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Yesterday, Fun Guy Media released Entombed for the iPhone [App Store], an exploration puzzler set in the labyrinthine underground tombs of ancient civilizations. The game is something of a grave-robber scenario, but the other way around.
You play the role of Blake (indeed), whose father, a heroic archeologist in his time, has recently died in a [...]
The iPhone 4 has been confirmed as the worst handset affected by antenna-gate
Research carried out by the PA Consulting Group has shown that, despite Apple’s vehement disagreement, its iPhone 4 is the handset most affected by ‘death-grip’.
Tests carried out by the London based management consultants have proven that the iPhone 4 is the worst [...]
HTC’s entry level Android device has been dropped from T-Mobile’s website, prompting speculation that a recall could be imminent
HTC’s Wildfire has been removed from T-Mobile’s website amid claims that the firmware on their branded handsets is causing the device to malfunction.
The Wildfire has been generally well received by consumers and reviewers alike but problems [...]
Price: Free Score: 8/10 By A. Papachristos
The iTunes App Store is chock full of options. No matter what you’re looking for, there truly is an app for that. And, with so many developers creating similar apps, all trying to fill the same needs, their greatest task is to attract attention, making [...]
There are a lot of options for turn-based and real-time strategy games on the App Store, and plenty of quality role-playing games too. But if you're looking for a combination of the two, your choices are sorely limited (unless you want to count the Sega rerelease of Genesis classic Shining Force [$2.99] that just [...]
If I had to list three things the App Store needs less of, fart apps, games with zombies, and line drawing as a control method would all be at or near the top. iPhone developer Mutant Games would apparently disagree with that statement, judging by their upcoming game which merges these three App Store cliches [...]
HEAVY GUNNER 3D. The Ultimate 3D inter-galactic shooting game! With dual stick controls, you can blast your enemies from each side & control the aim of your weapons independently. Stunning 3D graphics. Note: requires 25MB download to SD Card, best over Wi-Fi.
Price: $4.99
AndroidTapp.com Android Game Review:
Pros & Cons:
Pros
Challenging and highly addictive 3D first person accelerometer shooter game
Amazing 3D [...]
If you're one of the many people who always loved the Super Monkey Ball games on consoles, but never could really get in to the iPhone and iPad iterations because of control issues (I'm definitely one of those people), Aerox [$1.99] by Synoptical Studios is worth checking out. Aerox features extremely clean looking graphics, almost [...]
If you are a generous soul you may need an app to help you remember who borrowed what. This app will help you keep track as long as you don’t let your friend borrow your iPhone.
Keep track of the awesome things you let your friends borrow. Stop writing down on little notes or mental [...]
The HTC Desire will be getting the Android 2.2 update this weekend
An official statement has revealed that the HTC Desire will finally get the Android 2.2 update users have been waiting for.
A spokesperson said, “The Android 2.2 (FroYo) update for HTC Desire will start rolling out across Europe this weekend. As well as including [...]
Apple has made its iPhone OS 4.1 beta 2 available to developers and it is said to fix quite a few issues with the new operating system
Apple has released the new iteration of the iPhone OS – iPhone OS 4.1 – in beta mode to developers.
The new iPhone OS 4.1 beta 2, which will [...]
Some websites are simply too complex to view easily on mobile Safari because of the obvious screen size restrictions, especially on the older models that don’t have the Retina Display. There is, however, a method to enhance readability via a simple bookmark and here we will show you how to set it up.
Step 1
Go to [...]
A new survey has found that iPad users aren’t very nice people, branding them the “selfish elite”
A new survey conducted in the US by MyType has branded iPad users the ‘selfish elite’.
The survey, which polled 20,000 consumers, claims that iPad owners are six times more likely to be wealthy, well-educated, power-hungry, over-achieving, sophisticated, [...]
The BlackBerry Bold 9780 has been caught on camera running BlackBerry’s new OS 6
RIM’s BlackBerry Bold 9780 has been caught on camera again, running OS 6.
This is the first time the new OS has been captured running on something other than the BlackBerry 9800 slider or the 9670 clamshell device.
Despite the fact that the [...]
One of our favorite turn-based strategy games, Highborn, has just received a new update and has gone free for today only. Released in early June of this year, Highborn has a wonderful art style, clever writing, single player campaign, and an asynchronous multiplayer mode. Using the typical top-down grid view of most strategic [...]
Google’s Android OS is an incredibly powerful and flexible mobile operating system. Here we present another eight great ways you can squeeze yet more function from your phone.
Free navigation
If you haven’t yet spotted it, note that Google Maps with free Navigation is now enabled for the UK. Update your copy of Google Maps from the [...]
RIM’s new BlackBerry tablet could be called the Blackpad after RIM purchased the domain name
RIM has bought the domain name blackpad.com, suggesting that could be the name for BlackBerry’s new tablet.
Mobilecrunch discovered the registration after looking up the domain name on WHOIS, revealing RIM bought the address days ago.
We’ve already had hints as to [...]
Price: Free Score: 6/10 By A. Papachristos
For over 40 years, the Quarks and Tulans have been at war and you have just been recruited as a gunner whose mission, should you choose to accept it, is to use the Quark’s cannons to destroy the Tulan barricades and save the devastated planet.
The premise of BoxBattle Lite [...]
The HTC Hero was one of the best smartphones of 2009. It’s follow up is the HTC Legend, a stunning new handset with brings together Android 2.1 and a tweaked Sense User Interface from HTC, superb AMOLED screen and clever chassis design.
The mix of hardware and software features combine to create a smartphone which, apart [...]
Note: Fastar! is currently available in some international App Store markets, and will be appearing for download in others throughout the day until it finally arrives in the US App Store at 11:00 PM EST. In the interest of our readers abroad, we've published our review early. If iTunes is telling you that Fastar! isn't [...]
Free App Promo Codes: Protecting Time® LLC, America’s preeminent resource for productivity improvement, announces the availability of its second iPad application: The High Payoff Time Calculator.
Developed in partnership with Florida-based DiSalvo Technologies, the High Payoff Time Calculator is designed to help users spend more of their high-value time on high-payoff activities. [...]
Graveyard Shift [$2.99/Lite] is a new physics puzzle game where you are literally working a graveyard shift in a graveyard putting back skeletons that have inexplicably decided to pop out of their coffins. It features a charming art style that's Retina Display ready, a multitude of levels, and best of all some great level [...]
There is an old saying among photographers, “Which is the best camera? Answer: The one you have with you.”. This has never been more true since the iPhone came on the scene. Now millions of people have a digital camera at the ready any time a photo opportunity arises. [...]
The game that put Crescent Moon Games on the map, Ravensword: The Fallen King [99¢ / Free] is on sale this week for 99¢. Originally released in late 2009, Ravensword was incredibly anticipated on our forums, and we really enjoyed playing through it. Since our initial review, the game has been updated with more items [...]
We got word this afternoon that the Parrot AR.Drone Quadricopter is going to be sold exclusively through Brookstone and is available for pre-order right now for $299.99. Brookstone plans on shipping orders on September 3rd, and the first 300 orders get a free flight bag. (Tempting, I know.) Currently, Brookstone is only willing to ship [...]
