No, us Brits still can't access social music service Turntable.fm, although its founders say they're working on the necessary licensing to open it out beyond the US again. In the meantime, it has an iPhone app that mirrors the site: people sign in, create avatars and then play songs to one another.iPhone
The Financial Times may have removed its main app from Apple's App Store, but it is still releasing spin-off native apps for iOS. Its luxury lifestyle mag How To Spend It now has an iPad version, which is free to download and use, with 60 searchable issues and new stories throughout the week.iPad
The Citrix Receiver enterprise virtualisation software has come to RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook, with the release of a beta app for users to test.BlackBerry PlayBook
NatWest has sponsored a new cricket-scoring app, just in time for, er, the end of the domestic season. This isn't about following professional cricket, but about scoring matches, keeping tabs on runs, wickets and the rest, before uploading them to the Play-Cricket site for analysis.iPhone
British magazine Tatler has launched an eating-out guide, and isn't scared of shouting about it. "Not an average app, but the absolute App. The guide to the best of the best... up-coming chefs along with the maestros, from temples of haute-cuisine to jam-hot holes-in-the-wall." It sorts them by location, cuisine and mood.iPhone
The new Westfield shopping centre in Stratford has an official app already on iPhone and Android, with a location-based guide to shops, a find-your-car feature to ensure you don't lose your motor, offers, videos and social features.iPhone
The excellent Songkick live music app has yet to launch on Android, but now there's an alternative: GigBeat. Like Songkick, it scans the music on your phone and then alerts you to upcoming concerts by those artists. And if there's no music on your phone? It logs into Last.fm and... Songkick, to pull down your data.Android
Alcohol brand Beck's has published a new iPhone app that aims to put people off drinking and driving. "In order to test your driving ability, you need to keep a Beck's key in a moving keyhole," explains the App Store listing. "Fail to do so, and the app automatically dials the cab company in your area. When you drink and drive, there's no going Beck's!" Er, indeed. Although it's available in the UK App Store, the screenshots indicate this may be a non-UK app.iPhone
British TV chef James Martin has joined Jamie Oliver, Nigella and others on the App Store. His iPhone app offers 77 fish recipes, with more to come in future updates.iPhone
Android app Lumix Link is an official Panasonic product: an app to receive photos and videos over Wi-Fi from a Panasonic Lumix digital camera, and then upload them to Flickr, Facebook, YouTube and Picasa.Android
Social Q&A service Formspring – big among The Kids with 25 million users – has launched an official iPhone app, to ensure people can get their questions answered on the go.iPhone
Audi has released an iPhone app to tie into the IAA show, with a guided tour of its stand, maps, an audio tour and a QR code reader to scan codes on the stand and find out more about Audi's new cars.iPhone
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