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Minim (now on iPhone): the game so nice we've reviewed it thrice
If you've been a Download Squad reader for a while, you've probably heard about the 3-D molecular puzzle game, Minim. I reviewed it back in May, and Jason reviewed it again in July (oops!). However, I've got my hands on the iPhone version now, and it's worlds better than the Flash one we played...
Google ChromeOS: It's basically a modified browser that runs web apps
So what exactly is Chrome OS? It's an operating system based on a web browser called... Google Chrome. The idea is that you won't have to (or be able to) install a single application directly on your PC. Rather, all of your apps will be run from the web and all of your data will be stored in the cloud.
Yesterday
Product News: Layers 2 for iPhone Adds Smudge Tool, More
Gotow.net announced the immediate availability of Layers 2.0 on Wednesday. The update for the painting application for iPhone and iPod touch users added a new Smudge tool and live brush previews.
Tuesday, Nov 17
Games: Star Wars: Trench Run Hits the iPhone
Lucasfilm put the power of the Rebel Alliance in your hands with the release of Star Wars: Trench Run for the iPhone and iPod touch on on Tuesday. The game lets players take on the Death Star in an X-Wing fighter just as Luke Skywalker did in the original Star Wars movie.
Product News: Google Earth for iPhone Adds Desktop App Support
Google released Google Earth 2.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch on Tuesday. The new version of the interactive map application added the ability to view maps made with the desktop version of Google Earth.
Monday, Nov 16
News: Apple Looking to Hire iPhone Game Developer
Apple is advertising for a full time game developer for the iPhone and iPhone touch. In a job posting at the company's site, Apple said it was looking for a skilled developer with 3-4 years of experience, strong C/C++/Objective-C and iPhone experience, who has "shipped at least one AAA tit...
News: Apple Changes Stance, Approves Bobble Rep iPhone App
The Bobble Rep - 111th Congress Edition iPhone application that Apple rejected for allegedly ridiculing public figures landed on the App Store on Saturday when the Mac and iPhone maker reversed its stance and decided the app was fine after all.
Product News: SimCap Captures iPhone Screenshots for Developers
Just About Managing announced the immediate availability of SimCap 1.0 on Monday. SimCap is a Mac OS X application that lets iPhone app developers capture screenshots from the iPhone simulator and build simulation videos.
Sunday, Nov 15
Mac-clone company Psystar loses big in Apple lawsuit
You may have heard of Psystar, an infamous manufacturer of Mac clone "open computers." They're best known for frequently getting into legal hot water with Apple over everything from trademarks to copyrights to selling Apple's OS X operating on non-Apple computers. Apple just took Psyst...
Friday, Nov 13
Quick Look Review: Scanner 911 for iPhone Accesses Police, Fire, EMS Radio
Scanner 911 for iPhone and iPod touch by Matthew Pease can access police, fire and emergency medical service (EMS) from over 1,400 sites from the U.S., Canada, and a few other countries. Basically, it puts a global scanner in your pocket. While most of the chatter will be unintelligible or ir...
Product News: Marware Ships Eco-Runner for 5th Gen iPod nano
Marware announced the immediate availability of its Eco-runner armband case for Apple's fifth generation iPod nano on Friday. The environmentally friendly case is made from Eco-Prene and protects the nano when running.
Dropbox Votebox lets you decide what they work on next
5. Mac resource fork support. Perhaps the most cryptic of the requests. The resource fork is essentially metadata attached to the file that helps the Mac OS understand the file better. It defines things like custom icons, window sizes, menu definitions and the like. It is also how Mac OS can do e...
Thursday, Nov 12
Google Chrome for Mac will hit beta by December
OS X browser geeks, start salivating ... Reports from around the web are saying that Google's Chrome browser might get a finished Mac version in about month. Stephen Shankland at CNET has been vigilantly monitoring the Chrome development mailing lists, and some talk about Chrome's new exte...
