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'Pok�mon GO' Available In App Store First Look and Walkthrough

Pok�mon GO, the much anticipated virtual reality GPS game by Niantic, Inc. is now available to download in select countries (including; Australia and New Zealand) from the App Store and Google Play Store! U.S. Players, hang on!

Pok�mon GO is the game that'll actually make you get up and move around, if you want to play. I know, doesn't really sound like their target audience, am I right? The game uses your GPS location to track your position and place certain Pok�mon and other locations that you'll be familiar with from the games the TV series; like a Pok� Gym or Pok� Shop, around you in various nearby locations.

In the game, you'll be able to catch Pok�mon, evolve Pok�mon, hatch eggs, take on Gym battles, and much more...

Here is a quick first look walk-through of setting up 'Pok�mon GO' for the first time! 


The first thing you'll be presented with is a sign up page! The only way you can sign up is with a Google account.

Next, the game tells you to "...be alert at all times." And to be aware of your surroundings. You know, because you'll never know where they'll place that rare Pok�mon ...it could be in your neighbors house, in the middle of the ocean, or some other location that you'd need to trespass on.

Then you are presented with the almighty Terms and Conditions! There is also a little check box asking permission to send you emails about the game.

After accepting the Terms and Conditions, the game introduction begins!


We meet Professor Willow, an old guy with really good hair for his age, who tells you that the world is inhabited with creatures known as Pok�mon ...that only your smartphone camera can see. Professor Willow then asks you for your help in his research, but it's really more of a rhetorical question, because you can't say "no!".

Your mission; find and collect Pok�mon from everywhere!


Next up, it's time to create your character! You can choose whether "your style" is either a male or female. Which is lucky, because I am one of those.


Then, it's time to customize your avatar! You can customize your skin, hair, and eye color. Then customize your clothing. While there isn't a lot of item choices, you can pick and choose from a few different color options.


Once done customizing your character, it's time to catch your first Pok�mon! Professor Willow gives you your first lot of Pok� Balls to help you catch one.


Right nearby, luckily there is three Pok�mon to choose from. A Charmander, a Bulbasaur and the best one of course, Squirtle. The game will then ask you to give it permission to access your camera, so it can show you your surroundings through your phones screen. You can switch this off at anytime.


Now it's time to catch your first Pok�mon! Just swipe the Pok� Ball on the screen to your target and wait for the ball to seal the deal.


After catching the Pok�mon you get a few stats.


Now, after catching a Pok�mon, Professor Willow asks you something he really should of asked you a lot earlier - your name. Kind of rude, but anyway. Now you'll go through the painful process of picking a username that hasn't already be taken!


Time to Walk! The game tells you that to move your avatar, you'll need to walk / move around in the real world!


Now is the moment when you realize that this is as far as you can really go with this game, without going for a drive or a long walk...

Well that's the set up process for Pok�mon GO! To play the game you will need to move around a lot! I don't know if this game would be great for kids - while it's great because it make you get up and move, it'll make them go to various locations and they'll either try alone, which you wouldn't want, or nag their parents to take them for a drive to who knows where! For adults who grew up with the original Pok�mon games and TV series - you can now quit your job and travel the world to become that Pok�Master that you've always dreamed of becoming!

Have you downloaded the game, yet? Let me know what you think of Pok�mon GO, in the comments!

Pok�mon GO is available to download for FREE (with in-app purchases available) from the App Store.

-> Download Pok�mon GO from the App Store


'Futurama: Game Of Drones' Now Available on App Store & Google Play

Good news everyone! Futurama is back ...as a game on Android and iOS!


Now available in the App Store and Google Play store, Futurama Game of Drones sees the Planet Express crew back in action,  this time delivering drones in a match-4 style game.

Much like other match type games like Candy Crush, Bejeweled, etc... In Futurama: Game of Drones, you have different colored drones to match in a minimum of 4, matching a required number of certain colors to move onto the next stage.

As added extras, there is also power ups, and special items added in the grid for bigger matching effects.

As the story progresses, you can also play with your favorite characters from the TV Show, including; Fry, Bender, Leela, Amy, Zapp, and the Professor.

But the most fun and best parts, to me, of this game are the story cut scene animated comics and 3D world menus.

To get a better idea of the game play, check out the game trailer below.




New 'The Angry Birds Movie' Trailer Released!


A new The Angry Birds Movie trailer has been released today! The movie is scheduled for release this MAY. 

Enjoy!


