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Daily iPhone App: Elenints matches Triple Town's planning with a few new tricks

by Mike Schramm (May 23rd, 2012)

Red Fly Studio is the group behind last year's great Inertia: Escape Velocity. Its latest title, Elenints, is more abstract. The name "Elenints" might come from a combination of the words "elements" and "integers". It's is a puzzle game where you place pieces on a board, trying to match up ...

Kapersky "disappointed" he can't sell AV software on iOS

by Steven Sande (May 23rd, 2012)

Security wonk Eugene Kaspersky is not happy with Apple, since the company won't let his eponymous antivirus firm develop antivirus software for iOS devices. Speaking to The Register, Kaspersky went so far as to say "That will mean disaster for Apple," since malware targeting the mobile ...

What happens in a toddler's brain when they use an iPad

by Mike Schramm (May 23rd, 2012)

Those of us who have used traditional computers for a while think the iPad is pretty magical. t's super fast, super portable, and the direct interactivity is a very different experience from what we're used to with a mouse and keyboard. But those comparisons aren't as valid for children who are ...

Mint adds split-transactions and budget adjustments to iOS app, 40% of users now mobile-only

by Michael Grothaus (May 23rd, 2012)

Popular personal finance site Mint.com is launching an update to its iOS app today that adds the ability to split transactions and adjust budgets on the fly. Those two new features were the most requested from users and make an already excellent app even better. Intuit gave me a sneak peek of the ...

Pocket Planes gets a trailer, looks great

by Mike Schramm (May 23rd, 2012)

I first saw Pocket Planes, Nimblebit's next freemium title, running at GDC earlier this year. Being a huge fan of both Pocket Frogs and Tiny Tower, I can't wait to see it in action on my iPhone and iPad. Unfortunately, the game's not out yet (it's still "coming soon"), but Nimblebit has ...

Daily iPhone App: Siegecraft lays siege on the App Store

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd, 2012)

When Siegecraft was first released on the App Store (by Crescent Moon Games, who have made some really amazing titles over the past few years), I remember it being marketed as "Angry Birds in 3D." And that description kind of works -- you are indeed flinging various weapons (though not of the ...

Fieldrunners 2 coming next month

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd, 2012)

Subatomic Studios, the makers of one of the iPhone's biggest early titles, Fieldrunners, have announced that a sequel is headed our way as soon as next month. The popular tower defense title is being updated with twenty new hand-painted levels, twenty towers (including a Link tower, which seems ...

TiVo planning iOS streaming for this summer

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd, 2012)

Here's some good news for TiVo users: The DVR company is planning to follow the lead of other broadcasting services, and provide for streaming of recorded TiVo content to iOS devices later this summer. To do so, you'll need to have a TiVo Premiere, which is the company's web-connected DVR ...

Sony releases Music Unlimited for iPhone

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 22nd, 2012)

After launching its Music Unlimited service for Android and PlayStation Vita owners, Sony is now bringing the streaming music service to the iPhone and iPod touch. The free music app requires a US$4 monthly subscription and lets you stream music over 3G, 4G or WiFi connections. You can listen ...

Hulu updates iPad app with Retina support

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 22nd, 2012)

Hulu rolled out an update to its iPad app that adds support for the Retina Display of the new iPad. The latest version has a new look and feel as well as an enhanced video playback engine. Hulu also has improved AirPlay mirroring and HDMI support, so you can watch your content on your ...

Enter to win a prize pack from Universal Movie Tycoon

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd, 2012)

Universal Movie Studios recently released an official iOS game, of all thing. Universal Movie Tycoon is a social free-to-play game that allows you to make and build Universal Studios with properties from the company's huge catalog. To celebrate the release of the game, Universal has teamed up ...

Daily iPhone App: Dark Legends takes Spacetime's formula to the next step

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd, 2012)

Spacetime Studios has made quite a name for itself with its popular mobile MMOs, Pocket Legends and Star Legends. The company was originally founded to make full-scale PC MMOs like World of Warcraft, but when the plug got pulled on a big project, Spacetime had to go back to the drawing board ...

Coda 2 for Mac, Diet Coda for iPad available May 24

by Mike Schramm (May 21st, 2012)

Coda is Panic's legendary Mac app for editing HTML and other web files, and today Panic has announced the followup to Coda, called (surprise) Coda 2. As you might expect, the hugemongous feature list over on the Coda site has web developers frothed up into a frenzy of anticipation. In addition ...

Activision hires Team 17 founder to start new UK mobile studio

by Mike Schramm (May 21st, 2012)

While EA has been bullish as all get out on its mobile and iOS properties, we haven't seen the other big dog in game publishing, Activision, act on the same impulses, despite a few hits with the Call of Duty Zombies games. But here's a first indication that Bobby Kotick and company do have a ...

Daily iPhone App: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 brings Sonic back again

by Mike Schramm (May 21st, 2012)

The big question with Sonic games is always if it's as good as the old titles on the Sega Genesis and the Dreamcast, and as usual, the answer here with Sonic 4 Episode 2 (yes, that's how they're releasing these) is unfortunately no. But that's not really a bad thing -- this is pretty good 2D ...