So much news, so little time (or people to write it, for that matter - get in touch with Anthony (decryption) if you want to have a go). On with the news!If you've jailbroken your 3G iPad and were waiting for someone to come along and release an SMS app, your wait is over! Swirly Message is now out especially for the iPad, and while it's probably a good thing that you can't hold your iPad up to your face to take calls, there's nothing wrong with typing out a quick mathematical expression to your loved ones. (That's "i <3 u", for those playing at home).
Your productivity just took a huge twist with the release of Epic Win, one of the most innovative productivity apps I've ever seen. Sure, you can fill experience bars by accomplishing tasks, but at it's core it's essentially a to-do app... that plays like an RPG. Epic. Win.
Are both a Verizon iPhone and the next-generation iPad about to hit the field testing stage of development?*Some files buried deep within iOS 4 reveal an "iProd2,1", as well as references to an "iPhone3,2" and "iPhone3,3". The iPhone 4 was indeed iPhone3,1 - but Apple wouldn't release another iPhone so soon after the iPhone 4, would they?
It won't make you breakfast in the morning, but it does like long walks on the beach; Calvetica wants to replace Calendar .app on your iPhone, and with features like beautiful Helvetica and the ability to take over the role of the default calendar (thanks in part to iOS 4's calendar sharing), it's very, very slick indeed.
And now, for the most ridiculous Apple rumour you've ever heard, courtesy of HardMac - with all of it's cash in bank,*will Apple launch it's very own telecommunications network (satellite's and all!), bypassing the need for mobile carriers altogether?
For all our new iPhone 4 owners, welcome! If you've never had an iPhone before, check out iPhone AppStorm's incredibly handy list of tips and tricks that most of us old-timers take for granted. One I didn't know - using the slide-to-letter from the shift key to quickly create caps. I knew that worked for symbols, just not for letters, too!
The creator of Canabalt, Adam Atomic (also known as Adam Saltsman), has a chat about indie gaming in general, and also about how he is going to appear in a documentary about indie gaming due out next year.
Is it typical for the CEO of a company that creates online games to make downgrading comments about the App Store? Perhaps - but if Heiko Hubertz is to believed, the App Store has already crashed thanks to the race to the bottom. Stop making apps, everyone!
Slide to unlock has now been patented by Apple. Well, kinda - the exact patent is for "the ornamental design for an animated graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof". Google better watch their step.
Hibari is a new Twitter client for Mac that brings everything that Tweetie for Mac hasn't, including blocking of keywords, muting of users, and a very nice interface.
Robots, unicorns, and rainbows. What's not to love in Robot Unicorn Attack?
Oh - in case you didn't know, there's a new iPad ad on the Apple website for your viewing pleasure. What is the iPad?
The answer to the question "What is the iPad?" can be summed up thusly: the iPad is something that can control a keg and tell you how much you've been drinking. Pretty cool, huh Steve?
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