A burst of 14 apps for your consideration
Monster Hunter Dynamic Hunting
Game franchise Monster Hunter is enormous in Japan, where it's been released in a series of console and handheld titles. Now publisher Capcom has taken it to the App Store – in the west as well as in Japan. The game sees players taking on a succession of monsters, with a Bluetooth co-operative mode and online leaderboards.
Fox News for iPad
The latest US TV channel to release an iPad app is Fox News, with an app that lets people watch live coverage and video highlights, browse recent articles from the channel's website, and share stories on Facebook and Twitter.
DJSMS
DJSMS promises to turn Android phones into "a dynamic playlist DJ". The idea: friends send text messages with song requests, which are then added automatically to a playlist. This app is free, but a paid version is on the way with more features.
Shoot Magazine
UK football magazine Shoot has launched its official app, initially for iPhone and iPad. Working with Tri Active Media, the app is essentially a digitised version of the print magazine, selling individual issues as in-app purchases.
San Francisco Chronicle for iPad
The San Francisco Chronicle is the latest newspaper to make the leap to iPad with its free native app. Well, free to download – it then costs $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year on a subscription basis. The content is a mixture of the print newspaper and updates from its SFGate website, with carousel navigation, 360-degree photo panoramas and weather/traffic updates.
Paper Glider Crazy Copter
UK studio Neon Play snagged the 10 billionth App Store download, and now it's released the next iteration of its Paper Glider iPhone game. The game is free, but uses in-app payments to upgrade helicopters and skip levels.
Centre Pompidou - Guide
Antenna Audio has released an audio-guide app for the Centre Pompidou in Paris, with a choice of 30- and 45-minute tours. Content includes interviews with artists and curators, as well as reviews of individual artworks.
Blaq for BlackBerry PlayBook
Kisal Labs has launched a new version of its Blaq Twitter app for RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook, looking to fill the gap left by no official application.
Once Upon a Potty: Girl
Oceanhouse Media's latest iOS app focuses on potty training (a Boy version is also available). It's a digital version of an existing book by author Alona Frankel, which aims to teach its young audience about using potties - complete with a 'jazzy' theme song.
WhyKids Poo for iPhone
KTH's educational app has been a chart-topper in its native South Korea, but now it's going global. The subject is, yes, poo – an educational app explaining all things faecal to children. With music. It's based on the WhyKids series of books, which have sold more than 40m copies.
Think Blue. World.
One of two Volkswagen branded apps released today, this focuses on the company's environmental responsibility campaigns. The App Store listing is big on corporate waffle, but with a 100Mb+ file size, here's hoping the app has some interesting content.
Audi UK's Guide to Le Mans 2011
Volkswagen Group has published an Audi-branded iPhone and iPad app in time for this month's Le Mans race. That includes an augmented reality feature to race Audi's Le Mans cars on your desk, along with circuit info, live commentary and statistics.
Jack Nicklaus' Guide to the 2011 U.S. Open
It must be the day for sponsored sporting apps. Golfer Jack Nicklaus has partnered with Royal Bank of Scotland for an iOS app that offers a guide to this month's US Open tournament. Expect hole-by-hole video guides narrated by Nicklaus, along with course information, video interviews and Jack's Twitter feed. Yes, inevitably, he's on Twitter.
Tokyo Chi Sai
Tokyo Chi Sai (or 'Tiny Tokyo') is part book-app, part photography gallery, and part augmented reality showcase. A heady brew, and one developed by Whitewall Studios.
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