It’s a good time to be a Dr. Seuss fan–and an iPhone or iPod Touch owner. Hot on the heels of last year’s criminally overlooked “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and thoroughly entertaining Dr. Seuss Camera, Grinch Edition, Oceanhouse Media just dropped three new Seuss apps, starting with a spectacular e-book edition of “The Cat …

Are you ready for some winter gaming? The NBC Olympics app provides a full schedule and a whole lot more. AT&T After tonight’s opening ceremonies, the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games will get down to business: skating, slaloming, bob-sledding, and all the rest of it. Of course, it’s always a challenge keeping tabs on the various events, which is why …

Point your iPhone at a phone number and Camera Dialer will do the rest. GP Imports, Inc. Remember the old days, when dialing a phone number meant tapping out 10 digits on your iPhone screen? Talk about a time-suck! Camera Dialer makes phone dialing as easy as pointing your iPhone’s camera at a phone number. When you tap the app, …

Each week brings a slew of new iPhone games to our doorstep (digitally speaking), but time doesn’t permit us to write individual posts about each one. Therefore, here’s a roundup of some new and interesting titles you might want to check out: Daisy Mae’s Alien Buffet Unapologetically sexist and gloriously campy, Daisy Mae (top) has the look of a ’50s …

Tales2Go offers a variety of short stories and full-length audiobooks. Hey, fellow parents. Sick to death of the kids’ “Wiggles” CDs? Exhausted the library’s “Magic Tree House” collection? Do I have an app for you: Tales2Go provides on-demand access to nearly 900 children’s stories. It’s my single favorite app of 2010 (so far). The Tales2Go collection includes works from a …

On Monday only, get 27 apps for the price of, well, none. What’s better than 27 apps for 99 cents? Why, 27 apps for zero cents, of course. That’s what you get from iCatchall, which, like last week’s App Genie, delivers more than two dozen tools under one app roof. Normally it’s 99 cents, but in conjunction with previously mentioned …

HouseKeeper won’t actually straighten up your house, but it will remind you to do easily forgotten chores. When was the last time you checked your dryer’s vent tube? My guess is this serious fire hazard slipped your mind, as it routinely does mine. Speaking of fires, isn’t it time you replaced the batteries in your smoke detectors? Don’t worry: That …

In the grand tradition of the Ginsu Knife, App Genie is 27, 27, 27 apps in one! Even if you find only a handful of them useful, you’re definitely getting your 99 cents’ worth. App Genie’s one-screen interface displays 20 attractive icons, which unfortunately are arranged randomly rather than alphabetically. Thus, finding what you’re after (like, say, the tip calculator) …

Vive la graphic adventure! Broken Sword makes a dazzling iPhone debut. Revolution Software I’m old enough to remember the heyday of graphic adventures. Space Quest, The Secret of Monkey Island, Full Throttle–these were the inventive, engaging point-and-click pastimes of my youth. Alas, the genre died out years ago, but every now and then we see a flicker of resurgence–like when …

Give your ears a treat with the awesome new This American Life app. Rick Broida I’m a giant fan of public radio show “This American Life,” and I’m not alone: it’s long held the No. 1 spot on the iTunes podcast charts. That being the case, you might wonder why there’s now an app for that. Simple: This American Life, …