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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 [...]

NYT Editor Hints at Upcoming Apple Slate

Written on October 26, 2009 by Liam Cassidy and 6 people have commented

The new week begins with a new Tablet-related rumor that’s bouncing its way cheekily around the tubes. This one comes to us courtesy of New York Times executive editor Bill Keller.
According to Nieman Journalism Lab, “…the digital staff gathered for an ‘all hands’ meeting at TheTimesCenter to hear updates on various initiatives in advertising, business [...]

Now Boarding: Airline Tycoon Gaming

Written on August 03, 2009 by Chris Ryan and 6 people have commented

Though no gaming platform has a shortage of “simulator” tycoon style games, few have enough engaging gameplay to really stand out among the crowd. Now Boarding, a tycoon style game revolving around routing passengers at an airport, is one of these little treasures and a great game to help you relax and escape from the [...]

Unlocking the iPhone 3G With Proxy SIMs

Written on November 19, 2008 by Olly Farshi and 53 people have commented

In the interests of all those readers who need to unlock their iPhone 3G’s for use on different carriers, I donned my investigative hat and tested an iPhone 3G unlock that really seems to work.
While the iPhone Dev Team plunder the secrets of the mysterious baseband in search of the ever elusive software unlock, some [...]