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Top 40, best games for the iPhone 3GS, 3G iPod touch

Ronald O Carlson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:12:27 +0000

Apple’s serious about mobile gaming — the company’s newest iPhone and iPod touch models include best of class ARM processors, a good bit o’ RAM and richly detailed OpenGL graphics. Moreover, Cupertino’s been kitting out its in-house iPhone game development team with Graeme Devine of Halo Wars fame already on board.

No [...]

iPhone apps: CNN Mobile late to the party [steals the show]

Ronald O Carlson — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:02:33 +0000

Just when the news app market seemed to be settling into competent mediocrity, along comes a new pay-to-play, commercial piece of software that puts the others to shame, reminding us once of the sage advice of the ancients — caveat emptor (let the buyer beware). But what sets the Cable News [...]

iPhone app: NetNewsWire 2.0 plays well with others

Ronald O Carlson — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:01:08 +0000

It wasn’t long ago that pundits fervently believed that really simply syndication (RSS) would take over content delivery. Although that revolution failed to materialize, whether you’re just a news junkie or journalist, there’s still no better way to stay up-to-date.

I’ve been a NetNewsWire for Mac user for years — there’s no better way [...]

What Steve Jobs didn’t tell us about the new iPod touch

Ronald O Carlson — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:00:42 +0000

On Tuesday, the rumor mill kicked into high gear as “sources” stated that troubles with the camera module in the iPod touch could prevent the mothership from immediately selling the device. With the event over and nary a camera equipped touch anywhere in sight, hardware analysts pour over guts of the [...]

iPhone OS 3.1[.1]: What’s inside this major update

Ronald O Carlson — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:24:06 +0000

This dot-fix is 90 percent about making your iPhone or iPod touch play nicely with the changes with iTunes and the iTunes Store. Therein, the feature that makes me grin deviantly is the ability to manage apps on my Mac, which is simply sweet given the big Swedish hands I inherited [...]

Top 40 best iPod touch apps and games ever!

Ronald O Carlson — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:01:21 +0000

When it comes to getting the job done, the best tool isn’t always commercial and don’t be afraid to spend a little money on the right software — there are some truly awesome apps on Apple’s iTunes App Store. From iPhone games and entertainment apps to news and reference titles for [...]

iPhone app: Feature laden Facebook 3.0 arrives [u]

Ronald O Carlson — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:07:40 +0000

The most popular app on the iPhone and iPod touch has gotten and major rewrite, and packs a large array of “new” features that bring it mostly up to par with the browser-based version. Come on inside for a snapshot overview of what’s hot and what’s not in this major update.

It’s [...]

iPhone game: Civilization comes to ROCKS on the iPhone!

Ronald O Carlson — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:35:20 +0000

Perhaps the greatest source of lost productivity (that doesn’t also cause palm warts) is now available for Apple handhelds. Better still if you’re on a tight budget or consider yourself a mere hobbyist time waster, this classic title is available in free and pay-to-play versions.

Although I don’t have data to back this up, [...]

iPhone app: AP Mobile 3.0 pushes the news to you

Ronald O Carlson — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:54:17 +0000

Everything in this app is available someplace else. Actually, about a million someplace elses is more like it and that’s what makes this app, flawed though it be, such a great addition to your news junkie’s toolkit.

Whether you get your news from CNN or your local newspaper website, it’s rather likely a big [...]

iPhone apps: Local Eats knows the best places to dine

Ronald O Carlson — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:08:39 +0000

One of the most depressing prospects one can face out on the road it yet another merely inspired, corn sweetener-infused cookie cutter meal. Contrariwise, finding a little hole in the wall, mom n’ pop place with more authenticity than a thousand chain restaurant locations can be the wellspring for a lifetime [...]