Posted by on August 31, 2009 ·
If squad-based first person shooters are your thing, StarByte's NEX [App Store] may just be the game you've been waiting for on the App Store– featuring a variety of different objectives, ammo types, and menacing aliens at every turn. But how does NEX stand up against the existing shooters for the iPhone?
Your movement in NEX is controlled either by using a on-screen D-Pad, [...]
Posted by on August 31, 2009 ·
The Wi-Fi Alliance, the groups that certifies Wi-Fi devices and markets the wireless technology, has conducted a survey, released today, that found that 76 percent of people would choose an airline based on whether or not it offers in-flight WiFi-based broadband. However, only 31 percent of those surveyed have actually used Wi-Fi on planes, and once they try it out, their expectations of the [...]
Posted by on August 31, 2009 ·
Yep, it’s real. The Canon 7D is an 18-megapixel semi-pro DSLR that shoots 1080p video in 24—or 30—glorious frames per second for $1899, kicking Nikon’s previously unchallenged D300s where it hurts. But it’s also an odd little beast.
The 7D feels like Canon took the results of a survey they handed out to people about what they wanted in a camera and crammed ‘em [...]
Posted by on August 31, 2009 ·
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Taito's Space Invaders Infinity Gene [$4.99] has to be one of the most well received games here on TouchArcade. We loved it, and our readers loved it, and it really demonstrated how a classic could be properly revived on the iPhone platform.
Next on Taito's list is Arkanoid — the 1986 brick breaker that modernized Breakout and has been endlessly imitated. Arkanoid [...]
Posted by on August 31, 2009 ·
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard does indeed have some “refinements and enhancements” for the iPhone, namely a brand spanking new iPhone logo in System Preferences > Network when you’re tethered via the iPhone.
Yeah, okay, we know — AT&T users need do nothing but raise their fists and yell out a “KAAAAAAHHHHHHNNNN!” like scream at the gaping lack of functionality [...]