New Apps of the Week

Developers are starting to catch up on updating their apps with 3D Touch features now that the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus have been out for a few weeks. Big names like Facebook have added Quick Action and Peek and Pop options to their iOS apps. Here are a few apps that have been updated with 3D Touch features:

- Facebook (Free) Shoot and upload photos and videso from the Home screen.
- Instagram (Free) Post images from your Home screen and view images within the app using the Peek feature.
- WhatsApp (Free) Features Peek and Pop pictures, videos, links, contact cards, and locations.
- Magic Piano (Free) Control the volume of each note by applying more force.
- CARROT Weather ($3.99) Search for a new location or bring up one of your saved locations from the Home screen.
- Dropbox (Free) Preview files and folders within the app using the Peek feature.
- Shazam (Free) Identify a song or artist from the Home screen.
- Pinterest (Free) Open pins with a firm press.

It was a big week for all things geeky on the iBooks and App Store. Apple announced this week that all seven books in the Harry Potter series are now exclusively available to read on iOS devices. Each Harry Potter enchanted edition includes interactive animations, annotations written by J.K. Rowling and more. The books are available to download for $9.99 each on Apple's iBooks Store. You can start with book 1, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Phosphor Games Studio released the first of two Heroes Reborn mobile games this week. Heroes Reborn: Enigma serves as a prequel to the revamped television show, but it promises to feature an all new story for players not familiar with the Heroes universe. The game follows Dahlia, a young woman with telekinetic powers. It features over 30 levels, different powers for players to master and graphics powered by Unreal Engine 4. Heroes Reborn: Enigma is available now on the App Store for $4.99.

Here are this week's most noteworthy games, apps and jailbreak tweaks released to the App Store and Cydia through 09/27/15 to 10/03/15. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook to keep updated on all the latest iPhone and iPad news.

It was a slow week for App Store releases. I'm not sure why, but maybe it had something to do with the XcodeGhost malware infecting the Chinese App Store last weekend, but it's doubtful. Here are this week's most noteworthy games, apps and jailbreak tweaks released to the App Store and Cydia through 09/20/15 to 09/26/15. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook to keep updated on all the latest iPhone and iPad news.

Apple finally announced its fourth-generation Apple TV during its iPhone 6s keynote on Wednesday. The new set top box is joining Apple's iOS devices in getting its own App Store, which means Apple TV owners will be able to download third-party apps such as " At Bat for Apple TV" and games. The new Apple TV remote will feature a built-in accelerometer and gyroscope plus trackpad for playing titles such as Manticore Rising, Rayman Adventures and more. Apple also previewed the Nimbus Steelseries Controller as an Apple TV accessory on its Apple TV product page.