Ipod-touch Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

WWDC 2010: iZen Garden for iPad

by Mike Schramm (Jun 17th, 2010)

Last week at WWDC, we met up with Jive DeVoe -- he's the developer behind the iZen Garden app for the iPhone, iPod touch, and, just recently, the iPad. The app purports to be a zen garden simulation, and it works as exactly that -- you can rake patterns in the sand, or put over 130 objects like ...

OpenFeint hits 25 million users, announces 2.5 beta release

by Mike Schramm (May 27th, 2010)

OpenFeint has announced that they've reached 25 million users on their social networking service for apps on the App Store. That's an astounding number, and not only does it represent an amazing achievement by the folks at Aurora Feint, but it hints at just how big Apple's official Game Center ...

TUAW's Daily App: Crazy Test

by Mike Schramm (May 14th, 2010)

Some of the best apps are born from the wackiest ideas, and while Crazy Test probably isn't one of the best apps on the App Store, it is a wacky idea. Tactile Entertainment has been working on their Pocket Creatures title, but while goofing off (I suppose), they've put together this ...

TUAW's Daily App: Home 3D

by Mike Schramm (May 10th, 2010)

Lest you think that all we'll be spotlighting in this space is games, here's an interesting app meant for anyone thinking about adding a couch to that living room or putting an extra bed in the back bedroom. Home 3D is an "architecture and interior design app" that allows you to model out your home ...

Survey: Consumers are replacing other computers with iPad

by Mike Schramm (May 8th, 2010)

So, now that both versions of the iPad are out and available, it's probably time to ask the question: does a device like this replace another computer, or is it an entirely new category? Back during the announcement, Jobs was adamant that it was definitely a netbook replacement ("Netbooks aren't ...

TUAW's Daily App: Bird Strike

by Mike Schramm (May 3rd, 2010)

If you're not one of the many who have discovered Bird Strike yet, then you're in luck. The game just got a solid update, with new levels, new power-ups, and OpenFeint integration. The game is almost like Doodle Jump but I actually enjoyed it a little more. You play a bird that is constantly trying ...

It's coming... FarmVille heading to iPhone and iPad

by Mike Schramm (Apr 21st, 2010)

Some will cheer, others will groan, but it seems that the love-it-or-hate-it Facebook game, FarmVille, is on its way to iPhone and iPad. A recent search of domains has uncovered both farmvilleiphone.com and farmvilleipad.com, both reserved by the same company currently overseeing Zynga's official ...

iTunes now segregates apps that are optimized for iPad and iPhone

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 1st, 2010)

We posted a short while ago that iPad apps are now in the App Store. An interesting feature we just discovered is that iTunes now splits your downloaded apps in the Apps library in the iTunes source list. Any iPhone app specifically optimized for the iPad is now segregated into its own category. In ...

Twelve iPhone apps for students

by Rosemary Kitchen (Mar 26th, 2010)

It's been a while since we were in school, but with spring break almost done with, it's time to settle back into that last long stretch of school before it warms up and summer starts. You've got your handy iPod touch or iPhone with you on campus, and of course, you'll download some games, music, ...

'69 GTO controlled by an iPod touch

by Mike Schramm (Mar 24th, 2010)

The Parrot AR.Drone quadricopter was probably the coolest thing ever controlled via iPhone or iPod touch... until this. Dave Phipps has hooked up a '69 Pontiac GTO to his iPod touch -- he's been rebuilding these cars for a long time, and this particular one was picked up out of a farm for just $400. ...

Pachter: Apple will have a game console soon

by Mike Schramm (Mar 2nd, 2010)

Michael Pachter is probably the most visible gaming industry analyst out there -- while he's not always right about his predictions and insight on the video game industry, he does usually know what he's talking about, and he's definitely got the ear of a lot of investors. And so when he says that ...

TUAW Quick Plays: Alchemize, Dizzypad, Alice in Wonderland

by Mike Schramm (Feb 25th, 2010)

Here's a quick look at three games for the iPhone and iPod touch we've gotten a chance to play lately. Alchemize is an interesting twist on the old Tetris/Dr. Mario dropping block gameplay. The idea is that you twist and drop pairs of potions that will match up whenever three of the same kind ...

ePrint is a nice solution to printing from your iPhone

by Mel Martin (Jan 29th, 2010)

The iPhone wasn't designed from scratch to print things, but it can be done. I've reviewed some solutions in the past, including one that required you to run a small print server on your computer, which then directs your print jobs to any local printers. There are also some apps that print photos ...

Review: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

by Mike Schramm (Jan 20th, 2010)

Grand Theft Auto is, at this point, one of the most storied franchises in video game history. It was already huge back during the days of DMA Design, when it was a top-down open world crime game with an attitude, but with the coming of Grand Theft Auto 3 on the console generation, the series turned ...

New Apple touch display patent

by Mike Schramm (Jan 7th, 2010)

Patently Apple has the news that Apple has filed for another touchscreen display patent, but here's the catch: this one's probably not for a tablet! Or at least, not for the tablet we're expecting. The patent, which covers the idea of a thinner and brighter touchscreen display by combining the ...