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Ghost Trick sneaks onto iOS tomorrow

by Mike Schramm (Feb 1st, 2012)

I'm excited about this one -- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective was one of the best mobile games on the year that didn't appear on iOS in 2011, but the wait is over: Though it's been on iOS in Japan for a little while, the game is finally coming to the App Store on this side of the world this ...

Smule's Ge Wang plays Magic Guitar for us at CES

by Mike Schramm (Jan 17th, 2012)

We got to sit down for a quick chat with Smule's own Dr. Ge Wang at CES in Las Vegas last week, and the result is the video below. Not only is the co-founder overseeing Smule's musical experiences for mobile devices (and its recent merger with Khush, another musical developer), but he's also an ...

Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 announced, features 720p video

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 10th, 2012)

If money were no question, I would buy the recently announced Parrot AR.Drone 2.0. No, I'd get a fleet of them and keep them in my basement, ready to fly at a moment's notice. My current arsenal of remote control planes and helicopters would be scrapped, and I would fly only the iOS-controlled ...

Daily iPhone App: Wizard Ops

by Mike Schramm (Dec 6th, 2011)

Wizard Ops is quite a game -- it doesn't feature a ton of polish (as you can probably tell from the screens above), but what it lacks in graphical flair, it definitely makes up for in the gameplay department. It's a game about wizards, obviously, who can cast magical spells, but it's actually ...

Apple-themed pumpkin carving for Halloween

by Mike Schramm (Oct 29th, 2011)

The good folks at MacRumors have done us all a favor and rounded up all of the Apple-themed pumpkins they've seen this year so far. Most of them, like the one carved by Sbrocket seen above, have focused on Steve Jobs in some way, which makes sense given that everyone's still thinking about ...

Daily iPhone App: Whale Trail

by Mike Schramm (Oct 25th, 2011)

Whale Trail is a catchy little game that combines a few of my favorites lately into a cotton candy sweet package. Jetpack Joyride is in there, as you need to press on the screen to move upwards and avoid obstacles. Tiny Wings is in there too, as you keep a cute little whale flying using ...

Creative firm declares Steve Jobs Day on October 14

by Mike Schramm (Oct 3rd, 2011)

A creative agency named Studiocom has started up a movement to name October 14 as Steve Jobs Day, in order to honor admire and pay tribute to the great Apple Chairman of the Board. The movement is completely unofficial, but the firm wants to get action going on social networks, and even ...

Free and sale apps on iOS this weekend

by Mike Schramm (Sep 16th, 2011)

Happy weekend! There are a whole bunch of great iOS apps on sale (and some even free) this weekend, so if you need something fun to play on your iPhone or iPad, look no further: Plushed Gold Fever is a colorful running game that's free this weekend. Tiny Heroes, which we picked as a ...

Daily iPhone App: Galaxy Express

by Mike Schramm (Sep 13th, 2011)

Galaxy Express is a fun little puzzle game that's similar to Chu Chu Rocket or Chuck the Ball. There's a cute metagame story in this app with some well-written dialogue, but the core game has you pushing a little astronaut around a starfield using some arrows that you place out on the game ...

Daily iPhone App: Contre Jour

by Mike Schramm (Aug 26th, 2011)

I saw Chillingo's new game Contre Jour back at E3 this year, and really enjoyed it. It's a very atmospheric puzzle-platformer in the vein of games like Cut the Rope, but as you can tell from the title (which is French for "against daylight"), it's a little darker than that game. You run an ...

How to: Make your own Bitizen

by Mike Schramm (Jul 17th, 2011)

If you've been playing the app Tiny Tower as much as I have (and since it's free and great, you probably should be), you have likely imagined yourself as a Bitizen, one of the little residents of the floor-by-floor residential and commercial construction that is your own tiny tower. And thanks ...

TUAW's Daily iPhone App: Battle Slugs

by Mike Schramm (Jul 6th, 2011)

Battle Slugs is essentially a stylized version of the old Chinese game Go. You start with two different colors of playing pieces which jump around the board in different ways. Jump one space to produce a cloned slug or two spaces to move the slug you're controlling. When you land next to a ...

No Comment: iPad vs 300 Black Cats

by Erica Sadun (Jul 1st, 2011)

iPad wrap manufacturers SlickWraps celebrated American Independence day in the most traditional manner. Blowing things up in order to sell their product. Cool pyrotechnics meeting capitalism, all in the pursuit of fun. Their video, which follows, shows the iPad (although not so much the Apple ...

WWDC Interview: Ten One Design

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jun 22nd, 2011)

We got a look at the Fling from Ten One Design at Macworld, and here we are to take a look at their smaller version for the iPhone. The Fling is designed to give you a thumbstick on your iPad, and we found it works better than all the rest (certainly better than the Joystick-IT from ThinkGeek). ...

No Comment: Summer fun goes app-crazy with iTowel

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jun 22nd, 2011)

Clamura. Fishhook. Surfari, iCod and Ornery Gulls. What does every well-heeled Apple fan and beach bum need? An iTowel with the aforementioned "apps," of course. Check out the full size image here. The towel is the product of the Adventure House marketing communications firm. When it comes to ...