Jan 10 2009

6 iPhone games still worth playing

Phone games are interesting because of the App Store… most people will download them, play them for a few hours (or minutes), and never think twice about opening them again. Is this due to the App Store’s “candy-esque” display of applications, or is it that some apps don’t possess a high replay quality? Anyway, here are 6 apps that don’t get old.

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Jan 10 2009

Best iPhone App Ever award winners announced

The “best ever” anything label is always one that kind of irks me. Most things either haven’t been around long enough, or are just too subjective to pick a clear “best ever.” Whether it’s the best guitar player ever, best painter ever, or best video game ever, usually the “winner” is hotly disputed. That’s why I was somewhat skeptical when I saw a

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Jan 9 2009

Open source Mono framework brings C# to iPhone and Wii

Mono, an open source implementation of the .NET runtime, is being used to build games for the iPhone and Wii. Ars looks at how static compilation has made it possible for Mono applications to meet Apple’s requirements for inclusion in the App Store.

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Jan 9 2009

New Multi-Core iPhone with Firmware 3.0?

ZDNet reports that the iPhone 3.0 firmware will support quad-core processors in an upcoming iPhone hardware revision. While Apple has not yet detailed iPhone 3.0 firmware, MacRumors has independently heard from a reliable source of this same multi-core support in the 3.0 firmware which should accompany the next iPhone.

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Jan 9 2009

Apple's 5 biggest moments in 2008 – Computerworld


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Apple's 5 biggest moments in 2008
Computerworld – 8 Jan 2009
By Ryan Faas Anonymous says: Microsoft is a CONVICTED MONOPOLIST. Saying that doesn't make one an anti-Microsoft zealot; it's a correct statement.
Rogers: iPhone activations fell 50% in Q4 MacNN
Apple's iPhone 'only a niche product' Mobile Phones
National Post – iPhone World – Silicon Alley Insider – tuaw.com
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Jan 9 2009

Palm Announces Killer New Phone

Barence writes “At CES, Palm announced what promises to be the product that finally matches and even betters the Apple iPhone, and certainly looks to be the most important product announced at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. It’s called the Palm Pre and it’s based on a completely new operating system, called Palm webOS. Its key specs include a 3.1in 320x 480 touchscreen, 8GB of storage, UMTS HDSPA support (in the UK version of the phone), 802.11b/g WLAN, Bluetooth, and GPS. It also includes a slide-out Qwerty keyboard, 3.5mm headphone jack, and what Palm described as the ‘fastest ever’ Texas Instruments OMAP processor.”

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Jan 9 2009

Apple's 5 biggest moments in 2008 – Computerworld


iPhone World

Apple's 5 biggest moments in 2008
Computerworld – 8 Jan 2009
By Ryan Faas Anonymous says: Microsoft is a CONVICTED MONOPOLIST. Saying that doesn't make one an anti-Microsoft zealot; it's a correct statement.
Rogers: iPhone activations fell 50% in Q4 MacNN
Apple's iPhone 'only a niche product' Mobile Phones
National Post – iPhone World – Silicon Alley Insider – tuaw.com
all 8 news articles
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Jan 9 2009

Apple's 5 biggest moments in 2008 – Computerworld


iPhone World

Apple's 5 biggest moments in 2008
Computerworld – 22 hours ago
By Ryan Faas Anonymous says: Microsoft is a CONVICTED MONOPOLIST. Saying that doesn't make one an anti-Microsoft zealot; it's a correct statement.
Rogers: iPhone activations fell 50% in Q4 MacNN
Apple's iPhone 'only a niche product' Mobile Phones
National Post – iPhone World – Silicon Alley Insider – tuaw.com
all 8 news articles
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Jan 8 2009

Refurbished iPhones Land at Best Buy

Best Buy seems to have a good deal going with Apple, as it was the first retailer outside of Apple’s own stores to carry iPhones, and now will be the first again, by selling “refreshed” or, more accurately, refurbished 3G iPhones.

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Jan 8 2009

AdMob Unveils Download Tracking for iPhone Applications.

AdMob, the world’s largest and fastest growing mobile advertising marketplace, today launched Download Tracking for iPhone applications. For the first time, advertisers can accurately monitor App Store conversion rates – clicks on an ad that lead to a completed download of the advertised application…

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