Server Outage at Apple: Siri Apology
The servers that Apple receives and processes Siri commands was down for many iPhone 4S users across the US on Thursday afternoon. Users began talking about this outage around 2PM Eastern Time on Twitter. Not everyone has been receiving problems. The problems seem to lie within the carrier. When users ask Siri a question or [...]
Cheaper and Available-in-White iPod Touch
Today, at Apple’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event, they did more than just talk about the new iPhone 4S. Yep, that’s right. They also talked about iPods. The new iPod Touch will support iOS 5, which contains Game Center, iCloud and iMessage. Whilst using iMessage, users will be able to send free, unlimited “text” messages, videos [...]
iOS Game Tiny Heroes
In Tiny Heroes, you’re armed with the simple task of protecting treasure. You must keep it safe from others. Throughout the campaign, you will defend multiple castles, each with their own layout. Heroes always come from the left, so you’ll have to lay traps to keep them from getting in and out with the treasure. [...]
iPhone Users are Gamers
Remember the good ole days of playing Brickbreaker with your Blackberry? How many hours in a month did you play? That was back when Blackberry’s were considered good phones. I may be being biased, but I don’t consider them true contenders to the Android and iOS smartphones. That aside, it has been studied by Nielsen [...]
Apple Updates Easier Soon
Sometimes updates can be a little bit annoying. If it’s the iOS, you are required to sync your device to iTunes and then you will be able to update. For the Mac OSx, you still have to open iTunes, where the update will be available. Soon, however, Apple has suggested that over-the-air (OTA) updates will [...]
Stem Stumper: Adapted for Visually Impaired
So, everyone knows that there are many games that one can download for the iPhone via the App Store. And yes, it is true that many of them are not free. However, some of them are quality games that can entertain someone for hours. And honestly, putting hours of work and thousands of lines of [...]
Android 3.0 Honeycomb — Only 50 Native Apps
With the iPad 2 now released, the tablet industry is clearly being dominated by Apple. Realistically, there aren’t any challengers. The only tablet that is even close is the Motorola Xoom, which seems to have as many commercials as sales. One month after its launch, the Motorola Xoom has but 50 native applications available for [...]
iPad 2 — Gaming Capabilities?
More than likely you have heard by now that the iPad 2 has officially been revealed by Steve Jobs himself at an Apple Invite-Only Event in San Francisco on March 2nd. If not, read more about it here. Of course, you might also be asking yourself something: Why in the world would I be posting [...]
Gaming on the Apple TV?
People have been digging into the iOS 4.3 beta 3 firmware, and it looks as though they found some interesting things. They found multiple places in which there was indicated strings of code possibly related to controllers, games, multiplayer, leaderboards, and even a store front. It seems as if our friends at Apple are possibly, [...]
Security Implications of Jailbreaking your iPhone
A while back, Trend Micro published an article I thought was interesting. I wish I saw it earlier. It talks about the security issues you open yourself to when you jailbreak your iPhone. They say that apps on Cydia aren’t monitored for security and could potentially open you up to issues. This is true, but [...]