Mike Schramm

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Mike has worked in the Joystiq Network since 2006, as lead blogger and senior editor on WoW.com and one of the founding editors on Massively.com. Currently, he is a contributing editor on Joystiq, and also writes and podcasts for various outlets, including The Unofficial Apple Weblog.

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E-books not growing much in Canada, slightly better in the US

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd 2013 5:30PM)

A new study from BookNet Canada notes that the e-book market may be in trouble. Paperback books, says BookNet, made up 58 percent of all purchases last year, with hardcover taking 24 percent. But e-books were only 15 percent of total sales last year, a figure that's down overall from 2012's ...

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Warhammer 40K Armageddon gets details, coming in 2014

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd 2013 4:30PM)

There are a couple of Warhammer-related titles on their way to iOS soon, but this is the most interesting yet. Developer Slitherine has revealed that it's working on a title called Warhammer 40K: Armageddon, a turn-based, hex-tiled strategy game coming to PC and iOS next year. The game will set ...

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Pandora app revamps interface, adds Facebook publishing

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd 2013 4:00PM)

Pandora Radio is the granddaddy of streaming music apps, and for years now, the company's iPhone app has been one of the most popular ways to use and interact with the service. Just today, the app has nabbed a big update, bringing it to version 4.3. The new update adds a redesigned interface, ...

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Apple now allowing Paypal payment for Apple Store purchases (in Germany)

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd 2013 3:45PM)

German users have noticed one other change from the Apple Store downtime last night, and that is that Apple will now accept Paypal payments through their Apple.com store. You could previously use Paypal as a payment service on the iTunes and Mac App Stores, but you can't (in most places) on the ...

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Daily iPhone App: Las Vegas! brings Ravensburger's dice game to the iPad

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd 2013 9:00AM)

Las Vegas! is a popular dice game that Ravensburger put together last year. It's not exactly the most complicated board game on the block (you roll dice, and then can place them into certain numbered slots that represent stakes in money-making casinos), but it's fun for families especially, and ...

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Burstly restructures, now offers three services for code-to-ship functionality

by Mike Schramm (May 21st 2013 10:00PM)

Burstly acquired the beta testing service TestFlight just a few months ago, and TestFlight released a mobile analytics service called FlightPath soon after that. Now, Burstly has announced that it is restructuring its offerings, to set up a full set of services to take developers from developing ...

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Unity makes mobile tools free for small devs

by Mike Schramm (May 21st 2013 9:00PM)

Unity has announced that it's making its mobile game development tools free to use for most independent and small studios. Unity has always been a popular engine both for mobile game development and for cross-platform game creation, but up until now, you had to pay about $800 to actually publish ...

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Microsoft announces Xbox One, with more SmartGlass and TV integration

by Mike Schramm (May 21st 2013 6:30PM)

Microsoft has announced a brand-new game console today, though the company would probably be disappointed to hear that I called it that. The Xbox One is really more of an entertainment center all-in-one -- it's designed to connect your games, your streaming media and cable television all ...

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Daily iPhone App: Blendoku has you lining up colors to match

by Mike Schramm (May 21st 2013 2:00PM)

Blendoku is based on a crazy idea, made even crazier by the fact that it works. I am just plain terrible at colors. When I was working retail, I spent an entire day learning to lay out merchandise according to color. I was so bad at it, the trainer sent me right back to customer service. That's ...

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Pre-order Madden 25 on Amazon, get a deal for NFL app streaming

by Mike Schramm (May 21st 2013 10:00AM)

This is an excellent deal for any iOS owners who are fans of football and video games. EA is releasing the 25th anniversary iteration of the Madden football series this year, called Madden 25. And in the Anniversary Edition, which costs US$100, there will be a deal with DirecTV and the NFL to ...

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