Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Gaming, Odds and ends, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch

TUAW at E3: Robocalypse: Mobile Mayhem for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

TUAW at E3: Robocalypse: Mobile Mayhem for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Italian site iSpazio has posted up a couple images they received from tipster who claimed they’re shots from Apple’s development web server showing off pages that feature the next-generation iPhone (presumably what will go up post-WWDC keynote).

Of note, they highlight the Voice Memos app from iPhone 3.0 and — wait for it — a front facing camera, presumably for the oft-rumored Mobile iChat. As always, there’s no way to tell if these are real or fake.

The second image (after the jump), which features tethering, however, perplexingly shows off the iPhone 2.x, NOT 3.0 home screen layout. Roh-roh Raggy. That one has us immediately calling shenanigans…

All in favor?

[Via CultOfMac, thanks to Jeffdc5!]

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Real or Fake? Another Next-Gen iPhone “Leak” Hits the Web!

We’ve had a lot to say about the Palm Pre over the last few months, but it pales to insignificance compared to the epic monster of a Palm Pre review our noble Editor-in-Chief, Dieter Bohn, has just dropped on sibling site PreCentral.net:

There are Pre Reviews & then there are huge Pre Reviews with 12 videos and photo galleries w/ 200 images for companions

Well. Done. Sir.

If you’re tired of the sizzle and want some steak, if you’ve seen smoke but question if there’s fire, get thee over to PreCentral.net and read the Palm Pre review.

Then hurry back here and tell us what you think of it, and how you think it’ll compare with the iPhone!

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PreCentral.net Reviews the Palm Pre

Word has it that Rogers Wireless will be offering a new 15GB data package for the iPhone 3G in Canada starting June 16. Not surprisingly, it won't be cheap. It will cost $150/month, with 1 cent for each additional megabyte of data used. It will be available for monthly and 1, 2, or 3-year contracts. It's also hugely overpriced, given their current 6GB plan is just $30/month. The information has yet to be confirmed.
[via iPhone In Canada]

Filed under: Gaming, Software, iPhone, iPod touch

I love iPhone games. Zen Bound, Frenzic and Peggle are among my favorites. Each feels right on the phone, from the utilization of the touch screen to the graphics and sound. Best of all, there's no definitive end, so I can continue to play for as long as I like.

Earlier this week, they were all knocked down a peg as Parachute Panic [App Store link] became my favorite. It's part Defender, part SketchFighter 4000 Alpha and a lot of fun. The goal is simple: Allow paratroopers safe passage from an airplane to the deck of a ship. As they fall, you must deploy their chutes (some open on their own but most don't; I'd have a word with the manufacturer) while avoiding rotating helicopter blades, abducting space aliens, electrical storms and hungry sharks. Additionally, you've got to alter the wind direction to ensure they hit the target and not the open sea.

The graphics are absolutely charming. The paratroopers are stick figures and the ships, aliens, sharks, etc. resemble simple sketches done with marker. Everything is on a background that looks like a crumpled sheet of grid paper, like those we used in elementary school. An acoustic guitar plays gentle broken chords during gameplay.

Speaking of the gameplay, that's also a treat. To deploy a stubborn chute, simply tap the plummeting trooper. Defeat helicopters and aliens by tapping them 5 times, and alter the wind direction by swiping left, right or down to speed things up (pro tip: Swipe up to pause the game). At first it's easy: land two troopers on a stationary ship without interference from enemies. Then the ships start to move and get smaller, their numbers increase, the paratroopers pour from the planes like water over Niagara Falls and enemies abound. Careful attention, wind manipulation and parachute timing will get you through.

I've only got one request here, and that's a way to compare scores with friends. Some of my buddies are kicking my butt, and the competition would be more fun with a site set up for (among other things) trash talk, similar to Frenzic.com.

Is it worth 99 pennies? Positively. Check out the gallery of screen shots below.

TUAW First Look: Parachute Panic for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

TUAW First Look: Parachute Panic for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The first day of the E3 trade show in Los Angeles provides a sneak peek of games to come.

Filed under: iPod Family, Developer, iPhone, App Store, SDK, Jailbreak/pwnage

Are you an App Store developer? Are you looking to keep track of how your applications are doing from the convenience of your iPhone? The open source AppSales Mobile application has made a place for itself in the developer community, offering up-to date statistics with daily and weekly reports from the iTunes app store. You'll need a developer license to run it, however, as it's not available in the App Store. You must download the source, compile it in Xcode, and install it onto your iPhone.

AppSales Mobile offers an easy-to-use settings page. Just enter your iTunes Connect user ID and password and choose the currency you want to work with (this defaults to the euro, so US devs will probably want to change it to dollars). Return to the main menu and click the refresh button. If you've got a solid network connection, your reports will download in a matter of minutes.

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iPhone developers on the go can retrieve App Store reports with AppSales Mobile originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

iPhone developers on the go can retrieve App Store reports with AppSales Mobile originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The LaCinema Black Play and Record devices can store music, movies, and photos from any computer on the local network, whether through a direct network connection or built-in Wi-Fi.

Strings of code have been found in the new iTunes 8.2 released earlier this week revealing new radio tagging capabilities that would offer a way to buy tagged songs in iTunes running on the desktop. While this could be a sign of FM radio capabilities in a future iPhone, it could also just be for use with an app that works when the iPhone is plugged into a radio-enabled device.

Filed under: Software, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, First Look

Agile Web Solutions, developer of the 1Password secure password manager for Mac, has announced the release of 1Password touch 2.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. The app, which is available through Friday, June 5th as a free download, is much improved over the previous versions and includes new functionality as well.

I downloaded and installed 1Password touch 2.0 [App Store] yesterday and was pleased to see that some previous issues have been resolved. The app now launches much faster, and the user interface has been improved for adding logins, passwords, and notes.

One of the biggest improvements is in how 1Password touch handles wallet items. These are things like driver's licenses, bank account numbers, internet account information, or other information that you may need to have at your fingertips, but would like to have secured behind AES-128 encryption on your iPhone. Previously, you couldn't add or edit wallet items on your iPhone; now you can.

WiFi Sync is now available as well (replacing the previous sync functionality, which was branded differently). You need to be running 1Password for Mac version 2.9.16 or later, as well as 1Password touch 2.0 or later. The sync is very fast, and it makes moving password and wallet information between your Mac and iPhone a piece of cake.

If you don't currently have a secure password manager for your iPhone, or if you're not happy with the one currently installed on your device, be sure to download 1Password touch for free during the next few days. Check out the gallery below for some screenshots of the new version.

TUAW First Look: 1Password touch 2.0 for iPhone and iPod touch originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

TUAW First Look: 1Password touch 2.0 for iPhone and iPod touch originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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