News: Take Control Intros New iPhone Titles
Take Control and TidBITS announced the immediate availability of Take Control of Your iPhone Apps and Take Control of iPhone OS 3 on Thursday.
Product News: Undercover 1.5 Adds Push Notification Support
Orbicule announced the immediate availability of Undercover 1.5 for on Thursday. The update for the iPhone and iPod touch theft recovery tool added the ability to use push notifications to remotely launch the Undercover app.
News: Apple Improves App Store Review Process Feedback
iPhone and iPod touch application developers are finally getting a little more feedback from Apple on their status in the App Store review process. Instead of simply being told the average time from submission to approval, developers can now see when their app is being reviewed and when i...
Wednesday, Nov 11
iPhone Rickroll exploit gets nasty, can now steal personal data
Filed under: Security, iPhone The worms are only a concern for those running jailbroken iPhone and iPod touches, of course. Still, even at Intego's estimate of 6-8% of those devices being jailbroken that puts the number at risk at well over 2 million.
Deal Brothers: 64GB 3rd Generation Apple iPod touch: $379.98
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the 64GB 3rd Generation Apple iPod touch for $379.98. This is a new unit, and the discounted price includes delivery.
Ted Landau's User Friendly Blog: iPhone In-App Purchases: Lost and Found
With iPhone OS 3.0's In-App Purchase, an iPhone app can include the option for you to buy additional features directly from within the app itself. For example, you could use this to buy more levels of a game or (as in my recent adventure) to add the Traffic Live option to the latest version of N...
Product News: iBiquity Intros iPhone HD Radio Attachment
iBiquity Digital Corporation announced the immediate availability of the Gigaware Navigation Control HD Radio Receiver for the iPhone and iPod touch on Wednesday. The accessory receives HD Radio FM stations and plays them through your handheld's speakers or earbuds.
Tweetdeck back in the iPhone app store with new features, fewer bugs
Twitter fanatics were disappointed when the hotly-anticipated update to Tweetdeck's iPhone app was pulled from the app store due to bugs, but it's available again today. The upgrade is a big one, including some of the most important features of the Tweetdeck desktop version. The biggest...
Tuesday, Nov 10
OS X 10.6.2 offers tons of fixes, breaks Atom support again
The update, which is around 160MB if you're upgrading from 10.6.1, corrects a few nagging issues in the Finder: Exchange contacts not showing up in Spotlight, flaky menu extras, wonky VPN connections and - this one was a personal peeve of mine - not being able to add photos to Address Book. Als...
Is Apple closing in on Microsoft?
Microsoft is currently the most valuable technology company in the world, according to a Reuters report. Even Google, Inc (GOOG), with its astounding brand recognition and position as gateway to the internet, is worth "only" $136 billion. Apple, which was once considered a computer com...
News: MAD Artist Lashes Out at Apple for Rejecting iPhone App for Political Caricatures
Apple has (inexplicably) rejected an iPhone app that "ridicules public figures," and the artist who developed the caricatures in question is lashing out at Apple for doing so. The app, Bobble Rep - 111th Congress Edition, is an iPhone app that offers the name and information, including c...
Monday, Nov 9
Rumor: Apple May Update iPod touch in December
Apple's iPod touch may be in store for a surprise update in December. An anonymous source claimed that a product refresh is planned before the end of the year, but couldn't offer specific details.
One Finger Discount takes on MacHeist with 20% off tons of Mac apps
Of course, the promotion includes Jalkut's own apps, the impressive MarsEdit blog editor and Black Ink crossword maker, but there are some other choice goodies there, too. Some of my personal favorites include Flying Meat's Acorn image editor and VoodooPad, and SmileOnMyMac's TextEx...
Sunday, Nov 8
Jailbroken iPhones in Australia getting Rickrolled by a worm
If the possibility of having your jailbroken iPod Touch or iPhone held ransom for 5 Euros wasn't enough of a scare to make you change your root password, maybe this will. Users on an Australian forum site are reporting a new attack - one that's no stranger to love.
