A Sharp has announced the release of King of Dragon Pass, a unique indie strategy game for the iPhone. It costs $9.99 and is available for download from the App Store. King of Dragon Pass is set in a mythical … Continued
iPhone
∞ World War I flying aces take to iOS in Sky Gamblers
Namco Bandai has announced plans to release Sky Gamblers: Rise of Glory worldwide on the App Store on Thursday, September 22, 2011. The game will cost $4.99 and a “Lite” version will be made available the same day. Sky Gamblers … Continued
∞ Google upped Motorola Mobility bid by $3 billion
Mobileburn: According to the filing, Google increased its bid for Motorola by 33 percent in one day, bringing the purchase price up by $3 billion. This was without Motorola entertaining bids from other companies. The filing also says that Google … Continued
∞ Nintendo's Iwata: Smartphone games 'not under consideration'
IndustryGamers: In an interview with Japanese news organization Nikkei (translated by Andriasang), Nintendo president Satoru Iwata reiterated the company’s stance on creating games for smartphones. “This is absolutely not under consideration,” Iwata definitively replied when asked about Nintendo possibly making smartphone … Continued
∞ Anonymous developer suggests protest against Apple, Google
Apple and Google are dragging their feet to assist with the Macrosolve and Lodsys patent bullying of small businesses, entrepeneurs, and developers. Without Apple’s and Google’s assistance, the app development community is vulnerable to the strategic attacks made by these … Continued
∞ Verizon introducing $50 unlimited plan
BGR.com In an effort to edge in on MetroPCS and Sprint-owned Boost and Virgin Mobile, Verizon Wireless will introduce a brand new $50 monthly prepaid this week that includes unlimited text, talk and web. The new plan, which first launched … Continued
∞ Windows 8 screenshots
∞ Sprint prepares for iPhone 4
Erica Sadun for TUAW.com The briefing reportedly told the sales team that Sprint will begin offering the iPhone 4 in October 2011 (next month) with standard Sprint data plans; they will include a $10 data smartphone premium that is not … Continued
∞ Shadowgun third-person combat game coming to iOS on Sep. 28
Madfinger Games announced Tuesday that Shadowgun is slated for a September 28 release. The game is a third-person tactical combat shooter featuring remarkable console-quality graphics. Shadowgun is a futuristic shooter set in the year 2350. The game follows the adventures … Continued
∞ New QNX BlackBerry has no email or calendar
Gizmodo: BlackBerry sales have been in the toilet, so RIM has been scrambling to get their much-anticipated first QNX-based phones to market. Very smart. But they may be pushing them out without BES/BIS email/calendar calendar support. That would be unfathomably … Continued
∞ AT&T responds to Justice Department
Smartphone Boss: “Without this merger, AT&T will continue to experience capacity constraints, millions of customers will be deprived of faster and higher quality service, and innovation and infrastructure will be stunted. If this transaction does not close due to Plaintiff’s … Continued
∞ RIM: Mac users not wanted
BlackBerry App World: This web page uses ActiveX controls that work only in Microsoft Internet Explorer. To ensure that BlackBerry App World is correctly downloaded to your BlackBerry, this site is not designed to work with any other Internet browsers. … Continued
∞ Sprint will have the iPhone 5 with unlimited data in Oct.
Bloomberg: Sprint, the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, plans to begin selling the device in mid-October under a deal with Apple for the next model, the iPhone 5, said the people, who wouldn’t be identified because the plans aren’t public. Becoming … Continued
∞ Apple ranks highest in J.D. Power customer satisfaction
For a sixth consecutive time, Apple ranks highest among manufacturers of smartphones in customer satisfaction. Apple achieves a score of 838 and performs well in all factors, particularly in ease of operation and features. HTC (801) follows Apple in the … Continued
∞ Jackasstic
A great Gruber-ism.
