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Touch DJ brings full-featured DJ skills to iPhone
Amidio has released Touch DJ, a DJ app, which offers realtime independent manipulation of two MP3 files.
Gameloft does a backflip, supports next generation Android phones
After announcing a cutback to Android development last week, the mobile games developer seemingly does the opposite and announced further support instead
Apple's Schiller talks App Store, approval process
In an interview with BusinessWeek, Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller discusses the App Store, its controversy-laden approval process, and what it's doing to improve matters.
Gameloft to cut back on Android development
Mobile games developer Gameloft has announced it's cutting back on development for the Android, citing a lack of revenue.
Twitter turns on geolocation functionality
Twitter has turned on its geotagging functionality for external applications.
iPhone to drive mobile game adoption
Apple will drive the game market with the iPhone, according to a survey of 8,000 gamers in North America, Europe and Australia.
Analysis: Five qualities of a great iPhone app
Thinking about creating an iPhone app? A contest run by retailer Gap shows off five common strengths of winning iPhone apps. Here's a look at the lessons learned -- and the apps.
iPhone apps run background checks on your date
PeopleFinders has created iPhone apps that let users perform background checks on potential dates.
CatPaint iPhone app adds cats to any photo
CatPaint lets you add cats to your photos. For some reason.
Service lets users build own iPhone, RIM, Windows apps
The BuildAnApp online service helps novices create mobile applications for several platforms and submits them to the iPhone App Store.
Apple looks for 'AAA developer' for internal video game team
A job posting at Apple's Website calls for a Game/Media Software Engineer, fueling speculation that Apple may be looking to bolster its mobile gaming efforts.
Google Earth updates iPhone app
Google has announced an update to its highly popular Google Earth iPhone app. Version 2.0 lets users view personalized maps created on a desktop machine. The upgrade also adds 13 new languages to the mix, bringing a total of 31 supported languages.
Star Wars iPhone game: More fun than bagging womp rats
Star Wars: Trench Run re-creates the climactic dogfight from the classic sci-fi film, complete with authentic sound effects, music, and scenes from the movie.
Call of Duty now on iPhone
Activision has just released the first official iPhone game in the franchise in the shape of Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies.
Loopt 2.0 for iPhone brings more context to your location
A major upgrade to Loopt's location-based, social iPhone app brings a much better experience and puts more emphasis on finding businesses, restaurants, events, and even shopping discounts around you.
Palm updates WebOS -- without iTunes sync
iTunes syncing is conspicuously absent from the latest update to Palm's WebOS, signaling a possible end to the back-and-forth between Palm and Apple.
Apple reverses decision, approves iPhone political caricature app
Apple has now approved an application that provides contact information for every representative in Congress in addition to bobble-head caricatures of them.
The Macalope Weekly: Business 101
Windows inspired by the Mac? Microsoft seems conflicted about the answer. And while the App Store continues to get attention, you can't argue that Apple knows how to sell iPhones.
Rogue Amoeba quits iPhone development over App Store issues
Established Mac and iPhone developer Rogue Amoeba walks out of the App Store after yet another botched app submission.
id Software's John Carmack talks iPhone games, Doom
Few names are bigger gaming than John Carmack's. The co-founder of id Software talks to Macworld's Chris Holt about making games for the iPhone and what it took to bring Doom to Apple's mobile platform.
Storm8 says phone-number lawsuit lacks merit
The company claims legacy code meant to identify iPhones mistakenly used phone numbers instead of device codes.
Undercover 1.5 ousts iPhone thieves with push notifications
Orbicule's Undercover 1.5 for iPhone introduces clever push notifications to the iPhone tracking app, specifically made to fool a thief into exposing his whereabouts.
Apple marginally improves App Store approval process
Apple's now giving developers brief status updates on the approval process of their app submissions, but is it too little too late?
TomTom, Navigon update iPhone apps with new features, improvements
TomTom and Navigon have updated their turn-by-turn navigation apps for iPhone with a number of improvements and new features.
NASA brings chemical sensor to iPhone
NASA's Ames Research Center has developed what the space agency calls a proof of concept of new technology that would bring compact, low-cost, low-power, high-speed nanosensor-based chemical sensing capabilities to cell phones.
CES 2010 Preview: Gloom, but not doom
Consumer Electronics Association officials see some breaks in the clouds for rising technologies such as e-book readers, 3D televisions, and mobile apps, as the group that organizes the CES trade show gave its forecast for the coming year.
Wallace and Gromit comes to iPhone, iPod touch
A range of comics celebrates the 20th anniversary of the first-ever screening of Wallace and Gromit.
Accessory and app combo bring HD Radio to iPhone
Gigaware’s latest hardware accessory and companion app add HD radio capabilities to the iPhone and iPod touch.
Apple rejects app because of politician caricatures
A Mad Magazine artist's app has been rejected for including caricatures of Congressional representatives.
Shazam rolls out paid Encore app, changes free app
Shazam, creators of the popular song-identifying app for iPhone, has released a $5 version with more features and introduced limitations for new users of the free app.