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Four apps to keep the kids busy over holiday vacation

by Erica Sadun (Dec 21st, 2010)

Winter Break is in full force for us here in Denver, with weeks of "How do I entertain my own child without taxpayer supported public schools to do that for me?" looming ahead. If you, like I, believe each child deserves two proper parents (namely public school and television), here are a few ...

Eleven ways to stifle boredom in the iPad line

by Steven Sande (Apr 2nd, 2010)

One of most excruciatingly boring experiences of my life was waiting in line on June 29, 2007 for my first-generation iPhone. The day was clear and hot, and although I had my laptop with me, it quickly ran out of juice as we waited for the official opening of the store for iPhone sales at 5 PM. ...

MyTown's uncanny success

by Mike Schramm (Jan 21st, 2010)

I posted a few things last year about Booyah, an app that promised a lot, but turned out to be not much more than your standard social networking/check-in app. And despite a little hype around its introduction, Booyah had some trouble finding an audience. But the developers (former Blizzard folks ...

Original Monopoly now available from EA for the iPhone / iPod touch

by Steven Sande (Nov 22nd, 2009)

If an angry, perspiring Steve Ballmer took over control of my iPhone and said I could only have one third-party app on it, I know which app I'd keep. EA's Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition [US$4.99, iTunes Link] has been my favorite game on the iPhone since it first appeared. Just how much ...

Apple hit with antitrust lawsuit

by Dave Caolo (Jan 4th, 2008)

Information Week is reporting that Apple has been accused of monopolizing the online music industry in an antitrust lawsuit. Specifically, the suit states that Apple has placed "...unneeded and unjustifiable technological restrictions on its most popular products in an effort to restrict consumer ...

Monopoly Here and Now released at Macgamestore

by Mike Schramm (Sep 21st, 2007)

I never even realized such a thing existed, but apparently Hasbro (which now owns the Monopoly brand) had released a computer version of the famous real estate game, completely updated for 2007-- as in, there are Hybrid cars and RAZRs in the game (yeah, yeah, I'll get to that in a second), and ...

Is Apple the new Microsoft?

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 8th, 2007)

So claimeth Mike Elgan of Computerworld in his article on PC World: "It's Official: Apple is the New Microsoft." Well, I'm certainly glad that is settled! On to the iPhone news... Wait a moment, on what grounds does Mike base his comparison? I'll break down the points and test their coherence. ...

Daring Fireball on "The iPod Juggernaut"

by David Chartier (Mar 25th, 2006)

John Gruber has published a glaringly well-written piece that dissects the iPod's unstoppable success, why things are going so well and why analysts should simply remove the term "iPod-killer" from their vocabulary. While it might be a bit lengthier than your typical "iPods are great, ...

Apple to face iPod/iTunes antitrust suit

by Scott McNulty (Feb 10th, 2006)

That's right, folks. Thomas Slattery is suing Apple because the iPod won't play music files from other online music stores, and because you have to use iTunes to sync your music to your iPod. A judge in California ruled that Apple must face some of Slattery's charges (though it did dismiss a few ...