Australian 9Jumpin Becomes 9Now on App Store


The Australian Television Channel 9 app has gotten an upgrade and a new name today. 9Jumpin is now 9Now.

9Now is a online live streaming and on-demand app. You can watch Channel 9 live, or catch up on shows after they are aired.  You can access 9Now from your phone, tablet, computer, or TV.

So you can watch a range of shows on-demand, and Channel 9 live, with other Channel 9 networks like 9Go and 9Life coming soon.

The video quality seems good and adjusts with your internets connection speed. Note, you may want to make sure you switch on the option "Play on WiFi Only" in the settings, unless you have an awesome mobile data plan.

Now the downsides of the app. To watch anything, you'll need to create an account with 9Now. Also, there is no AirPlay option. And there are advertisements, of course, but that's to be expected, however unlike a recording on a DVR, you can't skip these ads. Other than that, the app seems okay so far.

The 9Now app is FREE to download for iOS (iPhone & iPad) and Android. You can also access 9Now from the web at https://www.9now.com.au


YouTube Kids App Now Available Internationally on iOS & Android


Google has today released it's YouTube Kids app internationally for certain countries outside the U.S.A. at the moment including; the UK, Ireland and Australia. YouTube Kids launched in the USA nine months ago.

YouTube Kids is a free app, designed for kids aged 5 and under. The app is designed to exclude content that may not be appropriate for a young audience - however YouTube notes that not all videos are manually reviewed.

When setting up at app, parents can choose whether they want to allow search. If you allow search, kids can search through millions of videos on YouTube (with restrictions). With search off, only the videos on the apps home screen and recommendations will be shown. However the security that keeps search off is four written numbers that the apps asks you to type in. So, if your kid can read numbers...  

The app is divided into four sections: Shows, Music, Learning, and Explore. Videos that can be expected on the app are favorites like; Thomas & Friends, Hi-5, Banana's in Pajamas, Sesame Street and more.

Also it's important to note that this app is not advertisement free. YouTube writes that the app "...contains paid ads in order to offer the app for free. Your child may also see videos with commercial content from YouTube creators that are not paid ads."

> View YouTube Kids app on the iTunes App Store


Australian TV Apps on iOS - Review (Part 1)


Australians, free television networks are making watching your favorite shows easier and more convenient for you. We now have more content online than ever before and if you have an iPhone, iPad, or computer, it's never been easier to catch up on TV in your own time. 

All major Australian television networks have iOS apps available. The Seven Network has Plus7, Channel 9 has 9jumpin, Network Ten has Tenplay, there is also SBS On DemandABC iview and ABC KIDS iview

But how do all these apps really perform? Are they worthy of even being on your iOS device? Will you have a great experience? And can I steam the video to my Apple TV? These are the main questions that I'll be answering in these reviews. 

Reviewing these apps, I'll be looking to for the following criteria: picture and sound quality. General features and user interface. The catalog of available shows to watch. How advertising effects the watch-ability and if the app supports AirPlay streaming to a Apple TV. 

Also note, these reviews are based on playback on a iPhone 6 and streaming to a 2014 Apple TV (not the newest one). These networks also have websites available where you can access many, if not all, of the same features. 



Picture and sound quality: Picture was ok, clear, but far from a HD clear image. Sound was ok for watching on a iPhone or iPad. 

Noteworthy Feature: Plus7 has recently added new live streaming of their three main channels to the app. You can live stream Channel 7, 7two, and 7mate. 

Show catalog: 7Plus features heaps of there shows, including: A Touch of Frost, Beach Cops, Better Homes and Gardens, Blindspot, Castle, Grimm, Heroes Reborn, Home and Away, How to Get Away with Murder, The Blacklist, The Chase, and many more... 

Ads: Yes. The 'hour long' episode that I watched featured seven commercial breaks. Commercial breaks featured multiple ads.  

AirPlay support?: No. 






9Jumpin

Picture and sound quality: Quality improves based on your internet connection. Picture and sound was very good on mobile. 

Noteworthy Features: View shows previews, read up on the show and characters, and view Twitter feeds. *on selected shows.  

Show catalog: 9jumpin features many shows from there three main channels, including: 60 Minutes, Arrow, The Bachelor, The Big Bang Theory, Celebrity Apprentice, A Current Affair, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Hot Seat, Survivor, and more... 

Ads: Yes. The 'half hour show' featured four commercial breaks. Commercial breaks feature multiple ads. 

