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Apple’s New Job Posting May Hint at Early Tablet Strategy

Written on November 16, 2009 by Liam Cassidy and 14 people have commented

There’s been talk lately that Apple’s execs are a little unhappy with the direction the iPhone and iPod touch have taken in regards to gaming. They didn’t anticipate such strong interest in gaming, it wasn’t really a key concern in their initial plans for the platform…and anyway, Stevey J’s not much of a gamer, and [...]

Command & Conquer: Red Alert Brings the Red Menace to Your iPhone

Written on November 04, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

It’s a game series that’s gotten much love over the years, despite, or perhaps because of, the cheesy live action cut scenes featuring actors like Tim Curry. Now, Command & Conquer comes to the iPhone with Command & Conquer: Red Alert ($9.99, iTunes link), named after its PC and console counterpart released in 1996.
How well [...]

App Store Hits 100K in 481 Days

Written on November 04, 2009 by Charles Jade and 5 people have commented

481 days. That’s how long it took the App Store to go from opening its virtual doors with 500 applications on July 11, 2008 to a catalog of more than 100,000 applications downloaded more than 2 billion times.

Not surprisingly, the folks at Apple are pleased.
“The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly [...]

Apple’s New iPod touch-Based EasyPay System Explained

Written on November 03, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 16 people have commented

Finally, Apple is beginning the roll-out of its iPod touch-based payment and checkout system for retail stores. According to an exclusive report over at AppleInsider, the Mac maker will begin retiring its current Windows CE-based devices and implementing the new system within a couple of weeks.
The device is an entirely new iPod touch, custom designed [...]

Ngmoco’s Eliminate and Touch Pets Dogs Come to the App Store

Written on November 03, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 6 people have commented

Ngmoco has been talking up its new offerings for a while now, including the visually stunning first-person shooter Eliminate, and the virtual pet Touch Pets series of apps. Both of these are now available, free of charge, on the App Store, as of yesterday.
Even though the apps are indeed free to download and install on [...]

Home Screen Analysis: Too Many Apps, Too Few Good Ones

Written on October 30, 2009 by Alfredo Padilla and 21 people have commented

Recently I read about the First & 20 project, an effort to share the home screens of various technorati. When I heard about it I immediately shot off to the page to look through the home screens. I was most excited about the possibility of finding new applications. As we all know, one of the [...]

Cult Hit Settlers of Catan Comes to the iPhone

Written on October 26, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 8 people have commented

If you are or ever have been the board gaming type, you may have run across Settlers of Catan, or at least heard of it from a fanatic friend. The game, which is a bit like Risk but without the war (at least in its basic incarnation), is all about resource gathering, trading, and colonization.
Fans [...]

Rumor Has It: Apple Developing Radio App for iPhone and iPod touch

Written on October 14, 2009 by Liam Cassidy and 16 people have commented

The ZuneHD has it. The latest iPod Nano has it. Even a chunky digital watch I owned when I was seven years old had it. I’m talking FM Radio, and the latest rumors tell us Apple is working on its very own native Radio.app for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
9to5Mac reports that the new app [...]

Apple Purchase of Placebase Confirmed: Goodbye Google Maps?

Written on October 01, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 12 people have commented

Google and Apple’s very public, very messy ongoing lover’s spat is obviously not doing either company many favors in the media. Apple looks to be taking steps to ensure that should it need to, it can go without the do-everything leading Internet search provider.
To that end, it’s finally been confirmed this week by ComputerWorld that [...]

App Store: 2 Billion Apps Served

Written on September 28, 2009 by Charles Jade and 6 people have commented

Marking another base-10 milestone, Apple has announced that as of today, more than 2 billion applications have been downloaded from its wildly successful App Store.
Further, there are now more than 85,000 apps available to more than 50 million iPhone and iPod touch users in some 77 countries. The iPhone Developer Program now has more than 125,000 [...]

Weekly App Store Picks: September 26, 2009

Written on September 26, 2009 by Olly Farshi and 5 people have commented

As another week draws to a close, the App Store expands even further with a torrent of new toys and tools. As ever, I’ve hand-picked four recent iPhone releases for you to take a look at.
This week I’ve given our picks a creative vibe, selecting four different apps that let you engage with your artistic [...]

Google Sync Gets Push Gmail Support on the iPhone

Written on September 22, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 33 people have commented

Oh, MobileMe, how will you deal with this latest threat to your iPhone feature dominance? First it was improved Exchange support, and now it’s push Gmail using Google Sync.
Remember Google Sync? It’s the service from Google which allows you to synchronize your contacts and calendar with your iPhone or iPod touch, in much the same [...]

Nine iPhone Apps for Cricket Lovers

Written on September 22, 2009 by Peter Venero and 10 people have commented

This round-up of Cricket apps is dedicated to all of the Cricket lovers around the world. With the ICC Champions Trophy beginning today, I thought it’d be a great opportunity to cover and review the Cricket apps that are available on the App store.
Despite the worldwide popularity of cricket, the market for cricket applications on [...]

Weekly App Store Picks: September 19, 2009

Written on September 19, 2009 by Olly Farshi and No one has commented

It’s the end of another week and so it’s time for me to scour the latest releases in the App Store for the hottest new iPhone apps. As ever, I’ve selected four hot picks released in the last seven days for you to check out.
This week I’ve plucked our picks from across the globe. Hailing [...]

PSP Minis Will Be Like iPhone Apps, Only Neutered

Written on September 17, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 2 people have commented

When I first heard that some of the first PSP Minis out the gate would be ported iPhone apps, I admittedly got a little bit excited imagining the competitive power of iPhone games on a platform with actual physical hardware controls. Turns out I should’ve reserved judgment.
First, as you may have seen, Minis will be [...]

Retro Gaming Roundup: 40 iPhone Games to Take You Back in Time

Written on September 16, 2009 by Andrew Bednarz and 37 people have commented

There are few iPhone games that I will immediately buy. Most of the ones I do, however, are the classic games I played as a teenager.
The iPhone/iPod touch is more than powerful enough to handle these games and it seems that there are many people like me who are keen to experience these classics again. [...]

Zune HD Getting Application Store, 3D Games

Written on September 15, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 7 people have commented

Microsoft is obviously positioning the upcoming Zune HD as a competitor to Apple’s market-dominating iPod touch media player. More evidence of that came out today, as Engadget reports that Redmond has revealed that it will support downloadable apps, including 3D games.
I’m curious about whether or not said games will play nice with their Xbox 360 [...]

iPod Touch Missing Camera Mystery Solved?

Written on September 14, 2009 by Charles Jade and 19 people have commented

Despite protestations by Steve Jobs that the evolution of the iPod touch has always been towards gaming, the deconstructionists at iFixit may have found the missing camera link in its latest teardown.
Prior to the Apple event last week, rumors of a camera in the iPod touch had been circulating for months. Some of the most [...]

Rhapsody App for iPhone Approved, Available Now

Written on September 10, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 6 people have commented

Across the pond, our European neighbors have been enjoying Spotify for some time now. It’s only fair that Apple should continue on in that vein and approve Rhapsody for the American masses. Sure Rhapsody costs money and Spotify doesn’t, but it does present a very competitive subscription-based alternative to iTunes.
For just $15.99 a month, Rhapsody [...]

Steve Jobs Talks Touch, Nano, and Maybe Tablet

Written on September 10, 2009 by Charles Jade and 23 people have commented

Steve Jobs return as the face of Apple yesterday was immediately followed by an interview with Tech Guru David Pogue of the New York Times. A lot of the conversation focused on cameras, like why the iPod nano got one and the iPod touch did not.
It turns out Apple had no idea how to market [...]