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Oregon Trail is turning 40 this year

by David Quilty (Jan 25th, 2011)

You may not have heard about it lately, but the classic game Oregon Trail is turning 40 years old this year. Initially developed as an educational game for a history class in Minneapolis, Oregon Trail was released to the public in 1971 developed for mainframe use starting in 1971, and it was ...

Six fun and useful iPhone apps

by Cory Bohon (Mar 16th, 2009)

Some iPhone apps are fun, some are useful (and some are neither). In this set of iPhone app reviews, we've got a mixture of each. In this batch of mini-reviews: iShred, Quik, Pro Basketball, Silly Songz, Wordology, and Silver Revolver. iShred ($4.99US) If you like playing the guitar or other ...