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PayPal for the iPhone, sending money just got a lot easier.

17. March 2010

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PayPal for the iPhone, sending money just got a lot easier.

Sending money to someone else has never been easier. Luke Bornheimer of 9to5Mac reports that PayPal’s updated iPhone app allows you to send money from your iPhone using Bump technology. You might have remembered Bump as the billionth app downloaded. This app allowed you to transfer an Address Book contact from one iPhone to another [...]

Don’t let Ballmer catch you using an iPhone.

16. March 2010

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Don’t let Ballmer catch you using an iPhone.

“Attention all Microsoft employees. Is this thing on? As I was going to say, the only approved mobile smart phone that can be used on the Microsoft campus is a Windows Mobile phone. That means no BlackBerrys, Google Androids, and above all, NO iPhones. You know who you are, so cut it out!” All joking [...]

Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition & Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge coming to the Mac

11. March 2010

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Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition & Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge coming to the Mac

At this year’s Game Developers Conference, LucasArts officially announced that Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition and Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge will be coming to a Macintosh near you. Released on the Xbox 360, Windows, and iPhone last year, the first Monkey Island is headed to the PS3 as well. We [...]

Multitasking coming to the iPhone in 4.0 update

11. March 2010

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Multitasking coming to the iPhone in 4.0 update

I’m a pretty hardcore iPhone user, sometimes I use it as my primary computing tool when I take off on trips that take me away from my office for long periods of time. I’m not sure why everyone’s so up in arms about multitasking. The only time I get cranky is when I’m using [...]

What Should Apple Ban Next from the App Store?

7. March 2010

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What Should Apple Ban Next from the App Store?

Guest Post: Patrick Jordan is the founder of Just Another iPhone Blog. Even by App Store standards, the last few weeks have been wild. After months of being able to count on the alarm sounding, the sun rising, and store RSS feeds overflowing with ‘Sexy Bikini Girls Herding Sheep’ and ‘ Sexy Lingerie Girls [...]

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge — Special Edition is likely coming to the iPhone

6. March 2010

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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge — Special Edition is likely coming to the iPhone

After The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition for the Xbox 360, Windows, and the iPhone went over like gangbusters, it makes sense that LucasArts would want to continue revitalizing their classic franchises for this generation of gamers. Kotaku is reporting that they have sources that say that LucasArts will be announcing the special edition [...]

Final Fantasy makes it to the AppStore

25. February 2010

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One of the first video games I remember playing on the NES has made its way to the AppStore today. We’ve heard rumours of it being in the pipeline, and that it would be released “soon”, so we’ve been waiting with bated breath for the release. The day has come, Final Fantasy [...]

Feedly gets an iPhone prototype

23. February 2010

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I’m on record as adoring Feedly, so it’s probably not much of a surprise to many of you that I’ve been keeping a close eye on their blog. I’ve been hoping that they’ll give us a sneak peak of some upcoming versions, or even a version for the iPad. The word is out today is that [...]

Video Proof that Flash kills battery life? Evidence from a Nexus One

23. February 2010

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Video Proof that Flash kills battery life? Evidence from a Nexus One

It’s no secret that Steve Jobs is on a mission to move the world away from Flash and towards HTML5 supported technologies. Jobs has been quoted as saying “Flash is full of security holes,” and it’s an “old technology” during meetings with the Wall Street Journal folks. He has a bit of [...]

Mobile Me gets iPhone face lift. Vigilanteism to come.

19. February 2010

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Mobile Me gets iPhone face lift. Vigilanteism to come.

If you’re into mobile me, and I know there’s a lot of you, you might have noticed that Apple has finally decided to update the landing page to be iPhone compatible. So, in addition to getting information on how to set up your mobile me accounts, you now also have the ability to “Find My iPhone” [...]

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