Tower defense games have been all the rage for the past couple of years. There’s something about setting up towers to defend against wave after wave of increasingly difficult enemies that can be very satisfying. But what happens when you take a tried and true gameplay type and have it developed by a video game…
Android market share sees biggest growth in mobile OS space, Windows Mobile takes a tumble
Comscore released their Mobile OS market share for October to January. Windows Mobile was the biggest loser, and Android seemed to pick up almost everything it lost. RIM and Apple also both saw gains. RIM is still the leader in the OS space, holding 43% of the total market in the U.S. The iPhone gained…
Check out the iPhone game controlled by your mind
While trolling around the Game Developer’s Conference this week, I stumbled upon an interesting app from MindGames which lets you use your brain to play a game. Tug of Mind will be a $5 iPhone game aimed at teaching people how to stay calm under tense situations. You can upload a photo of someone that…
Apple iPad pre-order rush snags 50,000 units in two hours
Whether or not you like the Apple iPad, and whatever your thoughts on its lack of Adobe Flash support may be, there’s no denying that Apple’s marketing hype just can’t be stopped. Case in point – following Apple’s move to open the doors to pre-orders this morning, reports are pegging initial sales at a whopping…
What’s an iPad? I Want A Doritos Tablet!
Yes, we all know by now Apple flipped the switch this morning to take pre-orders on the Apple iPad. But did you know that there’s a much more delicious alternative to the Apple iPad? That is, of course, the Doritos Tablet! One of the major updates the Doritos Tablet has over a regular Doritos chip…
Barnes & Noble making e-reader app for iPad
If you’re planning to use your new-fangled iPad as a book reader, you’ll be happy to know that Barnes & Noble is planning to bring its electronic-reading application to Apple’s tablet. “Designed specifically for the iPad, our new B&N eReader will give our customers access to more than one million eBooks, magazines and newspapers in…
Apple gives more details about iPad’s 3G
Apple let gadget-hungry fans pre-order the iPad this morning, but it also gave some more details regarding the device’s connectivity options and content. As Steve Jobs said when he introduced the device in January, iPad users can sign up for no-contract 3G data with AT&T. You can sign up for the $29.99 version for unlimited…
Apple iPad Now Available for Pre-Order in the US
While I was awakening from my deep slumber this morning, I reached over, grabbed the ‘ol iPhone and started looking through my Twitter feed. Sure enough, much earlier this morning the Apple Store was down. It was clear what was going on… Whenever the store goes down, it’s a sign Apple is busy integrating a…
Foursquare preps for SXSW with redesigned iPhone app
This weekend will see all manner of tech geeks converging on Austin, Texas for the annual South By Southwest (SXSW) Conference, and that can only mean on thing – socialized mobile “check-in” apps are going to be getting a lot of attention as the traditionally iPhone-heavy crowd rushes to try out new features. Foursquare, one…
Apple, RIM and others hit with patent lawsuit
We can add another patent lawsuit to the pile because Apple, AT&T, LG Electronics, Motorola, Research In Motion, Samsung, Sanyo have been been sued for infringing on patents from Smartphone Technologies. Apple is being accused of infringing on six patents that cover Bluetooth, mobile e-mail syncing, bandwidth and power conservation, single-step setup, and personal computers…