Sonic The Hedgehog 4™ Episode I Is Now Available for iPhone
October 7, 2010 by The Editor
Filed under Apps, Most Recent Posts, iPad, iPhone, ipod, ipod nano
The Hedgehog lover in me is excited now that Sonic 4 is out and available at the iTunes store. Reviews say that it features classic run and jump gameplay at a breakneck pace. It includes 12 zones, closely modeled on 16 bit Sonic game levels. Both score attack and time attack modes are available, and there are a couple special tilt based iPhone exclusive levels.
According to AppAdvice.com “The game also FEELS like Sonic. It has a classic Green Hills zone. It has a old school Labyrinth zone complete with underwater sections. Mad Gear is based off Metropolis Zone from Sonic 2, including the tube like teleporters and conveyor belts There are enemies and bosses from Sonic 1 such as the enemies that appear then charge towards you and the ones that shoot out of the walls in Splash Hill, which also finishes with a twist on the old school “swinging ball boss” The game’s aforementioned speed and fluidity add to this vibe.”
I am so excited that I about to download now.
source: Appadvice
New App Alert: Zappo App for iPad
October 7, 2010 by The Editor
Filed under Apps, Most Recent Posts, Products, iPad
First the Amazon.com the world’s largest online retailer releases a Kindle app for Apple’s newest device in April. Now along with the Kindle app and their own Amazon Mobile app, the company has released an app for its shoe store. The Zappos Mobile app was recently released, putting the world’s largest online shoe store on the iPad.
Zappos.com, which was founded in 1999 grossed over $1 billion in sales in 2009, the year that Amazon purchased the company for nearly $1.2 billion. The name Zappos is derived from the Spanish word zapatos, meaning shoes.
The app is easy to use and fast, even with a 3G connection. You can easily purchase shoes, clothing, handbags, beauty supplies and housewares.
Each item is listed by photo and name, with heavy emphasis on the former.
Items that are on sale are easily recognized, with details and reviews. Plus available sizes; up to 10 different photos of the items and colors are easily readable. The price and stock number are also shown. You can even read more about the item’s brand, which is nice.
The free Zappos Mobile app is available today in the App Store.
App Alert: Look through Google Goggles for iPhone
October 6, 2010 by The Editor
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One of my favorite Android Apps Google Goggles is now available for the iPhone.Google Goggles launched as an Android app in Google Labs in December of last year. The app processes pictures taken with the phone and recognizes the text within it, creating search results for things like books and business cards. It also recognizes things like landmarks, logos and book covers, but isn’t able to recognize food or animals. Even though Google is working on the functionality it is definitely going to become a must-have app.
Just In: Motorola Mobility Sues Apple for Patent Infringement
October 6, 2010 by The Editor
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LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – Oct. 6, 2010 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that its subsidiary, MotorolaMobility, Inc., has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Apple’s iPhone, iPad, iTouch and certain Mac computers infringe Motorola patents. Motorola Mobility also filed patent infringement complaints against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the Northern District of Illinois and the Southern District of Florida.
Overall, Motorola Mobility’s three complaints include 18 patents, which relate to early-stage innovations developed by Motorola in key technology areas found on many of Apple’s core products and associated services, including MobileMe and the App Store. The Motorola patents include wireless communication technologies, such as WCDMA (3G), GPRS, 802.11 and antenna design, and key smartphone technologies including wireless email, proximity sensing, software application management, location-based services and multi-device synchronization.
Motorola Mobility has requested that the ITC commence an investigation into Apple’s use of Motorola’s patents and, among other things, issue an Exclusion Order barring Apple’s importation of infringing products, prohibiting further sales of infringing products that have already been imported, and halting the marketing, advertising, demonstration and warehousing of inventory for distribution and use of such imported products in the United States. In the District Court actions, Motorola Mobility has requested that Apple cease using Motorola’s patented technology and provide compensation for Apple’s past infringement.
