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TUAW exclusive: Cannon Cadets brings frantic robot-killing action to iPhone
Written on 2 Aug, 2010 at 18:17 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Filed under: Gaming , iOS I spent about the last two weeks working my way through the levels of Angry Birds HD, a wacky and addictive game for iPad in which you slingshot birds at pigs to kill them.... (Continue reading)
Pocket Universe updated with iPhone 4 gyro support
Written on 1 Aug, 2010 at 14:29 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Filed under: iPhone Pocket Universe has always been one of the best of the astronomy apps, and I reviewed the earlier version positively . I like the use of augmented reality to overlay a star chart on the real... (Continue reading)
Fantastic European Space Agency photo shows light from the time of the Big Bang
Written on 5 Jul, 2010 at 12:51 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Oh, the joy this photo brings me. It was taken by the European Space Agency’s Planck telescope over the period of a year, and it shows, among other treasures, some of the oldest light in the universe. We’re talking... (Continue reading)
DC Comics flies into the digital world with ComiXology
Written on 23 Jun, 2010 at 19:56 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Marvel Comics made a splashy entry into the digital comics industry in April when it launched a slick comics reader for the iPhone and iPad. Now its big competitor DC is following suit with its own iPad app and... (Continue reading)
Price Drop: Distant Suns 3: Astronomy for the Rest of Us (Education)
Written on 20 Jun, 2010 at 2:12 in iPhone APPs | viewed times | 0 Comments
Distant Suns 3: Astronomy for the Rest of Us 3.0.0 Category: Education Price: $8.99 -> $4.99, Version: 3.0.0 ( iTunes ) Description: In 1987 Distant Suns first put the universe on your desktop. In 2010 it puts the universe... (Continue reading)
New: USMLE Step 1 Recall: Buzzwords for the Boards (Medical)
Written on 12 Jun, 2010 at 19:47 in iPhone APPs | viewed times | 0 Comments
USMLE Step 1 Recall: Buzzwords for the Boards 1.0.0 Category: Medical Price: $42.99, Version: 1.0.0 ( iTunes ) Description: This quick, easy-to-use review helps students get prepared for Step One of the USMLE. The question-and-answer RECALL helps students memorize... (Continue reading)
Stargate Universe season finale trailer and teaser
Written on 11 Jun, 2010 at 16:05 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
We’ve made it. We’ve made it to the end of the Stargate Universe ’s first season and it’s finally starting to look like the Stargate of old. I have high hopes for tonight’s finale, too. Hopefully I’m not let... (Continue reading)
Neal Stephenson to release serialized story via mobile devices
Written on 23 May, 2010 at 2:58 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Filed under: iPhone Here's an intriguing idea: author Neal Stephenson and a few friends (including Greg Bear and Nicole Galland) are going to be releasing a set of serialized stories as apps for the iPad and the iPhone. The... (Continue reading)
Update: Bistromath (Finance)
Written on 17 May, 2010 at 14:53 in iPhone APPs | viewed times | 0 Comments
Bistromath 1.01 Category: Finance Price: $2.99, Version: 1.0 -> 1.01 ( iTunes ) Description: Bistromath is the world's most powerful restaurant check splitter. Share dishes, split bills unevenly, calculate tax and tip equitably, keep track of who's paid, and... (Continue reading)
Friday giveaway: Get your calculator back on with Digits for iPad
Written on 14 May, 2010 at 10:13 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Filed under: iPad If you divvy up the universe of iPad hands-on coverage over the past month, there's a reasonable midline with "Here's all I was able to do with it" on one side, and "Here are the things... (Continue reading)