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Top Ten iPhone and iPad Apps Released This Week
App Store

Top Ten iPhone and iPad Apps Released This Week

July 30, 2011 | Andy Boxall

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  If so, here are ten applications released recently. NASA Visualization Explorer. Get the latest insight into NASA’s projects through your iPad with this officia…

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Zinio 2.0 Arrives, Embraces Apple’s New Rules
Entertainment

Zinio 2.0 Arrives, Embraces Apple’s New Rules

July 29, 2011 | Andy Boxall

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Earlier in the week we took a quick look at the first wave of eBook-related apps who had applied a few changes to conform with Apple’s new rules, among them Amazon’s Kindle app and Kobo’s read…

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I Get Around! Ten Best Navigation Apps for the iPhone
iPhone Apps

I Get Around! Ten Best Navigation Apps for the iPhone

July 29, 2011 | Andy Boxall

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The App Store is stacked with navigation apps for the iPhone, with prices ranging from absolutely nothing to really quite a lot.  If you’re confused by the sheer volume of choice, they we’ve gathe…

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BBC iPlayer Goes International on iPad, Many Countries Left Wanting *Updated*
iPad Applications

BBC iPlayer Goes International on iPad, Many Countries Left Wanting *Updated*

July 28, 2011 | Andy Boxall

It was back in June when we last heard about an international version of the BBC iPlayer, when new plans were unveiled to make it an archive collection rather than a catchup service.  At the time, nothing was said…

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New Case Image Provides More Evidence of Tapered iPhone 5 Design
iPhone 5

New Case Image Provides More Evidence of Tapered iPhone 5 Design

July 28, 2011 | Andy Boxall

Several pictures and schematics of iPhone 5 cases have appeared over the past couple of days, all suggesting a redesigned device with a tapered back and a larger Home button.  We’ve received an email thi…

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Battle Realms Coming to iOS in 2012, as a Collectible Card Game
iPhone Apps

Battle Realms Coming to iOS in 2012, as a Collectible Card Game

July 27, 2011 | Andy Boxall

Liquid Entertainment has made a very early announcement of their intention to convert their successful Battle Realms game to iOS.  Released back in 2001, the game was a real-time strategy affair with a Japane…

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Comedian Tries to Get Thrown Out of an Apple Store, Fails
Funny

Comedian Tries to Get Thrown Out of an Apple Store, Fails

July 27, 2011 | Andy Boxall

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The Apple Store has a reputation for allowing eccentric activities to take place inside, but comedian Mark Malkoff wanted to see how far you need to go before an employee said ‘no’ and threw him out…

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Battle Squadron’s iTunes Rating Soars, Updates Confirmed
App Store

Battle Squadron’s iTunes Rating Soars, Updates Confirmed

July 26, 2011 | Andy Boxall

If anyone out there needed proof that putting in months of work converting a ‘retro’ game to iOS was worth it, then Cope-Com’s Battle Squadron is it.  I had the pleasure of being involved wit…

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Wooords iPhone/iPad App Review – One Word: Gem!
Games

Wooords iPhone/iPad App Review – One Word: Gem!

July 26, 2011 | Andy Boxall

What is it about puzzle games involving words?  This simple concept has been used time and time again, with varying degrees of success, but we never seem to have tired of it.  Wooords is the latest word-challeng…

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Yet Another Version of iOS 4.3 Released, iOS 4.3.5 Out Now
Firmware

Yet Another Version of iOS 4.3 Released, iOS 4.3.5 Out Now

July 25, 2011 | Andy Boxall

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Just ten days ago, iOS 4.3.4 was released, a firmware update fixing a problem with the way iOS handles PDF files in Safari, which allowed jailbreak services such as jailbreakme.com to function.  Now we’…

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