Giveaway

The new iPad giveaway!

Ladies and gentlemen, this is by far the biggest giveaway that we've done at iDownloadBlog, and we're inviting you to participate.

Yes, we're giving away a 3rd generation iPad to one fortunate reader. Why buy a new iPad when you can get one for absolutely free?

All you have to do is follow a few instructions and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be announced next Friday. Check inside for more details...

Carved offers beautiful laser engraved wooden skins for iDevices [giveaway]

You know I'm not really fond of cases or skins, but I never miss an occasion to check a new one out, especially when it's made to order. The folks over at Carved sent me a couple custom iDB skins a while ago and today I'd like to show you what it looks like.

Carved is a relatively new company that sells laser engraved wooden skins for iPhone, iPad and other devices. You can choose from a selection of skins for iPhone or for iPad, or even better, you can design your own custom skin to be laser engraved...

We’re giving away 5 copies of ‘Reflection’ – the Mac AirPlay Mirroring app

Yep, you heard right. The fine folks behind the Mac's Reflection app were generous enough to provide five of our readers with registration certificates for a full copy of their app.

For those of you who haven't already seen our coverage, Reflection is a Mac app that allows you to mirror your iPad 2 or iPhone 4S to your Mac, just as if it were an Apple TV.

From our hands-on testing we can confidently report that it works really well. Now you have the chance to experience the goodness for yourself.

It's easy to win, just step right in...

App Store 25 billionth app download winner announced

Where's My Water? How about "where's my $10,000 iTunes Gift Card?" That's likely what a fortunate person from Qingdao, China is thinking after being revealed as the winner of Apple's App Store Countdown to 25 Billion Apps.

Winner Chunli Fu's perfect timing when downloading Where's My Water? Free yielded a virtual goldmine by App Store standards. Something tells me they'll have no problem purchasing the $0.99 version of Where's My Water? now...

Stick Cricket Super Sixes app review and giveaway

One of the most famous online cricket games has been available for your iOS devices for a good few months now, and it's fair to say I have a rather large addiction to the game.

Unlike the original Stick Cricket - free in the App Store - where the aim was to slog bowlers out of the ground, Stick Cricket Super Sixes now makes you take on a machine, the Bowlomatic 3000, hell bent on wiping you out...

App Store about to hit 25 billion downloads [giveaway]

The App Store is just about to hit 25 billion downloads, and to celebrate the event, Apple is having a massive giveaway where one lucky user will receive a $10,000 gift card to spend on apps and games.

Entering to win is pretty simple: just go to the App Store and download your favorite app (or any app for that matter). No purchase is necessary, but if you really don't want to download an app, you can always use this form to enter the giveaway...

‘WeeTrackData’ tracks data usage via Notification Center + Giveaway

It doesn't take long to realize that your mobile provider isn't really worried when you go over your data limit. In fact, they're happy to ding you with a fee for another allotment of data.

WeeTrackData is a jailbreak app that resides in Notification Center, and it puts you back in the data monitoring driver's seat.

This is an awesome tweak that will help you monitor your data usage using a variety of intervals, and user configurable billing cycles. If you're struggling with managing your data usage, then you don't want to miss this...

Giveaway: GelaSkins Skins for Your iPad [Winners Announced]

The folks at GelaSkins emailed us yesterday to let us know that their eReader skins are now shipping in a velvety matte finish. The new skins blend with the page-like screens of eReaders and eliminate glare associated with the signature gloss finish.

This is all great news if you have an eReader such as a Kindle, Nook, or Sony eReaders. But we're iPad people over here, and we like the shiny glossy finish.

To celebrate their new finish though, GelaSkins was kind enough to provide us with two $40 gift codes to give away to our loyal readers...

Win an AviiQ Smart Case for your Freshly Jailbroken iPad 2

iDownloadBlog is pleased to announce, in collaboration with Max Borges Agency, our giveaway of two AviiQ Smart Cases for the iPad 2. The high quality anodized aluminum case matches the look of your iPad 2 and works with or without Apple's official Smart Cover.

AviiQ's Smart Case is available in black, silver, green, blue, orange, pink, and red. While the case normally retails for $34.99, we're going to give you an opportunity to win one for absolutely free... 

We’re Giving Away a Satechi R1 Stand for iPad

iDownloadBlog is pleased to announce, in collaboration with Max Borges Agency, our giveaway of the Satechi R1 Stand for 7 to 10-inch tablets. The versatile arm hinge stand works with both the iPad and iPad 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Motorola Xoom, BlackBerry PlayBook, HTC Flyer, and many other tablets.

The stand, made of solid aluminum, is case-friendly and has rubber grips to safely secure the tablet in place. The Satechi R1 stand normally retails for $49.99, but we're going to give you the opportunity to win one for free... 

We’re Giving Away 10 Copies of aTV Flash (black) for Your Jailbroken Apple TV [Winners Announced]

The fine folks at FireCore have partnered with iDB for an especially-awesome giveaway. If you've jailbroken your Apple TV before then you've probably heard of aTV Flash (black). This full-featured jailbreak apps brings some amazing features to Apple's little set-top box, including a web browser and wireless streaming support for many video formats.

In celebration of the recent untethered jailbreak for the Apple TV, FireCore has given us 10 licenses for aTV Flash (black) to give away to lucky iDB readers. We know, it sounds too good to be true.