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Keith Ward is a magazine editor, covering the uber high-tech world of computer virtualization at Virtualization Review magazine. In his 48 seconds of spare time each day he bangs on drums and plays silly tabletop strategy games, sending Orks into battle with Space Marines and other creatures. He lives in Maryland with his wife and personal army of children.

iPhone App: Labyrinth

Thursday, January 1, 2009

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Happy New Year! If you’re wondering why I’m blogging here on Jan. 1, 2009, it’s because I have no life. No, actually, it’s because I have kids still asleep from being out so late last night, and I have some spare time. I like to play games on my iPhone, but not as much as my [...]

iPhone App: Flash Metronome

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

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Often, the simplest iPhone applications are the best ones. There’s a lot to be said for uncluttered interfaces, few buttons and spare layouts. You’re more likely to use an app that doesn’t take an hour to figure out — at least I am. That’s a key reason I like Flash Metronome, a .99 app from Diatche [...]

More iPhone Nano Rumors

Monday, December 22, 2008

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The Website Mac Rumors is reporting that a maker of cases for the iPhone has a category for “iPhone Nano”, adding more fuel to the speculation that a new form-factor iPhone could be on the way. The manufacturer, XSKN, has a page that lists “iPhone Nano”. The page is shown in the graphic at right, with [...]

iPhone App: Recorder

Monday, December 22, 2008

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In my job, I often have the need to record stuff: I do many interviews in the course of a day. I can also be a little scatter-brained, and it’s nice to record reminders about what I need at the grocery store, or where I parked in the mall. That’s why finding a voice recorder [...]

Cellphone Market Down; Smartphones Up

Thursday, December 18, 2008

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Market analyst firm IDC came out with a report yesterday that discussed the upcoming cellphone market in 2009 and beyond. Their predictions are usually pretty good; they’re highly regarded and have been doing this a long time. For the iPhone community, however, the most interesting news is not that the cellphone market is going to drop [...]

Will You Be Eating yellowsn0w?

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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Last weekend, I had a guy show off his jailbroken, unlocked iPhone to me. While I appreciated the cool themes, video app he got from Cydia, and all the rest, I was a bit uneasy. The timing was interesting, considering the news this week about the iPhone 3G unlock (yellowsn0w) coming on Dec. 31. And [...]

iPhone App: Scrabble

Monday, December 15, 2008

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I’m a magazine writer and editor in my day job, which means I work with words all day long. Naturally, then, I was drawn to the ultimate iPhone game for the wordsmith – Scrabble. And to sum up the game, Scrabble-style, I’d call it a W-I-N-N-E-R. At $7.99, it’s not the cheapest game out there, but [...]