AirPlay support?: Yes. No button on the app, however you can switch on AirPlay to your Apple TV on through the iOS Control Panel. Streaming quality was very clear once it adjusted to your connections speed - this happens after every commercial break, as well. One problem however, if my iPhone's screen switched off, the video paused. Ad volume was also inconsistent. 





Picture and sound quality: Picture frequently was blurring and low quality on mobile. Sound was clear and fine for mobile. Picture quality on the Apple TV app varies. Maybe based on show, but sometimes was very low quality and hard to watch. Most shows were blurry and nowhere near even DVD quality.  

Noteworthy Features: With the MyTV feature, if you sign up, you can add favorite shows, create a watchlist's and episode playlists. Your can also set reminders. 

Show catalog: shows featured on Tenplay include: TBL Families, Homeland, Scream Queens, Have You Been Paying Attention, Limitless, Madam Secretary, Empire, Hawaii Five-O, Supernatural, Family Feud, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and more.   

Ads: Yes. Four commercial breaks on the 'half hour show'. Commercial breaks feature multiple ads. Volume is inconsistent, with some ads being much louder than the TV show.   

AirPlay support?: Tenplay wins in Apple TV support, because they are the only app at the moment that actually is featured as an official app on the Apple TV itself. No need to stream from your iPhone or iPad, you can watch whatever is available right from the Apple TV. 




Australian TV Apps on iOS - Review (Part 2)

Part two of my Australian TV network apps on iOS review. These reviews are looking for the following criteria: picture and sound quality. General features and user interface. The catalog of available shows to watch. How advertising effects the watch-ability and if the app supports AirPlay streaming to a Apple TV. 

Note: These reviews are based on playback on a iPhone 6 and streaming to a 2014 Apple TV (not the newest one). These networks also have websites available where you can access many, if not all, of the same features. 


Part 2 of Aussie TV App For iOS: 




Notable Problems: Firstly, videos play with the iPhone's status bar overlaying. Great that I can see the time and my battery level - but this is annoying. Video sometimes failed to even begin - though it's funny - the advertisement played fine. And I say advertisement and not 'advertisements' because the same one played over and over. App is not even readjusted for larger iPhone screens and is still just enlarged to fit. 

Picture and sound quality: Just watchable. Video has poor frame rate and pixel banding issues. Could do with a much higher Bit Rate.  

Show catalog: Some on the shows available to watch are: American Ninja Warrior, South Park, Letters & Numbers, Ali G: Remixed, Australia with Simon Reeve, Awaken, Bref, Dateline, Fargo, Maison Close, If You Are The One, a lot of documentaries, and many more...  

Ads: Yes. Run through out the program. 

AirPlay support?: Sort of. I want to say "no". No button on the apps screen, however you can switch it on in the iOS Control Panel. When the iPhone screen sleeps, sometimes so did the playing video. Video also has a hard time resuming playback position after an ad plays and often stay in an endless crashed loop of not loading anything. Video would not even close when 'Done' was pressed. You no what - just don't even attempt to AirPlay video from this app.  









Picture and sound quality: Sound was good for iPhone or iPad. Picture quality adjusts with your internet connection, however the best I experienced looked just 'okay' on iPhone and could of been much better. The picture isn't high quality 'sharp' and there was definitely pixel banding in areas. The low picture quality is much more noticeable on iPad or when AirPlayed to a TV screen.    

Noteworthy Features: You can browse content by channel. Choose shows from ABC, or ABC 2, ABC 3, ABC Kids, News, Arts, and ABC Presents. 

Show catalog: A wide variety of shows are on the ABC networks, but to name a few: Doctor Who, Making Families Happy, Catalyst, Four Corners, Antiques Roadshow, The Beautiful Lie, The Next Step, Camp Lakebottom, Numb Chucks, Play School, and many more... 

Ads: In the couple of programs I watched, there was no advertisements. 

AirPlay support?: Yes! You can AirPlay the video to an Apple TV. 




A dedicated app just for kids, ABC KIDS iview app opened with volume that was not controlled by my iPhone's volume level. All sounds in this app (except playing video) do this. Really annoying. 


Based on the security of the Settings, I assume this app is intended for kids who cant read numbers yet. 

Picture and sound quality: Sound is fine, picture on the other hand is pretty low quality in my experience. It's 'okay' on iPhone and even streamed to a Apple TV, but it's not very sharp. 

Noteworthy Features: The app features a grid of shows to choose from. Tap a show to bring up available videos. Parents can also set a timer to lock the screen. 
Show catalog: Among the list are: Hey Duggee, 64 Zoo Lane, Bananas in Pajamas, Big Block SingSong, Bob the Builder, Dinosaur Train, dirtgirlworld, Emma!, Fireman Sam, and more...  

