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Daily iPhone App: Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion

by Mike Schramm (Nov 18th, 2011)

Turn-based strategy warfare is a genre that's surprisingly easy to come by on iOS -- there are a lot of games out there that let you pit various forces against each other in a turn-based battle. But it is hard to come by a really great example of one of these on the App Store, and fortunately ...

Samsung accuses Apple of 'free riding' its patent technologies

by Mike Schramm (Sep 23rd, 2011)

Samsung's head of global marketing has spoken with the AP recently, and says that he believes Apple is "free-riding" on the company's patents, building phones and touch devices that apparently are unduly influenced by Samsung's inventions. No more Mr. Nice Guy, though -- Lee Younghee, also a ...

Coming soon: Lightsaber duels on the iPhone

by Chris Rawson (Mar 20th, 2010)

Do you need a weapon that's not as clumsy or random as a blaster, or perhaps, an elegant weapon from a more civilized age? Soon, there will be an app for that. THQ Wireless, the maker of several Star Wars-themed iPhone apps including The Force Unleashed and Star Wars: Trench Run, will release a new ...

Does Apple have a case against Palm?

by Mike Schramm (Jan 29th, 2009)

There's been some growling and teeth-baring between Apple and Palm lately, but Engadget wanted to know: does Apple really have a case against Palm for their patented technology? They put their (and our) legal correspondent, Nilay Patel, on the case, and in this long but very interesting analysis ...

THQ Wireless releases Chop Sushi to the App Store

by Mike Schramm (Jan 26th, 2009)

Chop Sushi is a brand new game from our friends at THQ in the App Store that combines a love of the Japanese raw fish dish with an interesting twist on the kind of gem-matching battle gameplay that Puzzle Quest made famous (and addictive) a few years ago. It's still a matching game, except you're ...

Newton bests Windows UMPC in Cnet competition

by Scott McNulty (Jul 27th, 2006)

Way back in March Dave Caolo wrote a post called 'I already have an Ultra-Mobile PC: It's called a Newton' with tongue planted firmly in cheek. It would seem that Cnet UK agrees with Dave. They pitted a Messagepad 2100 against a Samsung Q1 and unbelievably the Newton won. It won based on battery ...

Star Wars Kid revisited with MacBook

by David Chartier (May 24th, 2006)

I'm finally done being in pain from laughter to post this hilarious revisit of the Star Wars Kid using that MacSaber app we found over the weekend. Great work, YouTube user mathowie. [via Waxy.org] ...

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