Tumbledrop, originally a browser game for Mac and PC alike, falls under the familiar physics-based puzzle genre and while there is certainly no shortage of them in the AppStore, Tumbledrop is one that definitely gives the rest a run for their money. Developed by Starfruit Games, the first thing you’ll notice about Tumbledrop are [continue reading...]

Filed under: OS , Software , Apple , iPhone There’s one more player in the ongoing the Apple/HTC lawsuit announced the other day. It’s Google, which yesterday admitted that it wasn’t a party to the lawsuit, but that it would “stand behind our Android operating system and the partners who have helped us to develop it.” Lots of analysts and pundits have pegged the lawsuit as a direct shot across the bow from Apple at the Android OS (and the breakdown of patent claims that our colleagues at Engadget did seems to confirm that, with both old-school and wide-reaching patents matched up with brand new narrow UI claims), and it looks like Google will be coming to the rescue for its OS, if it has to.

Filed under: Apple Financial , Apple Back during the earnings call a few weeks ago , it was mentioned that Apple has a jaw-dropping almost $40 billion just sitting around in cash. In the chat, we started talking about other companies that might have that much money in the hopper — Google came up, but I don’t think we were able to guess another one

Makers of quirky, charming and Mac game makers nonpareil Popcap Games are having a fantastic deal: buy a game (or, for that matter, twelve) from them and all the money will go to Haitian earthquake relief. The deal’s good for today only, but there’s no shortage of great Popcap games to choose from, including Bejeweled 2,

GigaOm’s been releasing a slew of admirable, Apple-oriented infographics lately, leading with a fantastic look at the money at stake if AT&T loses the iPhone, and now following with a through vivisection of the thriving App Store economy. Here’s the jist: 28,000 developers have generated over 133,000 apps to date. Surprisingly, the average approval time is

Filed under: App Review Illusion Labs has just released Labyrinth 2 in App Store [ iTunes Link ]. Beautifully designed and fun to play, Labyrinth 2 transforms your iPhone into a classic wooden labyrinth/metal ball game, but it’s a lot more than that. Labyrinth 2 isn’t just about manual coordination and keeping the ball from treacherous holes, it offers clever tricks and twists including gates with button-based controls that limit access to certain parts of a given maze, magnets, limited-access twirling discs, bb shooters that displace your ball, and more.

Filed under: Odds and ends , iPhone Both companies were looking pretty stupid, with half-baked attack ads and claims, counter claims and lawsuits that get lawyers rich and customers wondering if the money might be better spent. Anyway, the Wall Street Journal and others are reporting that: AT&T Inc. (T) on Wednesday dismissed its lawsuit against Verizon Wireless and its recent “There’s A Map For That” campaign

Filed under: Audio , Rumors , iPhone , iPod touch Just like the 5th generation iPod nano that was introduced last month, Apple may soon be adding the capability to tune in to FM radio stations on the iPhone and iPod touch, if this report from 9to5Mac is on the money. As some of you may remember, the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chipsets in the iPhone 3GS and the 2nd and 3rd generation iPod touch models already have the capability to support FM radio tuning. It’s also reported that you’ll be able to listen to the radio in the background, allowing you to use apps at the same time, just like you listen to music synced to your iPhone or iPod touch