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Apple is in the holiday spirit, releases the “12 Days of Christmas” iPhone 3GS commercial

21. December 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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Apple is in the holiday spirit, releases the “12 Days of Christmas” iPhone 3GS commercial

It looks like Apple has released yet another iPhone commercial last week, and despite trying to keep an eye out for these I seem to have missed it entirely. The latest is called “12 Days of Christmas” and that last word in the title may be the very reason I missed it. Yup, I will [...]

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Stunt Wagon Game Review: Sit down, Shut up and Hold on!

20. December 2009 | by Cody Buchanan

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Stunt Wagon Game Review: Sit down, Shut up and Hold on!

As a kid growing up, I was somewhat of a daredevil like most young boys. I remember setting up unsteady ramps in an attempt to launch my bike from it, only to land face first and run into the house screaming for my mom. Well even counting my numerous shinnanigans, its nothing compared to the [...]

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Saga Catapult Game Review: Ready, Aim, Fire!

19. December 2009 | by Cody Buchanan

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Saga Catapult Game Review: Ready, Aim, Fire!

Prepare for battle, enemies are knocking at the gates! Surely you’ve seen one of the big summer blockbusters in which a giant stone wall protects an ancient city from a brutal marauding army. Well now you can step into that mythical world without actually having to place yourself in harms way, all through the wonderful [...]

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AT&T Keeps on Ticking After Operation Chokehold

19. December 2009 | by Devindra Hardawar

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AT&T Keeps on Ticking After Operation Chokehold

We’ve covered Fake Steve Jobs’ proposal for Operation Chokehold, along with AT&T’s response, and now we can reflect on the outcome of the digital revolt. Basically, there’s not much to report. There were no reported AT&T slowdowns or outages during noon to 1pm PST on Friday the 18th, and one Brooklyn-based CNN blogger even noticed [...]

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Verizon Preparing Network for the iPhone

19. December 2009 | by Devindra Hardawar

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Verizon Preparing Network for the iPhone

Staying on cue with their attacks on AT&T’s network, Verizon Wireless Chief Technology Officer Anthony Melone recently spoke to BusinessWeek about upgrades that the company is making in preparation for the iPhone moving over. While we don’t know if the work they’re doing is more extensive than what AT&T did to prepare for the iPhone, [...]

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iKoto App Review: Japanese Harp Heavan

18. December 2009 | by Cody Buchanan

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iKoto App Review: Japanese Harp Heavan

There are very few sounds that we find in our daily lives that have the ability to calm us down and help us relax. Chances are the vast majority of us are forced to put up with annoying, angering and obnoxious sounds as we go about our everyday business. So it’s only natural that we [...]

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This Week’s App Store Updates – 18th December

18. December 2009 | by Andy Boxall

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This Week’s App Store Updates – 18th December

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  Here are seven new or updated apps worth taking a closer look at if you are: Paperboy. Elite port the classic arcade game over to the iPhone and it looks almost perfect!  Choose between the standard 2D or enhanced 3D mode and get throwing those papers! Rotten Tomatoes. We listed this app in [...]

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Blockbuster release an official iPhone app

18. December 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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Blockbuster release an official iPhone app

Thanks to a newly released iPhone app, you can now “carry Blockbuster in your pocket.” Or at least that is what you can do, according to the App Store description. But in what I would say is better late than never, and as you may have guessed I have long since given up on the [...]

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TwitBird Pro gets an update, adds support for Twitter Lists, improves performance and more

18. December 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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TwitBird Pro gets an update, adds support for Twitter Lists, improves performance and more

Despite my recent new found enjoyment of the HootSuite app for the iPhone, I have not abandoned my previous favorite of TwitBird Pro. In fact they both remain installed on my iPhone and sit side by side. And in a little bit of good news, the TwitBird Pro app was just recently given an update. To [...]

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uKnowit App Review: Cram Your Brain

17. December 2009 | by Cody Buchanan

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uKnowit App Review: Cram Your Brain

In my opinion, some of the most interesting and addicting apps are those who contain little or no interaction at all. Who would think that such a technical masterpiece like the iPhone or iTouch would be host to such lowly apps? Well actually, I’ve found myself constantly lost in a world of apps just so. [...]

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