The fourth-gen iPod Touch is more complicated as there is no phone number or SMS to allow automatic registration with the FaceTime network. Thus you'll need to register manually using an Apple ID and email address. FaceTime runs as a separate app on the iPod Touch. Opening it shows a 'Getting Started' screen and walks you through set-up. Alternatively, you can access the set-up through the iPod Touch 'Settings' app. The email address is necessary to authenticate your registration. It will then be used as your default FaceTime contact address, though the address can be changed. The Apple ID you use for FaceTime must be an email address. All new Apple IDs have this format, [...]

Once set-up FaceTime automatically receives incoming calls from other FaceTime users if your device is connected to a Wi-Fi network or the Internet. Outgoing calls are made by selecting a contact in the address book. You cannot dial manually so anybody you contact on FaceTime must already be in your address book. With the iPhone, FaceTime is integrated into the native 'Phone' and 'Contacts' apps. To call a FaceTime user on an iPhone, you have to use their cellular phone number, since an iPhone can't register on FaceTime with an email address. To call FaceTime contacts using an iPod Touch or Mac just use one of their FaceTime email addresses. On the iPhone calls are made by tapping [...]

The latest iPhone soccer app is ESPNsoccernet, which is a pared-down version of the enormous US sports service's soccer website. The app centers mainly on the latest news aspect of the game. Users can select which leagues or tournaments to follow, as well as international teams. The app is a bit euro-centric, although Australian A-League and US MLS are included. But nothing from the South American leagues, which is a shame. Each competition features its own latest news section, videos, league tables, stats, match analysis - virtually every aspect of the game is covered. And a useful inclusion is push alerts for your particular choice of team or tournament. The only drawback is that the app [...]

The Whitaker Wellness Institute has teamed up with CulinartMedia to produce a mobile app, Recipes for Diabetics, which aims to help sufferers of diabetes manage their condition via more than 100 delicious recipes, helped out by Dr. Whitaker, Whitaker Institute MD, who suggest nutritional goals according to the personal profile of the user. Daily nutritional targets and values are then tailored to an individual's particular health and diet needs. Other useful features are a tracking feature enabling users to review daily meals and a History button giving instant feedback and tallies on particular periods. The app also includes videos of Dr. Whitaker, who has over 30 years of working with diabetes [...]

Flight Control has been updated by the team at Firemint/EA. The original Flight Control was amongst the first iPhone games to feature line-drawing mechanics. The new iteration, Flight Control Rocket, is an based, you guessed it, in space. Flight Control Rocket features a huge selection of spaceships, all with different abilities. Touch screen controls are intuitive, and the retro sci-fi graphics and original sound tracks make Flight Control Rocket enjoyable and addictive as you strive to unlock various robots which will help your mothership navigate the skies. The game has an in-game currency which can be topped up either via gameplay or by purchasing credits. That currency enables [...]