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Nintendo Wii U tablet to have app store?

Paul Briggs — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:24:12 +0000

Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U console and tablet controller might have a fully fledged app store, much like Apple’s iOS app store and Android’s app store marketplace as well. The interesting part here is that the app store won’t just feature mini-games, it’ll have non-gaming apps, meaning we’ll probably see many iOS and Android developers porting [...]

Infinity Blade 2 Hitting iOS App Store Today

Jeff Baker — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:37:46 +0000

There are countless high quality games found within iOS’ App Store which have quite literally given the platform the power to succeed. Titles that quickly come to mind include Angry Birds which has virtually become a household name since launching. However, while Angry Birds is good for hours of entertainment it doesn’t showcase the raw [...]

Minecraft Pocket Edition Hits iOS for $6.99

Jeff Baker — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:37:58 +0000

Just yesterday we let you know that Mojang Specifications would finally be bringing the critically acclaimed Minecraft to iOS powered devices including the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Today the company has released the highly anticipated port and users are free to download the game with an asking price of $6.99 – the same price [...]

Yahoo Launches Android App Store in Japan

Jeff Baker — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:09:51 +0000

The fate of many mobile platforms usually rests in the number of applications available for download. We’ve seen platforms like Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android flourish due to huge developer backing and we’ve seen platforms like webOS meet their demise due to a very small amount of developer backing. Due to this, it’s no surprise that various [...]

Kevin Rose’s Oink Hits the App Store

Jeff Baker — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:10:11 +0000

Seeing how the website still gets millions upon millions of daily page views despite being tremendously less popular than it once was chances are pretty good that you’ve visited Digg.com before. What you may or may not have known is that Digg was founded by none other than Kevin Rose who has gone on to [...]

iPhone & iPod touch Get Garageband

Jeff Baker — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:37:00 +0000

Those of you who are Mac users are undoubtedly familiar with Garageband. Those of who aren’t only need to know that the software allows fledging musicians (or just those looking to cure a case of boredom) the tools they need to produce their tunes. Of course, it’s not as full-fledged as more powerful software such as [...]

Google Voice App Re-approved for iOS App Store – Crash Free, iOS 5 Friendly Version Now Available

Jeff Baker — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:11:41 +0000

If you’re a Google Voice user you may have noticed or heard that Apple pulled the official application from the App Store. If you weren’t aware why this decision was made, it was made known that a bug found in the application was conflicting with iOS 5 rendering the app useless. Luckily, Google is no [...]

Phone Story Makes Way From App Store to Android Market

Jeff Baker — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:43:44 +0000

Over the years Apple has come under a ton of scrutiny when it comes to their overseas business practices. This scrutiny heated up quite a bit when several Foxconn employees jumped off a building to their death. Of course, there are many different claims as to why this happened but it did happen and it [...]

Nook Color App Store Hits 1 Million Downloads in 1 Week

Jeff Baker — Tue, 17 May 2011 05:17:55 +0000

Tablets are coming to market from just about every hardware manufacturer which is no surprise considering the hype behind devices already on the market like the iPad 2 and Motorola XOOM. However, many tablets are priced quite high making them out of reach for consumers on a budget. Luckily, the Barnes & Noble Nook Color [...]

Plants vs Zombies Coming to Android as Amazon Exclusive on May 30

Jeff Baker — Tue, 17 May 2011 04:56:44 +0000

Just about every major mobile platform has an app store filled with top notch games. In fact, these platforms are becoming such viable gaming consoles that many say they will one day phase out dedicated mobile consoles such as the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. While we’ve yet to see that happen we are seeing [...]