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Angry Birds supplant Doodle Jump as top paid app

New low price game has beaten rival Doodle Jump to the top of the paid app chart on the App Store. 

Long running favourite Doodle Jump shows no sign of fading though as it still commands a respectable number two slot this week.

SlingPlayer Mobile app now approved for AT&T 3G network

AT&T has announced its network will now support the SlingPlayer Mobile app. Previously it could only be used on wireless networks.

The app enables you to watch and control your home TV or DVR from your iPhone.

To use the app you will also need a Slingboxinstalled at home.

Doodle Jump stays ahead of the pack in paid apps

Doodle Jump has held off some impressive competition to maintain its pace at the top of the paid app charts this week. Recently released Grand Theft Auto - Chinatown Wars made it to third place with All-In-One Gamebox hitting second.

 

On the Free Apps chart Fall down! jumps to number one, followed by Call of Duty: World War: Zombies Lite at number two and Jungle Crash Land at three.

 

iPhone top tip: Organise apps

There are two ways to reorganise the Apps on your iPhone. 

On the iPhone itself you can press and hold an app icon and you will see that all your apps begin to wobble and those apps that you have added will have a cross appear on their icons. You can then drag and move icons within a page and from page to page. You can also delete apps by pressing the cross on the app icon.

This is pretty straightforward if you have a manageable number of apps. Those that have many pages of apps on their iPhone will find that this becomes a bit unwieldy. An alternative is to use iTunes. When the iPhone is connected to your Mac or PC through iTunes you can highlight the iPhone in the Devices list on the left hand side and hit the Applications tab on the main page. This will bring up a graphical overview of all your pages of apps, exactly as you see them on your iPhone. You can then rearrange or delete apps whilst viewing multiple pages at a time.

When you're done just remember to click the Sync button to ensure your changes are saved. 

Doodle Jump leads the way in paid apps

The incredibly addictive Doodle Jump remains at number one in the paid apps chart in the App Store, with   MW2 and iVideoCamera giving it a run for its money.

For those looking for freebies (aren't we all) Bungee Stickmen continues to hold off Lego Photo at the top of the chart.

Other apps that caught our eye are Dial n Walk - it literally does what it says by using the iPhone camera to enable you to dial a number whilst remaining alert for those lampposts - and Dads Taxi. The latter uses the GPS functionality in the iPhone to send your location to pre-exisitng contacts, enabling them to pick you up at the precise location you're at. Does rely on said Dad/parent being iPhone/email literate though....