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Some familiar Mac updates today, including Voila and A Better Finder Rename. The bulk of the updates are on the iPhone side, though, including a solitaire game that’s illegal in the NFL and WWE, apparently, but quietly accepted in Major League Baseball. Also, an air combat game that allows you… Continue Reading »

The BoyGeniusReport received a rumor earlier this week that claims to have the details on Apple’s Black Friday plans. The rumor contains a “leaked” image that displays all the deals for the day, which include up to 30% off iPods (excluding the iPhone and iPod shuffle), up to 25% off… Continue Reading »

It’s a huge update today, undoubtedly something for everyone: gamers, musicians, multipliers, Bill Gates haters, essay writers, poker players, bad drivers, wisdom seekers, amateur model stalkers, painters, Pangers, Daleks, DJs, ghost busters, and Twitterer…ers. And yet, all that really matters is the availability of Ravensword: The Fallen King for iPhone. Continue Reading »

A new report out of Bloomberg is stating Apple may have been in in negotiations with AdMob about purchasing their company weeks before Google acquired them for $750 million. A purchase of AdMob—which makes their money in the mobile advertisement business—by Apple would have furthered the competition currently going on… Continue Reading »

There may be no atheists in foxholes, but there apparently are at WWDC. And if there are terrorists attending, there’s now an app to help you identify and report them. It gets worse, as we also have an app to determine whether you’re attractive or ugly. Thank goodness we’ve got… Continue Reading »

Using Autograph with the Pogo Sketch input stylus, you can doodle on your MacBook multi-touch trackpad. Draw a little picture, if you like, but the main selling point here is the ability to quickly and easily add your signature to a document. Well, somewhat easily, anyway. The software lags behind… Continue Reading »

WriteRoom is a simple word processor; so simple, in fact, that all you can do is write because it takes over your entire screen, with your text floating in the middle of it. Other applications are hidden in the background. WriteRoom features two modes: plain and rich text. In the… Continue Reading »

Apple is trying to make it even easier for people to get involved in the iTunes ecosystem and enjoy the content available on the service. They have now launched a web based sort of iTunes Store that they are calling iTunes Preview. This system allows users who don’t have iTunes… Continue Reading »

Only one Mac update today? And it’s a pool game? Well, that spells trouble with a capital T. Thankfully, the iPhone updates will keep you busy enough, thanks to some gambling games, some educational games, some kids’ games and a (the) fishing game. Also? Beer and music. Seems to me… Continue Reading »

Boxee has announced plans to become even more of a competitor in the media distribution industry. On their company blog, Boxee wrote they officially signed their “first partnership with a CE company,” and although they can’t announce any specifics about the partner or product specs, they promise it’s happening, and… Continue Reading »