Instagram has gone 2.0 and brings with it 4 new filters as well as the ability to view filters and tilt-shift effects live while using the camera.

Instagram is my favorite photography app available on the iPhone! The filters are great, but I absolutely love the social-ness (yes, I made that up) of Instagram. This update makes a fantastic app even better. I look forward to what they do next.

Pick from one of several gorgeous filtered effects or tilt-shift blur to breathe a new life into your mobile photos. Transform everyday moments into works of art you’ll want to share with friends and family.

• 100% free custom designed filters and borders such as XPro-II, Earlybird, Rise, Amaro, Hudson, Lomo-fi, Sutro, Toaster, Brannan, Inkwell, Walden, Hefe, Nashville, 1977, and others.
• Linear and Radial Tilt-Shift blur effects for extra depth of field.
• Instant sharing to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Foursquare, and Posterous
• Unlimited uploads
• Interact with friends through giving & receiving likes and comments
• Works with first generation, 3G, 3GS and iPhone 4
• Full iPhone 4 front & back camera support

The update includes:

• Instant live filters & live tilt-shift
• 4 new filters
• Turn borders on & off
• Rotate photo after taking
• Filtered photos save in high-resolution to photo library

Instagram is available on the iPhone for free.

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GetGlue, the social network for checking into your favorite TV shows, movies and music, has just updated their iPhone and iPad app to version 2.5.2 bringing all new features and a revamped UI to let users check-in to their favorite TV shows just in time for the Fall TV season!

Check-in to what you are watching, reading and listening to. Connect with friends, discover new favorites, and unlock FREE stickers and discounts. Join more than 1.5 million other users who are sharing 9 million check-ins per month.

• Interesting Conversations: See your friends and everyone else’s conversations about shows you watch – in real-time!
• Friend Leaderboards: Who is the biggest fan? Check out the leader board to see how you stack up against your friends.
• New Check-in Flow: Check-in faster and get more out of every check-in – stats, friends, specials, and of course, stickers!

GetGlue is available for free for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch for free.

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I have to admit I’m still using Netflix to watch TV shows and movies on my iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, though the recent news has gotten me looking into alternatives. I just finished the first season of Damages and really liked it, and Sherlock was cool, but there’s a lot of choices out there now. Both Netflix and Crackle have a few old Anime shows I like, and several TV stations and cable and satellite companies have apps so if I miss an episode of the new fall premiers I can probably — hopefully — catch it later on my mobile device. But not always. For example, the HBO stuff is awesome and I loved Game of Thrones but it’s not available in my area… so what do I do? There’s always iTunes but buying is too expensive when I’m only ever going to watch something once. Which brings me to my main point.

Why is this still so hard? I have money. I want to give a reasonable amount of this money to Hollywood so I can watch their TV shows. They’ve pretty much figured this out for cable and satellite, but I don’t have either of those anymore. Why can’t they figure out the same type of thing for internet TV? Just let me pay a few dozen dollars a month and give me all the same TV everyone else gets in the old traditional way, along with the commercials if they really have to, and the goofy catalog channels that go with him. Just let me do it on demand.

But they won’t, so like I said I’m still with Netflix and all the other apps right now, scattered and fragmented across my poor iPhone and iPod. Unless anyone has any better ideas on how to watch TV shows on iPhone or iPad these days? Any apps you prefer? Anything besides bootleg internet downloads streamed from a PC via AirPlay…?

Based off the popular PBS kids show, Caillou, Night & Day Studios has released Caillou’s World, an iPhone and iPad app intended to help children ages 2-5 with with reading, spelling and phonics.

In Caillou's World choose one of the familiar scenes from Caillou’s life (such as his playground, playschool, or attic). At first the scene will be drawn in black outlines just like a coloring book. As you look around, an element of the scene–a toy, animal, tool, or object–will light up for a moment. Touch it and try to figure out which letter its name begins with. Is it A for airplane? What letter does dragonfly start with? Get it right and the item will be filled with color and the scene will begin to be filled in.

