Angry Birds seasons gets green update. FlipBoard and Skyfire updated too.

The much awaited St. Patrick's day update for Angry Birds is here. Yes it can can be downloaded from iTunes for free if you've already purchased Angry Birds Seasons, otherwise it's $1.99. Happy St. Patrick.

There are also two interesting updates on iTunes for Flipboard and Skyfire.

What's new in Flipboard:

• Now with Instagram, a fun & beautiful way to share photos.
• Search across your social networks and blogs with Social Search, the first of its kind.
• Load new content up to twice as fast.

What's new in SkyFire - mainly bug fixes, stabilization and fine-tuning. This update fixes:

• Slow history browsing experiences
• 'Like' bubble horizontal scrolling
• Stuck in tab mode issue
• More updates coming soon

IOS 4.3 Software Update is here.

Initially announced for March 11, the IOS 4.3 software update for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch can be downloaded right now; which is what I'm doing as I write this. Being new to the Apple world, I must say that I'm impressed with how they are on time with this and even ahead schedule. I know of at least two other software giants where it takes months for an update to be released and it is always after the announced release date.

Well now you know that the upgrade is available for you to download. Here's a step-by-step on how to proceed followed by a link to Apple website with a list of IOS 4.3 enhancements.

1. Connect your device to your computer. iTunes should start and alert you about the availability of a software update for your device.. You have the option to Download and Update or Download Only. Click whichever is best for you.

2. You may get a message from iTunes about transferring items that have not been transferred to your iTunes library. Click Continue.

3. The "Contacting the "Device-you-have" software update server" window appears.

4. The next screen shows you a list of new features. Click Next.

5. Click Next at the Software License Agreement screen.

iTunes will start downloading the 596.9MB file.

I will update this post after my download and update is complete.

Read about what's new with the update @ http://movies.apple.com/ios/ 

Free: New episode of Angry Birds for St. Patricks Day.

On March 17, Angry birds will show us their Irish side in a new episode to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. On that occasion, the green pigs will wear green hats while the birds will continue doing what they do best in the game. The preview trailer shows no major change in the graphics except for the St. Patrick's theme of course. This edition is called " Go Green, Get lucky" and will be a free update for Android, IOS, WebOS and Symbian. Watch for the update notification on your device, March 17 is just about a week away.

Check out the trailer here.

Friendcaller for iPhone, Ipod & Ipad updated to version 3 pro.

Using FriendCaller to make free phone calls over wifi VOIP is a breeze. I discovered FriendCaller when I had my Nexus one and was then able to test Friendcaller both on Wifi and 3G. With FriendCaller I am able to make phone calls without using headsets; Skype does not work that well without headsets. Similarly to Skype, FriendCaller lets you make free calls to your FriendCaller friends or Cheap calls to land lines and mobile devices.  I have used it on my iPad, so I recommend you give it a try. The app itself is free.

A Geek is born

Opera shows what comes next at Mobile World Congress, Opera Mini for iPad.

Opera will introduce its Mini browser in Barcelona during the Mobile World Congress. This is kind of cool, I use Opera mini on all my devices and I'm looking forward for a new experience on the iPad.

"105 million people might use Opera's browsers today, but Opera Software cares even more about tomorrow. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, new versions of the Opera Mini browser on Android, iPhone, J2ME, BlackBerry, Symbian and even the iPad will appear. The Opera Mobile browser will not be left behind either, with the latest version for Android and Symbian making their debut. Come by the booth to say hello, check out what is coming up next, or tell us what you would like to see from us next. We are in Hall 1, Booth C44."

Read the full press release at http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2011/02/10/

Apple adds Search filter to App Store.

I just noticed that Apple has silently pushed an update to the iPad that brings filters to the App Store. This surely makes searching the thousands of apps easier. As can be seen in the picture, the new addition lets you filter by Category, Sub Category, Release date, Customer Ratings, Price and By Device.