RPGs like Fallout and Oblivion coming to your iPhone?
After an acquisition that most of us thought was fairly minor news, it turns out that John Carmack of Doom and id Software fame is a mobile games enthusiast! Not only is id Software still flogging the Doom horse, but we may be in for a little treat in the coming months. Gaming iPhone users are pr...
Windows 7 already bigger than Snow Leopard and Linux combined
I expect to see Windows swing back up after Windows 7's been available for a while. I mean, we're talking about an operating system that outsold Harry Potter in the UK. Right now, it's only got a 2% share, compared to 19% for Vista and 70% for XP, but that's after only two weeks. Expect that number...
Friday, Nov 6
Rumor: Taiwan Leak Shows Verizon UTMS/CDMA iPhone for Q3 2010
Apple is working on a UTMS/CDMA hybrid iPhone that would allow the company to offer the device through Verizon in the third quarter of 2010. The news comes through an analyst research note from OTR Global reported by AppleInsider, and is based on supposed leaks from Apple's Taiwan manufac...
Balloons: launch a balloon from your iPhone, see who finds it
I tested the Lite version of Balloons, which is free. There's also a $2.99 version that adds the ability to track your balloons, in case you get really serious. TUAW interviewed the developer at this year's WWDC.Balloons: launch a balloon from your iPhone, see who finds it originally appeare...
Rumor: Apple May Be Bringing RFID to the iPhone
Apple has apparently been testing prototype versions of the next generation iPhone with RFID support built-in. If true, the next iPhone hardware update could lets users interact with other RFID-enabled devices.
Product News: iTweetReply 1.2 Adds Twitter Search Support
Syncode announced the immediate availability of iTweetReply 1.2 on Friday. The update for the Twitter push notification app for the iPhone and iPod touch added the ability to automatically send Twitter search results to your iPhone.
Thursday, Nov 5
Quick Look Review: Kensington Windshield/Vent Car Mount with Sound Amplified Cradle for iPhone
Kensington's iPhone car mount kit lets you keep your combination iPod and smartphone in view when you are driving. It includes vent and windshield mount attachments, and based on Nancy Gravely's tests it does its job well.
Wednesday, Nov 4
News: Apple Tops 100,000 Titles at App Store
Apple's iPhone and iPod touch App Store topped 100,000 available applications on Wednesday. The App Store is Apple's online service for third party iPhone and iPod touch applications, and has hosted over two billion app downloads so far.
In-Depth Review: SigFx Energy iPhone Case Contains Smart Battery
SigFx Energy in Lewisville, TX sells a full line of cases for the iPhone 3G/3GS (and iPod touch) that have built-in batteries. I have been testing the X-type design which has a 1,200 mAh (milliamp-hour) smart battery. No power is drawn from the iPhone battery until the external battery is de...
Tuesday, Nov 3
Apple's iPhone sees lukewarm reception in China debut
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone has been selling like gangbusters in the U.S. since its debut in June 2007, but that kind of fever -- and the fever U.S. consumers felt at every iPhone launch in the U.S. -- seemed tepid by comparison when China Unicom unleashed the iPhone for sale last week.Contin...
App Store: MixMatch Launches MobBase: Individual iPhone Apps for Bands
MixMatch announced Tuesday the launch of MobBase, an iPhone app platform that allows bands to easily have their own branded iPhone app. MobBase allows bands to completely customize their own iPhone app through a browser-based content management system (CMS) - the resulting iPhone app...
Don't forget to feed your kids during the economic downturn -- use this iPhone app!!
