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App review: Abstract strategy game StackEm plunks down some fun

A clone of the award-winning game Gobblet (which was given the Neighbourhood Toy Stores of Canada Gold Star Award –don’t tell me you haven’t heard of that prize), Shawn Grimes’ StackEm is a colorful, simple twist on Connect Four that is well worth looking into as a two-person endeavor on your iDevice. The app as [...]
Sep 10th, 2010 | Filed under Tuaw -
HDR Comparisons

I played around with the new HDR feature on my iPhone yesterday with some mixed results. Ultimately, this comes down to the advantages and disadvantages of the technology, but overall, I’m pretty pleased.
First, HDR is best in high-contrast situations, such as the images here. Pictured is Scrappy, my dachshund, without HDR below, and with above.Neither image [...]
Sep 10th, 2010 | Filed under AppleGazette -
Google Voice may finally be approved for the App Store

After a saga that’s lasted more than a year, it looks like Google Voice-enabled app GV Mobile may finally be approved for the App Store. Following recent announcements that gave developers far more transparency into the actual rules of Apple’s App Store approval process, Google Voice developer Sean Kovacs mused on Twitter, “Since GV Mobile [...]
Sep 10th, 2010 | Filed under TuawTags: Amp, Apple Store, Apple Weblog, Approved, Canadian Users, Confirmation, finally, Free Calls, Fri, Google, Gv, Iphone, Iphones, Kovacs, Nbsp, Rejection, Saga, Single Day, Store, Transparency, Tuaw, Twitter, voice, Voip Service -
Belkin TuneCast Auto with ClearScan for iPod, iPhone 1G, 3G

Belkin TuneCast Auto with ClearScan for iPod, iPhone 1G, 3G
Compatibility: iPod classic 4G, 5G, 5.5G, 6G; iPod nano 2G, 3G; iPod touch; iPhoneTransmits audio wirelessly on multiple FM channels from 88.1MHz-107.9MHzAttached auto power cord powers and charges your iPhone or iPod in the carClearScan technology finds clearest frequency; PRO setting optimizes audio and boosts volumeIncludes [...]
Sep 10th, 2010 | Filed under Apple shopTags: 1g, Audio Signal, Auto, Auto Power, Backlit Display, Belkin, Cassette Adapter, ClearScan, Dynamic Compression, Flexible Design, Fm Channels, Fm Spectrum, High Contrast, High Visibility, Iphone, iPod, Ipod Mini, Ipod Nano, Mini Ipod, Music Sound, Power Cord, Preset Buttons, Stereo Inputs, TuneCast, Wirelessly -
Adobe resumes efforts on Packager for iPhone

With the news that Apple has eased restrictions on third-party development tools, a very excited-sounding Adobe has announced it will resume working on its Flash-to-iPhone compiler, Packager for iPhone.
Soon after the news leaked in April that Apple was restricting third-party tools, a very publicly angry Adobe announced that its fledgling Packager app, part of Flash [...]Sep 10th, 2010 | Filed under Tuaw -
Buy U a Drank – I Am T-Pain – Auto-Tune iPhone App

BUY APP NOW AT: bit.ly OFFICIAL SITE: www.IAmT-Pain.com Ever wondered how your own voice sounds Auto-Tuned? I Am T-Pain gives you Auto-Tune in the palm of your hand, using the same technology T-Pain himself uses in the studio. Now you can create your own music videos straight from your iPhone 4 or 3GS, complete with [...]
Sep 10th, 2010 | Filed under Youtube -
Case study: Griping about signal quality can produce results

For most iPhone owners, it seems like AT&T is deaf to our complaints about signal quality. It appears, however, that griping loudly and repeatedly to the company does have an effect.
I live in the suburbs south of Denver and my signal quality is pretty good. However, whenever my wife and I have gone to [...]
Sep 10th, 2010 | Filed under TuawTags: About, Advertiser, Amp, Apple Weblog, Baseball Games, Case, Case Study, Colorado Rockies, Colorado Rockies Baseball, Coors, Coors Field, Five Bars, Griping, Iphone, Iphones, Mlb, Nbsp, produce, quality, Results, Season Ticket Holders, Signal, Signal Quality, Signal Strength, Study, Text Messages, Tuaw -
Apple Newton to be reborn as iPhone case

Isn’t it nice when siblings get along? Here’s an idea for using a dead, hollowed-out Newton Message Pad as an Phone case. Case hacker Charles Mangin has had success with other projects, like the Mac Plus G4, the Mac mini stuffed into an Apple Disk II floppy drive and the iNewt. So far he’s only [...]
Sep 10th, 2010 | Filed under TuawTags: Apple, Apple Newton, Apple Weblog, Case, Case Case, Charles Mangin, Floppy Drive, G4, Good Luck, Hollowed, Iphone, Mac Mini, marriage, Mechanic, Nbsp, Newt, Newton, Newton Message Pad, Phone Case, Phone Hacker, reborn, Siblings, Sketch, Tuaw -
Jailbreak 3.1.2 iPhone & iPod Touch w/ Blackra1n on Windows

Visit the site & join the forum! tysiphonehelp.com In this video I will show you how to jailbreak 3.1.2 firmware iPhone and iPod Touch. ANY generation! Notes – If you continue to have problems with this just wait for a jailbreak from the DevTeam. It will work perfectly with NO bugs. – If your iPhone [...]
Sep 10th, 2010 | Filed under YoutubeTags: 3.1.2, 3g, Amp, Blackra1n, Bugs, Downloads, Firmware, Google, Iphone, iPod, Ipod Windows, Itunes, jailbreak, Miley Cyrus, Model Number, New Ipod Touch, Paparazzo, Recovery Mode, touch, Windows. -
Apple HDR head to head with two top competitors

I recently expressed surprise that Apple has dipped into the world of HDR (high dynamic range) photography. It’s a great upgrade for the camera, and will help users get better pictures if they use the feature wisely and at the right time.
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Megan Lavey has just done a nice summary of what the Apple HDR feature [...]Sep 10th, 2010 | Filed under Tuaw
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