• 7 different scenes to explore, with big clues and small
• Over 100 pictures to find and letter pairs to learn
• For ages 2-4
• Challenges adapt to your developing skill
• Original music and a friendly narrator

Caillou’s Word is available on the iPhone and iPad for $2.99 each.

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In celebration of our new Photography and Video forum, TiPb is gifting 5 copies of Apple’s iMovie for iPhone and iPad!

For a chance to win, head on over the forums and leave a comment telling us why you want to win a copy. Do you want to be able to quickly create home videos of your family? Or do you have an epic movie planned out? Let us know and…

ENTER NOW!

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For today only, the TiPb Store has the Case-Mate Ivy Case for iPhone 4 on sale for only $9.95. The Case-Mate Ivy Case for iPhone 4 is a soft-touch, embossed layer over an impact resistant shell available in white with pink or black highlights — Get it before it's gone!

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Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you!

• FullControl: Store all your favorite shortcuts and use them remotely from your iPhone or iPodTouch! [$0.99 for iPhone - App Store link]

• NAVIGON Pro Paste ‘n Go System: Simplifies address entry for NAVIGON™ GPS App. [$1.99 for iPhone and iPad - App Store link]

• PhotoExpress by RnB Express: Allows you to order photos and send postcards direct from your iPod/iPhone. [Free for iPhone - App Store link]

• Climate Wiz Pro: The most comprehensive U.S. climate app on the App Store! It is the only app that provides both monthly climate averages and extremes for thousands of locations throughout all 50 U.S. States. [$3.99 for iPhone - App Store link]

• Bizango Blast: Stop the invasion from a mysterious enemy and save the eggs. The bad guys are stealing your magic and taking your future by capturing the eggs, its time to defend your world! [$0.99 for iPhone - App Store link]

Any other big app or game releases or updates today?

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TiPb Nation, Comicon finally hit Montreal so Rene and I hit Comicon to find out just which mobile device — iPhone, BlackBerry or Android reigns supreme with geeks and nerds, cosplayers and booth babes alike! From Batman to Electra, Greedo to Garfield, I asked them all which cell phone they used, and the answers may surprise you! (Especially how many didn’t use one at all — what’s up with that, data rates on Krypton just to high?)

So sit back, grab your popcorn, hit play, and see if the iPhone is strong at Comicon!

mPark is an iPhone app that not only saves the location at which you parked your car and warns you when your meter is running out of time, but it keeps track of how long it will take you to walk back to your car and takes that into consideration when sending you alerts.

Simply start myPark, tap the car icon and start walking. The app will track your movements from your car to work, you next appointment or in an unfamiliar suburb AND tell you how long it will take you to walk back to you car. All this for the price of a cup of coffee

Not only will the app track your movements and walking time, you can also add any of the following reminders to help you find your car again and avoid those expensive parking tickets:

• Short text description of the location of your car
• Take a photo of your car and it’s surroundings
• Set a parking time
• All Day
• Fixed Time (car parks)
• Parking Meter (hours and minutes)
• Select the color of, and level in a car park
• Record a short audio note

myPark is available on the iPhone for $0.99.

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Logitech is well known for its range of Harmony universal remote controls and now it has announced one which will give you all the control you need; using your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Instead of using an ugly dongle or case, this uses a WiFi enabled receiver which converts the input received from your iOS device into an infrared output to you home theater kit. The companion iPhone and iPad apps will be available as free downloads from the App Store.

The Logitech Harmony Link connects to your existing home wireless network to receive Wi-Fi signals from the Harmony Link App and turns them into IR commands that home-entertainment devices can understand. Harmony Link can control up to eight devices, is compact (about the size of a hockey puck) and was designed to integrate neatly and discreetly with your home entertainment system. Harmony Link can even connect with more than one iPad at a time, letting multiple family members use their own iPad – with their own set of favorite channels – rather than fighting over a single remote.

Logitech has also teamed up with Rovi Corporation to provide detailed program information within its app. This will deliver show synopses, movie information and images as you navigate available TV channels.

The Harmony Link should be available in October for around $99.99. The price does seem reasonable when compared to stand alone universal remote controllers. The apps will be available as a free download from the App Store when the Harmony Link is launched.

[Logitech via Engadget]