Rupert Murdoch’s iPad-only newspaper, The Daily, isn’t going to be, well, for the iPad only much longer. According to rumors, the digital newspaper is being prepped for the Android platform. It makes perfect sense given the onslaught of Android tablets we’ll be seeing this year – a market that Murdoch and company wouldn’t want to…
Apple succession plan gets shot down by shareholders
Apple shareholders have voted down having a public succession plan for its leadership when current CEO Steve Jobs leaves, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Apple succession plan comes as there is a ton of concern about what will happen to Apple when CEO Steve Jobs has to step down – either for medical…
Apple iAd minimum buys halved to spur interest
In a sign that the Apple iAd platform may not be the smash hit that the company wanted it to be, reports suggest that the minimum bid for the advertising platform has been halved to $500,000. This move is expected to help broaden the reach of the iOS-only advertising platform. According to All Things D,…
Apple sends out invites to iPad 2 event for March 2
Apple isn’t going about this event invite the way it did with the original iPad launch with splattered art work and vague remarks. Nope. This time it’s plain and simple: there is an iPad peeking out from the invite, and a huge, prominent number “2” right on the invite for both the date of the…
Adult Swim for iPhone and iPad Features Full Free Episodes
The oh-so-very-awesome Adult Swim station has released a free app for iPhone and iPad that features full episodes of some excellent shows, like Venture Bros., The Boondocks, Robot Chicken, Metalocalypse, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Squidbillies, and lots more. Adult Swim is no stranger to games on the iPhone, either; they’ve pumped out some quality titles…
Bulletstorm Developers Bringing Painkiller to iPhone
Today marks the day that Epic’s and People Can Fly’s newest IP, Bulletstorm, is released on the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. If you’ve never heard of People Can Fly, then you probably have never played their big PC hit, Painkiller. If you own an iPhone, then you’re in luck as Chillingo is currently working…
Square Enix Releasing Final Fantasy III on the iPhone Next Month; Final Fantasy Tactics Still M.I.A.
I can’t believe it’s been a little over a year since Square-Enix released Final Fantasy I & II on the iPhone and it looks like the Final Fantasy iOS train is continuing its journey as Square Enix announced they’ll be releasing Final Fantasy III on the iPhone next month. If you think Final Fantasy III…
Steve Jobs says App Store subscription applies only to publisher
When Apple rolled out its App Store subscription service last week, there was a lot of concern that the 30% cut could crowd out many innovative and well-liked services. Well, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has clarified what services will have to give the company a cut … maybe. Companies like Rhapsody expressed concern about the…
Tapper World Tour Will Soon Give iOS Gamers Their Fill of Classic Beer Serving Action
I’ve mentioned growing up at local arcades in the late 80’s / early 90’s many times when a classic game I remember from my childhood is getting an iOS version. I most recently mentioned my old arcade gaming roots with the news of Double Dragon getting an iOS remake, and it looks like I’ll be…
Amazon Kindle ad takes another jab at iPad
A new Amazon Kindle commercial has just the webs and it takes another jab at the Apple iPad as an e-reader. The Amazon Kindle commercial that is embedded below is actually pretty well done, if a bit skewed toward the hipster demographic. One of the main selling points of the commercial is a scene where…