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Square Enix uses your face for action in Bloodmasque

by Mike Schramm (Jun 18th, 2013)

Square Enix's Bloodmasque was undoubtedly the strangest game I saw at E3 last week, and in a year defined by indie titles and two new HD consoles, I think that's saying something. Square Enix has had a weird time with the App Store -- other ...

Daily iPhone App: Agricola is Playdek's great adaptation of the board game

by Mike Schramm (Jun 18th, 2013)

Agricola is one of the most popular board games around these days -- it's sort of a farming simulation game, where you can take two turns every round, and then periodically get rewards paid off in a harvest. Playdek is an up-and-coming iOS ...

Knights of Pen and Paper now updated to +1 edition

by Mike Schramm (Jun 18th, 2013)

The excellent iOS RPG Knights of Pen and Paper has been updated to the +1 Edition (as we heard it would be back at GDC) and is now available as a free update on the App Store. This new version, which is technically 2.02, brings lots of new ...

Neat revises mobile scanning app, adds expense reporting

by Michael Rose (Jun 18th, 2013)

Pushing towards a paperless future, the neat folks at Neat have released version 2.0 of Neat for iOS. The new build of the scanning-on-the-go application features much faster performance, scan annotation, new sharing and collaboration options, ...

AT&T begins FaceTime over cellular rollout

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 18th, 2013)

As noted by AppleInsider, AT&T has begun its FaceTime over cellular rollout to users. Back in May, AT&T stated that, by the end of 2013, all users would be able to use FaceTime over cellular. It appears that transition has begun. According ...

Goal Zero and AT&T join up for Street Charge in NYC

by Steven Sande (Jun 18th, 2013)

Goal Zero's solar charging products are a favorite here at TUAW, and the company loves New Yorkers -- it provided a number of charging products during the power outages after last fall's Hurricane Sandy. Now Goal Zero, AT&T and Brooklyn-based ...

EA/Chillingo's E3 2013 offerings: Plants vs Zombies 2, Fightback and more

by Mike Schramm (Jun 17th, 2013)

Chillingo, unfortunately, wasn't mentioned at all during EA's press conference last week. I thought the big publisher would at least give a little nod to its extremely successful mobile publishing arm, but no such luck. I did, however, go and see ...

Bracketron NanoTek Stand: minimalistic design by 1.0 Innovations, functional standout

by Steven Sande (Jun 17th, 2013)

You may read this review of the Bracketron NanoTek Stand (US$29.95) and ask yourself "What's so exciting about a angled piece of aluminum with some sticky pads on it?" Well, many times smartphone stands are tied to a particular generation of a ...

Daily iPhone App: Solstice Arena is Zynga's shot at multiplayer online battle arenas

by Mike Schramm (Jun 17th, 2013)

I first got to see Solstice Arena, Zynga's latest iOS entry, at GDC earlier this year, and then had a short meeting again last week with the publisher at E3. But you no longer have to take my word on what it's like: The game arrived on iOS ...

XCOM: Enemy Unknown arrives on iOS on June 20 for $20

by Mike Schramm (Jun 17th, 2013)

The long-awaited iOS version of XCOM: Enemy Unknown is almost here. 2K Games has announced that it will be available on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch Thursday at a premium price of US$19.99. Firaxis' excellent remake of the old PC game arrived ...

Crytek showed off a new iOS title called The Collectibles at WWDC

by Mike Schramm (Jun 17th, 2013)

Crytek is the company behind the Crysis series of games, as well as the CryEngine game engine that powers them, and it's released a game on iOS before. Now, it looks like the AAA developer is planning to make a return to Apple's touchscreen ...

NES cleverly turned into an iPhone speaker dock

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 17th, 2013)

E3 took the gaming world by storm last week, so it's fitting that we take a walk down memory lane today with this old Nintendo Entertainment System that is now an iPhone dock. Made by Pete Morris, the same guy who did the Atari speaker dock, the ...

AT&T Wireless subscribers to get emergency alerts on iPhone 4S and 5

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 14th, 2013)

AT&T today announced that subscribers who have either the iPhone 5 or 4S will begin receiving a software update which will enable their phones to receive Wireless Emergency Alerts. With Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) enabled, users will receive ...

EU ending mobile roaming charges in 2014

by John-Michael Bond (Jun 14th, 2013)

Rejoice readers who live in the European Union! Soon you'll be able to pay the same rate for calls you make while traveling the 27 countries in the EU as you do at home. According to the UK newspaper the Telegraph, the European Union has announced ...

Parenting Tip: Protecting your iOS device from bumps, bruises and bashes

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 14th, 2013)

Having a naked iPhone or iPad around kids means living in constant fear of one of them snagging the device and dropping smashing it on the floor. Though the iPhone and iPad are lovely devices when they are undressed, parents who want to keep ...

Clear Timer for iPhone looks great, works well

by Dave Caolo (Jun 14th, 2013)

Clear Timer for iPhone (Free, optional upgrades available via in-app purchase) is interesting in light of iOS 7. It's a timer app with charming looks. There are big, chunky switches to toggle on and off and a click-y dial to spin. Several ...