Did you are known by you could get a refund for your purchase of an iPhone app? I didn't until I watched a new CNET TV How-to with Brian Tong. In the video, Brian details the process for getting a refund on an application he wanted to buy for the iPad, but chose the iPhone version by mistake. It's somewhat complicated to describe the process here, so you'll want to check out the video linked above to get a detailed visual how-to for getting an software refund. As Brian points out, though the ability is had by you to get a refund on an undesired app, it's not a good way to test software because you'll need to have a fairly good reason to receive a refund (like buying the wrong version). He also makes a couple of other great points: Don't forget that the developers who create software are a sizable part of what makes these devices so great and getting a refund on a fairly cheap iphone app just isn't worth the trouble for anyone involved. Remember you can only get a refund if it's within the first 90 days of owning the app. Though I can't think of any programs I want a refund for, it's good to know there's a way to get your money back if you make a purchase in error or buy the wrong version. Hopefully, you'll never want a refund on an application I talk about here! This week's applications include an educational 3D tour of our solar system and a funny game that has you launch birds to take down structures. When you're done reading the info, you can drill deeper for more details (arrow) or zoom back out. Solar Walk 3D Solar System ($2.99) lets you explore a 3D model of our solar system on both your iPhone and your iPad (this universal iphone app only requires one purchase for both devices). Your first destination is Earth and you will swipe your finger to rotate the view, pinch to zoom, and reverse pinch to see more of the solar system. The camera is trained on the sun, a planet, or the moon, but you can hit the details icon in the upper left corner to view more-detailed information. When you're done looking at an object, click the solar system icon in the lower left to zoom back out. As you explore you're treated to space-age music that goes very well with the scenery. Solar Walk 3D is a simple, but well-designed educational software that both kids and adults will appreciate for the amount of information regarding each celestial body. When you zoom into a planet and hit the details button, you get a brief overview, detailed information about the size, mass, gravitational pull, and other statistics with helpful facts of how the stats relate to Earth. Hit the arrow to move on the next page to see detailed information about the make-up of the planet, including data about the various layers of each physical body. Overall, with beautiful graphics, eerie music, and detailed details about our solar system, Solar Walk 3D is great for anyone who wants to find out about what lies outside of our atmosphere. Malware can trash your data--and reputation there. You wouldn't know it, but this second shot took down the whole structure (I swear!). Angry Birds (99 cents) is a fun pick-up-and play game in which you're challenged with knocking down a structure using birds fired from a slingshot. In the game, the silly storyline involves the evil Green Pigs who have have stolen the birds' eggs and now the birds are ready for revenge. The cartoonlike graphics and funny sounds make this game fun for the whole family, and there's plenty of challenge once you learn to bring down some of the bigger structures. A known level starts with a view of the structure, then the camera pans to your giant slingshot and the available bird "ammo" for that level. From there, simply touch the bird and drag to pull the slingshot back for power and swipe up or down to modify the trajectory. Launch the bird at weak points in the structure to bring the whole thing down. Angry Birds was one of those games I was reluctant to try out because it seemed too silly to be fun, but once I got to the more advanced levels, I realized there was plenty of challenge for the most experienced gamer even. You'll need to study each structure to find the weak points and you often have a limited number of birds to launch, making your shot selection all the more critical. Inside each structure are your Green Pig enemies and you'll receive bonus points for each and every one you take out as you bring the building down. Overall, Angry Birds is a cute, yet challenging game with plenty of levels to explore. It will be a great purchase for anyone who's buying fun and funny time-waster. What's your selected iPhone app? What do you think of Solar Walk 3D? Is Angry Birds as challenging as I say, or is this game just for kids? Let me know in the comments!
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