When it comes to god games for the iPhone, the king at the moment seems to be Bolt Creative’s Pocket God as it not only sells for $.99, but it’s actually a fun game with continued support by Bold Creative by way up regular updates. Ngmoco’s GodFinger, however, might be the game to finally be…
Sonic The Hedgehog 4 coming to iPhone this summer?
Sega will be launching Sonic The Hedgehog 4 this summer across platforms. The upcoming game will initially be available for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and fourth platform, which SonicStadium says is the iPhone. The move makes perfect sense, though we would expect to see the game released for Nintendo DS and PSP, as well. Anyway,…
Apple censors ‘Android’ from iPhone AppStore
The iPhone AppStore has and always will be controlled Apple’s iron-fisted app approval team, which is fine, because that usually means iPhone users can expect reliable and high quality apps. But, when Apple uses its control over the AppStore to censor more than just “adult” content, it starts to feel a little Big Brother-ish. Finding…
ContactFlow lets iPhone users browse their contacts in a cover flow style
ContactFlow is one of those iPhone apps that found its way from a jailbreak app to the official Apple AppStore. The idea is simple – to allow users to browse their contacts like they are albums in the iPod app, cover flow style. The application, as expected, doesn’t stop at simple browsing – you can…
AT&T’s SlingPlayer Mobile announcement shows how slow they move
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that wireless carriers in the US tend to move slow on the innovation and development fronts, and I’m going to use AT&T’s recent SlingPlayer Mobile announcement as an example. I’m not even going to mention how the Windows Mobile and BlackBerry versions of the…
AT&T FamilyMap iPhone app gives parents peace of mind
AT&T has just launched their new FamilyMap iPhone app for families looking to stay connected and, more importantly, for parents looking to keep an eye on their kids’ whereabouts in real-time. I have no idea what it’s like to be a parent, but I’d imagine that it’s a big ball of stress, what with having…
iPhone Fanboy’s Descent into Foursquare Madness Captured in Comic
One of my old favourite gaming webcomics, PvP Online, has been doing a few strips about mobile check-in apps like Foursquare and Gowalla. Brent, the resident Apple fanboy and general snob, claims mayorship of the nearby coffee shop, only to be ousted by teenage coworker and BlackBerry-user, Francis. I’ve been following these kinds of apps…
Gameloft soon to release Brothers in Arms 2 for the iPhone
Gameloft will be releasing a sequel to its popular iPhone title – Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes (AppStore link), as the game enters the final stages of development. The successor will be called “Brother in Arms 2: Global Front” and will see you fighting Nazis across 6 different locations, including Normandy as well as…
GeoVector’s World Surfer 2 adds augmented reality
GeoVector has launched a new version (2.0) of its World Surfer app for the Apple iPhone and Android-powered devices. The updated application adds text search and augmented reality to the mix, allowing users to point their phones in a particular direction to search for retailers, restaurants, clean restrooms and other points of interest such as…
Beware the iPhone provisioning file hack!
If you’re going about your day thinking your iPhone is as secure as any other smartphone out there, you obviously don’t know about a newly unearthed security flaw that could give hackers control over your Apple iPhone. Turns out, a method for installing new configuration settings on your iPhone could potentially allow hackers to mess…