Posts Tagged ‘iphone’

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Are you one of those people who love hearing their grandpas tell stories about WWII? And do you wish you could have lived through the experience?

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iPad 101: iPad AppleCare pros & cons

Filed under: Apple , iPad Considering AppleCare for your iPad? I know that I am. For $99, AppleCare extends your iPad warranty coverage to two years from the date of purchase.

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Sparkle the game

Beautiful, detailed graphics coupled with a Tim-Burtonesque soundtrack and a great storyline makes 10tons newly released marble shooter game, Sparkle, for the iPhone a must-have. This action puzzler for the iPhone is an adapted version of a game that was once only available for the PC and Mac

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iDongle – Standalone Tethered Booting For Your Jailbroken iPhone

The new iPhone 3GS models with updated ROM do not allow users to perform the traditional full jailbreak. As a result, there may be instances when the user may be required to perform a tethered jailbreak everytime their iPhone crashes or reboots. This can be an annoying experience especially if…

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OpenGL 4.0 announced during GDC

Filed under: Gaming , OS Today, the Khronos Group announced the launch of OpenGL 4.0, the cross-platform 3D & graphics API. OpenGL was most recently at version 3.2. Updated specifications are available at the opengl.org site

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Poynt for iPhone is a mixed bag

Filed under: Freeware , iPhone , iPod touch , App Review Poynt has come to the iPhone, after having been a very popular free app on BlackBerry phones. Poynt provides local searches of individuals and businesses. It also shares a database with Open Table , so you can use it to make reservations at restaurants

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GDC 2010: How to develop an app with EA Mobile

Filed under: Gaming , Developer , iPhone , App Store For the first panel of day two here at the 2010 Game Developers Conference’s iPhone gaming track, Oliver Miao of Centerscore Studios took the stage to talk about working on Surviving High School for the iPhone as a part of Electronic Arts’ Mobile division. As Miao made clear early on, he’s an “insider outsider” at EA: his company was started with a few friends, purchased by Vivendi in 2006, created a hit mobile game called Surviving High School in 2007, and was bought by EA in 2008.

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Brizzly gobbles up iPhone Twitter client Birdfeed

Birdfeed, the “very nice twitter client for your iPhone and iPod Touch,” has been purchased and replaced with Brizzly by Thing Labs.

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Rayman 2: The Great Escape

Another in a long of classic games ported to the iPhone, Rayman 2: The Great Escape is Gameloft’s latest effort. Released in 1999 for several consoles, it quickly became a favorite with its (then) trailblazing 3D graphics and awesome gameplay.

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“Tweet Defense” uses your Twitter statistics to kill zombies

Forget Plants vs. Zombies… how about Tweets vs

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GDC: Street Fighter IV for iPhone arrives

The seminal arcade fighting game is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch as a $10 download. Chris Holt talks to Capcom’s Takeshi Tezuka about bringing the game to the iPhone platform.

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GDC 2010: Street Fighter IV for the iPhone out now

Filed under: Gaming , Software , iPhone , App Store Tonight at GDC 2010 , I went out and stopped by the Capcom Fight Club party here in San Francisco, and while there, Capcom projected the actual App Store interface for sending their Street Fighter IV app to the App Store on various screens around the room. We actually got to see them press the button on the release live and in person, and sure enough, the game is in the App Store right now for $9.99

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CaseMate’s Hug is another wireless charging solution for the iPhone

During CES, Casemate showed off its newest iPhone and iPod Touch wireless charging solution, the Hug, and promised an imminent release date. Two months later, and here it is, ready for shipping in its beautiful but bulky, wirelessly-charging glory. The Hug is similar to the PureEnergy’s WIldCharge — both allow you to charge your iPhone or

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