If I’ve learned anything from my numerous hours playing Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night, it’s that just because something isn’t what you’re used to, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad thing. Konami took a big gamble by delivering a puzzle game inside a Castlevania package. Boy, did that gamble pay off. Castlevania Puzzle:…
MyTown Now Available in Canada, the UK, and Australia
Booyah’s location-based check-in game, MyTown, is now available in Australian, UK, and Canadian iTunes stores. Woo! This is one I’ve actually been waiting for for awhile. Basically, it adds a thick slather of game elements on top of the usual location-based check-ins you might be familiar with in Foursquare and Gowalla. Essentially, it turns that…
Adobe Flash 10.1 Player to hit Motorola Droid on August 18th?
Even with Android 2.2 Froyo on its way to Motorola Droid owners this week, it looks like Droid users are going to have to wait a little longer to get all Flash 10.1 compatible – we’re hearing that Flash 10.1 Player may not be available until August 18th. Many users who had upgraded to Froyo…
Telus Offers Optik TV iPhone App to Remotely Record Shows
Telus has just released an iPhone app that lets you remotely schedule, record, and review TV shows if you happen to be a Telus Optik TV subscriber. You can also search through the program guide using the app, which is probably way more user-friendly than chugging through menus on your TV. Some of the big…
Easy Root is a one-click root Android app for Motorola Droid, Droid X, and Milestone
If the handful of root methods for various Android phones we’ve seen before isn’t enough for you, we’ve got another one for you that should make rooting your Motorola Droid (with Froyo), Droid X, or Milestone as easy as downloading an app and pressing a button. Easy Root is another one-click app that requires no…
PayPal adds bump feature to Android app
PayPal has updated its Android app to bring it on par with the Apple iPhone version, including the Bump technology. One of the coolest new things about the updated PayPal Android app is the ability to just tap two phones together to send cash. This could be very convenient and much easier than typing in…
BlackBerry Torch 9800 Support Arrives in Desktop Manager 1.0.4 for Mac
If you’re a BlackBerry user with a Mac as your desktop computer of choice, RIM has pushed out a BlackBerry Desktop Manager update for you… albeit a small one. It isn’t the release of Desktop Manager 6 that you are no doubt waiting for, but it’s an update, nonetheless. In the new version of BDM…
TELUS CFL Mobile App Button-Hooks its way to the BlackBerry
Some quick mobile CFL news comin’ atcha my Canadian friends! It wasn’t that long ago that I heard TELUS became the official wireless provider of the Canadian Football League. Besides the advertising and promos we’ll no doubt see at stadiums (and on TV) from coast to coast, new apps were rumored to be coming down…
Apple Debuts ‘Try Before You Buy’ Section In iPhone AppStore
iPhone and other iOS users hitting the iPhone AppStore may be pleasantly surprised to discover that Apple has added a new “Try Before you Buy” header. The titling of this new section suggests that the Cupertino company is emulating Android’s application return policy which allows users to try an application and return it for a…
Microsoft shows Windows Phone 7 apps, Bing Translator
Microsoft is gearing up for its upcoming Windows Phone 7 and it knows that apps will play a large part in determining whether the platform will succeed. The company showed off a few of its free apps and the cool one that stood out was a Bing Translator program. We know that Microsoft Windows Phone…