Ads: None that I saw. 

AirPlay support?: Yes! You can AirPlay the video to an Apple TV. 


Thanks for reading, be sure to share if you liked these reviews! 

Best TV Guide iOS App For Australia - OzTV

UPDATE (July 6th 2016): Unfortunately, OzTV is no longer available... 

Australian's, the TV guide and 'second-screen' iOS app, Beamly, (previously known as Zeebox) is shutting down after being purchased by beauty products company, Coty, Inc.

In my opinion, Beamly, started out as a great TV Guide, but overtime got to complex with adding too many social and news elements to the app. So, the good news is, if what you wanted was a simple television guide app for your iPhone or iPad, then I know of a great, award-winning app which I think would be a great replacement. 


OzTV - TV Guide for Australia by OzTv Apps Pty Ltd, is optimized for iPhone and iPad, and even includes support for the Apple Watch.

OzTV features; a  7 Day Free-To-Air Guide. Rich Show Information with images and descriptions. Reminders - you can set alerts to remind you before a show begins. Favorites - star TV shows as your favorites and keep track with their own TV guide list and highlights on the main guide. View upcoming episodes, quick access to info on Wikipedia/IMDB.

You can also search for shows, see what others are watching with a top show list, check-ins, popular and friends sections. Also OzTV features a great and easy to use interface. And more... For a full feature list, check out it's App Store page.



If I was to nitpick with the app - it doesn't update the schedule live, like some TV guides on actual televisions - so if a program is running late - it wont show the updated schedule time. There's no option to set only alerts for new episodes of TV Shows - so if you want a weekly alert of new episodes of a show playing, you'll need to manually set this. But those are small things - more wishful thinking.

OzTV - TV Guide for Australia is FREE to download for iOS devices from the App Store.


> View OzTV on the App Store

How To Store & Stream Your Music Library Online for Free

Google Music App Icon
In today's age, music is now all about streaming rather than buying. But some people still like to 'own' music and maybe already have an extensive library. But even when you have a hard-driver full of music, you still probably want them: 1 - backed up somewhere safe and 2 - able to access from all your smart-devices, including your iPhone, iPad, and Computer. But storing what may be gigs of data on these devices is just not practical and then you also might run into syncing issues.

It'd be simpler to have a copy / backup of all your music stored in a cloud somewhere - where you can pull down the files when you want them - from whatever device you are currently using. Apple does have iTunes Match. This service will match your iTunes library with songs on Apple's music collection and upload the songs that it doesn't match. This is a yearly paid service. This, with Apple's new music streaming service is pretty sweet. But, for this blog post - we are looking for a free service and don't care about streaming new music - we want to create a online library of our own collection. So since we are looking for a free option, this also rules out cloud services like Dropbox and Copy. But there is one service that will actually do exactly want we want - and for free.

Google Music.

Google Music offers streaming of their catalog of music, like Apple Music or Spotify, etc... Google Music's price for their streaming, standard "All Access" plan, is US$9.99 per month. Google has a catalog of 30 million songs available, is available in 58 counties, and even has a 30-day-free-trial to test it out and see if it's right for you. Again, this option is also pretty sweet. You don't have to buy new music, although you can, you can just stream whatever you want from their catalog of music.




Now to the free part. Google Music also offers a free plan that maybe you didn't know about. This free plan gives users the ability to store and listen to - up to 50,000 song - of the users own music collection. That's right, you can store 50,000 songs in Google's cloud. That's, I think, more than enough for most people. Even if you have entire albums, that's still 2,777 albums with 18 tracks each.

After installing the Google Music app or Chrome extension, you'll set the folder (location) where your songs are kept and Google will scan through your music, much like iTunes Match, matching songs with Google's own catalog and uploading the songs it doesn't already have or can't identify. This part does take awhile, also depending on the size of your music library and internet speed. You can also then login on the web and edit any missing details on tracks or upload missing album art. Google's suggest features help make this a lot easier too.

The Google Music app is also pretty cool. You can play your music on shuffle, or sort by playlists, artists, albums, songs, genres, or just search. You are also not limited to just playing songs on shuffle on mobile or anything like that. You can play what you want, when you want. Playing music displays the album art work. You can quickly flip through songs by swiping across the screen. There's a lot of great features. You can also download your uploaded songs back to your computer. This can be a handy backup feature. However, a song can only ever be downloaded two times on a computer that is not running the Google Music app with your original collection. So this is not a music storage replacement app. You still need your original collection stored on a computer or hard-drive. But in the situation that you do say, lose it all, I suppose you can re-download the music from Google, provided it's still within the limit.