∞ AppSpeed Monster Truck remote controlled by iOS device
Dexim has announced its AppSpeed Monster Truck, a radio-controlled toy monster truck that uses an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch as its controller. It retails for $69.99. The AppSpeed Monster Truck works with a free app downloadable from the App … Continued
∞ Find my iPhone used to locate Chilean plane crash
Seth Weintraub: We’ve gotten an email from an acquaintance of one of the victims of the accident saying that one of the passengers was carrying an iPhone. The relatives of the crash victim logged into Find My iPhone and were … Continued
∞ Ultimate Guitar updates iPhone apps
Ultimate Guitar has long been my favorite tablature Web sites and I also downloaded the tab app as soon as it become available. There is an update for one of the company’s apps with another on the way. Ultimate Guitar … Continued
∞ RIM shareholders want company put up for sale
Noting its poor stock performance, lack of innovation and loss of market share, Jaguar Financial is leading the charge to have something done at RIM. In a statement on Tuesday, Jaguar Chairman and CEO Vic Alboini called on RIM’s Directors … Continued
∞ AmpKit 1.2 for iOS includes 'massive tone improvements'
Agile Partners on Tuesday released one of the biggest updates to an iOS app that I’ve seen. AmpiKit 1.2 made big changes under the hood, as well as adding many new features for guitarists using the iPad and iPhone. Perhaps … Continued
∞ Native Instruments introduces Maschine Mikro, iMaschine
Maschine Mikro is based on a highly portable controller that provides hands-on control of the central Maschine features at two-thirds of the size and weight of the full-sized hardware. Utilizing a single display and a dynamically assigned high-resolution master encoder … Continued
∞ iPhone 5 available for pre-order at Deutsche Telekom
Bloomberg: Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) will allow customers to reserve the next generation of Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s iPhone as of today in anticipation of supply bottlenecks for the device, spokesman Alexander von Schmettow said by phone. Planning ahead.
∞ Verbs is iChat for the iPhone
What a great looking app. This is what I would expect from Apple if they made iChat for the iPhone. Verbs is $0.99 on the App Store.
∞ SF Police now confirm they helped Apple search for iPhone 5
SFWeekly: Dangerfield says that, after conferring with Apple and the captain of the Ingleside police station, he has learned that plainclothes SFPD officers went with private Apple detectives to the home of Sergio Calderón, a 22-year-old resident of Bernal Heights. … Continued
∞ Man claims Apple security impersonated SFPD looking for iPhone 5
Peter Jamison for SFWeekly: If accurate, his account raises the possibility that Apple security personnel attempting to recover the prototype falsely represented themselves as police officers — a criminal act punishable by up to a year in jail in the … Continued
∞ Glassboard: Location vs. privacy
As a result, we’ve put a location switch on the compose screen for each message or comment, so the user will have full control in its use, message by message. And when you add your location, its not only private … Continued
∞ Griffin offers three-in-one stylus/pen/laser pointer
Griffin Technology on Thursday announced its Stylus + Pen + Laser Pointer, a three-in-one device. It costs $49.99. The gadget combines a rubber-ended stylus that mimics a finger-press, for use on an iPad, iPhone or other touchscreen surface. A refillable … Continued
∞ Navigon announces major overhaul for iOS navigation software
Navigon AG on Thursday announced the “second generation” of navigation apps for iOS (and Android), coming this fall. Current users will be eligible for free upgrades to the new versions, according to Navigon. Gerhard Mayr, Navigon vice president, said that … Continued
∞ Former Bizarre Creations team launches Tiny Invaders on iOS
Hogrocket has announced the release of Tiny Invaders on the App Store, a new game from a development team comprising former members of the award-winning game console developer Bizarre Creations. It costs $3.99. Tiny Invaders is an action puzzle game … Continued
∞ Apple loses another unreleased iPhone
CNET: When San Francisco police and Apple’s investigators visited the house, they spoke with a man in his twenties who acknowledged being at Cava 22 on the night the device went missing. But he denied knowing anything about the phone. … Continued