The latest instalment in the story of Rovio’s hit franchise is here. As the company promised early last month, Angry Birds Friends is now available on iOS and Android, offering a Facebook-powered social twist on the game that surely literally every single person in the galaxy must have played by now....
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Evernote gains reminders, Telltale's poker comes to iOS & Angry Birds Space goes free 0
May 23rd at 9:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsA new update for popular note taking app "Evernote" adds reminders, while Telltale Games' "Poker Night at the Inventory 2" has debuted on iOS. Also, Rovio's "Angry Birds Space" has gone free on the App Store.
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Star Command boldly goes where no iOS game has gone before 0
June 17th at 4:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsThe Star Trek universe is appealing in many ways: there’s a frontier of outer space with thousands of planets, a virtually limitless number of aliens, a galactic federation dedicated to peace. (Also: big space ships and funny costumes.) But its concepts of freedom, commanding a ship and crew, and going on adventures appeal to almost everyone. Those ideas make up the main premise of $3 Star Command, an adorable, challenging, and addictive sci-fi strategy game loosely based on Star Trek itself....
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As iOS App Store turns 5, look for great deals on apps, games 0
July 8th at 7:19am / GigaOM / 0 opinionsThe iOS App Store opened five years ago this week. Some popular apps normally priced as high as $19.99, are free starting Monday. It’s unclear how long the promotion will be going.
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XCOM publisher touts success with premium price point on Apple's iOS App Store 0
July 31st at 5:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsWhile some view mobile app pricing as a race to the bottom, Take-Two Interactive believes their $19.99 premium price point for its console-quality "XCOM" title has proven quality software can command a higher price.
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Why free-to-play app pricing is so effective, and what you can do about it 2
August 24th at 9:00am / GigaOM / 0 opinionsMaking the first hit free still works as a strategy for hooking consumers. If you’re thinking about such a strategy for your app, here’s how to go about making it happen.
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iPhone 5c review: The no-brainer upgrade for iPhone 4 or 4s 0
September 26th at 6:22pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsWhen a new device comes out, it’s only natural to compare it to its immediate predecessor: Does this thing do something new the last thing couldn’t do? It’s a measuring stick, a way to put the new device into context. And when we’re talking iPhones, it’s a perfectly standard practice....
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Chippy Is A Fish & Chip Shop Simulator For iOS That Puts The Fun Into Deep-Fat Frying 0
November 3rd at 12:03am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsSimulation video games are often purposefully, gloriously mundane. But they can also make the quotidian highly entertaining. And that's certainly true of this U.K.-made example of the genre. Meet: Chippy, a fish & chip shop simulator game for iOS that's plenty of fun to play -- partly because its subject matter is so spectacularly mundane (frying fish and chips), but also because it turns that…
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In Rovio And Supercell’s Wake, Finland’s Gaming Scene Sees A Renaissance 1
December 4th at 5:43am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsSomehow, 2013 marked the year that Helsinki became a global gaming capital in its own right. Maybe it was because Supercell, a humble gaming studio that started back in 2010, blossomed into a $3 billion company in less than a year. Or maybe it was when Rovio announced the two billionth download for Angry Birds with a dubstep dance on-stage from the Finnish National Ballet. Or maybe it was because…
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15 of the best iOS apps released in December 1
December 31st at 9:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsDecember (and 2013) will soon be a distant memory, so we thought we’d take a retrospective look at some of the more notable apps to hit our radar over the past month. So without further ado, here’s a quick snapshot of some of the best iOS apps to launch in recent weeks....
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Let’s Just Forget Everything 0
February 7th at 10:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsI always think a little historical perspective is good in a fast-moving industry like tech. So when Facebook released Paper this week, I did what any decent tech journalist would do –- I visited the website of the Robert C. Williams Paper Museum at Georgia Tech. Unfortunately, the only thing I could find about the social networking company was the museum’s Facebook page, which at 573 likes, is…
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IFTTT adds iOS push notification support, Faster Than Light comes to iPad 0
April 4th at 12:51am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsPopular web-based automation and productivity service "If This, Then That" now allows users to add iOS push notifications into their recipes, while computer spaceflight simulator Faster Than Light has come to Apple's iPad.
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Fly brings multi-cam video editing to iPhone, Weather Channel revmaps iPad app, Monty Python comes to iOS 1
June 26th at 8:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsTwo interesting new apps hit the app store Thursday, with Fly shocasing a unique multi-device video capture function and Monty Python bringing The Ministry of Silly Walks to the iPhone, while The Weather Channel redesigned its iPad app with a new iOS 7-style aesthetic.
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Marvel superheroes arrive on Disney’s Infinity Toy Box. Is Star Wars next? 0
May 1st at 7:35am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsEver since Disney revealed its grand Infinity gaming universe, we’ve been wondering when Marvel-themed playsets would arrive â or even if they would. Disney bought Marvel in 2009, and it made sense the characters would show up: Infinity would be…
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Cowabunga! TMNT: Rooftop Run is Apple’s latest free App of the Week 0
July 25th at 6:24pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsCoinciding with the forthcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot produced by Michael Bay, Apple has announced its latest free App of the Week as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run. It’s an endless runner combat game, in which the heroes…
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In-App Is An App That Searches In Your Apps 2
August 28th at 10:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsAre users itching for a better way to search through the information contained within their mobile apps, bypassing the web and traditional search? Developer Steve Taylor decided to find out, and is now launching an iOS application called In-App which is essentially a Google-like search engine where links automatically open up your apps when tapped.This is made possible via “deep…
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Glorious gifts for the gamer in your life 2
November 18th at 4:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsShopping for the gamer in your life can be more difficult than beating your way to the end of Battletoads or collecting all 121 stars in Super Mario Galaxy. To make the holiday shopping season a little simpler, Cult of…
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Get ready for Super Bowl Sunday with these killer apps 0
January 30th at 3:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsRarely is watching the Super Bowl a solitary experience—usually, you and your buddies are crammed into someone's living room, huddled around the snack table and shouting at the TV with every play. ...
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The High Score Selfie 0
April 10th at 7:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsWell, it had to happen, if it didn’t already. Two-person indie game developer Nerd Agency has unleashed the ‘high score selfie’.
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You Must Build a Boat to survive this killer indie game 1
May 19th at 8:24pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsLuca Redwood, the main powerhouse indie developer behind EightyEight Games, has taken the last three years of his life to make a sequel to critical darling match-three game, 10000000. Sadly, it’s not named 10000001, but rather You Must Build a…
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Podcast 474: A new iOS update is now available 0
September 17th at 12:02am / Macworld / 0 opinionsGlenn and Susie are joined by Brianna Wu of Giant Spacekat, who gives us some real talk about developing games for the next Apple TV. Elsewhere, we talk iOS 9 and the new iPhone 6s.
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The 20 best iPhone games of all time 0
December 9th at 11:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsA look at our favorite iPhone games of all time, based on our list of the best 100 iPhone apps of all time.
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Apple TV vs. Amazon's Fire TV: The gaming match-up 0
February 10th at 2:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsWe put the set-top boxes up against each other on game selection, remotes, and more.
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Bejeweled Stars aims higher than Candy Crush and soars 0
June 7th at 3:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsEven with loads of free-to-play elements, EA's puzzle riff is a smoother, friendlier experience.