Scott Balmer has put together two new wallpapers for the iPhone and iPad, including the brand new iPhone 5. These wallpapers pay homage to two of Nintendo’s best selling video games, Mario and Zelda. If you like to wear your retro-gamer card on your sleeve, or iPhone, you’re going to want to check these out.
Download the Mario set and the Zelda set from Poolga.
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If you’re a fan of driving games then you’ll be happy to hear that Bronze Award-winning Redline Rush is now free for iOS after only ten days on the App Store. The game was previously $0.99, but you can now get it for the low price of free. If you haven’t had a chance to play it yet, here’s a little of what you can look forward to:. You’ll drive around in a fancy sports car to test your driving skills while in a high speed chase against the police. You’re tasked to avoid crashes, take down traffic cars, pick-up
We’re switching things up in the weekly app department at Macgasm. (A department of one, but the placard was already at the printer’s office.) The format has been to pick five apps by platform. Problem is, not every platform has a stellar app week, while there have been a lot of iPhone and iPad apps that we weren’t able to show you. Since we want to make sure that you get the coolest apps, this column will now just be the top 5 regardless of platform. So this week we have for you an app to organize and share your
Apple’s Smart Cover (or Case) does a lot of things really well, but one place where it falls short is propping your iPad up. The two positions it can hold your iPad in just aren’t adequate. If this drives you crazy about your Smart Cover, check out the Smarter Stand Clips, another successful Kickstarter project. Using these clips, you’ll be able to create four different stand positions with the Smart Cover. Normally priced at $20, for a limited time you can get a set of 3 clips for $14.99. You can get your Smarter Stand Clips here.
Best Buy is about to offer $50 off Apple’s iPhone in a four-week promotion that will start this Sunday. iPhones eligible for the price cut includes the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPhone 5 when purchased with a two-year contract with Verizon, AT&T or Sprint. Best Buy will also kick off a few short-term promotions over Memorial Day by dropping the price on a number of older Android models. Starting on May 26 to June 1, Best Buy will sell Samsung’s Galaxy S III for $49 on AT&T or Sprint, which is also a $50 price cut. At the same
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