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You Don’t Know Jack, a classic trivia video game with a smartass host, has been announced for the iPhone. It comes with 20 episodes, complete with leaderboards and Game Center achievements, and the usual batch of multiple choice questions , DisOrDat (where you have to quickly categorize incoming terms into particular topics), and the final…
The Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread-based custom ROM, CyanogenMod 7, has officially gone final with its newest, stable release. The team behind CyanogenMod has been working tirelessly to get a stable build of this Gingerbread-based ROM out to the community, and with support of over 30 devices out of the gate, they’ve done just that. The stable…
The Layar augmented reality browser for Android and iPhone has been updated to version 5.0, including the ability to share layers, 3D models, and achievements with friends on Facebook and Twitter. Layar for Symbian just came out last month, and the new features should be finding their way there soon enough. If you’re unfamiliar, Layar…
HotelTonight, the popular last-second hotel booking app we’ve already covered in January, has been updated with the feature that allows travelers to extend their stay up to four additional nights (for a possible total of five nights). Apparently, this was the most requested feature by HotelTonight users and extends the app’s reach to a broader…
A company called Justyourtrip released a novel tour guide for London for the iPhone. It’s an audio guide that comes with more than 4,000 places of interest with photos, detailed information on each place, restaurant menus, closest metro line, offline maps with three zoom levels, advanced search and more. Included with the app are 10…
Hasbro and Ruckus Mobile Media entered into a strategic licensing agreement to develop storybook applications based on Hasbro brands across popular mobile platforms. The first three children’s storybook apps — Tonka Chuck and Friends, My Little Pony and Transformers Prime — are slated to begin roll out in May 2011 and will deliver “immersive reading…
With the spring season now upon us, Canadians from coast to coast (to coast) are getting out of their houses to partake in a little spring cleaning. Rake the yard, get the patio furniture out, wash the windows, you know, that sort of thing. On a personal note, there’s still (unbelievably) a little too much…
Untappd, an excellent web app that helps you share what beer you’re drinking with friends, has expanded its location-awareness with a new option to check in to the Gowalla social network when you’re out on the town. This builds on the Foursquare integration they added a few months ago, and the Facebook and Twitter sharing…
We told you Expedia Hotels is coming to the AppStore, and voila… it’s there now, allowing iOS device owners to book a hotel in just four taps. Available as a free download, the application relies on the built-in GPS receiver to provide users with a list of hotels within walking distance of the traveler. Moreover,…
I never had an Atari, although I always kind of wish I did… Thankfully, with the aid of my iPhone 4 that can all change, and I can check one more item off my geek-tastic ‘bucket list’… all thanks to the Atari Greatest Hits app for iOS. As you’d expect, the app delivers a whole…