Google Music is very fair, I think, with its plans. US$9.99 for streaming anything in its music catalog and / or 50,000 songs uploaded from the users own collection for free. Check out more details about Google Music and plans on their website.

> Go to: Google Music

Watch Jony Ive & J.J. Abrams Talk 'Inventing Worlds in a Changing One'



From Vanity Fair and moderated by the Academy Award-winning producer Brain Grazer, watch Apple's Chief Design Officer Jony Ive and director of the new movie Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams, talk in a conversation about 'Inventing Worlds in a Changing One'.  


YouTube Material Design Comes To iOS App Store


Google has today released its Material Design makeover for its YouTube app for iOS devices, months after the update was released for Android devices.

The new update brings a redesign that skewers away from the iOS 'look' of the previous version in favor of a Android look.

The redesign offers a new three part system: Home, Subscriptions, and Account, with the buttons in a huge red bar that unnecessarily takes up around one quarter of the screen (on iPhone).

Also included in the update is new in-app editing tool, making it easy for users to create and edit a video on the fly. There is also a new app icon which is the red YouTube play button logo on a white background, matching other Google apps on iOS.

The update is slowing roiling out to users in the App Store, even the redesign may not appear immediately after updating.

> YouTube for iOS is available for free from the App Store.





First Look at 'The Angry Birds Movie' [Video Trailer]


Angry Birds, the worlds most popular smartphone app (probably), with millions of users, across multiple Angry Birds games - from Angry Birds, to Angry Birds 2, the Star Wars edition, the Transformers one, the one in go-karts, the spin-off Stella game, Angry Birds Fight, and Angry Birds Epic, to name a few. And the next epic thing from Angry Birds? The Angry Birds Movie!

Finally want to know why the birds are so angry?? Watch the teaser trailer for your first look at The Angry Birds Movie -the hilarious 3D adventure coming May 2016 - Sony Pictures Entertainment

The Angry Birds Movie [IMDb Link] is coming in May 2016 and today, Sony Pictures Entertainment has released a first look trailer of the movie - and it actually looks pretty funny! Check it out, above. 

Colbert's Late Show Segment: Planet of the Apps


The Late Show with Stephen Colbert featured a new segment on Wednesday (September 16th) titled, 'Planet Of The Apps'. 

In the segment, Colbert mentions his own app, Colbr, and pokes fun at a engagement proposal app, and an app called, Pet Baby, that creates an image of 'what your pet would look like' as a baby.   

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs weeknights at 11:35pm EST / 10:35 Central on CBS. 

Apple CEO Tim Cook on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'


Apple CEO Tim Cook made a guest appearance on CBS's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tonight. 

The interview touched on topics of the iPhone 6s, with Colbert showing off the new Rose Gold iPhone 6S. 3D Touch, the possibility of an Apple Car, charity and responsibilities, and more. For a good written summary, check out this article on re/code

You can watch a clip of the interview above, made available by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert YouTube page, or if you're in the U.S.A. you can watch the entire episode on CBS.com



Apple CEO Tim Cook To Be Guest On 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert'

Tim Cook, Apple�s CEO, will be making a guest appearance on CBS show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday September 15th. 

Colbert made the announcement on Twitter in which he was wearing his Apple Watch and �asking� Siri to put the appearance on his calendar and to come up with some questions for him to ask Cook. 

Stephen Colbert has been known as a fan of Apple products, seen using iPhone�s, iPad�s and wearing an Apple Watch in videos before the Late Show begun, and also for a cameo via a phone call at an Apple Keynote event in 2014. 

Tim Cook will likely be on the Late Show to promote the latest new Apple products, including the new iPhone 6S and iPad Pro. 

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs weeknights on CBS at 11:35 p.m EST / 10:35 p.m. C. Check your local TV guide for more details.


Get Notified When Your Favorite YouTube Channel Updates - iOS App Tip


A new feature added to the YouTube app on iOS allows users to get notifications when their favorite Channels are updated.

A new bell icon has been added to your subscriptions' YouTube channel - that when pressed, allows notifications to be sent to you.

The first thing you may need to do is make sure you have notifications enabled for the YouTube app, in your iOS Notifications Settings. You can do this by going to: Settings > Notifications > YouTube.

