Aspyr Media has announced the release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition for the Macintosh. It’s now available in retail stores, but you can also purchase it online and download it through Aspyr’s GameAgent service. (more…)
iPhone and iPod touch game publisher Ngmoco has announced that is has acquired Freeverse, another leading iPhone game maker. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. (more…)
Based on Apple’s recent quarterly earnings, it’s no surprise that the iPhone is gaining ground on its competitors. (more…)
Nobody said it was going to be fair, but it’s Apple’s store and they can do what they want. (more…)
Macs co-existing with Windows-based PCs in large organizations may be on the rise, according to a study released on Tuesday. (more…)
Apple went on a well publicized purge of “sex apps” over the last few days, removing an estimated 5,000 applications from its App Store. The latest victim is a swimsuit designer from the UK. (more…)
Two of my three children now use iPod touches for gaming. They haven’t totally supplanted their Nintendo DS Lite systems, but the tide is turning in the iPod touch’s favor. Here are some of the most common complaints the kids in my house have made, and how the iPod touch has solved them. (more…)
Google on Saturday released an update for its mobile app, adding support for voice search to the iPod touch. (more…)
Well hello there! ‘Tis I, The Beard, here once again to share my inestimable wisdom with the masses. (more…)
Freeverse announced Friday that it has sold more than five million apps for the iPhone. The company now counts 24 games and apps on the App Store, with more planned for 2010. (more…)
Allegations that school officials at Harriton High School used a MacBook Web cam to take a picture of a student at home reached the local prosecutors. (more…)
CCP Games technical producer Torfi Frans Olafsson has revealed details of the next major expansion pack in development for EVE Online, the massively multiplayer online role playing game. Entitled Tyrannis, it’s expected to be released before the summer arrives in the northern hemisphere. (more…)
It appears that Apple is in the process of making some major changes to its App Store policies, regarding sexual content. (more…)
Fujitsu has announced a collaboration with MindTouch, a vendor of open source collaborative networking. Fujitsu’s ScanSnap document scanners are now able to scan documents directly into a MindTouch collaboration site. (more…)
Apple on Thursday added support for its App Store to 13 additional countries. (more…)
The Lower Merion School District is in hot water today over its use of a MacBook Web cam. (more…)
Noby Noby Boy is now available for the iPhone. But fans of the PlayStation 3 game should heed this warning – Noby Noby Boy for iPhone, published by Namco Bandai, isn’t exactly the same thing. In fact, it’s categorized as a productivity app, and it’s priced at $1.99. (more…)
It never ceases to amaze me how inventive iPhone developers can be. The latest example comes from Nodconcept with their Emoti update. (more…)
Blizzard Entertainment has announced launch of the closed beta test for its upcoming real time strategy game release StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. The invitation has gone out to thousands of gamers around the world. (more…)
Oceanhouse Media has launched three new iPhone and iPod touch apps based on beloved children’s books by Dr. Seuss. “The Cat in the Hat,” “Dr. Seuss’s ABC” and “Dr. Seuss Camera – The Cat in the Hat Edition.” They are priced at $3.99, $3.99 and $2.99 respectively. (more…)
A lot of kids love using the iPod touch and iPhone as an entertainment system — mine included. (more…)
Bill Atkinson’s name is synonymous with the Mac, and now he’s turned his attention to the iPhone. He has released Bill Atkinson PhotoCard, a $4.99 app that helps iPhone and iPod touch users make and send custom-designed postcards. (more…)
Speech recognition software-maker MacSpeech on Tuesday said it has been acquired by Nuance, makers of Dragon speech recognition software for Windows. (more…)
I just love watching what smart people come up with. The latest is an algorithm to figure out when Apple will reach its 10 billionth song downloaded. (more…)
Macworld Expo 2010 is over, and the show is being hailed as a success by many attendees. That is great news for IDG and the Mac community as a whole. (more…)
PopCap Games has announced the release of Plants vs. Zombies for iPhone and iPod touch, a comical game based on a popular casual title for the Mac and PC. It costs $2.99.
Among all the things I heard at Macworld Expo this past week, absolutely the most banal, trite, idiotic, and pointless observation was, “This show isn’t the same without Apple.” (more…)
I assume you’re prepared for Valentine’s Day. If not, time is running out. There are so many things people get for Valentine’s Day gifts, it’s hard to make a recommendation. If you need some help making a decision or need a place to buy something, here are some iPhone apps that can get the job done. (more…)
Amidst the vendors exhibiting at this week’s Macworld Expo in San Francisco is one lone Mac game publisher, a new face on the Mac scene called Telltale Games. The company is employing a unique business model to attract gamers that’s worked very well since it was founded in 2004, based around episodic content rather than monolithic releases. (more…)
This is a very big day for us here at The Loop. Today we entered into a strategic partnership with freshcode, makers of Bodega. (more…)