Ever find yourself in the middle of somewhere with a sudden urge to go watch a movie? In days gone by, for that to happen, you will need either newspaper and a phone (really many days gone by) or a computer to find out where and when the movie is screening and then book online.

With the iPhone, we can skip the newspaper and the computer to find the movie details, and if lucky, you can try booking via the Mobile Safari.

With Showtimezz (yes it is with TWO “z”) from d–buzz, you can have your cake and eat it. It is a simple app with simple objectives – get you the movie screening time and place and lets you book it, all within the app.

Function wise, Showtimezz is as simple as it comes. Upon starting the app, you will get to see the available movies for today. Click on the movie poster art opens up Youtube with the movie trailer for you to select and view. Click on Showtime Information and it will load up all available cinemas that are showing that movie on that day. It gives you the address and also the options of the screening time. Click on the screening time and it will open up to the ticket booking page of that selected time for you to select your seats and book the tickets. So within two clicks, you can get to book your tickets. Easy.

Need to buy tickets for movies 2 days in advance, no problem. Just click on the date button on the top, you will get the options to select dates. Note most cinema operators will allow you to book 2 days in advance, except Eng Wah.

The app works as it advertised. But the app needs some refinement to make it a better app. At least for me.

First it needs a favorite-list. I am quite picky on where I watch my movies – specifically cinemas with comfy seats. So if they can implement a way to set my favorite list of cinemas, I’d give it a 4 stars.

Lastly, give me some more details about the movie. I’d prefer to read about the movie synopsis rather than watch the trailer. With sites like IMDB or themoviedb.org – they can get those details and have them available on the app.

Other than those, I think this is one app I’d have on my iPhone anytime. Oh did I mentioned that Showtimezz is free?

If you have more name cards of business associates than a pack of poker cards, you need something to help you organise them and get those information into your AddressBook quick! Name card scanners out in the market are usually expensive and more importantly, not mobile. Not till I discover WorldCard Mobile.

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So. For the past few months, you have been hearing two men wax lyrical about Apple. It’s been all about performance and hardware and testosterone talk in general. Well, it’s going to change a little now.

If it’s not obvious enough, I am a girl and I love my iPhone and my MacBook, which I had named Ingrid. The iPhone is Isabella, by the way. I use my iPhone quite differently from the way my husband does. As someone who loves fashion and is constantly trying to get up to date on what’s happening on the catwalk and on the streets, I find that my iPhone has become handy for those pockets of time when I have nothing to do. Here are a few apps that are fun, frivolous and absolutely related to fashion.

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The starting point of many apps developed for the iPhone comes from personal encounters with problems in life, be it something as simple as being reminded of due dates of books from the library. That’s where Library@SG comes in.

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Remember us showing you buUuk’s Augmented Reality demo back in September – now you can get that fancy technology on your iPhone 3GS with their updated version 3.2.

watch the demo here

buUuk’s reach of finding good food and drink locations has extended to Australia, New Zealand, Toyko, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, India, Israel, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and many more!

With version 3.2, you not just get the Augmented Reality mode to view restaurants location (only for iPhone 3GS), you can also use the built-in compass to get directions to those restaurants. There are other new features but one feature that is the best ever since its first launch, its the low price of FREE!

Get it now at the iTunes App store

Yahoo released the official Flickr iPhone app (iTunes link) and baring some crashes and my one and only video not playing, the app is a well designed app that matches the website many of us use.

You can basically do most of what other Flickr-related iPhone apps that are already out in the market but the well designed interface makes it a pretty pleasant experience. Try it out – it is at a low price of $0.

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