I'm not a parent, nor am I kid -- but that doesn't prevent me from appreciating a totally neat iPhone app called 'Kids Eat For' (I guess the domain with 'free' on the end was already taken?) IPhone - Download Squad - Smartphone - Handhelds - United States
News: Adobe: Flash-free iPhone is All Apple’s Fault
Adobe Flash isn't supported on the iPhone and now it seems the company wants to make sure everyone knows it's all Apple's fault. iPhone users have begun reporting that they're seeing a new message from Adobe when they visit Web sites with Flash-based content, and that message tells them to...
Monday, Nov 2
Apple Context Machine Podcast: ACM 157: Microsoft Stores, iTunes vs. Palm Pre, & iTablet
In this week's episode of The Apple Context Machine, Jeff and Bryan discuss Microsoft's retail store opening in Scottsdale, AZ, the turf war between Apple and Palm Pre over third-party iTunes support, and the iTablet as an Ebook reader.
Apple Stock Watch: Apple 10K Shows 70% Capital Expenditures Increase for 2010
Apple is planning on a 70% increase in its capital expenditures spending (CapEx) for 2010, according to the company's 10-K filing. Caris & Company analyst Robert Cihra told clients in a research note obtained by The Mac Observer that this could suggest that Apple is working on, "stra...
News: Apple Reportedly Shops iTunes as TV Service
Apple has been shopping iTunes as a TV service to network executives, according to a report from AllThingsD.com. Writing for the MediaMemo blog within AllThingsD, Peter Kafka said Apple is looking for networks to sign on to provide content to a monthly subscription service through iTune...
Tuesday, Oct 13
Patch: Product News: Apple Releases iMovie 8.0.5 with iFrame, iPod nano Fixes
Apple updates iMovie 8 to version 8.0.5 Tuesday. The patch addresses various unspecified minor issues, and three specific issues dealing with iFrame, iPod nano, and window resizing.
Thursday, Oct 1
Pro Tools Vocal Studio mini review
The pro audio software is available for Mac or Windows, and has always required users to purchase a computer audio interface from DigiDesign (a subsidiary of Avid). The new versions are available under the company's consumer brand, Pinnacle. You still need to purchase some hardware, and...
Tuesday, Sep 22
In-Depth Review: iPod nano (5G)
The new 5th generation iPod nano was introduced on 09-09-09; I got my hands on one the very next day and have been using and abusing it ever since. Let me just start this review by telling you that I think it's the best iPod nano Apple has ever made and arguably the best $149 (8GB) or $179 (16GB) me...
Wednesday, Aug 12
In-Depth Review: The Deep Pinball
The Deep Pinball from Gameprom is, at least in my not-so-humble opinion, the best and most enjoyable pinball simulation yet for the iPhone or iPod touch. I have several pinball games on my iPhone and The Deep Pinball is the one I like best and play most.
Friday, Jul 24
Quick Look Review: SkyGazer is Much More than a Sky Simulator
SkyGazer for the iPhone and iPod touch from Carina Software is a guide to the night sky and shows all the stars one can see with the naked eye plus all the planets and 220 of the best known star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. The strength of the app is the enormous amount of additional detail fo...
Thursday, Jul 2
Quick Look Review: Wings Earth for iPhone: A Pleasant Flying Experience
There are flight simulators designed to develop proficiency, but this isn't one of them. It's basically a simul-game for iPhone and iPod touch that allows one to fly over various terrains with accompanying music. It's an ethereal experience, good for calming the nerves or an occasional d...
Tuesday, Jun 30
Patch: Skype 4.1 for Windows, 1.1 for iPhone released
Filed under: Windows, VoIP, iPhone, Mobile The developers at Skype must be working overtime this week. Yesterday saw the launch of Skype 3.0 for Windows Phones. Today Skype pushed out version 4.1 for Windows and Skype 1.1 for iPhone and iPod Touch.
Monday, Jun 1
Patch: Apple Releases iTunes 8.2 with iPhone 3.0 Support
Apple released iTunes 8.2 Monday, an update that adds support for iPhone Software 3.0 to both iPhone and iPod touch. The company also said the update includes stability enhancements and bug fixes.
