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Game Review: Aurora Feint on App Store

July 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Aurora Feint: The Beginning
by Danielle Cassley and Jason Citron
game type: Block puzzle role-playing game hybrid (MMo)
game platform: for iPhone and iPod Touch OS 2.0, free on iTunes App Store
Game Brief
A superb 10-week opus by 22 year old designers Danielle Cassley and Jason Citron, Aurora Feint is, indeed, a beginning. Their lush fantasy graphics situate you [...]

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Being Able to Edit WordPress on-the-go is Awesome

July 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Open Source Native App for WordPress
Although we began work last year on Safari based WordPress Theme and Plugin suite that had potential to offer the untethered convenience of mobile blogging, we were beat to the punch by Automattic/Effigent. Built on the iPhone SDK as a native Cocoa Touch app makes a robust touch UI crisp [...]

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The iPhone 2.0 Killer App is Vaporware

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Although we have been graced with some quality free iPhone software already (see our “essential dozen” below), the wündervice still lacks The Killer App.
What’s The Killer App?
To put it one way, when urged to flick icons on microquest for stroke amusement and no app earns a tap, then I’ll know The Killer App has arrived.
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iPhone 2.0 Launch Day Topples Activation Servers

July 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Perhaps Thousands of iPhones Bricked at the Moment

Any iPhone user (2.5G and 3G), who needs to activate their phone with iTunes is out of luck right now. Apparently slammed by activations or launch glitches, now is not the time to perform an update or restore function on ANY iPhone, as you won’t able to reactivate [...]

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Instant One-Touch Jailbreak Now Available for iPhone and iPod touch

October 29th, 2007 · No Comments

It’s never been easier to install custom applications
You can now jailbreak your iPhone or iPod touch to install third-party applications with extraordinary ease. Visit the URL pictured above with your Mobile Safari and in an instant your device’s file system will be opened and the AppTapp Installer will appear on your Springboard after a restart.
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