Kirk Dailey, corporate vice president of intellectual property at Motorola Mobility, said, “Motorola has innovated and patented throughout every cycle of the telecommunications industry evolution, from Motorola’s invention of the cell phone to its development of premier smartphone products. We have extensively licensed our industry-leading intellectual property portfolio, consisting of tens of thousands of patents in the U.S. and worldwide. After Apple’s late entry into the telecommunications market, we engaged in lengthy negotiations, but Apple has refused to take a license. We had no choice but to file these complaints to halt Apple’s continued infringement. Motorola will continue to take all necessary steps to protect its R&D and intellectual property, which are critical to the company’s business.”
Left 4 Dead 2 for Mac: Now In Stock
October 6, 2010 by The Editor
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For all the gamers out there Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2 for Mac is now available through the Steam store. Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first person zombie shooter.
Through the Steam Play functionality, existing Windows users can download the Mac version for free. New customers can also play on either platform while purchasing only once. Steam also launched their new “The Sacrifice” add-on pack for the game.
“The Sacrifice” is the prequel to “The Passing,” and takes place from the L4D Survivors’ perspective as they make their way South. In addition to advancing the story, “The Sacrifice” introduces a new style finale featuring “Sacrificial Gameplay” where players get to decide who will give their life so the others may live.
As a launch promotion, Valve is offering Left 4 Dead 2 at 66% off, with a single license priced at $6.79 and a four-pack priced at $20.39.
iPad: Sales Are The Fastest Ever, Passing DVD Player
October 6, 2010 by The Editor
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CNBC reports that the iPad has become the most quickly adopted non-phone consumer electronics product in history, topping the DVD player. Apple sold over 300,000 iPads in its first day, and took just 28 days to reach one million units sold.
iPad sold three million units in the first 80 days after its April release and its current sales rate is about 4.5 million units per quarter, according to Bernstein Research. This sales rate is blowing past the one million units the iPhone sold in its first quarter and the 350,000 units sold in the first year by the DVD player, the most quickly adopted non-phone electronic product.
While many products have quickly reached sales into the millions of units, iPad is set to become the fourth-largest consumer electronics category in 2011 with over $9 billion in sales.
At this current rate, the iPad will pass gaming hardware and the cellular phone to become the 4th biggest consumer electronics category with estimated sales of more than $9 billion in the U.S. next year, according to Bernstein. TVs, smart phones and notebook PCs are the current three largest categories.
Bernstein’s Colin McGranahan also suggests that the iPad is likely to be “cannibalizing” even TVs and digital cameras, noting that customers who make $600 iPad purchases are likely to delay purchases of other electronics due to financial considerations.
source:CNBC
Apple Introduces New Retina Display
October 5, 2010 by The Editor
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Now that that the iPhone 4 has been out for awhile and everyone is excited about the rumors of Apple/Verizon deal. We have to pay homage to iPhone 4, with its new Retina display. The Retina Display uses technology called IPS (in-plane switching) — the same technology used in the Apple LED Cinema Display and iPad — to achieve a wider viewing angle than on typical LCDs. Which means you can hold iPhone 4 almost any way you want and still get a brilliant picture. That’s perfect when you’re sharing photos with a friend or moving your iPhone around while playing a driving or flying game. In addition, the Retina display offers four times the contrast ratio of previous models, so whites are brighter, blacks are darker, and everything is more beautiful.
Advancements in the glass. And under it.
Made from the same materials used in helicopters and high-speed trains, the Retina display glass is chemically strengthened to be harder, more scratch resistant, and more durable than ever. The glass also features an oil-resistant coating that helps keep the screen clean.
The Retina display includes LED backlighting and an ambient light sensor that intelligently adjusts the brightness of the screen for optimal viewing and battery life. When you lift iPhone to your ear for a phone call, a proximity sensor immediately turns off the display to save power and prevent accidental dialing.
In a word, resolutionary.
By developing pixels a mere 78 micrometers wide, Apple engineers were able to pack four times the number of pixels into the same 3.5-inch (diagonal) screen found on earlier iPhone models. The resulting pixel density of iPhone 4 — 326 pixels per inch — makes text and graphics look smooth and continuous at any size.