Then in the YouTube app you can customize your Notifications settings. Tap the Hamburger Menu (Three Horizontal Lines), then the Settings gear, then tap Notifications.

You can choose to allow; occasional subscription updates, recommended videos, and comments and replies. To get notified from a certain YouTube channel - go to their page, then tap the 'Bell button' next to the 'Subscribe button'. This can be undone by pressing the 'Bell', again.

Watch 360 Degree Videos On Your Mobile With Google's New App


A new app from Google brings you the latest advances in mobile technology; 360� spherical story telling.

'Google Spotlight Stories', brings engineers and critically-acclaimed filmmakers together to create 3D and 2D, 360 degree cinema-quality video with sound sphere audio, and sensor fusion techniques.

Using the accelerometers on your iPhone, you can enter into the world of the story with the ability to look around in any direction.

At the moment, Google Spotlight Stories movie theater features 4 stories; Help (free for a limited time), Duet, Buggy Night, and Windy Day.

'Help' directed by Justin Lin, is the first live-action Spotlight Story. In the middle of downtown Los Angeles a unexpected meteor shower hits the streets of Chinatown. The next unfolding events sees a young women trying desperately to escape.

While the 360 degree video is cool, you can look anywhere and see the whole place as if you're really there, I don't know if it's really great for story telling. Most of the time you're just moving around trying to follow with the story - because the story is moving. It can actually be quite dizzying.

So, cool technology, definitely check it out, but I don't think I'm sold on the idea. I'd still prefer to watch movies on a TV or in a normal cinema - without all the twisting and turning.

-> Google Spotlight Stories is free to download, available from the iTunes App Store.


YouTube Mobile App Gets Redesign & Vertical Video Fullscreen Playback

New YouTube Mobile App Redesign (Android) 
Today the YouTube mobile app has gotten a new 'material design' upgrade, with added new features. The new interface is available for Android users now, with the iOS update coming soon.

The new update features include a simplified three new tab interface; Home, Subscriptions, and Account.

Also, we may hate when people record video in vertical mode, but before it was even more frustrating trying to view the thin videos on a mobile device. Well, todays new update (iOS included) also adds support to play vertical videos in fullscreen mode.

Another new added feature to the redesigned YouTube app is a new set of video creation tools. You can now use the YouTube app to trim your footage, add filters, music, and upload - all from within the one app.

-> Read more about the new YouTube app on the Official YouTube Blog.  


Official TWiT App Currently Free To Download - iPhone / iPad


The TWiT and TWiTpad (iPad version) app by ShiftKey Software is currently on sale and is FREE to download for iOS devices, down from the previous price of USD$0.99.

The apps made by ShiftKey Software are known as the official and original apps made for the TWiT.TV Netcast website.

TWiT, if you don't know, is a web podcast website that offers many technology themed shows - live and on-demand - for free.

With the app, users can stream live video. Watch previously recorded shows. AirPlay shows. Stream to any Bluetooth device. Live chat. View the TWIT real-time calendar. And more...

In my opinion of the app, I felt that the user interface wasn't that great or polished. It looks very lazily put together. Like an old 90's webpage. I also experienced an app crash while trying to load video. In the iPhone version of the app I tested, shows aren't even presented nicely - they're just listed. until you choose a show.

I'd still recommend using the TWiT.TV website, or a podcast app.

You can download the TWiT and TWiTpad apps by ShiftKey Software from the iTunes App Store.

How To Download Free TV Show Episodes from iTunes [U.S. Edition]


Want some free TV show episodes to add to your Apple iTunes collection? As you may or may not know, iTunes regularly features free full-length episodes of TV shows for you to download, in their 'Free on iTunes' section, of the iTunes store.

If you have a U.S. iTunes account, there is a bunch of episodes from a variety of shows that you can download, all for free! Other counties usually also have free content, but from my experience, the U.S. always has the most on offer.

Currently iTunes (U.S. Store) is offering for free, full-length episodes from TV shows that include; episode 1 of 'Humans', 'Quantum Jump', pilot of 'Proof', an episode of 'Impractical Jokers', episode 1 of Disney show 'Best Friends Whenever', Robert Zemeckis in 'The Director's Chair', episode 'Ninja Sharks' from 'Shark Week 2015', the pilot of MTV's 'The Scream' TV Series, and many more...

To download and start watching these episodes, open up your iTunes app, head to TV Shows on the Store, and look for the 'Free on iTunes' text apart of Quick Links section.

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