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Oct 28 2011

Massive Sale Alert! 5 Awesome Games on Sale This Halloween!

There are Halloween treats all around! Check out today’s top 5 picks:

1) Flight Control HD ($0.99/iPad) – This cutesy retro game, the mother of all line drawing games on the iPhone, is just so distinctively iOS. Warning: frustrating and addictive!

2) Zombieville USA ($0.99/Universal) – The original Mika Mobile classic is on sale to celebrate the launch of the much-anticipated Zombieville USA 2 (which, incidentally, is also on sale for just $0.99).

3) Resident Evil 4 iPad edition ($1.99/iPad) – Survive ‘em fierce aliens in this gory action adventure shooter on sale this Halloween.

4) Civilization Revolution for iPad ($1.99/iPad) – A classic PC simulation game, this is the biggest price drop yet, down from $12.99!

5) Dark Meadow ($2.99/Universal) – This former US App Store’s game of the week pick is sure to be a hair rising ride into the eerie and paranormal.

So many games are on sale from the usual suspects like EA Mobile, too.

Have a great Halloween ahead and h(app)y shopping!

Oct 24 2011

Steve Jobs Official Bio Now Out on iBooks!

The world mourned the loss of Apple founder and former CEO, the mercurial Steve Jobs who died of complications from a rare pancreatic disease on October 5 at age 56. Now, the no holds barred story of Steve Jobs is finally out today in iBooks for the iPhone and iPad, and in Amazon for the Kindle.

Just got my notification email for the pre-order of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson a few minutes ago (price is $17.99 for the digital copy). However, I’m having problems accessing the store after clicking the “download pre-order now” link. Update: was able to access link and received a notification that all pre-orders have been successfully completed. Download time apparently seems really slooow. I don’t know how pre-ordering the book helped me in this scenario. Figured out the problem – a pending iTunes download was being prioritized over my Steve Jobs purchase. Once I paused that iTunes download, Steve Jobs purchase proceeded smoothly.

Have you downloaded Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson yet? Share your thoughts below!

Oct 8 2011

Sale Alert! Nyan Cat, Touch Racing and Other iOS Games Are Free!

Nyan Cat Touch Racing Aces Speed Insider Trading appSIZED

This weekend selection consists of great games gone free.

1) Nyan Cat: Lost in Space (Universal) – beloved retro platformer takes you higher on a quest for food, drinks and awesome power-ups.

2) Aces Speed HD (iPad)- card game addicts, you will enjoy playing this game solo vs the computer,or head to head with family and friends – the best way to play Speed!

3) Touch Racing (Universal) – biggest price drop yet, from $6.99 to free. You can never have too many good racing games.

4) Insider Trading (Universal) – this game is of personal interest to me because of my job in our country’s SEC, but it’s still good to know that there’s a highly rated and acclaimed stock trading sim game out there. The developer dedicates this app to Steve Jobs and requests that people leave iTunes user feedback about their favorite memories of Steve Jobs.

Happy (app) shopping!

Oct 8 2011

iPhone 4S = iPhone 4 Steve and His Legacy

Amid excitement about the possible launch of the iPhone 5, a rather disappointed world was instead introduced to the iPhone 4S by new Apple CEO Tim Cook in his first public appearance in that capacity. A few hours later, Apple announced to the world that Steve Jobs had passed away. Then the rather subdued tone of the iPhone 4S launch made sense.

The death of Steve Jobs, Apple’s iconic founder and widely regarded as its heart and soul likewise raised questions, does the iPhone 4S really mean “iPhone 4 Steve” and if not, why not call it iPhone 4 Steve in honor of the man? Let’s dig a little deeper into what-isn’t-the-iPhone-5 and what could be the last – or the first of many, of the legacy of Steve Jobs.

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