set up a time-based Reminder to call back in 1 hour, or a location-based Reminder either geo-fenced to where you are not, or set up for when you get home, or get to work.

Do Not Disturb is more pre-emptive. It allows you to prevent incoming calls and alerts from lighting up the screen or making any sound or vibration while your iPhone is locked (they'll still appear listed, as normal, in Notification Center when you get around to checking).

When Do Not Disturb is active, you'll see a special half-moon icon on your status bar to the left of the time.
You have granular control over Do Not Disturb settings. You can turn it on and off manually, for example, when going into a meeting. You can also schedule an automatic time range, for example, every night during your regular sleep hours.

You can enable exceptions to Do Not Disturb, to allow calls from certain contacts, including everyone on your Favorites list, or a specific contacts Group.
You can also enable an exception for repeated calls, in case of emergency. That means if someone thinks it's urgent enough to call you back a second time within 3 minutes, that second call will come through.

Overall, these are terrific additions to iOS' communications and notification handling. It doesn't go as far as true profiles, for example, location-based profiles that automatically change a range of settings including notification, network, security, etc. when you're at home vs. at work, or more rounded bedside mode, but it's a start.

iOS 6 is scheduled for release this fall, perhaps as soon as September 19. For more on iOS 6, check out: